Article September 7, 1899 Issue

From the Religious Press

with contributions from J. Estlin Carpenter, Alexander MacLaren

The nineteenth century will be notable in our history for many reasons. It has witnessed industrial expansions without parallel in the records of the past. It has seen inventions multiply which conquer space and time, and create a fellowship all round the globe, so that two hemispheres can think with one thought. It has watched the birth of great scientific generalizations which have profoundly modified its conception of life, have brought man into more intelligible harmony with nature, and knit all things into one mighty whole. It has seen political changes alike abroad and at home to which preceding centuries could offer no counterpart; nations have swiftly grown conscious of their unity, and risen into majestic might; while power has passed from privileged classes, and governments have learned that they exist not for themselves but for the people.

Yet these are not the only or the most eminent claims which our time will establish on the thoughtful attention of posterity. This. is an age of discoveries; and it will be known hereafter, I am deeply persuaded, as the age which discovered Christianity.

Rev. J. Estlin Carpenter.

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