The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-29

chafe educate out OF man want OF
| consideration. and lead him to main
tain the ordinary comities of life.
IT'S INFLUENCE.
1T will bring him under the in
!uence of refinement and culture. l
can't but express my deep gratifica-
tion that the books and papers that
will find their way to the shelves and
tables Of your institution will be
previously scrutinzed by those capa
BILE of judging What is and what is not
fit for a young mans perusal. l am
not concerned so much about the
number of books my boy shall read
as I am about the kind he shall read
as to whether or not they set for him
high ideals.
But are the young men to come
here only for what they get for them
selves" Here he ought to train for
great endeavors of civic righteous
ness and decency: this house ought to
he n permanent source of right power
and rule in the city, state and ma
ton.
Your East india friend would say
that all The foregoing was very inter-
an Interrogation as to what was the
rela tion of this building to those men
with the white ties and black clothes
who are to he seen about here to-day.
is it a church, he would ask No.
distinctly not would be the answer he
would get. It is the expression of an
idea belonging to Christianity. he
would be told. but it is not church.
iS al ,,i, nf Ix
nor a substitute for the church. The
church is divine institutions this il
a human institution. but. like others,
is the outgrowth of a divine institu-
ton.
A USEFUL. ADJUNCT.
Il want to say most distinctly that
this institution. in a great many ways,
ought to be encouraged by the churches.
1t can he very useful adjunct of the
churches. There Is no limit to the pos
sibilities of an institution like this. If
the churches are willing to make use
of it.
Some one may say, 4 don't belong
to the church: / look at this building
from the standpoint of a political
economist what good will this ex-
penditure of a quarter of a million dol
lars do for Scranton?' He could be
answered that you might burn all the
churches, drive out the ministers and
with this institution nourishing, you
would still have preserved to your city
those indispensibes of common hon
esty, common decency and chivalry-
ohivalry of men towards women, the
stronger towards the weaker, and men,
women, strong and weak, all, for
righteousness. This institution will
help make the youth of your commun-
ity self-respecting, pure and honor
able"
The bishop concluded by touching
upon the tendency of the Young Mems
Christian association to help effect the
"BrOtherhood of Man" and to illus
trate this idea, told an interesting story
of visit to Madras and of his finding
in the Young Mems Christian associa-
ti0n building there n table AT which
advanced Rrahmns and Parsees and
Christians We're eating tOgether--the
only place in all that country of castes
where such a sight could be seen. 1T
is IA gracious and divine augury to
forget the things that divide u.s." the
bishop declared.
CORNER STONE LAID.
The ceremony of laying the corner
stone then took place. Contractor T..
$. Williams and two of his foremen
with derrick raised the stone foot
from where II rested on the top of
the base course and spread the cement
underneath. A nickel-plated trowel
with enameled handle Was handed
Bishop Potter and leyeling off the
cement he made some mysterious
Il oking markings in ii with the point
of the trowel. lie afterwards eX-
planned that these markings were
Masonic symbols. The bishop is Il
Thirty-second degree Mason.
The stone was lowered into place
and Colonel Boies placed within il
square, lead, Theoretically sealed box,
which he announced contained the fol-
Lowing:
|. Names of contributors to the building fund
:. Names Of contributing and sustaining uenl,
ans
3, Names uf all regular members.
4 [ nnpS Of scranton piuprs