The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-29
THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
ADDRESS ON THE COMING AGE BY
 JUSTICE BREWER.
He Believes in a Greater Union of Chrts- tian Effort, and Simplifcation of oreed-Making Good by Statute the
 Fad ofOur Age-Other Changes Which the Great Jurist Foresees as Probable.

Fad OfOur Age-Other Changes Which
 the Great Jurist Foresees as Probable.
 Justice David J. Brewer, IL. D.. of the United States supreme court, ad- dressed large audience of Yale stu dents, professors and others under the auspices of the Yale Y. M. c. A. at Dwight hall last evening. The famous Jurist's entrance into the hall and his Introduction to the audience by Presi- dent Dwight were both signals of long, continued and hearty cheering, while the same token of approval and esteem was so long-continued at the close of his lecture that the aged justice actual ly blushed. His subject, "The Twenti- eth Century from Another Standpoint, was treated by him in prophetic strain and in a manner which deeply impressed his hearers. President Dwight in introducing Justice Brewer, who is a member of the famous Yale class of 56, referred to him humorously as his old pupil
 Justice Brewer said in part: hardly know why President Dwight should re- fer to me as his old pupil. At the same time I was glad to be under his instruc- ton, and feel sure that all you young men who are now studying under him are glad of the fact I remember once of hearing in a theater or circus of performer announcing that he would take a one-eyed verse from two-eyed John. The members of the class of '56 who were so fortunate as to come under the instruction of Timothy Dwight thought that they had had a whole chapter of four-eyed Timothy. Coming to his subject, Justice Brewer said in part: Standing at the close of the pres ent century. and looking forward into the future, the twentieth century seems all aglow or shrouded in darkness, ac- cording to the standpoint of the observ- CT The scientist, in view of what has been accomplished in this century of the telegraph, steam engine, printing press, cotton -gin photography and K rays, looks forward to the next century and greater truths of science trans formed into the realities of life.
 So the geographer, following in the footsteps of Franklin and Greedy, be- holds in the twentieth century the time when the explorer, piercing the cold and barren wastes of the north shall at last stand on the summit of the north and behold more fertile fields than any yet known. The engineer, who in the past century has witnessed the triumphs of engineering skill where by the highest mountains have been ascended and the broadest rivers made passable, anticipates still greater achievements in the twentieth century, when the Atlantic and Pacific shall be made to kiss their lips by canal across the Isthmus of Darien and an Eiffe1 tower shall be reared which shall over top Mt. Blanc, and by improvements in aerial transportation the city of Chica- go will be enabled to annex our lunor neighbor and it's citizens will go for their summer outing to the mountains of the moon. The reformer also looks. forward to the twentieth century as a time in which will come better read justment of the affairs of men.
 l know that no one can tell what shall be. The era of phophecy has passed. Still we may judge somewhat of the twentieth century by observing the forces and currents of our own age which are helping to form the coming age. I venture to say that the twen- tfeth century will bring about a great CT unity in Christian life. The nine- teenth century has been one of demon national activity. This has been man. ifested in denominational colleges and schools and in the crowding of denom- national churches into small towns It has been felt in mission work. The cry has been for Congregationalistt to give to Congregationalist, and Methodists to Methodists. We who have lived on the frontier have witnessed a not very edifying manifestation of this denomi- national activity. Instead of trying to make better Christians their efforts ofttimes has been to build bigger churches or get up bigger catalogues than the church of 8 different denomi- nation in the same town. The desire for greater Christianity is being mani fested to-day with a vigor that cannot be restrained. Notice the many organ izations in which denominationalism is disregarded in church work; the Y. M. V. A., D. S' I1., dlo III d lllllc different manner the Chautauqua cir- cle.s
 The Catholic and Protestant churches are also drawing nearer together, and find many grounds of charitable activ- ity on which they can unite. Denomi- nationalism will never be done away
 with, and there will be differences of government and in the forms of wor- ship according to the differences of
 the motive of different people. Each man goes to the place where he is most at ease. This greater union in work will bring about great saving in the | conduct of church work. There is a
 great economic loss to-day in misspent energy. Restless individuals imbued | with new idea at once attempt to car
 ry their scheme into effect. An exam l pie of this is seen in the multiplication | of patriotic societies. At first the so- ciety of the Sons of the Revolution
 was formed. This has been followed | by the societies of the Sons of the | American Revolution, the Daughters l of the American Revolution, the Chil-
 dren of the Revolution, the Sons of | Colonial Wars, Colonial Danes, Sons | of the Mexican War, Grand Army of | the Republic Army of Tennessee. and | for fear a war might have been omitted