New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-23
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SEVEN MOLERN WONDERS
JOSEPH COOKS LATEST LECTURE.
PROGRESS OF THE WORLD AND SPREAD OF CHRIS
TIANITY COMPARED.


PROGRESS OF THE WORLD AND SPREAD OF CHRIS
TIANITY COMPARED.
The Rev. Joseph Cook delivered lecture
last night in Chickering Hall on "The Seven Modern
Wonders Of the World" In his address Mr.. Cook said
that he mad the honor to speak for committee of young
men in theological seminary. The hall was
well filed and on the platform were many prominent
clereymen and their wives The Rev. DIR. William NJ
Taylor presided and introduced Mr.. Cook, who spoke
for hours without notes. He was listened to WIN
close attention, and frequently applauded He SAID
in part:
God be thanked that in these days there no foreign
lands The first Of the seven modern wonders OF the
world is the speed Of REORGANIZATION between ma
tons. The ancient wonders OF the word were a
works Of men. The modern wonders are all WORKS OF
God. 1t is true that we cannot yet match the pyra
mids but the Statue of Liberty which you are 10 erect
near this city will be twice high as the Colossus OF
Rhodes might mention the seven political wonders OF
the world aud the seven natural wonders But ask you
to rise to the heart OF Gods work. wonder OF INC
world must be something originating outside OF H.
regard wonder be historic tendency, superhunah
cosmopolitan irresistible benefcent ana novel ct,n
a miracle is His extraordinary method OF actng. II
Is time we looked behind the 1ne pen no b Seins
his life The reel Thus warp ana wool gre sn1s hd
on the spool hut the shuttle is thrown by master
hand hundred cities of the world are hstenR r 9o
noise of the bombardment at Alexandria was heard here
four hours before the first gun was nred itis NOT uec
nation to say that there is no foreign iand: ~,
The second wonder is the self-reiormation OF
the hermit nations Look at Japan for .s efa% fron
the festa sssten has established schools and has In
troduced universities on the most lmprofeu VS. -
have been permeated by japanese influences as japan
has pemeated by the Occident In regard 70
here will go back and hold important political pos reaa
II will be necessary then for us TO Keep our treaty
az nd
Boston yet is the second city in the British Epe
Nowhere Oh earth has Christianity made greater pro
fss' i haM the pOpaistion India The
moment tho middle ea nrs,,.n are Churches viii be
sesupporting. believe that Christianity Is entering
the CORNER Oh ns Which Is an exception
TO my rule, but Africa Is not an exciuaed I'm
t ssca ALREADY nst agents Son are there
deavoring TO project their employers intere cSe.
every cTiized and zed nation OF the world
The parallel advance of education and democracy is
the third wonder. Australia is the most American n-
ton outside OF the United States ,..,.., .,,,ono.
The fourth wonder Is the approaching political Alliance
etner into confederation might be well to have an
code wsa II might s , Snte that we are as
nations still barbaric Germany Keeps up s.a ,i
army England an Expensive navy ana tune t@e that
nations were taught their international as TSs
Is their paOpa eS DUTY and F aS SaeA Il Is time
that annual conference Of nations was heu 1s @
bring world to understand the reforming influences
OF Christianity. - Ill.,. 7 80
Turning now 10 the religious side OF my subject re-
gard Inc triumph Of Christianity la our century as inc
fifh wonder Before 1900 "A. ID. there hau been iUU'
600 600 adherents OF Chrstianiy; IN the mex MI
centuries there were more adherenls' IN VIZ
last eighty-thre years there have been ZlVoOvOvO
more Bui ia regard to the actual number Inside Oh N
Chnrch. In 800 the proportion OF Christians 90 the
population was IN fifteen persons To-Day u % ole
IL i've IApplausel The sixth wonder rs ne ca,Isn
fnl@Ilnent I'll BOiical prophecy. On the Held OF Mers
anic prophecy inhaeIty has never won an inpor'an'
victory. The last wonder Is the establishments o' s''"
tine experimentation.