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Macanachie the touch of truth was borne earth with the speed of life and treasy parts, but sbroughout her preached at the Union Church on along them kindling the Hght death and education is the wide borders with the beat, which Sunday from the text Many which in later times of darkness frallying word of all well disposed, the more advanced nations have aball run to and fro, and know-was never wholly quenched. Amen. For the perfecting of the to impart to her. Both ledge shall be increased." He further and striking illustration inventions that have taken place. Considering what that best is

is found, of course, in the great of late in altogether marvellous" another text from another pro said—

Something is said in this verse Renaissance, marked by the re-apart from the stately diction of phat comes into one's mind: about the time of the and," and vival of learning and religion of its period that might have been "Prepara ye the way of the Lord, there is a great deal of the same Western Europe, when the dark written yesterday instead of near-make His paths straight

It is true that easy means of}} | kind elsewhere in the book which pers of the Middle ages slowly ly a century back. For steam Is thought by many to refer to the and sullenly began to yield to the travelling was then in its mere communication may help every dawn of modern enlightenment infancy, and many of the other good thing; unfortunately it is end of the world.

Revolt arose ́ in the name of inventions, about which it is the the case also that they can help Whether that final consumma- tion, as in the prophet's mind son and conscience against op custom to say that they are-an-bad things-From-that point of I do not know and will not attempt pressive authority both in civil nihilating space, had not been view a Chinese patriot can make to say. All through our era thelife and io, religion. Constan- heard of. It cannot be more than out a osse for at least bring in no speedy end of the age has always inople, sacked by the Turks, some 20 years ago since I sug-burry to see his ancient country been in process of being predicted sent its Greek refugees to carry gested this text to a brother opened up for be knows perfectly into Italy the long lost treasures minister who told me there was to well that in the months of many. by someone. There are some who are doing that now, but of classic art and learning. Under be a parade of bioscle clube at his the opening up of Chins meana more than the bops experience does not show that the new impetus modern science Church and he couldn't think of a little the world has ever been the better began to be. Astrology gave way suitable subject! Cycling was to exploit it in the selfish race for these predictions. The 828o astronomy, chemistry began to then at the height of popularity, for wealth. The whole question will end for each of us when our displace alchemy, knowledge of but now it holds a very far back is the question of what is going to time comes, and our business is to nature, and its laws entered on a place, and the motor car which be carried along your new system Dow and infinitely displaced it is probably itself of road, rail, and canal to Chins see that we live so as to be ready wholly

for anywhere else. Mere facilities to tender ao account whenever extended phase. Also in the mos: Fielding to the aeroplane.

literal sense there was much We are expecting any day to for running to and fro are noth- that may be required of us.

But whilst avoiding speculative running to and fro. Travel and hear that someone has flown from ing in themselves. I care very America in some little whether or not it may be interpretations such as are often adventure became the parsion of England to and ingeniously exercised with any lives. The world was cir- 20 hours, yet it seems but yester possible next week to cross the the eastern peoples, but who fail, respect to this portion of Scripture,cumnavigated, the new world was day since it was thought an Atlantic in 20 hours, or 20 min perhaps not less than they, to live it will not be uninteresting to discovered; for the first time men achievment to fly from Dover to utas. I care everything whether up to the light we have? The began to know with any accuracy Calais. Also by means of telegraph or not freer communication is who says that we are observe how remarkably the s1y the extent and the limits of the and telephone, with

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·wires or going, to improve and foster a

presch ing of my text "Ets our present planet on which they lived.

without them, news travels so right understanding between Eu re Chios has good, case Religion too was set on new rapidly in the ordinary course of rope and the Americas by letting worst with China's best and on superficially. He empares our knowledge shall be increased." if tracks by this vast movement, business that we consider our theirinhabitants see more of sand those lines easily provas his case. words as these really belokens was glorified. The revival of because we have to wait a week friendship. If quick travel and West has many advantages over striking applicability of such The word of the Lord ran and selves aggrieved here at present other and thereby develop real(still be greatly err. That the the end of an age there have been learning meant a fresh study of or two, whereas cur grandfathers speedy communication are valued several periods in the world's the Scriptures in their original; waited for months.

chiefly as additional means of the East and much to impert to it These conditions of modern life getting rich quickly I could, like is beyond all question in, auy history which they would well tongues, now again made acces! have applied to

sible to western students. New have become quite a matter of Nathaniel Hawthorne, in one of mind not given over to sheer paradox. And we shall not have Roman empire, when the legions come into existence, and pro- spot we are living on the borders self as the driver of the steam of, the great republic traversed videntially the new art of printing of a vast country where all is engine, or, to come down to date simply by developing roads and

syllabus including courses for MECHANICS railways re-the controller of the airship or the material that these can stand for. or anything merely and subjugated the countries was there to bring these into very different.

and DRIVING. world, dogue. The Reformation was the gards means of communication operator of the wireless key.

