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Show MISS EVA BOOTH APPEARS IN SALT LAKE Salt Lake, Feb. 2S. Mlas Ea Booth, commander of the American Salvation Army forces, and daughter of the late General Booth, founder of that world-famous organization, delivered deliv-ered a highly interesting and beautifully beau-tifully Illustrated lecture last night of the First Presbyterian church Hor address dealt principally wltb the life and works of her celebrated father Commander Eva Rooth was Introduced Intro-duced by Governor William Spry, who briefly eulogized General Booth and praised the Salvation Army for its Philanthropies Numerous stationary slides and several motion pictures were used by the speaker. Miss Booth said that among the late general's numerous literary works she considered Ills "Darkest England nnd the Way Out" the best. She described verbally and pictorially her father and the Salvation Army in various part3 of the world, declaring that posts had been established in fifty-seven countries. coun-tries. She was greeted by a large audience, au-dience, which applauded frequently djtitnnt George Cook sang several solos in fine voice Religious Spirit Waning. The religious spirit is waning, but the charitableness of the people is greater than it ever w.-s. according lo Commander Eva Booth Miss Booth arrived from Denver at noon yesterday yester-day and. after her lecture last night In the First Presbyterian church left for Los Angeles. At the Hotel Utah yesterday she soid. "There is a deplorable falling away from God in America. Commerce and selfishness are driving out the religious relig-ious spirit, but the people were never so charitable nnd philanthropic. We get liberal and prompt responses to our calls for aid for the needy. V fi w weeks ago a woman in Detroit donated do-nated $j0.ooo to our work. Another has just given us $25,000 "The success of the Salvation Ann throughout the world has been due to its old-fashioned style of religion We believe In acting toward our fellow fel-low men as the Savior would act toward to-ward them. It is the old-fashioned religion that brings the people to God I think there would be more religious men and women If more of this sort of religion were offered them nrt |