In 1870, the Methodists were having their annual conference in Indiana. The
presiding Bishop was asking a group for an interpretation of current events,
when the president of the college where the conference was held volunteered his
input: "I think we are living in a very exciting age. I believe we are coming
into a time when we will see wonderful inventions. I believe we will fly through
the air like birds!" Bishop Wright, visibly disturbed by this scientifically
based comment proclaimed, "This is heresy, this is blasphemy; I read in my Bible
that flight is reserved for the angels. We will not have such talk here in my
area." And then he returned home to his two young sons, Orville and Wilbur.
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