Salt Lake Telegram | 1941-02-24 | Page 11 | Leader Urges Churches Join in World Work

LEADER URGES 1 CHURCHES JOIN j jIN IN WORLD WORK 1 Evangelical 1 Meeting j Hears of Need for i Christian Action 1 i l divided With the keynote a church has no message for lor a divided dl- dl vided world representatives of ot l seven even church denominations met 1 Monday in the opening sessions of the he Intermountain Conference of ot Evangelical Churches The opening conference session Monday held at the Hotel Utah was for executives of ol national Si 1 i bodies and for regional tives The conference proper opened Sunday evening Dr Mark A A. Dawber New York executive e secretary of the Home J. J Missions Council of North Amer- Amer l lea ca was principal principal- speaker at the 1 p. p m m. session held In the First Meth Methodist church East Second Second Sec See 5 ond South street Must Mud Cooperate S f All churches churchea must cooperate in irs treating the problems confronting mankind today he said What happens after the war depends on what iv hat churches are doing or plan doing today While we are thinking about saving souls we must think about feeding these souls spiritually and physically he asserted Acute problems have been ben created by the national defense program in carin caring for draftees and migrate wor workmen me he said y I Other Speakers S Other speakers at the session were Dr G G. Pitt Beers New York president of the Home Missions council who conducted the devotional devo devo- tio al service and J J. J J J. J Braun St. St Louis Loui Mo chairman of ot the councils council's councils council's coun coun- cil's international committee Reports Reports Reports Re Re- ports of ot administrative committees s salso also were givenA given A mass meeting will be held Monday at the church Sessions Sessions Ses Ses- will wili continue Monday Churches represented ed are Baptist Baptist Baptist Bap Bap- Methodist Presbyterian Congregational Con Con- Christian Episcopal and Disciples of Christ 1