The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-06

pusy scenes Of his earthly actlvitles, DIV
~ go on, and like the brook, as It goes,
and outflow. lAs sA'' ''A ).
nfsn % o to s wp Just se he Whole s s sae
story, In which the same preacher and
nus nus former host stand conncctedly at tn 1n
sa He n9tasr orant GnS gone
p III and tne preacher was again IN rom
Hh,ethm ,,,I and like all lsichmonders o az
IRsiic1hinont1 event. In which and by which, sa.
Richmond demonstrated to the wprld thatt
for street railways, in the matters o.
there was 10 fn'o atys power pow like that Of
ee is. Said the preacher TO- Inn, r's
former host why arc You still running !, IWhs
your street cars by horse-power? 1 Mns
xiile ana North Dnnvllc extend YOU
ines and build up larger paying invest es',.
m a., as well as becoming one or the HIS, ,i'
ment7' As ne was expatlating on the
merits OF electric roads as Illustrated by
R .,:l his host interrupted him by
business HOUSES 1u sh az s select and Talk 10
this suhJect?,
! 8 Said the preacher Certainly Will"
given resulting In tho appointment OF
q committee to visit Richmond and In
Vestigate the matter for themselves III
ness prevented the preacher from heing
put ne was consoled In the evening when
this MESA ge came to his ck-room. we
are re gong back to give Danvllle an cleo
.rlc equipment. for It's street railway;
part IN the matter"
All = honor to the plucky,, city by the
pan! IN these two, as well ms IN OTHER
enterprises, It was of those who pioneered
the "QV whI1e In nd more
favored cities in the Southland-nnd IN
= g! matter Of electric roads, IN the North
ian too-were somewhat timidly ting
for the few who were blazing way
forward to report their success or fall
ure, before the less adventurous spirits
ATTEMPTED an advance.
who was the prcnchers host? the
man who by faith offered to build and
equip a cotton mil If the preacher would
provide a superintendent for It? II was
that man Of marvellous foresight ana
penetration IN al greet business ventures res.
structlve and organizing genius; that
man OF large affairs and continuous sue
cesses, and. wlthal. so considerations; ,! SO
soulful In honor and integrity, that ms
bond" OF course, that man was-is,
Thomas B. Fitzgerald Other kindred ana
noble spirits We're associated with nm.
but he was the head, the leader. the
great promoter. Of the new movements;
were more fully recognized and his sal
airy Increased from 1920 to $4,000 by the
Danville movement? He was that prince
among superintendent. and withal I.
soul, Captain w. H. Wheary. OF
Peters burg, Va. He carried TO ms last
hours on earth, kindly and tender neinos
res of Danvlle and its noble business
men.
The preacher mentioned? o. yes. Well
he has never profitcd financially BY them
but he says It is enough for him that
he stands inseparably II but slightly
two enterprises in Danvle He knows
that both would have come to Dan
vile some day, even If he had never been
born; but the fact remains, that he was
spirits at time and tide OF affairs when
his Information, announcement and pro- |
positions gave. the, needed inspiration
was only biding It's time and TO ener-
gies that were simply waiting for organi-
cation and direction. And for the humble
and lowly part he had In the matter
the call to build the mills was Divine |
In its origin. That the orlginators We're
not only Gods men, but also Gods work
men, In the matter. Such enterprises as
men come as answers to n city's prayer, |
Give us this day our daily bread" He |
thinks this Divine favor accounts for
they should fall into the conduct of a
sordid. greedy. selfish management, who
forget God and His toiling poor. Stand.
was built and having just shown the
prea cher through It that he might COM
pare and contrast It with the first mill,
the former host, Fitzgerald, said to him,
III I and others had been financially
ruined by this cotton mill movement, 1
should have laid that ruin at your door,
for you led me into it, That is the
way his friend Fitzgerald looked at It,
but the preacher viewed 1t as Rev. J. B.
Buckley, D. D.. Is said to have viewed his
great surgical operation. Ie was asked,
did you Say that you were associated |
with the surgeon. In that opera ton, and |
that you were his only associate in the
case?' II did" Excuse me, but as you
are a preacher and not a surgeon, !
would like 10 know how you arranged 1t,
what part each OF you took In it, 20, n
we made division that was very salts
factory and successful In every way
held little lamp for him, and he did
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