Project Gutenberg 2012-05-27 Public domain in the USA. 245 Belknap, Helen Olive 1891 1986 Belknap, Helen O. 22020065 The Church on the changing frontier : $b a study of the homesteader and his church Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive and the Gooogle Print project.) "The Church on the Changing Frontier: A Study of the Homesteader and His Church" by Helen O. Belknap is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the dynamics of Protestant churches in rural areas, particularly in four counties across the Rocky Mountain States—Beaverhead in Montana, Sheridan in Wyoming, Hughes in South Dakota, and Union in New Mexico. The book investigates how changing social, economic, and environmental factors have influenced the church's role and effectiveness in these regions, providing a glimpse into the intersection of faith and pioneer life. The opening of the book sets the stage for a comprehensive study of the Protestant church's presence and function in the rural American West. It introduces the challenges faced by churches in vast, sparsely populated areas where many residents are transient homesteaders. Belknap outlines the historical context of each of the four counties, detailing their geography, settlement patterns, and demographic trends. She emphasizes the impact of economic pressures and social changes on church life, amidst a backdrop of community dynamics shaped by cooperation and occasional conflict. This early section establishes an analytical framework for the detailed surveys and discussions that follow in later chapters, aiming to present a nuanced view of the church’s roots and ongoing evolution in response to a rapidly changing frontier society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39814/39814-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Churches -- Montana -- Beaverhead County Churches -- Wycoming -- Sheridan County Churches -- New Mexico -- Union County Churches -- South Dakota -- Hughes County Social surveys -- United States BR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Category: History - American Category: History - Religious Category: Religion/Spirituality 444468 2025-06-16T08:35:26.515108 text/html 433147 2012-05-27T09:43:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4190397 2012-05-27T09:43:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4741490 2025-06-16T08:35:38.183122 application/epub+zip 4741102 2025-06-16T08:35:28.442105 application/epub+zip 159550 2025-06-16T08:35:27.359126 application/epub+zip 4860179 2025-06-16T08:35:44.235045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4811963 2025-06-16T08:35:36.876148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243976 2022-09-18T08:48:46.157892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 254204 2025-06-16T08:35:24.115654 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 253944 2012-05-27T09:43:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 88686 2012-05-27T09:43:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 253976 2012-05-27T09:43:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 88658 2012-05-27T09:43:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21974 2025-06-16T08:35:44.446026 application/rdf+xml 12122 2025-06-16T08:35:27.538103 image/jpeg 1863 2025-06-16T08:35:27.450108 image/jpeg 4285205 2025-06-16T08:35:26.737123 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog