The morning call., 1894-09-11

upon to aid the good work, and although
the day OF dedication was not yet at hand
it was hoped that the first day of next year
would see every cent of Indebtedness paid
OF, and then the happy dedication ceTe-
mOny would ia Ke Vlace.
In few neatly turned phrases, wherein
he described the object of the institution
as not being reformatory but simply pre-
VentlVe, Mr.. A. B. Forbes, chairman of
the board of trustees, accepted the key to
the building. After this Miss Anna Miller
Wood sang 1.-The Better Land" with such
excellent taste as to call forth an encore
TO which. however, Miss Wood declined to
respond.
A closing address was delivered by Rev.
Z. X. Ollie of the Central Nj. E. Church.
Mr.. Ollie llkened The present building to
the temple Of Diana in the city Of Ephe-
sus, rising above the city in its majestic
proportions and dazzling splendor. Every
artist aud architect in that city thought it
an honor to contribute something, how
ever small, to the great work in order that
his name might be handed down to pos
terity in connection with it, "a last syl-
liable of recorded time"
Mr.. Ollie spoke of the immense influence
exercised by such a society as the Y. NJ.
G. a, and the immense good exercised
toward young men by such a comfortable
home as the society's new headquarters.
sit is better to keep one young man from
being n drunkard than to rescue two
drunkards," said Mr.. Ollie, "although it
don't sound as we'll in a temperance ad-
dress" Mr.. Ollie spoke for some time
upon the moral and spiritual effect of the
undertaking, and concluded with a part
Ing exhortatlon to all to uphold the good
cause.
With the parting benediction the after
noon exer cises came to an end.
Monroe Greenw wood presided In the even
ing in the brilliantly lighted auditorium,
which was crowded to the doors. The
exercises were opened by the entire body
singing that beautiful hymn, bringing in
the Sheayes." Rev. ID. Hanson irwin,
pastor of ST. Johns Presbyterian Church.
read the scripture lesson and was followed
by the general secretary. 81. j. Mccoy,
who led in prayer.
Miss Josephine Sistermans, a prepos-
sessng young lady. sang the ANGELS
Serenade" in such splendid voice that she
was fain to respond, after repeated en-
cores. with that charming ballad, II Can
not Sing the Old Songs" Miss Sister
mans voice Is a rich contraltO, flexible,
sympathetic and capable Of great express
sion, her methods showing the result of
training under able teachers. Last night
was her first appearance in San Francisco
after years of absence in France and Ger
many, where she has been under the
tuition of the most eminent instructors.
She was trif1e nervous for the first few
bars Of her opening song, but soon con-
queTed this embarrassment and completely
won her hearers.
Chairman Greenwood followed with
short address on the work of the Y. NJ. G.
A. IN San francisco and its increased
facilities for more and better. He then
introduced Rev. j. @. A. Henry, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, who was down
for the address of the evening.
The appearance of the speaker of the
evening was greeted with salvO upon salvo
of applause, and it was fully minute be-
fore the echoes subsided. He commenced
by a statement of The aims of the Young
Mems Christian Association, and then
proceeded to point out what the idea put
in force such short period of years ago
had accomplished.
"We have" he said, "the Young Mems
Christian Association as incarnating the
formed of Christian manhood. There is
nothing nambY-pamby, wi5hy-washy in
the young man of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. He is the manifest of
men. He is the stalwart, colossal, Chris
tian man. The Y. NJ. c. A. young man
stands as the incarnation of tenderheart-
edness, lovngness. companionshlp of
Christianity; and the young man who is
Christian young man is good citizen"
Further. the speaker con tinued, the aim of
the Y Nj. c. A. tended to make IAN all
around man with a speciality" that
specially to be the saving of peIishable
young men. His illusions to the American
character of the organization were inter-
rupted by more applause, and when he had
finished, his auditors were wrought up to
magnificent climax of enthusiasm,
which was fittingly capped by the entire
audience rising at signal from the sec
retary, to sing one r0using stanZa of
america"
Rev. Charles o. Brown, pastor of the
First Congregational Church, and l.. Will
bur Messer, general secretary of the CHI
cago Young Mems Christion Association,
also made short and pleasing addresses.