The San Francisco call., 1909-10-06
PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS


Our institutional privileges. athletic
instruction, night schools, social ae-
tivities, ETC., attract great numbers OF
boys and young men to our buildings.
of entrance. The association is neither
a. hospital nor reformatory; 1t Is
home. a school, and has been called a
primarily to rescue, but to throw safe
guards about the boys and young men
Of the city in order that they may be
kept clean, clear Drained and God fear
we are here today to lay the granite
cornerstone of this splendid structure,
but the real cornerstone is Jesus Christ.
saving faith in him as foundation to
the highest achievement The associa-
ethical ideals, will not yield to the
temptation of substituting them FOR vi
tai religious truths; 1t must ever pre-
sent, not a negative. but a positive gos-
access to every man and boy who comes
within the influence of the association
in order that he may not be a negative,
but a positive Christian citizen.
EQUIPMENT OF BUILDING
This new building is SO arranged
that the work of the association may
be carried out In accordance with the
best tried and most approved and up
to date methods. The scope OF the
work is so wide that 1t Is not very Well
understood by the average citizen.
The physical department. is proml-
nent. embracing as 1t does the very best
instruction tho53ugniy no yRi y, NJ eanlppea n pppo
but perhaps the educational depart
ment is most deserving of commenda.
tion. In 1t trained instructors teach all
of the chief branches of learning and
this work is supplemented by lecture
courses literary and debating societles.
We will also maintain classes In me-
chanical and electrical engineering,
trade or polytechnic school for boys
and an automobile school and repair
shop.
vided $50 rooms for the accommodation
of young men away from home at
varied but moderate prices. THIS de-
partment will be source or revenue
to the association
Our employment department has
solved the problem Of livelihood of
many young man.
SHOP MEETINGS FOR MEN
Shop meetings, conducted at the noon
hour at various manufacturing estab-
lishments about the city. are lncreas-
ingly popular and beneficial.
Our music room. game room and
social parlors. camera club. etc. meet
the requirements of the young, free
from Communicating influences.
On the whole, we may fairly say the
Young Mems Christian association has
made a place for itself and Is deserv-
ing of the confidence which has been
placed in 1t by employers and en-
ployed and of those men who seek
Suitable outlet for their philanthropic
We are glad to have upon this plat
form this afternoon representatives of
body of men to whom we owe, under
God the blessings of a united country.
AS the years roll by their number de-
creases and every American should pay
due respect to the men who wear that
little copper button in the lapel OF tn the
Grand Army of the Republic. These
gentlemen have manifested their in
terest In this enterprise by presenting
to the association beautiful American
flag which will. on the arrival of the
president be unfurled to the breezes
by our little friends, Ruth and James
Mccoy, the daughter and son of our
general secretary.
ADDRESS BY SECRETARY
Henry j. Mccoy, general secretary of
the association, made short address
while the exercises halted for the pres
ident to arrive. He said in part:
We are having a good time, and this
is the greatest day of my life; second,
perhaps, to the day we open this build
want to thank YOU for helping in
this upbuilding. While the fire that
destroyed our old building was still
burning friend came to me with $1,000.
ately and collected, with the aid of
President Roosevelt. who took a great
interest in the WOTk, $OUZ,OOO, from
which $4,000 in interest has accrued
The late Morris K. Jessup was the
first to give and he contributed $4,000
Then came John d. Rockefeller with
$50. 900 Pierpont Morgan with $4,000
Mrs. Russell Sage with $4,000 and Mrs
William III. Dodge with $4,000.
This building stands for all that's
best in life. 1t will be truly a scharac-
ter factory, and the only test of mem
bership will be moral purpose. This
building will stand to bless thousands
of young men now here and thousands
still unborn.
OLD SILVER TROWELL USED
The solid silver trowel used by Pres
ident Taft in laying the cornerstone of
the new building was one used by the
late George Gibbs, president of the
Young Mems Christian association for
II years, in laying the cornerstone of
the destroyed building at Mason and
Ellis streets August 5. 1893. The
trowel has been presented to the asso-
citation by Mrs. Gibbs
The program of exercises yesterday
were:
HYMN Throw Out the Lifeline.
Scripture lesson. Rev. William Kirk Guthrie
PRAYER Rev George F. BurlinEame. ID. D.
Ijnfurling of the dag, Ruth E. Mccoy and
Henry j. Mccoy Jr.