The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-15

his audience, az IL 1t were one friend
Instead az many. After n time he js on
! Ills feet ngaih. and a Bible Is lii his large
lsbnnds, nrd then liz is again leanlnE over ,af
Tie railing and calling nppeniingl 70 :. g
congregation, perhaps with tears III lils
| eyes Then suddenly 1t is over, and Y ie
| sits down. s}} ,8
such Is tho man and such IL his method.
ItBis all so simple that the wonder -
why any earnest and honest man caiinot
accomplish tho satno results. 1t IS a
question over which we lave puzzled no
little. The gospel Is the gospel, whether
preached by3this man or tint, PROVIDED
only tile speaker sticks to tie BLDG.
,rlicre arc In every community trained
preachers who are known TO be decplV
plous, cnrnest, sincere and consecrated
TO their work. Tley go on from year TO
year making few converts and doing llttle
more seemingly than to keep the CHURCH.
organization intact. Yet some evai'gel,, ISL
Hike this young Welsliinan Will N come ON
nlong now and then, and by preachillg the
Same gospel will stlriup the whole people
ana set al to talking about religion ana
have q great revival, and number his
converts blythe hundred. 1t - very
strange, and we do not pretend to UNDER
stand 1t. But let us not be misled by
nppearanccs; iet lis not discount the GOOD
work OF tho evangelist; let us not set our
faces against great REVEALS Of rcllgio IN
But let lis remember that tho work
which tells. and which keeps tho churches
going and which surely spreads 'ell-
rlon. is the work Of tho organized churcll
and the consocrated preacher Evangelists
come and evangelsts go, and rs not Il.'t.
for us to say that they do no good. L, . "
II tle world is to be converted to Chris,
tianity, It must he through tho system stem
attic persistent work of the orgaln1l;za'ee'u7
church, and its thoroughly trained ana
regularly ordained ministers. Il
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The Kindergart in Norfolk.
The kindergarten work in Norfolk 5 Is
growing, ana tho School Committee OF
the Councils hns recommended that
"cnough money be appropriated #to On en-
tend the system more or less genera as as
part OF tho city's educational naomi
ery., III commenting on the fact, the Dis n
patch says: III, 4 e
at gives tho Dispatch sincere pleasure,
10 add its voice to the chorus OF con-
yratulations to 1.-THE women who nre the
active workers OF the Norfolk 3lSindergaf-
ten Association. Tho resolution offered
by The School Committed at the Ineet-
ing OF the Common Council on Thurs
dny $evenlnE,fis q triumph which crowns
the arduous labors for the past four
years of a few who have worked Sfaith h
fully and unsclfishly for the educatlona
welfare of the little children OF Norfolk
and who have measured up In every re-
spect to their responsibilities rs N cllsto
dams OF public money entrusted to their
use by tho city Tiers. The goal towards
which the association has been working
lis the final adoption OF kindergnrtens
Into the public school system. This now
seems in sight" Il *
The Norfolk Kindergarten Association
was the pioneer Of kindergarten work york IN
Virginia, and It is gratifying to the
friends Of the course in Richmond that
| its efforts have been SO successful. Nor
folk IS fortunate to have such an or.
! gunization managed as 1t Is by those
who work not for money or fame i but
FOR the good Of humanity, and there
| should DO the heartest cooperation I III
kindergarten work between the, associa-
ton, the School Board and the coun-
ellis There is such cooperation In Rich
mond between tho Council, tho School
Board, the Training School for, Kinder Is 'rVtl''
gardeners and the Richmond Education
Association, and for that reason the kin
dergartcn here is prospecting and expand md
ling. We send greetings TO Norfolk,