We are a long long distance SPECIAL FACILITIES are offered to persons desirous penetrated into regions before religious result of the general and general education in any It is an old saying that he that unknown. Roman fleets sailed on crease of knowledge and dawn modern sense of the term Chins increaseth knowledge increaseth from perfection, we have many

of becoming CHAUFFEURS and not at the the British Channel and the new light. England had is back in the middle ages. The sorrow, a curious saying, quires to eschew, many sins to

moment having means at their disposal for large share in these great two drawbacks go together, for half true, and with much close deplore, great advances yet to bosom of the Tigris. Roman in benefits, and when those who car nothing hinders the spread of observation

their course. of life behind it make. Still, integrity and up- Busacs prevailed from the foresta

rightness in private dealing and of Germans to the Lybian desert. tied out the cew spirit in the knowledge more than the lack of Knowledge is power, runs adother public life bave been at bottom i

sphere of conscience were per

means of communication, and on aphorism, and knowledge is com- in the plains of Gaul, the steppes secuted at home they found await the other hand the general lack of monly held to be simply another the foundation of all that places of Scythia. the towers of

ing them in the new world across modern knowledge which pervades way of saying light. Half truths Damascus.

The city of the seven hills was the Atlantic a land of liberty,Chins is a potent hindrance to are these also and everything de- every effort to establish roads and pends on the application you where there was freedom to wor the centre of a world which was ship God-and that is why we railways. Perhaps you noticed a make of them. What are the uses al bounds, yet ever being brought tercentenary of the sailing of the newspapers reprinted an article, kind of ideals are being parsued for these facts but rather to sck- nowledge them humbly as due to closer in its different parts by Mayower from old England to and commented favourably on it. under the light which knowledge

the knowledge and the love of from a long experienced friend of } brings ? If our knowledge of God means of common law and civilisathe New England..

"Meay shall run to and fro, and China on this very subject-Dr., does not keep pace with our know.. which have come to us in the knowledge shall be increased": R. E. Chambers of Canton. There was giving and receiving Futuregenerations will reckon our

ledge of nature then indeed it be between all quarters of the mighty

De Chambers reiterates his comes rather an added burden empire, exchange of commodities present age as one in which this opinion given 20 years agu that than an advantage. The war bas ideas and customs. Roman law, saving received exemplification what China most needs, next certainly shewa usif we needed Gredian art, Egyptian and Jewish at less remarkable than in chose to the re-planting of her woods showing that when

other cases which I hive hastily and forests, is that road con- drops its ideals whilst e- religion saluted each other under sketched. We are in the later struction should be promoted larging is resources it but the tolerant sway of the Casars,

way throughout the makes itself a public danger and letters and culture became fashion-stage of a movement of thought in every

Easy means of com- sad koowledge whose issues it is country, able and accessible.

prepares for itself the greater col- Inte all this coming and goinz impossible to forecast, although munication, he says, would help lapse. As for China, what that That is vast country needs above all is it needs no special gift of pro- every other good thing.. and inktcommunication the young Christian faith entered, phecy to say that they must be adoubtedly so, and his proposal moral integrity. Its people have esormous. The running to and to make a beginning by a good many virtues which call our and with many a strugzle, at

fro and the increase of knowledge road between here and Canton sincere admiration, but no man in ngth took possession. In the Faning to and fro the hest of all of recent years have been subjects wise, and I have no doubt par high places seems to trust his

of coastsat remark. But I should factis practicable. The old astrow neighbour; the funds raised for full of the knowledge of the Lord

making roads or other pablic pure knowledge was increased ind diffused. The path of the legions like, with permission, to give you tracks and paths and waterways

in extract from an essay of bear-of Cains may be picturesque, but poses disappear, yat almost became that of the "missionary: 100 years ago, 186 to be they are wholly unsuited to the nothing gets done; individuals roll the roads by which the can precise. The writer is the saintly present age. Such as they are in riches, but the public service is quarors opened

up trackles Edward Irving, and he says: "Of they are too like the saciens road starved and the mass of the people countries made free course for all the characteristics of the pre-from Jerusalem to Jericho, infest are pitiably poor. the messengers of the croRS.

sent times the increase of our naed by robbers who prey on the no- It is but too familiar a tale, and A great door and effectual was tural knowledge is perhaps the happy traveller. Ignorace and there will be no end to it until opened, there were many adver

most remarkable, except the dis-isolation, prevail, resulting in Chios comes to a knowledge of saries, as always, but the gospel semination of it. The zeal with local jssionsies and contributing the true God in Jesus Christ failed not to enter io. The Scrio which the earic has been run over not a little to the misgovernment whom He has sent, knowledge tares were diffused as widels for facts and specimens, the num- and lack of government which which brings new ideals and the he imperial writ, and wherever

ber of travellers and voyagers, are the curse of Chias, and waich will to follow them. Cour's name was known there and the apparatus for discovery will make har, politically, the l'hen wast of ourselves, whose was preached the name of "a-with which they go attended; the vassal of her better organised knowledge so far exceeds that of other King, one Jesus."

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