Just for grins I did a little digging into one of your references. The alleged quote of Sir Isaac sounded a little funny.
Allegedly Sir Isaac writes:
'I believe, that in the providence of God, though the method now be entirely hidden, men will yet travel on the earth at the rate of fifty miles an hour.
First I notice the alleged quote is second hand. Some fellow John Lewis Shuler is quoting Sir Isaac Newton. But I cannot find any other reference or even the direct source of the quote. Hmmmm sound even a little more funny.
Further I could find very little John Lewis Shuler let alone "Signs of the Times". Perhaps it was a pamphlet, however not a reliable reference.
Buz do you have a direct source for your Sir Isaac Newton quote?
Even further Lewis Shuler takes some liberty with the alleged quote and adds a bit of additional information.
John Lewis Shuler writes:
Newton declared that he was convinced from a study of Bible prophecy that there was destined to be a marvelous increase in the speed of transportation on the earth.
The statement that Newton arrived at this declaration based on the biblical prophecy is not support by the alleged Newton quote.
Edited by iceage, : No reason given.