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Show Crowds Attend Five Sessions of Church Conference Crowds thronged the St. George stake Tabernacle throughout the day Sunday, March 21st, to attend the five sessions included in the stake quarterly conference . Every ward was well-represented and for the general sessions at 10:15 a.m., and 2:30 p.m., even the gallery space was at a premium. Official visitors were Pres. Charles A. Callis, with special messages for the priesthood quorums, quor-ums, and Clifford E. Young in the interest of the Church Welfare program. Both men are vigorous speakers and gave much vital instruction in-struction at the various sessions. Pres. Harold S. Snow conducted the programs under direction of President Callis. General Sessions Music Music for the general sessions was furnished by the stake choir directed by Jos. W. McAllister, stake chorister, with Mae A. Pace at the organ, with Leland Lam-oreaux, Lam-oreaux, associate conductor and Paul Thompson assistant accompanist. accom-panist. The priesthood meeting was held in the Tabernacle basement at 9 a. m., many quorums being present pres-ent or represented to receive the instructions for the season's program. pro-gram. Besides the official visitors, members of various wards were speakers at this session, which was also attended by many of the mothers. A special feature of the forenoon fore-noon general session was the presentation pres-entation of 1942 awards to various lesser priesthood quorums by President Callis. This marked the laregst number of awards presented pre-sented at any one conference session ses-sion of the stake over a long period. Besides congregational singing, (Continued on page six) St. George Conference (Continued from first page) 'special music numbers for this session included a vocal solo, 1 "Open the Gates of the Temple", 'by Mrs. Ruth Miles; violin quartet, Irene Everett, Vera Christian, Doris Webb and Josephine Jones, with Mrs. Mae A. Pace accompanying; accom-panying; "What Was Witnessed In the Heavens", and "Captain of Israel's Hosts", by the choir. President Callis' Message Outstanding in the address of President Callis at this session was his message of encouragement to relatives of those in military service, saying, "The power of love is measured by the power to suffer. The death of the righteous right-eous is like the end of a beautiful day. Those who serve the cause of freedom and liberty of mankind, man-kind, glorify the Captain of their Salvation. Even though they lose their lives on the battlefield, God in his Own will finish what he has begun. Moral courage is greater than physical strength and Salvation of the soul is beyond the power of sorrow, grief or death." Speaking before the Church Welfare session at 1 p. m., Clifford E. Young stressed the effective organization for this purpose, reviewing re-viewing the history of this church activity and saying the church has an obligation to its members and the members likewise to the church in preparing for the time when war activity ceases and the world goes into a tail spin such as we have never before witnessed, witnes-sed, in trying to adjust and rebuild. re-build. This welfare program plans to solve the situation for people and not to demoralize them, he said, and the human side must not be neglected. He commended the stake and the members for their activities and said there is no limit to what can be accomplished accom-plished if this program continues its momentum. The church is prepared to meet its responsibility to its members and if the government govern-ment needs the surplus commodities commodi-ties prepared they will be available avail-able he stated, urging all to uphold up-hold the dignity of honest labor for this program cannot and will not fail. Afternoon Sessions Music numbers for the afternoon after-noon sessions included, "Come, Come Ye Saints", "The Palms", "Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire", De-sire", and "Pilgrim's Chorus", by the choir; vocol solo, "The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation", Leland Lamoreaux, and "I Would Be True", by the Dixie Male Quartet, including Vernon Wor-then, Wor-then, Ray Whipple, Leland Lamoreaux Lam-oreaux and Marion Bowler. "Teach the Word of the Lord," was the theme followed during the session by President Callis, who urged frugal, 'righteous living; liv-ing; self-rationing; payment of honest tithes; activity in the Wal-fare Wal-fare program and service to fel-lowmen, fel-lowmen, pleading with youth to live the laws of chastity; with parents to keep close to their children and teach them correct principles of living by word and deed. Clifford E. Young also spoke on the gospel principles and Pres. Harold S. Snow talked on the responsibility res-ponsibility of those at home to the men in military service. During the day, missionary reports re-ports were made by Rudgar Mc-Arthur Mc-Arthur of the West ward; Maxwell Max-well Bentley of the South ward; and Keith G. Wallace of the Center Cen-ter ward, who have returned home recently. Evening Session The evening session was in charge of the stake M. I. A., the theme being "The Ramparts We Watch", introduced by Clarence Dahl, stake M Men leader. Music numbers included, "Put Your : L Shoulder To the Wheel", congre. - gation; "America the Beautiful" s stake chorus; reading, "Star! Spangled Banner", Adelia HalL SifCI Mae A. Pace accompanying; vocal 3 solo, "Invictus", Leland Lamor 291 ye eaux; "Sweet Sabbath Eve", by P the Dixie Male Quartet; ' and ' "America I Love You", Marion Nf Bowler. H Ii The theme was developed by LaPrele Sullivan, who gave the "Rampart of the Church"; Joseph Woodard, "The Rampart of My Country"; and Viola Wittwer Crf "The Rampart of Self". All three trcub were excellently given. Brief clos- 8erm ing addresses were made by Presi. ? "2 dent Callis and Clifford E. Young. brant - a boti |