Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-10-05 | Page 11 | Ogden Pastor Sees Need of Moral Uplift

OGDEN PASTOR SEES NEED OF MORAL UPLIFT Carver Tells Synod Root of Troubles More Spiritual Than Economic Correction of the causes of commercial commer commer- cial distrust and moral confusion without without without with with- out which any return of prosperity would prove other than a blessing is vitally essential the Rev J. J E E. Carver of or Ogden chairman of ot program field activities told the twenty twenty- twenty fifth th annual synod of Utah Presbyterian church at atthe atthe atthe the Thursday morning session On every hand thoughtful Christians Christians Chris- Chris Jans feel that the root of our trouble is more spiritual than economic the Rev Mr Carver said We have worshiped worshiped wor wor- at the shrine of ot false gods of power power production and bigness false gods of pleasure and amusement Careless Care Care- less ess thinking high living and indiscriminate indiscriminate indis indis- criminate succeSs success have marked our thought bought and now we are gathering the harvest DEVOTIONS NEEDED Increased need for devotions in the theome home ome was as th the theme of general discussion discus sion of oC the womans woman's synod during the morning This discussion was led by Miss Hiss Marcia Kerr of San Francisco of oC the board of foreign missions of the Presbyterian terian church In what manner money given for fori use in the foreign mission field has been een employed was detailed by Miss Kerr at a joint session Thursday afternoon afternoon after after- noon of the synod and the The Presbyterian church is maintaining main- main taming 1400 missionaries in fifteen n foreign countries including West Africa Persia Siam Syria and India Indi Miss Kerr said Not one missionary has been withdrawn withdrawn- fr from m his or her work because of economic cond conditions ti ns she said RESULTS RESULTS' The outstanding result of our mIssionary missionary missionary mis mIs- work in foreign fields ields has been the he testimony to a real revival Miss fiss Kerr declared The need for continuIng continuing Ing ng that work is so great that it forms a challenge to us all We must all aU make greater personal sacrifices that this work may continue Presiding at the session was Dr H H. W. W president of Westminster college for nineteen years who was Wednesday chosen moderator for the synod during the ensuing year The Thc Rev T. T G. G Lilley pastor of the First Presbyterian church in Salt Lake was appointed b by Dr as vice mod mod- Other officers chosen include Dr H H. V. V Comin Comb pastor pastor- of the Third Presbyterian Presbyterian Pres Pres- church as as reporting clerk and William Cone of Cedar City as clerk The synod will continue in session through Friday