Show I NEW CHOIR LEADER I HORACE ENSIGN IS FOBLIALLY 1 DESIGNATED I Ho Will Lead the Tabernacle Singers While Prof Stephens is Abroad I Features of Last Eights Meeting t r The expected happened last night and Horace Ensign was formally appointed and confirmed conductor of the Tabernacle Taber-nacle choir at the weekly rehearsal of the choir In Choir hall Tho singers were out In full force and began the evening with Unfold Ye Portals from Gounods oratorio of The Redemption Re-demption Counsrlor Joseph F Smith of the llrst presidency Of the Mormon i I 4 N = I 6 b I if 1 gI S ilr Ft L 31 I C p fI 4i t l r 1 ill Ii 1 fl l 7 w 1 rJ 1V 1f I I tfllft trM I Horace Ensign I I church then came In and every one knew what that meant He read the following letter dictated by President Snow signed by the tlrst presidency In full and dated yesterday Prof Evan Stephens and Members of t tho Tabcrnaclo Tholr Dear Brethren and Slstors Brother Stephens havlim rc I Liiver our permission to tako a trip to Europe the question of appointing a con ductor durlncr his absence has been con ildred by us and vc havo unanimously I decided to appoint Brother Horace S En slicn to that position and wo hope this will meet with vour entire approval Wishing Brother Stephens a pleasant trip abroad and trusting that you one and nil will give Brother Euslgu your entire support during his absence wo arc with united I regards our brethren LOHKNZO SNOW OKOUai 4 CANNON JOSEPH F SMITH Counselor Smith followed the letter with an address full of advice He said in part 1 hope the choir will maintain their reputation as singers as also their reputation of Latterduy Saints United 1 action Is necessary to Insure future success suc-cess You could not have achieved your present success had you not acted I unitedly and in harmony in the t past l Brother Stephens has been indefatigable indefatiga-ble and In a sense the choir has been I his entire family His thoughts and I I his efforts his sympathies and his I hole soul have been given to the labor to which he has been called We feel proud of you and decidedly I proud of him and feel that he has been raised up by the providence of God to complete com-plete the uork with this choir We need your efforts more than you can tell I love music and I know from my own experience that no excellency Is attained to without labor Wo annroel r ute your labors the Saints appreciate them and every Saint with any sense I of pride in him feels proud of the Tabernacle Tab-ernacle choir The first presidency was unanimous In feeling that Brother Ensign En-sign was the most available man In Brother Stephenss absence Enjoy the spirit of your calling and the worship 01 iOU mere is no form or worship more acceptable to God and the angels than worship in song It Is essentially a form of true worship On motion of Thomas C Griggg the appointment of Horace Ensign was nun nirnously sustained Prof Stephens closed the evening with some excellent advice to the c choir about behaving themselves while he was away Said he Dont chat while the conductor Is talking be punctual be earnest sincere sin-cere and thorough In all you do Think deep for if you dont you can never slug as it should be sung the oratorio of The Messiah The new conductor was called on for I a speech and he responded brielly thanking his friends for the honor and promising to do his bust only he must have their cooperation and assistance Tlv choir remained after adjournment to decide on one week from next Mon day night for a reception bj the choir to Prof Stephens In ChrhUcnsens hall Conductor Ensign was heartily congratulated con-gratulated |