Life and letters of John Albert Broadus . f usefulness. And then, besides a gooddeal of work upon committees, boards, etc., I have found it impos-sible to avoid giving a considerable amount of attention to the inter-ests of the church in Charlottesville, which under the very activeand zealous labors of Brother Dickinson, is still in a remarkablyflourishing condition. My labors at the University have not been attended, thus far,with any very manifest and decided results. I often feel inclined togreat despondency, especially of late. I try to hope that what Ihave cast upon the waters will come a
Life and letters of John Albert Broadus . f usefulness. And then, besides a gooddeal of work upon committees, boards, etc., I have found it impos-sible to avoid giving a considerable amount of attention to the inter-ests of the church in Charlottesville, which under the very activeand zealous labors of Brother Dickinson, is still in a remarkablyflourishing condition. My labors at the University have not been attended, thus far,with any very manifest and decided results. I often feel inclined togreat despondency, especially of late. I try to hope that what Ihave cast upon the waters will come again after many days, but itis very hard to be hopeful and zealous where no fruit appears. Thetwo great difficulties or rather trials about a position like this, are :That nobody expects immediate results, and that there is no organ-ized body of believers. Many Christians there are, among facultyand students, who feel a lively interest in the Chaplains efforts, butthere can be little unity of action and of feeling, not only because of134. rage 134. CHARLOTTESVILLE AND THE UNIVERSITY 135 denominational differences, but because their association with eachother is temporary. Yet 1 really enjoy my position, with all its trials, for there arepeculiar pleasures too. I humbly hope that, if spared, the Lord maybless my labors during next session more abundantly. Mr. Broadus had been appointed to deliver the addressbefore the Society of Alumni of the University of Vir-ginia on June 25. He chose as his subject, Education inAthens. The publication of the address was called forby the Society, and it was issued at their expense. Thisaddress appears in his volume of ** Sermons and Ad-dresses. Its closing sentence is a noble appeal : But it is in the power of us all, so to cherish the spirit of letters,so to prove the value of the training here received, that this nobleinstitution, which made us proud and happy in younger years bythe bestowal of her unrivaled honors, may at least to some exte
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