Jesse Halsey 1935

  

"Twenty-five years ago, I was ordained. A quarter of a century and I have seen the overturning of all the substantial verities of my youth and of that generation into which I was born. The greatest war in history, in it I had a little part; the eternal verities of many centuries have been challenged—who can say how successfully; the Bible, the bulwark of my fathers faith, for twelve generations has been entirely re-edited (as it were) and the swift succession of mechanical invention and scientific knowledge has revolutionized the world of communication of transportation and of travel. I pinch myself to see if I am I." --Reverend Jesse Halsey 1935