The San Francisco call., 1910-03-28

those who are simply men of i'm
pulse 1t has the ideal of supreme
ideal character to be developed In
the young man. It's purpose is to
put the fence around the top of the
cliff before the young boy falls
over.
CORNERSTONE IS LAID
The audience then repaired to the
building site, where the ceremony of
laying the cornerstone took place.
Mayor Mott introduced Wallace NJ.
Alexander, the association president,
saying:
1 have in my possession roll of
honor, which includes the names of
those worthy donators, through
whose ample assistance fund was
raised with which to erect this
beautiful building. Time does not
names or speaking at length upon
the service rendered by each.
But there is one man. among
them who spent all his time and
more money proportionately than
the rest-one man to whom we owe
everlasting credit for his devotion
to the young mans Christian cause
and the erection of this edifice. Let
me present to you President Wal
lace NJ Alexander.
President Alexander spoke as fol-
lows:
have very little to say upon this
occasion. My duty is to lay this
cornerstone. All that l might say
at present would be soon forgot
ten by most of you, but this stone
will remain here for ages, silently
testifying to the great work which
has been done.
To the people of Oakland belongs
credit for their support of the in
stitution. We nave worked with
many of them night and day to
bring about this result. but l wish
to say that there is something be-
sides ~the accumulation of wealth
and buildings that this work calls
for We owe God something, and
let us exert our efforts now to
strengthen the work taken up by
this institution.
May this stone prove a. stepping
stone to good. honorable, moral
men and boys, who are seeking to
elevate themselves and produce
characters of everlasting purpose
and integrity.
AS the stone was set in place, Presi-
dent Alexander said:
And now this cornerstone is well
and truly laid, with the inscription,
Behold. ] lay in Zion a chief corner
stone elect, precious, and he that be-
lieveth in him shall not be confounded
1SS9-1910.'"
EXERCISES ARE CLOSED
America" was sung by the audience
and the exercises were closed with
DeneOlcLlOn Dy REV. george w. w mite,
pastor of the First Methodist church.
The new stone rests upon the corner
stone of the old Y. NJ. C. A. building,
which stood at Twelfth and Clay
streets In the copper receptacle were
placed the following articles:
Bible; stamps: coins; Oakland Tribune: Oak
land Enquirer; Oakland Times Oakland Evening
Nail; San francisco Chronicle; San francisco
Can: San Francisco Examiner: Association
Men: Y. NJ. c. A. Year Book; California Chris
tian Advocate; Pacific Christian Advocate; Cali.
fornia Independent; Pacific Churchman Chris
tian Endeavor World Pacific Baptist; The Pa
cific: Pacific Christian; Pacific Presbyterian AS
sociation Hymn Book; American flag: program
laying cornerstone; list of contributors to build
ing fund: photograph of bible class: copy Of '-Om
Young Mem: list of officers. directors and mem.
bers: The Interior: Church Bulletin; Central
Oakland Topics building fund pamphlet, S210,.
600 10 days. /; California Young Men and state
committee pamphlets, names of architects and
building committed; army and navy Y. NJ. G. A.
pamphlets: names of contractors GO in ALL
last financial report; list of contents of box from
old building; circular. 1000 members in one day;
program laymen's missionary conference.
The old stone was saved and present
ed to the association with the corner
stone box, containing valuable his
torical data, by Hadley Clarrage. Otto
Fritsch, Lawrence Hotchkiss and Al
fred Wilkie