The Detroit times., 1914-04-29
Y.M.C.A.'S WORK
is TO SOLVE The
SOCIALPROBLEM
-. 4. MACDONALD.
Toronto Editor Delivers Inspir-
ing Address At Big Jubilee
Banquet
PLANNED TO BUILD "Y"
IN CONSTANTINOPLE
Schemes for Enlargement of AS
sOciatiOn's Work Outlined By
Secretary Studer

"The real business of the Y. NJ c.
A. is TO solve the social problem"
said j. A. Macdonald editor Of the
Toronto Globe, CHIEF speaker at the
members jubilee banquet celebrating
Il half century of growth or the \. VI.
C A., Tuesday evening, and attended
by about 500.
The real problems Of the United
States Canada, England, and Europe,
are the social problems; the old ques-
tion how are men to live together
happily and work together profit
ably?'" continued the speaker
What Is behind your recent trouble
In the Michigan copper fields. the
labor disturbance In Colorodo, the
strike on the Liverpool docks? It's
this-Men have not learned the secret
OF living together It's the same thing
In the hearts OF men today that ami
mated Cain when after he slew his
brother, he asked the question Am /
my brothers keeper Cain believed
the problem OF life to be an individual
one. He was the unsocial man. Man
cannot live alone.
You call yourselves a Christian or.
sgahization. Whatedoes That, InaApS t'H
.youYThe &er0 es'Sttseian implies that
you have commi.ted yourself to a
definite plan of action: program out.
lined and laid down by Jesus Christ.
Jesus offered the real solution OF the
problem of capital and labor, OF the
haDes and the have-nots, OF the ins
and the outs He expressed the idea
in the keystone of the Christian re-
ligion love one another
Gazing into the future with his in
spired vision, Jesus saw that men
would place heavy burdens on other
mems backs. He. knew that there
would be an unequal division OF the
worlds goods He knew that Caesar,
In all his might, would attempt 10
solve the problem by compelling peo-
pie 10 live together And He knew
that Caesars attempt would fail be-
cause: mighty as he was, the Roman
ruler had not solved the problem of
reconciling the HAYES and the have.
nots
THE same vision comes to every
man who does not worship the little
god of things az they are. You have
done much II you establish a Just
wage Tor just task. You have done
much If you have minimum living
wage But you haven't solved the
problem.
Jesus saw that the only way to
reconcile capital and labor was the So
luton OF the relationship between the
individual and society and, as solu-
ton, He laid down the principle that
men should love one another The
bond OF human relationships Is the
bond OF love, the tie of human SER
vice impelled by love"
A plan for the raising OF a fund OF
100000 for the construction OF seven
branches OF the Detroit Y. NJ. C. A.
was outlined by Or. A. G. Studer,
general secretary OF the association
Six OF these branches Will be estab-
lished at strategic points in the city.
according to Or. Studer. and one,
100000 building, Will be erected in
Constantinople, where the local "Y"
now has three secretaries. Dr. Stu
der's plans for the future were greet.
ed with prolonged applause.
Dr. Studer dwelt at length upon the
contract between the Detroit Y, VI. Z.
A. OF 20 years ago and the institution
OF the present, calling attention to the
fact that the association had grasped
the idea OF larger service now than
then AT that time. he said, the Y.
NJ c. A. considered its duty done
when II ministered to the young men
who came into the building and
frowned down upon any attempt to
extend the work outside the institu-
ton proper. He predicted an equal
measure OF success in the future as
the view OF the leaders became extend
ed TO other fields OF usefulness
In closing. DR.. Studer pronounced a