Show A PUTRID OPEN SORE Rev Bev J Characterization of the Immorality At the Westminster Presbyterian church Rev Ret Re John took tool the Ten Tea Commandments Commandment as his text for his ser sermon sermon mon mO on the immoralities of the city cf He Ho spoke in part as follows We Ve have be bEEn been n shocked by the expos exposures exposUres ures urea one of our dally daIly daly papers has made of the putrid open sore soren In our own city cf Personal investigation nas brought me to toa toa toa a conviction that what was written is only too true Sat Salt Lake City t ras as a run running running ning fling sore What are we as a Christian patriots going to do in the fac faca of ot this truth The ThE Pharisees Ph of Jesus time were the patriots of oC the day In Its his teaching of the kingdom of oC God the golden age age Jesus told them very veo directly that this desirable and consummation was not going to come about in a sudden supernatural way but that if they wished to better beter their nation naton they must do so by bettering themselves The only final remedy for vice will wl be personal attitude against sin in Though I Iam Iam Iam am thoroughly convinced convince that personal attitude against sin is the only ultimate remedy I by no means council inactivity The Te question queston is not what the Minis Ministerial Ministerial tonal association is going to do about it i what the W C T V r I i 13 is going to do or what the newspapers are going to do doThe doThe doThe The question Is what hat are you going to te do doo Something Wl you can do dobe be an example x t of o Christianity tl bring r on reb re a better b e and a purer ago age by b being better beter and purer your yourself yourself self sel It I g is good to have a a knowledge of conditions as they the are I am urn glad one of our papers has taken the tho matter mater in band hand Publicity and light will wi shame away all allbut al albut allbut but tho the most hardened Agitation is good The Te other thing that must be done Is i the utmost restriction of the evil evi I have seen geen boys bos under 16 in these alleyways Dont sing Where is my m wandering boy tonight If I ho he be still stil under your con control control control make it your business to find out where he is and bring him home borne bore and give him hint an attractive occupation We must throw all al possible protection about those who are still sti tender and you and I have our work to do but the ulti ultimate ultimate ultimate mate purity of or society must be brought about by the permeation of ot the life and doctrines of Jesus esus |