Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-21 | Page 5 | Prayer Offered for Oppressed

PRAYER OFFERED FOR OPPRESSED Pastors an and worshipers in Salt Lake City churches Sunday offered intercessory prayers for the he relief of oppressed oppressed peoples of the world Responding to a request from Governor Henry H H. Blood for supplications supplications supplications sup for religious and racial tolerance and roe for revival of faith services of about 50 Protestant Prote tant and Jewish churches churche of the city included the prayers the Rev Oren vice the Salt Lake Ministerial Ministerial Ministerial Min Min- association said The Most Rev Duane G. G Hunt bishop of the Catholic diocese of Salt Lake urged pr prayers for the cessation of Jewish persecution in Germany in a sermon at the 1115 a a. a m. m high mass The sermon marked the beginning of 40 hours of devotion an annual thanksgiving ing service which dates back to 1534 Bishop Hunt urged parishioners to come to the church and make supplication also for the relief of oppressed Catholics particularly in Austria and Spain Bishops of L L. D. D S. S wards also included the supplications in behalf of the oppressed in their Sunday services officials of the church said