The Civil War firmly established industry in the North and growth in the West. The south resisted this industrialization and manufactured little. The industrialization of American society during this time forced beliefs towards Christianity to be altered. Evidence of these new ideas about religion could be seen in the liberal views of the Social Gospel movement. The opposition would have been the Fundamentalist movement which simplified religion to somewhat basic standards. These to movements were different but equally critical for Christianity during the years following the Civil War.

Northern cities saw an enormous amount of grow happen rapidly in it industries. Examples of this boom were widespread. Chicago and Cleveland were among cities that prospered during this time.

As Social Gospel leaders tried to gain followers toward their movement, a rural group called Fundamentalists also preached their message to the masses. The Fundamentalists stressed salvation on an individual level rather than social reform. This was not a movement of fresh believes, but that of "old time ideals". "The Fundamentalists urged state and local laws against baseball and movies on Sundays. In the cities the American pipe and chewing tobacco were giving way to cigarettes. The Fundamentalists demanded laws against 'coffin nails'" (Malone and Rauch 298).These evangelistic churches spread their message through revivalist camp meetings. Billy Sunday, a famous Fundamentalists preacher, was the admiration of the masses and the model of his colleagues. He disapproved of all reform with the exception of prohibition and cond

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