The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-29
LAYING THE CORNERSTONE
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from to 2:30 p. nl., and then there was
 singing of the doxology invocation by
 Rev. William A, Beardsley, reading of
 Scripture by Rev. David Levy, prayer
 by Rev A. V. Higgins and then seec-
 ton by the Yale university glee and
 banjo club. The applause which fol-
 lowed the medley they gave stirred the
 audience and put everybody in humor
 for what was to follow.
 The report of the building committee
 was read by Samuel H. Read. Ii told
 of the rise of the present movement for
 the re-establishment of the association
 since the days of 1878, and the efforts
 which had been made to secure neces-
 sary funds for the new. building, the
 corner stone of which was about to be
 laid. The report appears below.
 At this point in the proceeding the
 music of approaching bands and the
 chatter of feet told of the arrival of the
 governor, his staff and Hundreds of
 guests. The governor had been delayed
 by wreck in the cut and after dinner
 at the New Haven house had been es- corted by the Boys brigade, Colonel
 Wolcott commanding, to the Opera
 House. As his excellency entered the
 Y. M. c. A. orchestra played Hail to
 the Chief" and there was generous ap- plause. His staff was in full uniform and attracted much attention.
 The history of the New Haven Y M. c. A. was next read by Professor Frank K. Sanders, of Yale university. synop- sis of which is given below.
 A selection by the Yale University Banjo club folloWedy which won ap- plause, and then his honor, Mayor Dris- coll, was introduced by the chairman, Pierce N. Welch, president of the asso- ciation. Mayor Driscoll said
 Tt affords me great pleasure to par lticipate in the ceremonies attending the laying of the corner stone of the new home of the Young Mems Christian as- sociation in this city. The building is to be fine one and it will be an or nament to the city But 1t is not as an ornament that it will be of value to the community, but because of the good work carried on within it's walls. As | it's name indicates, the mission of the Young Mems Christian association is to promote Christianity and thereby to promote morality, honesty, order and l decency. The great amount of good that an associat tion of this kind can ac- compish, and its great value to the community in which it is located, can hardly be estimated
 The different Christian danomina- tions are beginning to realize more and more every day that instead of fighting each other they should unite their ef- fNrf fe, ;,,G Grhf fi,,rr tlr l fidelity, immortality, disorder and dis honesty! They begin to realize that they should pay less attention to the few unimportant points in which they differ, and pay more attention to the many important questions upon which they agree.
 You can do much in carrying out these idea, and in behalf of the city I wish you God speed in the work in which you are engaged
 President Hadley of Yale university was next introduced. He said that the opening parts of the programme had emphasized the broad work of the as- eociation, that Mayor Driscoll had just touched upon the civic side and that he, himself, would give a glance at the educational aspect of the occasion. T rejcice to speak a word of greeting on the educational importance of your work" he said Tn these times we no longer believe that education ends in the schools: we know that it is some thing that is spread through our lives. all through citizenship The develop ment of mind caused by the association of men from every class of life is, per- haps, the best form of education The knowledge obtained from books and lectures is net of the most importance, because the work in which men engage in unison develops loyalty through a common cause. This mutual educa- ton is now more important than ever | before, for the day is past when you can rely on the legislature. We must | have self-g government in a different | sense than ever before. Every individ- | ual should have this definite sense of | trusteeshp. There is nothing broader | than this trusteeship under which, un- der God, we shall be governed"
 Following. Rev. Dr. AlaEander Me Kenzie of Cambridge, Mass, who | breaches to Harvard men, made the address of the afternoon. He said that | it was glorious to see young men | banded together under one great lead- I er; nothing can he more fitting "yaeus Christ was the essential the ideal man, and I do not know of a single thing that has been discovered since the day !! of His ascension. There is no new re- ligious thought; simply q greater devel- opment and illumination of the old thought. The great thought to-day is, There have been no new under the sun, yet every thing, almost everything, remains to be / discovered. America has been found, Eros and other worlds have been dis covered, energy has been conserved, yet everything is centuries old.
 We are seeing the last days of war The day of a great peace has come. 4.,, |