| Show f f t l' l s r SR oc k s nw a ff f 4 r v S a G I J j z 1 H M I M h a. a 1 k k H HI Ha i MC a r I r y 1 1 Prayers for 5 Servicemen en Mark Easter Rites 1 i Men lien w women men and children knelt I in prayer as the various leaders cf of f their r respective churches conducted conducted con con- ducted Easter Su Sunday day services in overcrowded houses of of worship Salt Lake City and Utah I j Christs Christ's resurrection observed I in the midst of the bloodiest war known In the history of mankind e brought messages of hope for early peace and that He who gave F us life gave us eternal life S Showers ow rs throughout the day and evening slowed up the Easter parade parade pa pa- rade rad but it failed to stop milady from showing off her new duds k The storm didn't reduce attendance attend attend- ance ante at atthe at the special Easter rites which were held by every church h denomination Easter closed a n day 40 observance observance ance of the Lenten season which l was featured with special s ices almost daily in Catholic Episcopal Episcopal Epis Epis- l copal and Lutheran churches I Thousands Thousands upon thousands of I persons trekked to a variety of religious religious religious re re- re- re services which lasted from early morning until evening At some churches members waited in long lines to go Into cathedrals One of the most colorful Easter observances was the sunrise service service service ice in Connor bowl at Fort Doug Doug- las About 1500 persons attended soldiers and civilians Rites Rites' were conducted ted by Colonel James L. L Blak Blakeney ney Ninth service command command command com com- mand army service forces chief chie chaplain assisted by Chaplains i Daniel W. W Stevens and George H. H Cooper Music was furnished by bythe bythe bythe the army army service forces band and the East high school a cappella choir Chaplain Blakeney in his sermon sermon sermon ser ser- mon said that through our believing believing believing ing in a risen Christ Christ begins begins begins be be- gins to live with us The auditorium of the Masonic temple East South Temple street was filled with citizens attending attending attending at at- tending the services of Utah No 1 Knights Tern Tern- play C C. C E. E Eberly Jr Salt Lake City eminent commander welcomed welcomed welcomed wel wel- the worshipers Very Rev Herald G G. Gardner dean of St. St Marks Mark's cathedral delivered delivered delivered de de- livered an Easter sermon There was special music Most ReV Duane G G G. G Hunt r DD DD j. j bishop of the Salt Sait Lake Catholic Catho ic I diocese celebrated sole solemn n 1 pontifical pontifical ical mass at the Cathedral of the I Madeleine East South Temple street at 1115 a. a m m. In a sermon sermon sermon ser ser- mon which followed Bishop Hunt pointed out that in time of d de despair despair de- de such as is facing the te world today men lose their good judgment judgment judg judg- ment and they are easily victimized victimized victimized vic vic- by false leaders Many are becoming communistic communistic and that temptation will grow as the sufferings of the war increase he said This is all the themore he more reason why men should look about and find true leadership Services in all L D S church wards wards' featured the Easter theme me of Christs Christ's resurrection In the cl closing session of the annual general conference Sunday high general authorities proclaimed Christs Christ's rising from the dead as the cornerstone of Christianity At the F First Firs i r s t Presbyterian church C and South Temple streets two special breakfasts were held at 8 a a. a m. m One was held in the church hurch garden despite the sprinkling of rain and the theother theother theother other sponsored by the Baird Christian Christia Endeavor society was held in the church Rev Floyd W. W Barr minister addressed a large gathering at the 11 a a. a m m. service An Easter was conducted at at 8 o'clock Dean Gardner conducted services services services ices in St. St Marks Mark's Episcopal Cathedral cathedral cathedral ca ca- thedral East First South street He explained that people people peo peo- pie crucify Christ again b by their hatred greed intolerance and in in- difference Rt Rev Arthur W. W Moulton DD bishop of the Episcopal diocese diocese diocese dio dio- cese conducted services at St. St Pauls Paul's church Ninth East and Third South streets His message brought out the fa fact t that God can be trusted We must fasten to today that Utah Legion Convention Set for August 18 18 1819 19 Annual convention of the Utah department American Legion willbe will willbe willbe be held August 18 and 19 in Richfield Richfield Richfield Rich Rich- field J J. J H. H Hickman department commander announced Monday Locations for five of the seven district conventions to be held inJune in inJune inJune June include Lay Layton ton for district No 2 Salt Lake City district No 3 Springville district No 4 Roosevelt district No 5 Fillmore district No 1 7 Locations for conventions conventions con con- of districts Nos 1 and 6 will be announced fhe he asserted Easter means that yesterday today and forever Rev Harold W. W Gretzinger of the Church of the Nazarene was in charge of sunrise services on the steps st ps of f the state state capitol Members of the Christian Endeavor or choir sang and the marimba orchestra of the church played Large crowds attended special specialE E Easter a s t e r services in Lutheran churches Easter sermons and special special special cial music featured rites in Meth- Meth d i f 1st s t Congregational Baptist Presbyterian and other Services were held at chapels I at the various various' army installations ns in the state |
