The Washington times., 1902-03-10

Inevitable regret that the congregation
exhibited in looking for the last time on
familiar objects, hallowed by long and
tender association. lent to the services
tinge of melancholy-almost of pathos.
Bishop Andrews in the Pulpit.
Bishop Andrews, however, struck high
note in his DISCOURSE not dwelling in ac
cents of futile regret uponithe leveling of
material structure. however dear, but
speaking of the results accomplished by
the church in the past and pointing out
the way to future triumphs.
From his text. Forgetting those things
which are behind, and reaching forth
unto those which are before"-Phillip-
plans iii, 13. to his closing. words his SER
mon was an eloquent and forceful re-
minder that the life and spiritual prog
ress of Christian CONGREGATION depend
ed upon the unfiaeging personal efforts
Of every individual member. So
Progress of the Past Gentry
In beginning he reviewed the progress
said in part:
This has been century of large ad-
vancement, both in general learning and
natural science. There has been a won
derful material advancement The forces
of nature have been harnessed as never
before and made the servants of man
The steam engine is the product of the
past century. Marvellous strides have
been taken in the domains of manufac-
turing and traction.
THE discovery of the relations of cleo
tricity to machinery, and a vista into
its future possibilities have been opened
up during that period. And now we have
with Nls a premonition of something more
wonderful than all these in the wireless
telegraph. Beyond these things there
has been the laying open the deposits
OF nature to man on a scale never before
realized.
Century Saw Death of Slavery.
There have been wonderful political
changes also. In the early part OF the
century we had the Napoleonic wars. They
were cruel. no doubt. in their immediate
results. but they led to the modification
of European governmental institutions.
Central and South America have been
separated from European control. Asia
and Africa have been explored and pre-
empted by the Powers OF Europe.
The century saw the death OF slavery
and the slave trade. The laws of man
all over the earth are more wise and
humane. The age saw the development of
the Anglo-Saxon race to large degree.
Races of like languages have consolidat
ed in many instances. The Mohammedan
religion has retreated from Europe, and
the temporal power of the Pope has been
broken.
Growth in Religious Life.
at has also been an age of remark
able growth in religious life. Even
among civilized countries at the begin
ming of the last century there was only
one professed communicate to every four
teen inhabitants. Now there is one to
every five. 1t has been a century of mis-
sons. Since its inception, in 1892, the
modern missionary enterprise has ex
tended until now every church obeys the
command, Go ye forth and preach the
gospel to all men," Such facts are an
occasion for thanksgiviheA 1t has pleased
God to use this church very largely in
the work"
After summing up many Of the strug-
giles and triumphs OF the past century
Bishop Andrews told of the new problems
to be solved. He said:
There are many new problems to
WHICH we must toudJ-
The population of the world has advanced
from 1,000, ,000. 600 to 1 1,50e 000. 900 in the
century. We are to think of this popu-
lation as to stiil more advance in the
century to come. Let US suppose five
fold advance in the United States. In
that time our cities viii come to mag
nitude which battles comprehension.
1--WE are face to face with social and
economic problems which the world has
never met before. There is a distinction
between rich and poor which has always
exi, ead and always WILL.
Workman of Today Thinker
Bishop Andrews then told of the trans
mutation of the small mechanic and
tradesman from an individual to the ap-
pendix of a machine through the exist
ing economic conditions He said that
there now lay before us the consideration
of the broad. deep distinction between
this laboring man, who was becoming
nothing more than the attachment of his |
and the employer.
He declared this workman to be a |
thinker In this age as never before, real |
izsng his rights. and determined to have
them. The consideration of how these |
vast masses were to secure moral de- |
as well as intellectual and
material advancement, was, he said. one
OF the problems with which the church
must struggle. He continued speaking |
1f the fuller realization of Christ which
had come to man in these latter years.