Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-29

Oscar Phelps Austin of Washington, who said it was a pleasure for him to come here to speak, inasmuch as many of the Phelps family lived in this sec tion.
 This subject. said Mir Austin, in- wolves the whole question which you are here to consider. Commerce and Christianity have gone hand in hand since the divine command, Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. Long before that, In fact, commerce was preparing the way for the spread of the doctrine. Usually the missionary has led the way and commerce has followed with its facilities. capital and experience and that in turn has benefited Chris tianity and civilization.
 It Is in the last century that com- merce and Christianity have made their greatest growth and in the clos ing years President Taft said from his experience that the greatest agency In keeping Us advised regarding the outposts Is the establishment of for eign missions. Wonderful strides have been made in the past 100 years with the establishment of mission stations in the darkest corners of the earth.
 The commercial history of the past 100 years. a wonderful one, deals with the change from sailing vessels to the steam vessels and the beast of burden to the railroads, until now the steam carrying power on the ocean is twenty times that of e, century ago. This means a great increase in trade, the international commerce in that time increasing from 1.7o0 millions dollars to 27000 million dollars. There has been an increase fin production and fa- cilities of every kind have been pro- vided. Railways have put men in touch everywhere. Is there any won der Christianity has gone to every quarter? Dd you wonder the banner Of the cross floats over every progress sive nation. and that Japan and other eastern countries are rapidly becoming Christianized?
 But as to the twentieth century, The development of the steamships has not reached it's limit the railways have not opened up many vast areas. cleo tricity has but started its work and the wireless telegraph the prodr-+ of yesterday. The navigators of the air may accomplish great results There will be better facilities for production manufacture, commerce. Steamships and railroads will go into the heart of South America. The Panama canal will open up great possibilities and an- other great ship canal will carry yes sels to the Lake ports from the At-
 
 reach from Patagonia to Alaska, cross- Ing at Behring straits and will go into China. Burmah, India, Persia Holy Land and across Africa, China and 1ndo-China will develop and the Cape to Cairo railway will be finished. With all this change there will come to YOU workers for the true religion, multi piled opportunities, assistance, work CTS and results.
 Twentieth Century Social Movements,
 In opening his address, Dr. Henry s. Nash. professor of literature and in- depreciation of the New Testament .at the Episcopal Theological school. Com bridge, who was presented by General Aiken. said that the word social in the sense considered does not mean a col umn in newspaper. not the social swim, Backbay or Fifth avenue. but those movements which affect the steel framework of society. We know how great modern building grows. and how much the steel framework is de- pended upon. with it's skin of brick and other materials.
 The twentieth century Is a disputed question as to when 1t started, but it means the great wave which started in the last century and is going for ward in this. There have been tyn great revolutions on this earth. used in the rigorous sense, two supreme revo- lutions, with which, when compared the French revolution is but a tempest in a teapot.
 The first was when our people settled down and went to farm. There was no continuity until then, for in fishing and hunting there was no settling In one place and no fixed purpose. We are now in the midst of the other revoIu- ton. which is modern mechanism.
 We needn't prophecy to know that certain things arc going to happen. In referring to an old Athens custom off having the man who proposed a new law stand with a rope around his neck while the proposition was being read he added that it might be a. good thing in our legislatures now as d means for quick end to an argu- ment
 As the result of the second revolu- tion, certain things are going to con tinue and there is the possibility of immense masses getting closer toeeth- CT The human race made A bi9 achievement when it decided ,rnon time for meals, and now we are begin ming to develop @ great consciousness and this great revolution has great re- responsibilities The people have found common interest and a common pur pose. Every great construction age is distinguished by It's great prohlenns The great teachers are those who make RS ait m maad thinlr. GhtnkinM La haaa.