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Show if OF PROGRESS RECORDEDIN BOOK r-.ch Publication Allotted to yrjssions and Various v' Stakes. months of preparation a ,!T--'-.-e record and souvenir of 'Crnarkable centennial celebra-".'.'of celebra-".'.'of the L. D. S. church has lZ issued from the press, and J.X;"&f the book have been re-in re-in St. George. The book. t"i'-:td. "One Hundred Years". -l intended to be not only a and souvenir of the centen-celebration centen-celebration and pageant, but T'o to serve as a reference book ; connection with the history, ivities and progress of the ciir:h in its first century. -One Hundred Years" contains ! than one hundred fifty il- I "t-rations, including all of the ! Resent general authorities of the c'ircn, outstanding leaders, both i i-n and women, of the first cen-' cen-' 'ii:v, important and unusual ev-; ev-; in early church history, items ! of unusual importance in the ! cr.'jrch life of today, pictures of I a" the temples of the church, and ir.;ny of the missions of the ' c:.'Jr:h throughout the world. The book was compiled and ed-! ed-! ited by George D. Pyper, under ! the supervision of the centennial I ccir.bration committee. A group of 1 social writers prepared the arti-! arti-! cits on various phases of church ' activities and prcgTess. Included in the list are George Albert Smith, James E. Talmage, D. O. McKay, Levi Edgar Young, Geo. D. Pyper, Jos. P. Merrill, Julia A. F. Lund, Susie Y. Gates, Mary Connelly Kimball, Clarissa A. Bcesley, Mary Anderson. Andrew Jensen, Archibald F, Bcnnet, Weston Wes-ton N. Nordgrcn and John D. GilfS. - - - j. As the edition is limited, , the 'book is not offered for public sale, but is being distributed under an allotment plan to the missions and various stakes of the church. A perusal of the book indicates hat "One Hundred Years" is one of the most valuable and important impor-tant reference books yet issued by 'ihe church, being very compre hensive and complete in its treat-1 ment of the ous:;nctng features of the first century. I |