Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-11
Still MORE IS NEEDED.
Over $4,000 Pledged at the COnyen-
ton of the Y. NJ. 9. A.
international Work Consid-
cred by the Delegates.
Laying Of the Corner Stone Of the New Train.
Ing School Building.

GpRINGFIELD, May 11.-Prcsidcnt j. M
Coulter Of Lake Forest university, Illinois,
discussed "The International Pcrman'
ent Fund and Its Relations to the Inter
national Work" at yesterdays session OF
the Y. M. G. A. convention.
He said there was great need OF CO..
ordination In the work Of the association
ON account Of the vast srea covered by Its
work and that there was q Dccd, 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 tho work uncertain and spas
modic, and the endowment plan, which IL
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 be authorized to spend this
year not less than S75, 900 for the work, and
for 1865 as much more as was necessary.
This report was unanimously adopted
Pledges to the amount of over &c, 900 were
received for carrying on the work. One
individual subscription was for 5000.
A fitting close to the afternoon was the
laying OF the corner stone Of the new dor
mitory building for the international
" M. G. A. training school, which took
place shortly after o'clock. The ex-
erciscs were brief, but impressive.
Charles II. Barrows of Springfield intro
duced the speakers OF the occasion. A por.
tion OF the Scriptures was read by George
Il. Day, vice president Of the Alumni asso-
citation. This was followed with invoca-
tion by ID. A. Bridge.
OF Deep Significance.
The formal service of laying the corner
stone was performed by Frederick Is.
Pratt, chairman OF the international com.
mittec. He said, In part: Before place
the last bit OF mortar upon this foundation
that will bind this stone, i want you to
think for a moment what the laying OF
this stone signifies. There are assembled
here representatives Of the Y. NJ. g. A.
from all over the country. OF all the gen
eral secretaries of the country, about 20
per cent are graduates Of the Y. NJ. G. A.
training school.
This institution Is q standard Of Chris.
tian manhood TO which young men may
attain. 1t 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. M. @. A." After placing the last
trowel of mortar upon the bricks, Mr..
Pratt remarked: II now declare this
stone well and truly laid"
An Indispensable Institution.
This was followed with a brief address
by Robert Weidensall. He said: "It was
necessity TINT suggested this great work
which we represent. Not many years ago
the Y. M. c. A. secretary would not pass
muster with the trained secretary os to-
day. Since the founding of those schools
Y. M. @. A. work has been raised and ele-
waited to 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 flow were sung
by the students.
Last night the subject Of the evening
was "The Relation OF the Association to
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 for
China, and Louis Hich, secretary elect for
CeyloD. The tenor Of the addresses was
an earnest plea for Y NJ. G. A. work in
foreign countries, particularly as means
Of educating the natives. .--