Salt Lake Telegram | 1920-12-05 | Page 6 | Aid European Churches, Plea

e c I I I I I AID EUROPEAN CHURCHES PLEA Federal Council Told Situation Situa Situa- tion Is Critical I BOSTON Dec 4 The The obligation of the American churches to those of Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope stricken by the war and its aftermath aftermath after after- aftermath math was one one- of tho the several subjects considered today at the quadrennial meeting meeting- of the federal council of the churches of Christ in America The TIle discussion discussion dis dis- was led by the Rev Hev Nehemiah Boynton chairman of the councils council's commission corn corn- mission on relations with religious bodies e in Europe and by tile the commission commis sion 1 on relations e with l France a and I Belgium lId Bel t I gium glum headed by Arthur r J r Brown Drown I Following a of conditions con con- in Central Contral and Southeastern Europe by Herbert Hoover the coun coun- cil cn voted to send a message to the Protestant Prot Prot- Protestant churches of the tho United States urging immediate n I gifts to save tile tho 10 lives fg i A of millions of starving r children Dr Boynton I Boynton's s report described the situation of churches as critical saying the religious persecutions persecutions perse perse- which are arc hideously in evidence evi- evi dence r-nH r eu today sometImes of Roman of Presbyterians of but Baptists Bap Bap- always upon occasion Of ot Jews pr Present sent one of the tho W ni revolt revolt- ling tog ing exhibits and outrageous Infamies of I current history it macs maca t the business busIness of our American churches unscathed d by war strong in financial resources and influential regarding public opinion ion important and imperative with re relation re- re relation lation to the sister churches in Eu Eu- rope