Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-02-26
4asrlrUrs LAU,UAas.
Fhe Rev Joseph COOKS Lecture on
the seven Modern wonders Of the
World = The Inevitable Fate OF
England.

England.
TIE Rsv. Jlaeph Cook OF b lston, de
| livered the second ard oloai . lectnre d
the Wilmington Ipstituts oourse, befjre
large std very attractive kudiqaJt Ia Il :.
stltute Hall Thursday evening Mr. CoUt
vas introduced by the Rev. A. N X iswiu,
pastor OF the Vest PTssbJ tsrian Uhus oh,
IL few remarks, which bore with then
thanks TO the Wilmington I1eiilult
Tor the character OF ito lecturse
Mr. Cook came upon the platform.
Just before the introd notion enyeloped Ii
sn enormous top coat Of bsGver, which
he hastily cast aside aud, after . fss
moments meditation, wss formally pre-
sentsd to his hearers. He is q typica
Englishmsn In ply sioal appearance, witt
a conspicuous tendency to bevfuess, q
iull red face fringed by dark beard. Hi.
forehead is high and the general appear
anos OF his face whils strong, would
scarcely attract one on account Of gTeai
indications OF intellectually. He was
arrayed In black, his immense Prince
Albert coat hanging loosely TO hia knssa,
and hiE trousers fell in rhinoosrOus like
folds over his unblackened shoes. All IL
all he was strange figure for the lscture
platform. His enunoiation savors OF NsW
Eogland with q smack Of Irish, and il
rather indistinot, t,neoessisatipg the olosest
attention to follow him. He began his
discourse by referring to the quickness OF
international communication a complete
circle OF the globe by tourist In 80 days, |
or by telegraph six ti.oes per hour. His |
subject, "Ths Seven Modern Wonders OF |
the World; or, God in the |
History Of the Current Day." was given
under headings; speed Of communication
among nations; the development Of ns
hons; the advance OF education and re
publican government; the prospective
moral confederation Of advanced nations;
''the triumphs Of Christianity in our
current fulfillment Of biblical
prophecy and the establishment of q
Treating the advance of Republican
government, Mr.. Cook held that America
lads with halting steps the result OF
misrule. The early establish
nent OF an Australian republic was
and the last OF kings for Eng
and, II the Prince OF Wales turned out
badly. Confederation or disintegrstion
vas the inevitable fate Of Buglsnd. Iu
81 years hence the speaker argued that
he population Of this country would be
lo0,OOO,O00, and In the year 1000
400, 600, 900 and this nation will bs the
pride OF Bnslis speaking races.
Treating Of Christiantty's Trlumphs,
hr. Cook asserted that one person In
'very Is was q Christian at the beginning
" the century and now the ratio one to
I've. OF the so, 900, 900 inhabitants in
his country 10 000,0 were members OF
he evangelical protestant church. Con
idering the Catholics and others he
that 4S. 000, 900 Of the so 000, 900
we're protesting Christians. OF this
nlire number the lecturer thought
'ue to every IL protesting Chris
ians was liberal discount for
modern Judsses. United States In pro
'orlion to its population was cited as
'eing more saturated with Christianity
han any country since the inception Of
he world. Vulgar infidelity was scAth
Ugly denounced and charged with
uiciding by connecting itself with i'm
moral schemes. A rather stinging blow
vas administered to RAdicalism and
Jnitarisnism. Matsrialism was considered ,
. being out of the pale of serious consid.
ration, inasmuch as science lad proven
hat 1t 10 much less wonderful that we 1
ontipus to live than we began TO live 81 /
he outset. The lecture occupied nearly
wo hours, ana was repiste with fine pas
ages, ricA figure and most pleasing
ights Of orRtory.