Phillips P. Moulton

A Farmer on Campus

In the mid-forties, I directed university work for

the Federal Council of Churches (now the National Council). As such, I took teams of speakers to state university campuses to relate religion to the academic disciplines and to student and faculty life.

One of twenty leaders at the University of Illinois was Clarence Jordan, chosen to meet with students and faculty at the School of Agriculture there.

Each morning at 7 AM, I convened a leaders meeting. Time has erased my memory of our discussions then, except for a typical Clarence Jordan remark. When Clarence told the rest of us about life at Koinonia, one of the leaders remarked that he was with him in spirit. "That's well enough," replied Clarence, "but spirits can't plow corn!"

Harry Atkinson feeding the chickents - 1946. (photo by Harry and Allene Atkinson)

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