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Then we must examine more closely, if we can;—and first of the evangelistic workers. The difficulty is to classify, because ecclesiastical nomenclature is so confused that it is almost impossible to use any terms which would be widely recognised. The best we can do is to distinguish grades of training, beginning from the top thus:—
1st grade, college or university. 2nd " high school. 3rd " regular Bible school. 4th " intermittent, irregular Bible instruction.
It will probably be found that the first grade is commonly prepared for, and looks forward to, the charge of a settled congregation, or of an organised church, and the lower grades do the pioneer work, and it may well suggest itself to thoughtful men whether this is rightly so.
Then, educationalists in training: again we divide by grades roughly:—
1st grade, college or university. 2nd " normal school. 3rd " high school. 4th " teachers of illiterates.
The college students presumably look forward to work in the high schools, or colleges, or normal schools; the normal school pupils to work in normal schools, high schools, and large primary schools; the high school pupils to work in village schools; and the teachers of illiterates to village work, or work among the poor in the towns. Of medicals the generally recognised distinctions seem to be, qualified practitioners, assistants, and nurses.
Following these lines we should obtain simple prophetic tables for each of the three branches of work.
(i) Students in Training for Evangelistic Work.
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--- 1st Grade. | 2nd. | 3rd. | 4th. College. | High School. | Regular | Intermittent. | Bible School | Teaching | ------------------------------------------- -------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------
pre>(ii) For Educational Work.
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--- 1st Grade. | 2nd. | 3rd. | Teachers of College. | Normal. | High School. | Illiterates. ------------------------------------------- -------------- | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------(iii) For Medical Work.