Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-07 | Page 26 | Church Fails in City Life, Claim

CHURCH fAilS I elIv lAt ROCHESTER N. N Y Dec 7 United Press The Press The weakness o ot b the modern church u is its failure to adapt A itself to city life UCe the Rev T Charles Stelzle of f New ew York told the Federal Council of Churches ell It Christ in America u In session here here herd The Rev Stelzle said aid many pat pa pas pas-j l- l tors of city c churches were coun J coun-J try bred and were unable to assume assumed the proper viewpoint of the city bred layman Instead of conform Ins ing to city attitudes they attempt to preside over their parishes a aj a they would in rural districts He ne said Bishop Francis J J. J McC j president t of the newly elected cou count couri cil iI will be inducted into office t tUi td day pr Dr A A. E E. Holt It of in the he Chicago Th ThiS The J seminar m an address lefore le- le fore Core the council yesterday esterday said cit citi churches should see to o it that rural 11 churches were supplied with pro prop t erly trained ministers Most of th the t country churches are too poor poor 0 i employ well trained men beca because S I of the low income from farm pr s 1 i 1 duce he said I