1. A plea from West Africa

   • Grover C. Winslow

   Letters to the Editor Pages: 4 - 4

2. On onanism

   • William A. Taylor

   Letters to the Editor Pages: 4 - 5

3. Racial prejudice

   • H. B. Sissel

   Letters to the Editor Pages: 5 - 5

4. P.P. A help

   • Myron F. Klinkman

   Letters to the Editor Pages: 5 - 5

5. Olin T. Binkley

   • Wayne E. Oates
   • Olin T. Binkley

   Announcement Pages: 6 - 6

6. The rural ministry in American society

   Editorial Pages: 7 - 8

7. The task of the church

   • Olin T. Binkley

   OriginalPaper Pages: 9 - 13

8. The rural pastor as counselor

   • Wayne E. Oates

   OriginalPaper Pages: 14 - 24

9. Guiding a rural church in a world of change

   • Garland A. Hendricks

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 30

10. The social environment and its influence on counseling procedure in the rural church

    • G. Willis Bennett

    OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 36

11. The minister and the physician as working partners

    • William B. Oglesby Jr.
    • John Barnard

    OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 42

12. Counseling needs in the rural church

    • La Roy E. Seaver

    OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 49

13. The consultation clinic

    • William F. Rogers
    • Orville S. Walters
    • Thomas L. Lewis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 50 - 57

14. Notes and news

    News Pages: 58 - 59

15. Reviews of current books

    • Earl H. Furgeson

    BookReview Pages: 60 - 64