The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-21
DOIhGS AT BROWN.
Formal Opening Of the Brown Union.
Other Notes From The University.


yesterday afternoon. Tho building was
opened for members at 2;so and at $3.50,
the time set for the meeting. there were
some 400 OF them present. The dedieatory
services were held in the large hall on
the second noor. The meeting was called
to order by President Faunce and after
the hearty singing Of Alma Mater Rev.
Thomas g.. Barbour OF the class OF "a
offered prayer.
President Faunce then followed with
short address. lie said in part as fol-
lows This Is a red letter day in the
history Of Brown. A building OF a wholly
new type from any OF those on the cam
pus has been opened today, but we hope
IL Will be Just as useful as Hope college
the Bible we hnd the words Let US make
man That is what the college Is for
and that Is what We want this building "
help US do. New buildings and towers
except as they help to mold strong.
manly character
"rhis day is elimination OF long
period OF work, Twelve years ago
movement was started by the Brown
Y. M. G, A. TO get the funds for build
ing. BY hard work and self-sacridce they
got about $1,000 From that time the
movement has gone on until now. through
Rockefeller. the donor OF the building.
and the building committee, we have as
result this beautiful building, second to
none OF It's kind In the country. There
are three words i wish to emphasize this
afternoon, unity. responsibility and selee-
tion. Unity Is the purpose for which thu
building was constructed. We hope that
II will fuse all our interests into one in
terest. Responsibility-Thi building is
owned by the corporation, but II Is to be
run by the Brown union. With this prtvi-
lege also comes a large degree OF respon-
slbility. Every member and every officer
OF the union Is responsible for the whole
tone OF the building. Bohemianism may
not be a crime but II is lower moral
tone than We want here at Brown. The
first ak months in this building VIII de-
termine the whole future tone Of its ca
reer on our campus.
"Selection-You cannot get into every
thing which this building represents and
offers. So do not try t. Choose carefully
building TO discriminate character and
friendship"
Theodore Francis Green. chairman of
the building committee, then spoke in be-
half OF that committee. He outlined the
history OF the planning and construction
OF the building. He said that allowing
IS days for house cleaning and placing the
furniture the building had been com
pleted IN the schedule time and also with
In the amount given by John u. Rocke-
Teller Great care and much thought
was put upon the plans OF the building
and IL is hoped that is Is satisfactory
The president then accepted the build
ing with a few brief words.
Mr.. Houghton Metcalf. '04. president OF
the union, next spoke on behalf OF the
members OF the union. He said I'm part
as follows: 1T IL a great responsibility
upon each one OF the members OF the
union TO see that the organization de-
velops the best social and religious life
OF the college
After the singing of America" the
meeting was adjourned.
Rev. Alexander Mackensie. u. d. led
the vesper service yesterday afternoon.
His subject was God the Spirit" He
spoke as follows
For centuries God was looked upon
merely as a creator Then came the in
carnation through Christ which WAS the
second stage. Now we think OF God as an
omnipresent spirit. very much higher
form than either OF the others We be-
leve in God the Holy Spirit. He is the
only God we know. We must come i'm
contact with this spirit IL won't do us
any good TO get three inches away from
him. We have the same spirit OF God
in us We are spirit. So II we get the
will OF God and the will OF man together
universe working together and we can
move the world itself. You need the
physical forces also. but they are useless
without spirit. Gen. Grant, Admiral Far
ragut, all OF the leaders OF the world I'm
all fields OF activity have had spirit That
is what made them leaders So let us
come In contact with the spirit OF God.
the source OF all spirit. and then shall we
have life indeed.