The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1882-12-14


Whether the Darwinian theory that the fit
test only survives in this world is true or not
every one must admit that we live in an age
of innovations and transformations and in
which the religion of our fathers does not
even escape the spirit of progress. Every
! thing in the world of mechanics, and in the
! realm of civil government, as also in the
spiritual affairs Of the race, are being stamp
ed with the word ''improved.' We listened
to one of the three addresses delivered BY
Professor Barrier, of Chicago, at the Baptist
Church in this city, and we acknowledge to
having been entertained il not enlightened
His subject on the evening in question was
the Garden OF Eden and its occupants, or the
Mosaic account of our first parents and their
home. Prof. Barrier started out by saying
that Il proper degree of enlightenment could
not accept this account as literal; that, like
other parallels anu divine allegories of the
sacred word, il should be discerned and in.
terpreted spiritually. And then he went on
from the standpoint of the science of CORES
pondences to translate the narrative as found
in Genesis into beautiful and nicely-fitted
the generic man and his intellectual forces,
Eve for his affectionate endowments. and the
serpent for his lower sensuous nature-for
God made Adam, male and female created
he them. and they were no real man and wo-
man, the father and mother OF us all. The
rivers, the trees, and fruits, aud the angels,
and flaming swords were all harnoniously
Tod int rs-
house was crowded, many standing through
out the discourse CT an hour and a quarter.
In winding up, the professor announced that
he expected only the more spiritually en-
lightened and those occupying more spir-
itually elevated plane of thought TO accept
and assimilate the truths presented by him
and in the light offered; and that it was all
right for those whose powers did not permit |
of truer light, that they should accept the |
literal word. 1t was beneficial TO some that |
they belize E in literal hell and a smoking |
lake Of i and birthstone, and we guess in |
that he was right. In the absence of life |
guided by love TO God and love of neighbor |
the apprehensions OF vengeance and |
wrathful Creator proved wholesome re-
straint to the vicious and eyil-incined, but |
the time is rapidly approaching when such
terrors would no longer be preached. And |
that We believe.
Prof. Barrier is 4 Swedenborgian in faith. |
is quiet-spoken man, flied with the milk |
Of human kindness and would do good to |
his fellow-nan. His other two lectures, we
were listened TO by equally in
terested audiences.
The professor delivered free lecture on
astronomy before the high school on Monday
afternoon which was listened TO by number
OF citizens.
We guess Mr. Sampson, of this county,
was a.littie of when he declared. before the
State Horticultural Society at Topeka, THAT
market gardening was of no account In Sedg-
wick, Butler, Sumner and Cowley counties
aud that potatoes, cueumbers, etc., could
only be raised by mulching." Now, outside
1f Leayenworth there is not a better county
N the State for market gardening than Sedg-
wick. we won't except Linn, johnson, Wy.
indotte, Douglas, Atcbison or Doniphan.
Of course, such gardening as is done by our
grain and live-stock-growers is a fail
Ire, but the few men who are giving garden
ng their attention find but little trouble in !
making il profitable. The express compa.
hes books of this city show that a vast
mount of garden products was shipped
rom this county last season. The small fruit
ales amounted to upwards of $4,000, and
'ther garden stuff TO $4,000, as shown by
he agricultural report, which, If course,
gives very small per cent. of what was
'ased
Z. S. Mr.. s., who came home Monday,
'ays he was reported wrong and that the
PAPER made correction
Among the many evidences of Wichita's
'apid increase of population are the city
schools. Prof. Hal,oek informs US that one