The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-05-23

Mems CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION building,
which Is to take place next Tuesday
afternoon. were finally completed yes
terday afternoon at II meeting of the
board of directors.
The programme for the exercises
which has been prepared by General
Secretary George g. Alahy is as fol-
lows:
Concert by Lawrence band. from I.ao TO .
oelocL.
Chorus by fifty male voices under direction
Of j. NJ Chance.
Prayer 10y Rev. Charles Robinson. u. D., pas
tor Of the Second PRESBYTERIAN church.
Greeting and Introduction Of the speaker of
the day by President II. c. SMaicr. Of the board
OF directors.
Address by RI. Rev Bishop II. {. Potter. of
New Work.
LAYING Of corner stone bv RI. Rev. Bishop
Potter and Hon. Alfred Hand, president of the
board of trustees.
Chorus. bv inan voices.
Bcnrdrtion by Rev. Robert r. V Pierce. u.
D.. pastor Of the Penn Avenue Baptist church.
Pn.thidc, by the Lawrence band.
The end of tn" foundation fronting
on North Washington avenue IS to be
entirely i'Oored over ana viii be pro-
vided with a sufficient number of seats
to accommodate one thousand persons.
The band will be placed on Il plat
form to be erected farther back over
the main entrance floor.
CORNER STONE FINISHED.
The corEer stone itself has been fin
ishcd AMI is all ready to he laid 1t
is large square block Of granite with
the Young Mems Christian association
emblem engraved on the one side and
the date 1901" on the other. The en-
blem consists of Il triangle on the three
sides of which are inscrh, 4 the words.
Mind, spirit" and Body" these
being the three things that the asso-
ciatiOn minister's unto Over the tri-
angle is an open Bible with "John II:
2i'' inscribed upon its puse.
This verse. which reads as follows,
is the motto Of the Young Mems
Christian associations "'rhat they all
may be one as Tho,I. Father. art in me
and | in Thee. that the world may be-
!iovc that Thou has sent me-" This
emblem will be used throughout the
building. as. for instance. over the
main entrance, over the mantle pieces
ard i'm tn" center Of the proscenium
arch in the auditorium.
The topic upon which Bishop Potter
Will speak is sufficiently general to
Give him an opportunity to touch upon
nearly any subject. 1t is THE Rela-
ton OF the Young Mems Christian AS
sociaton t" the Churches. to civic
Movements ana to the Commercial Life
of CITY,
For the pu,pos" of ascertaining Just
what Bisnop Potter's relation to
Young Mems Christian association work
was in the past, President ri. c. Sha-
fer wrote 10 II. c. Mcrst general sec
retary of The international Young
Mems Christian association commit
tee. and received thu following self
explanatory reply:
MIR. MORSES LETTER.
My Dear Mr. Shlfcr:
am lrioiocd to know that Bishop Potter mas
fa,orahy responded to your request. and is 10
he with YOU 1t the laying OF the corner stone Of
N"ul building. | slad! give what facts can
concerning Bishop Potter
AS Young man. in i>d&. when the intcrna-
ti"nal convention in the midst Of the war, n'ra
in Chicago, he was among the ariv" delegates.
The aSS0ciat ions WEI, then absorbed in The work
of the Christian commission among the soldiers,
aud their distinctive work for yunrg men IN
cities was in Il state OF suspended animation.
The following wear, lso;, the convention met IN
E">l"n nj a critical time in the history OF 'hc
movement, when there was need for Siron:
summons TO the associations not TO forget in the
-tlc-s of war, the fundamental and distinctive
rnpoN" of the "lsIniza 'on, and its re>pon>hili-
ties TO the Young men OF our cities ard towns.
TliS was also period when the associations
We're greatly tempted and mi|lcd to rndcra"a
Il coed many lines OF work, "Hrrlitnt III them
selves. but not contributing directly to the vel
fare OF young men, Til, direct aud distinctive
work they were ncslectlns t" do good but loss
important work. 1t waS an instance in which the
good Was an enemy Of tie best.
Now Bishop Potter, al the convention of lSI',
together with Mr.. Coplas israin"rd had the dis
'crnnrnt to sound the note OF waning and 10
utter the word of cNhortation Summoning tir
associations TO that distinctive and definite VOL,
in the accomplishment OF which, during the past
imty years, they have achieved their presen-
usefulness, standing and credit throughout the
ointment. Continually ever since a> Bishop f"t'
Ter has hrcom" more and more useful and
prominent in TIA" coun'eS and activities ot his
own church. hc has given heartfelt cordial SYM
patty to the Young Mems Christian association
no, cmrnt.
soon after III" inst New York association
building was dedicated IN D"oember. iNno, he |
platform OF the association hall, in which Ii" |
welcomed this urw departure ot the assoCa ION |
IN the erection of this uMdns tue first di'.
inctilc association building ever erected, nat |
nly on ,h- continent, but in the world aud |