fned to his willing feet even moi·e widely in California, and he was so 6ppy in the conscious usefulness of his work as a teacher, pastor. and bcturer, that the offer of a position of Principal of a Normal School, and 1 President of a college in a foreign country did not tempt him to leave it. Out of ·his central work in California,-his Normal School Work,-grew ,onte of the strongest friendships and dearest associations of his life, in the ties which bound him to the Principal and other members of the Faculty. The general fruits of these relations were harmony, love, and intellectual *timulus. The general feeling on their side. has been expressed by Miss Houghton, 8 former member of the Faculty: - " His skillful handling of all subjects that he taught, his great fund of information, his ready, kindly answers to all questions, made his pupils feel that a new and strong power had been added to the school, while the Faculty, each and all, soon found themselves deferring to his opinions, drawing from his rich store of knowledge, and feeling that he was a man ready to fill any gap, to perform able, generous services here, there, and everywhere. The influence of such a man could not be contined to the schoolroom. His ready wit in the social gathering, his words of wisdom iii tile literary circle, and his uplifting of the spirit by his pulpit discourses, led the residents of San Jose to make strong claims upon him, to become proud of his citizenship, and to rely upon him as few men in any community are relied upon. When called to California it was expected that he would Aid the Principal of the Normal School in conducting institutes in the different counties of the State. This work led to an immediate general accluaintance between him and the people of California. How well this part of his labor was performed, and how full the recognition of it by the general public, the teachers and the people throughout the length and breadth of the State can testify. Wherever lie had once been called, he was again and again invited to return, until, had all the dc.niands in this direction been satisfied, but little time would have been left for the duties of the school." One of the first men to welcome Prof. Norton to California, was Rev. Theodore T. Munger, for a short time the Pastor of the Congregational Church of San Jose, and now of North Adams, Massachusetts. The fraternal greeting found ready response in the heart of Prof. Norton, and the bond of intellectual and Cliristiaii sympathy which he felt for Mi·. Munger was strong and enduring. Prof. Norton's last address in the Congrogational Church in San Jose, with which he had retained his connection during his residence in California, was on the evening after the installation of his friend and beloved brother in the church, Rev. C. W. Hill, when he spoke upon the " Work and Writings of Theodore T. Munger," to a full audience of those who had formerly been under his ministry. It was at the suggestion of Mr. -Munger that, during the first year of Prof. Norton's life in San Jose, he was invited to supply the VICalit pulpit of the Congregational Church at Gilroy, a town some thirty miles »*45*·-·'imt'*Ii#1+18633*t7&07,9:14#89**/1//Faum/10"/m/+12£fllaimitill:'75.SlA. '49.64.r-01.- 4 ' :i. 19 ... - , OCR Text: fned to his willing feet even moi·e widely in California, and he was so 6ppy in the conscious usefulness of his work as a teacher, pastor. and bcturer, that the offer of a position of Principal of a Normal School, and 1 President of a college in a foreign country did not tempt him to leave it. Out of ·his central work in California,-his Normal School Work,-grew ,onte of the strongest friendships and dearest associations of his life, in the ties which bound him to the Principal and other members of the Faculty. The general fruits of these relations were harmony, love, and intellectual *timulus. The general feeling on their side. has been expressed by Miss Houghton, 8 former member of the Faculty: - " His skillful handling of all subjects that he taught, his great fund of information, his ready, kindly answers to all questions, made his pupils feel that a new and strong power had been added to the school, while the Faculty, each and all, soon found themselves deferring to his opinions, drawing from his rich store of knowledge, and feeling that he was a man ready to fill any gap, to perform able, generous services here, there, and everywhere. The influence of such a man could not be contined to the schoolroom. His ready wit in the social gathering, his words of wisdom iii tile literary circle, and his uplifting of the spirit by his pulpit discourses, led the residents of San Jose to make strong claims upon him, to become proud of his citizenship, and to rely upon him as few men in any community are relied upon. When called to California it was expected that he would Aid the Principal of the Normal School in conducting institutes in the different counties of the State. This work led to an immediate general accluaintance between him and the people of California. How well this part of his labor was performed, and how full the recognition of it by the general public, the teachers and the people throughout the length and breadth of the State can testify. Wherever lie had once been called, he was again and again invited to return, until, had all the dc.niands in this direction been satisfied, but little time would have been left for the duties of the school." One of the first men to welcome Prof. Norton to California, was Rev. Theodore T. Munger, for a short time the Pastor of the Congregational Church of San Jose, and now of North Adams, Massachusetts. The fraternal greeting found ready response in the heart of Prof. Norton, and the bond of intellectual and Cliristiaii sympathy which he felt for Mi·. Munger was strong and enduring. Prof. Norton's last address in the Congrogational Church in San Jose, with which he had retained his connection during his residence in California, was on the evening after the installation of his friend and beloved brother in the church, Rev. C. W. Hill, when he spoke upon the " Work and Writings of Theodore T. Munger," to a full audience of those who had formerly been under his ministry. It was at the suggestion of Mr. -Munger that, during the first year of Prof. Norton's life in San Jose, he was invited to supply the VICalit pulpit of the Congregational Church at Gilroy, a town some thirty miles »*45*·-·'imt'*Ii#1 18633*t7&07,9:14#89**/1//Faum/10"/m/ 12£fllaimitill:'75.SlA. 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