The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-24
REV. Mr.. WHEELER SSERMON
DELIVERED IN THE BEERS STREET
CHAPEL YESTERDAY.

New Haven to FIJI the Vacant Pastor
nte-He is Now Located In Auburn, Nj c.
Rev. A. j. Wheeler, formerly of this
city, preached yesterday morning at
the Advent chapel on Beers street. A
large congregation heard the former
New Haven pastor who spoke very
strongly on the subject of his text,
"Prophesles.
Rev. Mr.. Wheeler was pastor of the
Second Advent church in this city from
1884 until 1889, when he accepted the
pastorate of an Advent church in Au-
burn, Me-, where he has been ever since
He VIII probably be called to accept the
pastorate of the Beers street chapel, as
he is very popular here ana desires to
mingle with his old associates in New
Haven once again. Several preachers
have been tried at the chapel, some Civ
ing success, while others were found
wanting, and it has been difficult task
in finding a man who would satlsfac-
torily fill the vacancy.
Clerk Abee went to Milford, where they
assisted in the services at the Gospel
Tent" A short talk was given at the
chapel at o'clock, and last evening Mr..
Wheeler delivered the sermon. Rev. Mr..
Wheeler will remain in New Haven all
this week and will preach both sermons
next Sunday at the chapel. His sermon
yesterday morning was taken from
Dan. 2:44, MANY shall run to and from
and knowledge shall be increased" He
said in substance:
THE inspiration of the Bible is prov
en- by fulfilled prophecy. These words,
written centuries ago, have waited long
for history to record their fultillment.
This century, however, has witnessed
all. Note the words of our text: Many,
not a few or favored ones, but many,
shall rum not. walk or go slowly, but
with the highest possible speed. Quick
IS the motto of this age. Where one
man used to travel a mile, thousand
travel 100 miles to-day This century
is wonderful as the rapid transit age.
A man can ride a bicycle 100 miles a
day or take a steamboat and go 500
miles or the railway and cover 1000
miles in twenty-four hours. To and
fro not in one direction, but out and
back, away and return. And as a re-
suit knowledge shall be Increased.
1.-THE real develoment of transporta-
ion is child of the ninteenth century.
From creation to 1880 A. ID. horses and |
,amels were used almost exclusively. |
Carriages did not appear to any extent |
until the fourteenth century. And In |
America it was 1861 A. d. before stage |
coach appeared, and it was 1882 before |
| stage line was established between
New York and Boston 1t then required
ourteen days for the trip; now it can
70 made in six hours.
"a wonderful change has come over
he world. Rapid transit is no longer a
problem. Countless multitudes are
moving over land and sea day and night
With terrific speed, and the prophets
words are to-day fulfilled in the world.
he history of the mechanical genius
f this century as applied to the fulfill
1ent of this text is unique. In 1907
robert Fulton took the first steamboat
de up the Hudson river. Farmers on
he banks were awe-struck and one ran
D the house and told his wife the dew.
fas coming up the river He said:
It's an awful bird, with a windmill on
9th sides and a blacksmith shop down.
tairs'
THE first steamboat to cross the At
lntic ocean was on May 25 1919; to-
ay 20, 900 steamboats, are plying ocean
nd lakes. In 1925 came the establish
tent in England of railroading and the
all hvDt ,nl, |
), operated just six miles of track and
IN at the rate of five miles an hour.
he first year it carried 450 passengers. /,
few years later the system was adopt ,
in this country, and since then over
fteen billions Of dollars has been spent
the construction of steam railroads. .
he passenger traffic is billions of peo- =
e annually. Last year the elevated
stems of New York carried over six :
inbred millions of people.
1.-THE increase of rate of speed has
zen remarkable and the cheapness of
,ssenger tariff more wonderful still
ne can go anywhere now for almost
thing and back again for half price. .
Il of this was only means to an end.
ne increase of knowledge was its pur =.
,se, and so next in order came the tel ,
raph 1t was established in 1882, and
st year over one hundred million Of
essages were sent over the wires of y
e company. ),
TN 1899 Napoleon |. was made first =.
unset of France in December. Amer u
ans did not hear of it until the 22d of :
arch, 1900, or ninety-sx days after. :
Nv any event in Europe is known in y
few hours all over this nation. The -
ephone came as its auxiliary and u
ese two means, aided by the printing :.
ess and newspaper, which is the most II
Werful educator in the world to-day, :"
rried through the postal department I
our government, which was not es- ~
blished until 1894, and in 1900 we only
d 9O3 offices in the country, against D
er 65, 900 Notwithstanding knowledge q
I'M printed and written page in every y
Nn in the land. -
I need not speak of the electric rail- ~
I'd and bicycle, which have become a y
ghty factor in the fulfllment of my y
Jphetical text. What mean these a
nderful advances along the line of "
chanical invention and rapid tran w
? Are we more wise than our faith Ut
and more righteous than other gen. al
tons? / cannot accept the sugges- w
n. Are these things simply for the ~
,ft of great cooperate interests and ol
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