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Show (he hill more than a crntury ago. Mill Cumunih is I ho .shrine lor Mormon pilgrims throughout the country. On Us crosL Ktantls nn Imposing; monument of the Angel Moroni, whence en me the. niime Mormon. t MORMONS PLAN : BIGGER PAGEANT m l'? PALMYRA. N. Y. (U.R! The -5 Church of Latter Liny Salnls iMcniumism) has oompU'ted plans i ,,". ,, gigantic religious pageant Hill Cumoruh which is ex-0 ex-0 ' m-ctt-a to he perpetrated annually i- noii" traditions of the famed " V Oberammergnu . Passion Play. This year's spectacle, w'nich is to be staged July 2T on the historic his-toric hill where the religious faith was cradled, is expected to be witnessed by 25,000 persons. Seuts to accomodate such an audience will be installed in the natural amphitheater formed on the side of the odd-shaped hill. Architects, decorators, sound experts and stage technicians are constructing a huge stage to uc-j commodate the proposed cast of more than 100. "Our experiences in presenting a pageant to an estimated crowd of ti.000 last slimmer has served as ;i basis for planning this year's production," Don B. Colton, president presi-dent of the Mormon Eastern States Mission, said. "Should our plans be successful in July, this public spectacle will be a yearly event. It can assume such proportions as Oberammer-gau Oberammer-gau in Germany if given the proper chance for development." The pageant will depict the story of the Book of Mormon which followers believe was written writ-ten from golden plates dug from |