The San Francisco call., 1909-10-06

level on the granite block, and then
motioned downward with the left hand.
Lower a little more on that side," he
directed the workmen "Thatll do
guess. Well, can trust you to fix it
up" he said to the foreman, with a
chuckle. giving the stone a professional
tap with the trowel handle.
SPEECH BY PRESIDENT
The president signed the roll of
membership upon arrival at the plat
form. His speech was as follows:
Ladies and gentlemen: L am glad to
have the pleasure of taking part in
this interesting ceremony. 1 am al
ways glad. as head of the nation, TO
itself, concerning the immense amount
Of good that is done in this country
an ana IN the world by the YOUNG 9i Men
of society both here and abroad that
can be filled in no other way. This
association offers a home to Christian
vides rational amusement during spare
hours, which is the time the devil al
ways offers his temptations.
It has been my good fortune to at
tend the laying Of the cornerstone of
many buildings of this character in
the east, the south. the middle west
ana west. IN f1OnEkOnR, Mania ana
other parts of the world. SO it has
been impressed upon me that there
must be universal good in an institu-
tion that is able TO do so much for
humanity under such differing condi-
tions.
We have a notion in this country
that the civil government should be
separate from the church, and SO occa-
sionaiIy it is thought that we are an
ungodIy nation. Our belief is that the
churches are better institutions when
tions than when they lean on the gov
ernment for aid or resort to taxation,
and / venture to say that every church
in other countries that has had gov
ernment support viii learn when it
comes here how much stronger our
institutions are than theirs and recog
nize how much ahead of those con-
trolled by the government.
PRAISE FOR Y. NJ. C. A. WORK
This institution is unique in a num-
ber OF respects. In the first place
and that's what I always refer to as
the most important part of the associa-
tons Work-there is the general Sec
retary, who is important because he
impressed men who study the subject
more than another 1T is the waste of
money in charity giving. 1t is just
about as hard to put money where 1t
can do some good as it was to make
in the Young Mems Christian associa-
lar. And why is thatZ Because the
association has its general secretaries,
who study their work-the mainten-
ance of a high moral standard in such
buildings as these and the providing
of all the comforts of a home TO young
men without giving them the impress
sion that they are receiving charity
That kind OF a mon is not born; he has
got to be trained.
The business of being a general sec
retary is a profession brought out by
the needs of the Young Mems Chris
tian association. They have a school
at Springfield, Mass, for the training
Of these men. l know something about
that, because down at the isthmus, when
we wanted TO wean away from vice the
young men we had taken down there
with us we sent for four general sec
retaries so that we could do business
on business principals.
CITY RISING LIKE PHOENIX
You probable have heard this ex-
preston before. but ! want to say it
myself-that this city is rising like
Phoenix from the ashes, and / want to
add whatever tribute I can to the work
OF this association, represented in this
building here. / am glad to follow my
predecessor IN saying what he said
about the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation. Lastly, / congratulate San
ing which will train a generation-can
say more energetic than the present
one3 No; as energetic as the present
generation.
came to say a word, and / have
said IT. I should have been here earlier
than was and heard the speeches of
those before me on the program, for