The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-04-11
OUR CHAPEL SERVICE.

Rev. J. H. Albert. chaplain. delivered the last
of the series of lectures. on. The Worlds pro-
gress during the past 100 years. in the chapel
Sunday morning. The choir sang, as prelude,
the anthem. Onward Christian. and followed
the invocation by the chaplain. with hymn No.
21 What hast thou done for me-" when the
chaplain read as scripture lesson the 46 Psalm
and Mathew XVI. 1913. The chaplain confined
his remarks almost wholly to the probable con- |
dition of the world in the coming century. the
existing condition of society. and what the signs
of the times point out will be the worlds destiny. |
1t was most hopeful view. Vividly drawing the
attention to the terrible suffering, poverty, and
fearful condition of the poorer class during the
depressed times of the past year and half. it
still was not as bad as the condition of the great
er portion of mankind 100 years ago. While it
would seem that all the progress made during
the past 100 years overcome. such was far
from being true.
The reverend speaker here entered into des-
cription of the manners and customs, and the
quality and quantity of food and clothing used
by our forefathers, and compared them with the
present, showing clearly that the conditions OF
the people today are in every essential superior
to those of 100 years ago. The great tendency
of the past century has been toward the accumu-
latiOn of wealth. A few have gathered all while
the ma jOrity are left struggling; but gradually
this tendency is changing, and more equal dis
tribution will finally result. He also predicted
that the Twentieth Century would be governed
by the English speaking people; already Inter-
national courts are being established. and
everything points to a united world. when all
the people will be governed by one tongue. by
one law The Twentieth Century will also be an
intellectual one. 100 years ago 90 per cent. of
the people could not read or write. Today the
spread of education is astonishing. Schools are
being scattered all over the world. and this pro-
gress means closer bond of the brotherhood of
man through intellectual progress. Education
means the eradication of slavery. for the edu-
Gated people cannot be enSlaved. At the be-
ginning of this century everything was made by
hand. In the past eighty years machinery has
supplanted in all branches of industry. Steam
was until lately the great motive and heating
power now electricity is rapidly taking its
place. Every invention has improved the con-
ditlon of the poor man-they have produced
shorter hours of labor. better wages. rest for
women and children. Education means pro-
gress
The age just closing has been one of posses
sion: the coming age will be one of distribution.
Already men of wealth are placing their money
in libraries. in developments of every nature
that will benefit mankind. The next age is also
going to be a religious age IngersOll and his
!; followers are dead, although they have not yet
found it out. There is not a scientist today who
, will acknowledge himself an atheist. and very
. few who will call themselves agnostics. Prof.
Roman. one of the great scientists. at the last,
: acknowledged his faith in Jesus Christ. Science
has failed to fulfill its prOmses-it has not
brought the blessings it has promised. One of
the brightest scientists of the age acknowledges
in ore of his books that the greatest progress
and development has sprung from the religious
element in mans nature. 1t is the predominant
t ing element in man. Ingersoll preached that in
fifty years the bible would be dead; yet there are
f more people reading the bible today than at any
time in the worlds history and its readers are
| multiplying constantly. The spread OF missions
all over the world is increasing where they are
planting the white flag of peace. China Japan,
Persia, and all the islands of the seas are
covered with the banners of Jesus Christ and
the coming age, while not the millennium, per-
hapS, will be a religious age, and everything
points out the hope that eventually the world will
be united and at peace There will be but one rel-
gon; there will be no sects. 1t will be the religion
of Him who rode into Jerusalem on this day, Palm
| Sunday, nearly 1000 years ago, bringing words
of comfort and hope. peace and love. 1t will be
the religion of Jesus Christ; bgotry and sectari-
anism will have been gone. and the universal
brotherhood of mankind will have been estab-
t lished.
l Services closed with short prayer, and sing
ing of hymn 90, my prayer" by the csngrega'
, ton, and benedction by the chaplain.