Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-06
CORNER STONE OF
Y. W. c. A. PLACED
ASSEMBLAGE HEARS AN EL0-
QUENT SERMON Y
With Impressive Ceremonies Great
Granite Block Is Put Into Place
by Governor James N.
GIIett

At the usual vesper hour of a o'clock
the Young Women's Christian assoc1a-
ton held it's cornerstone laying exer-
cises in the main assembly room of the
association headquarters in the Pa
cific Mutual Life building. The main
room was augmented by the large dim
ing room used during the week and by
the surrounding rooms, all Of which
were filed with a large congregation,
hundreds of people attending the exer-
cises.
-"All Hail the Power of Jesus Name"
was the opening hymn, which was fol-
lowed by a selection by the Y. w. G.
A. choral club, Lift Thine Eyes" and
the priests March," by the Y. w. G..
A. orchestra. Rev. e. A. Healy, pas
tor of the University Methodist church
offered prayer and Rev. j. j. WILKINS
dean and rector of st. PauPs pro-ca-
thedral, read the Scripture lesson.
Rev. Hugh X. walker, pastor of the
Emmanuel Presbyterian church, ex-
tended the greetings of the Los An
geles churches to the young women at
the time of their cornerstone laying ana
congratulated them upon the work
achieved. Miss Florence Simnns, ma
tional secretary of the association, ex-
tended greetings from the national
board of the Y. w. c. A.
Arthur Let's, president of the Young
Mems Christian association, rendered
greetings from that body and said that
he hoped the two associations would
work In harmony and that while they
would be rivals in doing good, they
would work for the same end.
Comprehensive Christianity
Rev. William Horace Day, pastor of
the First Congregational church, de-
livered the address of the afternoon on
the topic, comprehensive Christian
ity." He said in part:
"St. Paul was a builder. He aimed
to make the church a satisfactory
building on the only adequate founda-
ton, for other foundation can no man
than that whici. is laid, which is
Jesus Christ When Christianity COW
ers this whole foundation it is compre-
hensiye. The Y. w. C. A. presents COM
prehensive Christianity because 1T Is
as broad as the spirit of Christ. The
religious life to be centered here Is
comprehensive because it is catholic,
social and spiritual.
"For 1900 or more years followers Of
the Master have been saying, L be-
lieye in the holy Catholic church.
Nearly every church has been reciting
the thought, using either the great
word. catholic or it's Latin equivalent,
universal Greek, HISTORIAN Gregorian,
Roman Lutheran or reformed all have
believed that the church of Jesus could
never be right till real union should
prevail. Because wholesome emulation
has degenerated into wolfish competi-
ton the Christian hangs his head while
the adversary laughs. Each would be
satisfied if the other churches could be
wise enough to let themselves be swal-
hi hIff while III Is he
ing determined just which shall be
swallowed here is a practical example
OF catholicity which inspires us all. In
spite of deep seated differences we
meet here on the one foundation, The
beautiful catholicity of Whittier per-
meatc3 this occasion: 4
20 Lord and Master of us all
Whate'er our name or sign
We own Thy sway, we hear Thy call
We test our lives by thine.
Women Teach Lesson
"The splendid effectiveness of ser
vice realized by these women cannot
hut teach us a lesson when we are
buried in the dry dust of theological
discussion. Here we find nothing like
the professor who was said to be able
to dive into a subject deeper. and stay
under longer and come up dryer than
any man of his time, and yet both as
sociation and church need to remen-
ber the vital union between the two.
1--WE, as churches, may share in the
inspiration OF the success and of the
burdens If we never forget this is our
work. wish every church might try
what we have found valuable. Wei
have written on our church sign board,
Institutional Work for Women at the
Y. w. c.. A.. Hill and Third Streets.
When some fine worker is drafted intol
service down here we rejoice because
1t is our work, >and when over 100000