The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-11
END0W MENl
The Plan Most Suitable Tor
Raising Funds.
Corner Stone Laying Marks an I'm.
portant Event Of the Convention.

SPRINGFIELD, May 1.-The convention
of the International Y. M. O. A. was adj
dressed yesterday by President j. nj. Coui'
ter Of Lake Forest university, Illinois, who
discussed "The International Permanent
Fund and Its Relations TO the Interna'
tional Work"
He said there was great need OF CO.
ordination In tho work Of the association
on account of the vast area covered by It's
work, and that there was q need, too, OF
stimulation. Another need was OF propa
CATION, which should carry the work
farther than had been done. The two
ways Of raising money for organizations
are by direct annual subscriptions, which
tend TO make the work uncertain and spas
modic, and the endowment plan, which is
the better one.
Chairman Bierce read resolutions favor.
ing the adoption of the report Of the In.
ternational committee, and that the com
mittee should bs authorized TO spend this
year not less than S75 900 for the work, and
for 1898 as much more as was necessary
This report was unanimously adopted
Pledges to the amount Of over $4,000 were
received for carrying on the work Ons
individual subscription was for S3Ooo.
Corner stone Ceremonies.
A fitting close to the afternoon was tie
laying of the corner stone of the new dor
mitory building for the International
Y.M. c.. A. training school, which took
place shortly after o'clock. Tho ex'
ercises were brief, but impressive.
Charles H. Barrows of Springfield intro.
duced the speakers of the occasion. A por
ton of the Scriptures was read by Georgs
K. Day, vice president Of the Alumni asso'
citation. This was followed with invoca.
ton by ID. A. Bridge.
The formal service of laying the corner
stone was performed by Frederick b.
Pratt, chairman of the international COM
mittce. He said, in part: Before place
the last bit of mortar upon this foundation
that will bind this stone, / want you &c
think for "A moment what the laying OF
this stone signifies. There are assembled
here representatives of the Y. NJ. q. A.
from ell over the country. OF all the gen.
eral secretaries of the country about &c
per cent are graduates Of the Y. M. Z. A.
training school.
''This institution is a standard Of Chris
tian manhood to which young men may
attain. Ii Is very fitting on the occasion
of this international convention that we
should lay the corner stone Of this build
ing, which is SO vitality connected with the
Y. NJ. Q. A" After placing the last
trowel Of mortar upon the bricks, Mr..
Pratt remarked: az now declare this
stone well and truly laid"
This was followed with brief address
by Robert Weidensall. He said: ''It was
necessity that suggested this great work
which we represent. Not many years ago
the Y. NJ. @. A. secretary would not pass
muster with the trained secretary Of to-
day. Since the founding of those schools
Y. NJ. &. A. work has been raised and ele-
waited 10 a higher plane. There is un'
limited demand for these workers, and
these institutions are indispensable"
Following this address, the hymns
"How firm foundation" and Praise God,
from whom all blessings fow" were sung
by the students.
The Evening Session.
Last night the subject of the evening
was "The Relation of the Association Ia
the Foreign Mission Cause" The princi
pal speakers were Rev. DIR. Barton of Bos
ton; David McConaughy, Jr., of Madras
India; ID. w. Lyon, secretary-elect fol-
China, and Louis Hich, secretary-elect fol
Ceylon. The tenor of the addresses was
an earnest plea for Y. NJ. g. A. work in
foreign countries, particularly as means