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Show SundaySchool Rolls Hear 500,000 Goal Although Sunday schools of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did not reach their goal of "One-half Million Members by IMS,"-Xbei aiatia nlal year slogan, they hope to the end of the year, Richard E. Folland, general secretary, Dee-eret Dee-eret Sunday School union, said Friday. Nevertheless the Sunday schools of the church made a creditable gain In membership in 1948 in preparation for the 100th anniversary of their founding, found-ing, Mr) Folland reported, and were able to count 409.278 members mem-bers by the end of 1948. This waa a gain .of 24,735 members more than 1947. A gain of 4 waa ahown during the year in organized stakes and a gain of 11 was ahown in missions mis-sions of the church. Of the 2945 Sundsy schools reporting re-porting 1475 were in stakes and 1470 in missions. Officers and teachers In Sunday schools In 1948 totaled 45,139, with 84,794 In organized stakes and 10,845 in missions. , Officers of Sundsy schools are making great efforts to gain added members to psss the half-million half-million mark by the end of the year, Mr. Folland said. |