The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-14

Gods hands and we can trust him to de-
velop the future
The bishop then called attention to the
progress during the century now almost
passed. He said: Il have often fancied
my grandfather or my great-grandfather
taking a trip with me from New York
across the continent. Suppose that we
were on the New York Central limited,
with its parlor cars its libraries, its din
ing cars, its sleepers. in fact all the COM
forts one could desire, even stem
ographer to attend to your correspon-
dence. Just think of my great-grand-
father amid all these conveniences travel
ing at the rate of fifty miles an hour.
Another thing which to me seems sym
bolic of this great progress is Central
Park in New York City. Fifty years ago
the vast extent of this park was almost
a wilderness. but by the labor and in
genulty Of man it is now as beautiful as
a paradise.
Man makes the world worth liv-
ing in When you consider what
has already been done with pneumatic
tubes, it is impossible to think what may
be done in the future. By their aid mail
is now sent at so many miles an hour
that 1 am afraid to say it. What will
II be when we have tubes under the At
lantic ocean? Then it will be possible to
shoot a man home from Paris to New
York every morning in time for break
fast Naughter)
Then there is the telephone, by means
of which we can talk to our friends,
though they may be far distant. The lit
tie tot can Chamber up on chair and
talk to grandma, who is many miles
away. And now some one has invented a
mirror attachment so that when you are
talking to a friend you can look in the
mirror and see his face. So the women
will have to go and dress every time the
bell rings.
Another thing is the photograph.
Speeches. songs and all kinds of music
are recorded on cylinders and you can
enjoy them at your own fire side. These
records will be handed down to posterity
until it Will be impossible for the future
generations to forget the past. The
babies in few generations when they
have to be sung TO sleep. can listen to the
lullabies which We're sung by their great
grandmothers, and see her face as she
sings.
THE progress made along these lines
are but equal to that made along many
others, including the churches of our
time.
The church of the future, which I wish
to talk about. is not the church as it will
be several centuries from now. but it is
he OH Of h.
which the boys of this generation may
expect to help support
''First-It must be a church militant,
1t will wage the ceaseless war of right
against wrong and good against evil. It
will be a protest against iniqulty. 1t will
also bk full OF discussions. Just at pres
ent the church seems to be afraid of dis
cussion. People do not proclaim their
convictions and then stand by them. It
is because they do not agree with the
opinions of some other of the members of
the same society and may promote dis
cord. But in spite Of the objections that
may be raised against discussions, it is
a fact that there has never been an age
of great and lasting advancement that
has not been an age OF violent discussion
In the church of the future there will be
heated arguments and questions will be
brought I'D. discussed and settled.
''Second-The church of the future Will
be a church o. revision. There are some
of us who seem to fear revision and who
say Leave US the English Bible as it is
The English Bible needs revising. I be-
lieve that it should be the best transla-
ton of the original possible. If the Bible
had been written by inspiration in the
English and been preserved in the same
language. It would be different" Bishop
Vincent then went on with an explana-
ton Of what cree5s were He said that
they were the photographs OF the opin-
ions and the interpretations Of the word
at different periods in the development OF
the church. And that with revised trans
lauons they would become nearer alike
than original and correct constructions
he said:
In the church Of the future there will
be greater emphasis laid on the Christ.
who viii be the center OF the model
church. I think that in these days we
. lose sight Of this fact. You can preach
doctrines and nobody VIII be Interested:
preach Christ and everybody win nav al
0--'''-l- ~ i'4-s aso tlle IaooFtnS men
Of Newark, New Jersey passed a resolu-
+ ton declaring churches 10 be untrue and
az the same time passed another resolu-
ton declaring that the Christ was true.
/ believe that this IS the sentiment OF a
/ large portion OF our people. and that the
church Of the future VIII not lose sight
I OF the fact"
Further. there must BE more stress
/ put on the great and original factor 90