The morning call., 1894-07-01

president thanked the members Of the
organization for the aid they had rendered
him during the past year, and alluded
hopefully 10 the future of the 7. NJ. l.
Grand President F. T. Kierce. who was
warmly applauded,. made an appropriate
reply, in the course of which he alluded to
the interest manifested by the press In the
welfare of the organization. The director
general then spoke. after which the 7. M
l. Philharmo onc Society sang "Colum bia. y
Later they also gave "The Star-Spangled
Banner" and America" the audience
joining in the chorus of the latter.
A perfect ovation greeted Archbishop
was continually interrupted by applause
during the following speech:
"Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen
l thank you for this warm greeting. | am
glad to have the honor and privilege of
addressing body OF young men, such as
you are. | am glad at any time to be
called upon to speak word of encourage
ment to those who are beginning the work
of life. The future of the country lies
with our young men. One day. as the
founder of our religion was walking along
the highway of Palestine. a young man
came to him and the Scriptures tell US that
our Savior, looking at him, loved him.
Something of the same feeling possesses
my mind as [ stand here In The presence of
this body of young men;, looking at
them / cannot help but love them. l
love them for the youth they have.
for the opportunities which are theirs,
and for the youth which feel that | N.Y.
self am losing. An old English poet said,
Let me compose the songs of nation and
it makes no difference to me who frames
its laws" Give me, as say. the control
of the young men OF a country and l ca re
not who governs its destinies. The child
ia fo or 0f q m a N a nf IN
day is the father of tomorrow, and, there
fore, what we expect in the future must be-
done in the present with our youth. You
young men have three relations-One to
God, another to your country and another
to yourselves. Now, there Is an advantage
in organization. The fable of the bundle
of twlgs has Its significance in practical life.
Trusts, syndicates and ordinations are
the order of'the day. and hence we see the
necessity OF counter organizations to protect
those who labor for and under the control
of the trusts and syndicates. One of the
prominent features of our times Is the
ehargy and principles of associations.
This very day and this very moment we
are standing in the presence of trial of
strength between two great associations.
May the one that has justice onits side
be the one to conquer. [Applause. Or
carnations are made to-day for the ac-
complishment Of almost any object on
which meu set their heads, whether that
object be good or whether 1t be bad, and
just at present the powers. of evil have
formed themselves into an association
which they call A. P. A. They did not
get far enough down in the alphabet for
the last letter. Applause and laughter. !
Certainly there is place for societies for
the promotion of learning. and hencs it is
that, all over this vast land, we have asso-
Citations formed for one object and another,
great engines for good or for evil, accord
ing as they may be directed"
The archbishop also discussed the OBJ
jects and aims of the Y Nj. l. at length.
and congratulated its members that they
were banded together for God and their
native land. The concluding address was
delivered by Henry E. Highton, who spoke
in enthusiastic terms of the power for good
OF the institute. Eight hundred young
men. standing for God. for the moral law
for humanity and for their country, and