The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-02-12

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Tribute to Congregationalism-
Speech by Arson Phelps stokes, Jr'' on
"The missionary Outlook In the goth
Century.
The New Haven Congregational clut
held it's first meeting of the twentietn
century auspiciously last evening in the
new Plymouth church on Chapel street
and Sherman avenue, at which, besldes
the speaker of the evening, short ao-
dresses were delivered by Justice Davio
Y. Brewer. Ill. D., Of the United States
supreme court, and Judge William K
Townsend of the United States circuit
court.
Justice Brewer was peculiarly well
come at the meeting, since he Is presl-
dent Of the Washington Congregations
club. He spoke as follows
IT am very happy tonight to bring
greeting from the political capital OF
the nation to it's educational capital.
do not mean to trespass upon your
time with my speech, but to show you
by ocular evidence that there are Con-
gregationalists south of the Mason and
\ Dixon line"
Justice Brewer then paid magnii-
cent tribute to the individual spirit of
9 Congregationalism, as opposed to the
commercial tendency of the age towards
dependence and consolidation. He said:
"Many people see in the trusts and
monopolies which characterize the age
something which tends to great evil to-
wards the individuality of the people of
this country. I do not mean to con-
denim this tendency which, however,
\ does exist. There is to-day in the
world of business and of politics an I'M
mistakable movement toward CONSOLE
dation To many this will mean that
& the country is to pass under the rule
\ of some central dominating power, and
by monopoly and through militarism
will end in despotism. But for myself,
n 4 believe that SO long as there exists
/ this strong spirit manifested in an
earnest and faithful denomination like
the Congregationalists, SO individual
and Independent In it's attitude, the
danger will be averted 1t is something
Tor me to be one with those who say
I'VE know no man or master in church
q or state"
Judge W. K Townsend was then call
ed upon and spoke informally in ref
erence to the subject Of the evening. In
passing Judge Townsend took occasion
to poke fun at Justice Brewers native
state. "While I am warmly interested
in missions" said he, II know of no
place or country that needs missionar-
les more than does at this time the
country (Kansas) from which Justice
Brewer comes"
After quartet from the choir sang
Anson Phelps Stokes jr., secretary of
the Yale corporation, and assistant rec
tor Of st. PauPs church, was introduce
ed to deliver the address of the even
Ing on "The Missionary Outlook of the
Twentieth Century" Mr. Stokes said,
referring to the fact that he is not
Congregationalist, IT appreciate the op-
portunity to speak before this club, par
icularly because I am an Episcopalian,
and you are Congregationalists and be-
.odHse Of this chance by which I may
help In the movement to bring the diff
ferent denominations into closer sym
pathy. I have always liked the name
of the Yale college church, the church
of Christ in Yale college, because this
name seems to me to give the broad and
nndenominational basis on which rests
the true church Of God.
\ .'In discussing the missionary outlook
Of this century let us first get briefly in
mind what has prepared it to be the
great century in missionary life The
inspiration Of the world has been ac-
J4rsI,o Nv e+~
Where 1t formerly required toilsome
months, now we go from Boston to the
Sandwich Islands in about two weeks.
The great rivers of Asia and Africa
the Euphrates, the Ganges and the
Nile-which formerly were so remote,
are to-day piled with lines of steamers.
Japan is now a network of railroads;
Journey from Calcutta to Bombay is
live that from New York to San Fran
cisco; the road from Cairo to the Cape
Will soon lay bare the heart of Africa.
1.-THE telegraph helps in this unihca-
tion. The next day after Yale resolved
to educate five Filipinos the fact was
known in the Philippines.
''The English language and British
commerce have made Asia and Africa
the centers of international thought
and however we may approve of this it
Is inevitable that it's effect will be in
bringing us into close contact with I'M
civilized life.
English is slowly and surely becom-
ing the world language. 1t is the Off
scial language of 2SO,0O0,O00 in India,
and the spoken language of 100000 900
more of the earths population In every
nation the foreign tongue most studied
is English. In China Pidgin English is
the means of inter- tribal communica-
ton. English terms are used by Chi
nese and Japanese ships in communi-
eating with the ships of European ma
tions. These are small things, but they
indicate the trend of the times"
Mr.. Stokes continued dwelling on the
Increased facilities of the missionaries
of to-day in learning native languages
and customs and religions, profting by
the previous experience of missionar-
les. File then proceeded to point out
the dangers which Christianity only
can remedy in India. Japan and Chi
ma. In India the danger is that of idol
airy among the common people, and
atheism with the educated classes. Jap
an is permeated with the agnosticism
of Herbert Spencer, whose name is a
household word, and by the materialism
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