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Show L U.iUtBIS " HE PiJIlSj Lessons From Lives 0f Leaders Form Theme of Song Festival. '; ' t 5000 Members of Salt Lake ii Stake Sunday School$ s Participate. n Seeking lo emphasize the lessons to I ! learned from . the lives of the vartojs ' J presidents of the L. D. S. ehurch, ro, I the founder. Joseph Smith, down t0 it,,J present head of the organization, thti pro. gram of the annual Flower and Song : A tival of the Salt Lake stake Sunr'v 1 schools, given eslcrrlay morning in ,;,,', tabernacle, was devoid purely to I theme. , V More than IUH'0 members of lii tve!ft 1 Sunday schools comprised iu in, s,it Lake stake were in attendance and lr, ticipateri in t tie program, which vu of! I more than two hours' duration. fiol features were eppropriate concert rt-rr,:,.' I Hons, given by the various Sund schools, which were segregated in rJ.' L': served portions of the lower floor- hr.Jk t, talks on the lite and work of tiie diner-ent diner-ent presidents, presented by youns tivn and women of the various schools, "anil t select musical program by soloist S choruses and congregation, "the maiiv f part of the compositions being the uori; R of the veteran composer, Professor Eau I Stephens. 1 Music Is Well Given. All of the chorus .work was under lW direction of .James tl. Xcilsoii, an-l whether directing the massed Sunday school membership, t tie select chores, picked from the many schools, or the double quartet from the Sev eulvcmli ward, Mr. N'lelson was al home and (r,l his work well, getting good results, uliiio the organ aneoinpniments of Prof.s-oor Prof.s-oor J, J. McClQllan added to tho effeuthe- r ness of every number. f Stake Superintendenl Edward J. Solomon Solo-mon presided and the invocation was. ot- , fered by George .D. Pyper. The Sunday' ' schools of the stake lilted the lower ilw.r and tho balance of the congregation crowded the gallery. Before the invoa- I tion, the program opened with "Praise lo the Man." sung by the eongregatlon, Tiie I next musical number was "One Hundred i Years." written by Professor Steplieui! on the centenary of the birth of (he, founder of the church. Superintendent' Solomon spoke a few words of uppioprl- 0. ate greeting and President Tsc-plii Ut. Morris, tn an Introductory speech, callrd attention to the theme of program, laying . stress upon the fact that all of tiie lead- ' ers of the church Were men wiio had toiled with hands while laboring fur Ihe 1 spiritual uplift of their people. j ' Double Quartet Heard. , ' A double male quartet from tho Sevoa. teenth ward, sang another Stenlieus coai-positlou, coai-positlou, "O (Jio Me Back My Prophet Lear," this being followed by a shod '. talk on the life of Joseph Smith. Mb Jessie Kvarts sang "Come. Thou Fount oj.r Everv Blessing" witli good expression. Then the life of Brigham Yoiin;. t ti a second president of the church, was taken ( ip. The congregation sang Professor'0 Stephens's "Ode to Brigliain Yoiiul'." and, after an address and coin ert reciuliun3, "Come, Come. Ye Saints." -t The life of President John Ta'lor was then considered, after wliirh Mifs.ri Kthlyn Walker sang "A J'oor avfarin?' Man of Grief." using her beautiful-st::: prano voice to good advantage. The favorite fa-vorite hvmn of Wilford Woodruff. "The1'' Spirit of Goil Like a Fire Is Burnins." was given. The Intermediate, grades sans a trio. "We Fver Pray for Thee." ano.. then followed selections and a talk hearf' lug upon the life of Lorenzo Snow. Tin 4. late President Joseph F. Smith was then honored. Miss Kthlvn Walker sang "l.i Know That My Redeemer Lives." and a sDecial chorus of about forty sang tl.: Hawaiian temple dedication anthem (Ste phens'!. Tribute to the living president, Umi -,T. Grant. Was paid and Mr. and .Mrs. . James IT. Neilson sang "Beyond tin '1 Veil." also -written by Professor Sic-,, phens. Dr.' Seymour L. Young pronounced l!i benediction. i: Presidents of Church Praised. Richard R. Lyman of the council ot the twelve and Seymour B. Young, presi . dent of the first seven, presidents of seventies,' sev-enties,' were th speakers at the Salt' Lake stake quarterly conference at tut tabernacle vesterday afternoon. Frcsi-, dent Kephl L. Morris presided. - The opening hymn. "Hign on nn Mountain Top," was sung by the congre-a gation. under the leadership 01 Anllrot'J, C- Lund, with J. J. McCleUan al OKA organ. The invocation was offered n? Duncan M. McAllister, who leaves snort-lv snort-lv to act as recorder at the Hawaiian temple. The tabernacle choir then sanj the anthem, "1 Saw . a Mighty Ans- ' President Young paid tilting tributes el. pfaise and respect to tho seven presidem.;; of the L. D. S. church. '1 Auoslle Lvman said that no one v,JJ. alive today, except Mrs. Eimnetne S.Wells, S.-Wells, who was present, who had oeeii-longer oeeii-longer active in the interests of " church than the first speaker. SenioJi-B. SenioJi-B. Young. He also commented on . activities of Presidents Anthon H. u.m . and Charles W". Penrose, who were present. pres-ent. ..... ,i,.: Apostle Lyman paid a trlouie iu Rotarians. He said: "A gre.' tt na;-' convention has just been held 111 this -- All who understand Rotarians can 1-" vnent on their good work. 1' "' nothing they see that ts good bi t they approve. They are men ol ' n, e , n " who are leaders, men who -e good for their country and com. "l-'.; i Vie then compared the aim of tins m caniz'ilion with that of the 1.. y i-hnrch. In closing, he said '",'' dutv of all l.alter-dny sanitJ raUe an upright .family. ,' . The anthem. "An Angel r f.,,r High" was sung by the tabernac.e lo after which William Leatliam pronou.. .m the benediction. |