Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-28

The PrOKrammc--A Brief Summary
of the Addrcsscs--1he Contents of
the Lend Box placed In the
Stone.

occurred the laying of the corner stone
Of the new Children's Home, and the
interesting ceremony was witnessed by
number OF friends OF the institution,
the board of directors, the building
COMMITTEES and the board of lady man
ayers.
Mr. w. B. Simpson. the president,
opened the exercises with few brief
Introductory remarks in which he refer
red to the work of the home in the past.
Its object and the future plans OF the
board for the home. After selection
by the Opera House band the Rev.
Charles III. Robinson, D. D.. pastor OF
the First United Presbyterian Church,
offered up prayer. The children of the
home, who were seated together on the
east side of the platform, then sang a
song, which was greatly appreciated.
The first address Of the afternoon was
made by Attorney Henry M. Russell.
In his Introductory remarks he said that
1t was very gratifying to look back at
the home as it was thirty years ago and
then compare it with the home OF the
present. when we can see the progress
that has been made, and it will encour-
age us in our plans for the future.
This home. he said, is magnificent
institution, not only for the children,
but for the city, the State and the coun-
try in which it exists. If IL were not for
such institutions as this, think what
would become of the little people who
are now in 1t. They are thankful tc the
people who founded it and to those that
keep it up, but they are not the only
ones who receive the benefits, for it
does us as much good as they, but in
different manner.
At the conclusion of the address an
other selection was rendered after which
the Rev. s. T. Westhafer, pastor of the
lfourth Street NJ e. Church, delivered
an interesting address. He said:
am glad to be here this afternoon,
by the invitation of your committee, to
say few words on behalf of the Chris
tan ministry. AS a representative of
the church of Christ l am especially
glad we are all one in the opinion that
this as well as other forms of true
philanthropy is but an extension of
ChiEsts kingdom on earth, and there
tore belongs 10 it. If have read Alright
the history your entefprising secretary
paced in my hands this home was con-
celved in religious spirit aud its work
has been thus tar carried ON by Chris
tan men and Christian women. In that
tact alone lies its strength, its outlook
its hope.
The success of this institution in the
future will depend upon many things.
but upon nothing VIII it be more de-
pendent than upon the degree with
which it emboaaes the spirit OF Chris
tianity. You do well to build its walls
upon foundations Of granite, to interest
men Of wealth in its maintenance, to
secure aid from the State. to gather
children under its sheltering roof; but
brick and mortar, men and money, chill
dren and nurses do not in themselves
make children's home. Unless it has
in it the spirit OF the cross, which is the
spirit of love, it will come to naught:
but given that spirit it will stand. Eye
cannot overthrow it,"
Now, it is only fair question to ask
what has the church and this institu-
ton in common? What is there between
them? In what way are they related?
This home, when completed and put
in working order, will stand out in this
beautiful valley a. monument to the
kingship Of Jesus and therefore should
command the sympathy, prayers and
support Of all Christian people. Napo-
leon once said: Alexander, Caesar,
Charlemagne and myself have founded
empires, but upon what did we ra:se
these creations of our genius? Upon
force. Jesus Christ alone founded His
empire upon love, and at this moment
millions OF men would die for Him"
You are building to-day upon that same
foundation, but it has taken Christ
nearly two thousand years 10 conquer
brute force and make love the corner
stone of Christian civilization.
We are told again and again that the
OiA NLutuly W WAlCi We nave 81 IGCeIl-
~ said goodbye was the most remark
able in history. The nineteenth century
has recorded the history OF more inycn-
tions, made more progress in govern
ment, in science, in philanthropy, in
education and commercial enterprise
than all preceding centuries back to the
beginning of the Christian era. So re-
narkable has been progress in every
department of thought and life that the
last century has been called the divii-
ing line which separates the past from
the future, all that has gone before from
all that is to follow. But in nothing has
the nineteenth century witnessed great
or changes than in the development Of
religious ideas. The simple teachings
of Jesus from His lips yonder on the
shores of Galilee, by the wayside. in
the Jordan valley and in the temple.
Men listened to them, believed them,
under their influence grew like Him. but
it took eighteen hundred years for those
golden words to filter down through
the civilization of the Hebrews, the
Greeks and the Romans. For eighteen
centuries the church was busily engaged
In framing and in getting free from
bondage to Christian theology The
nineteenth century is therefore in reali-
" the first Christian century. At the
beginning of that wonderful century