The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-20
Y. N. c. 4. BUILDING OPENED.
EXERCISES SUN.
DAY NIGHT MARK OPENING
OF HEADQUARTERS FOR
YOUNG MEN AND BOYS.
Prof. ID. w. Daniel Makes Eloquent
Addrcss-Excrcises Sunday Night
Mark Formal Opening This After
nOOn--Every Greed Represented i'm
Large Audience at Academy of Mu-
sic-Universal Rejoicing i'm City
Over Event.

Over Event.
Coming together with one purpose
in view and universal rejoicing in
their hearts at the event which was
about to take place, persons of every
religious creed. Protestants, Catho-
lies and Jews. men women and chill
dren, united in the exercises held at
the Academy Of Music Sunday night
which marked the formal opening Of
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion building In this city.
The exercises were short, but i'm
pressive. and were heartily joined in
by the throng Of people who filled
the building to overfiowing, so that
many turned away unable to secure
seats in the crowded theatre. Begin
ming promptly at s o'clock the ex-
ercises. presided over by Prof.
s. II. Edmunds, chairman of the
Board Of Directors of the Y. NJ. c..
Association. We're solemnly and
impressively carried through.
There was not a hitch in the carry
ing out Of the program. the address Of
Prof. Daniel of Clemson College be-
ing the feature of the occasion.
Prof. Daniel spoke In his usual
eloquent and forceful style, the prin-
cipal theme in his address being "un-
selfishness." He brought out how
the erection Of this building was an
act Of unselfshness which would in
the future more than repay the city
In the training Of its future citizen
ship. He stated that 1t was much bet
ter to prevent man from "going to
the bad" than to cure him after he
had gone astray."
Seated on the rostrum were the
Board of Directors Of the Y. N. C. A ,
the ministers OF the various churches
In the city. the active officers of the Y.
N. c. A. and the choirs Of the va
rious churches. the members Of which
Joined together in singing the various
songs. The exercises were appro-
pirate and brief. Prof. Edmunds
stated In his Introduction Of Prof.
Daniel that that gentleman had come
here to help the citizens of Sumter to
start the campaign to raise funds for
a Y. M. c. A. building and it was fit
ting that he should again be present
when the work was consummated, to
the people Of Sumter
upon the results Of their efforts.
The exercises held Sunday night
marked the formal opening Of the
building which will from henceforth
be a common home to the boys and
young men Of the city for their moral,
religious and physical training. but
the formal opening will not take place
until this afternoon. At that time the
doors Of the building will be thrown
open and everybody is invited to visit
and inspect the young mems and
boys headquarters. The event will
be one of great rejoicing to the peo-
pie of Sumter and will be one on
which the citizens can look with
pride and self congratulations, for
the building is one that any city could
we'll be proud of. a magnificent monu-
ment to the prOgressiveness Of Sum
ter's citizenship. Within it's doors
young men will be given the
benefit Of all of the accumulated
knowledge concerning those things
that go to make them more manly
and strong and that will in the fu-
ture make them better citizens and
men Of whom their city can well feel
pround.