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Show ' Hr " 3Would It Have J R a TIIE DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, JULY 38,1931. Department Rained If They Had Not Prayed? Hh" have OUL earn 5 . It; slued Just th if they had not pray dl Grantod that It might, for the nh Of argument; but does that mean that the rain was not the reward of failthT he Saints tasted and on a hot. cloudless day; no prayed sign of rain. nft a cloud In all the sky; drops burning up, the land parched , j bnd baked; That night the clouds gathered. Next day R rained; and the next, and the next. Three day of down- -' pour, shaking the soil, reviving the orohs, warding off dire calamity. No argument, no sophistry. no oki ptlciam (can change the facts. was It the direct answer to pray-fa- r J j j f Hlshop falter EJ I'itcher, of Cardstoii Second ward, Alberta , stake. Canada, was In Balt Lake this past week and to irrelative related the glory. . f It had mot rained since early pring. The crops withered under the blighting, scorching, sun; the i ground hardoned and baaed; livestock ton the ranges were loomno water In the ing and dying strciuna, the' coulees dry and dusty. Eagerly thej people walched the kica for signs of moisture. Not a cloud gathered. Jt was a dire calamity portended, It In nt hardship, even suffering! fast-da- y The date would have been Bpnday. Jjuly Prvs-d.i,!2 Wood, of Albert wUh h spirit Of n,,i5'1 his calling. I.nllevod Ihp Cord would reward the! faith of his j people. iWhOa he d elded oa a course of action there was no public meet-- ! Ing intervening at which do give out public notice, lie got In touch with the bishops of leach of the wards of the stake, Float Day was to be advanced one week, to Sunday. Juno an; the Saints were to fast all day, meet Ini regular assembly jin ((heir respective and there at the appointed wards hour offe lip to the Most High bn rfH?t Supplication for J- - - i ' g moisture. j " l', notify tli , The Deacons, Thesepeople line young made a boys canvas In alt the wards, Kvery soul wss Th Saints gat ho rod In their chapels and meetinghouses, alvuaanod from food having for 4 hours. In it he assembly in each ward a fervent prayer was offered a prater for rain, to save the enops. the sustenance of the people They piUyed wiih faith, believing God would hear , t'rayer, i And he house-to-hou- -- , g did The npxt Sunday, onj thi apir.inted fust day, July 6. ategular prayer circle wag held In lha, Alberta Temple, and tho Saints mot In solemn lasaamhlsi. this time a up then thanks and gratitude'offer for the lifesaving raih that hafl dee ended on the three pays of the week, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the fasting and prayer, T!?fy 'nrft avcd- - The fields will normal harvest. tfe cattle 7llla and Sheep will live, the ground I. the am In theirl homes people and in theirhrMy hearts for the goodness of God Wluld It have rained Ibist (the mcs if they! had not fasb-.- i and , pravrtd Why argu ? J Tlibse people hud theifiiithlto ask of God. nothing denoting Their prayery were answer,!r ,- ill', i El Paso Chapel Increases Zeal In Church Work j ' -"i Thu recently completed elated chapel pf the K I t . , and ied- - Ward; has done hiucH to stimulate Church work itm hat option, nhd jhajj lere ( jinor I title rest in Chhrch ac-- J r tb tlvitio ao' eordttiiiEr to information: received her from th officer In Khai?ei Tho, chapel lift a real, attraction5 In Uiait cty, belhir one of the ffeiest5 building of Iti Jctnd owned bysthe Church anywidrt. It Includes on at trictlvo nhftpcl. a rocratlon iallt $ i ' officoj ten clansrooma, ItMlesf society I ytMii, hall, banquet hail, aorvin kitchen, hoy aout room, bhptldmal font flnishod In whit Hie and moderh heating plant. i Thu chapel (was dedicated early In June bv i lreldeol lieber l Grant, and has bean the- - subject of miych favorable comment In' newspnpors of that section, many com mentlng om the building nnd tho Church editorially. At the time of tho ttydlcalUon an at l rad i ve souvenir program was Issued which gave tlhe history of tho Ward,- - located In the IHt. Joseph Slake; find contained plotiires of the stake p, Niueni y apdward tlloprlc. Tho bishopric, Arwclll I- - Pirre. bishop; Trenlal rauly, Jfirst counselor and Kdward V. Turey. second counselor, officiated at tho dod- J.-- II t I'KKrtSI. l; ceremonies marked tho dedication, of ths newj I D S. chapel at Copenhagen. Juno 14. If and It, according to word oelved In Salt Lake the past week, At every session of the three day conference and ceremonies, .... newly cpnstructed chapel, having a seating capacity of Hjrproxima h !y 800. was filled to overflowing jfcy tho throngs of visitors and Church membersTho attendance was i - from all parts comprised in largo part of missionaries and mission presidents from each mission in the European field. Participating in the services wore Dij. John A. Whltsoe, of tho Council of 'the Twelve and president of the European missions; President A. Wilhjam I.und of the BriUsW n)SS. I, c .1 slon. J Ta.tjc sswl-- i flprntan mLasioti; OUjrn It. nudgo, GarmansAUstrian , President Golden U'Bolf. French mission. President Frank I Iv Netherlands mls-iii- n. uoynnip. JTesidc-.-.Arthur Garth, Cast ius-o- tak h1'110: lTtsldent Gideirn N . mlt-ioSwedish n Jensen. Hvrum Pyestipent miasion, and President Hoi-geM. lArsen Danish mlasion. The Danish mission President Larsen, sent an through ipvita- tion tjj aJ Chart h members in ope apd America toattcnd, and the response to this invitation wtus heartening to those In rharge of work in (he mission field. The first sessions were held n thg ail Sunday, June 14. at 10 a mi ipl. p m and 7 p rtt--. Tht and address by calofy idem A. Widtsoe took place at the pm session. '.Sunday Session, --The program for the 19 a m aion s was as follow. Song1. Gh llw Ie vc v Was the Morn-hwi- r: Ing opening prayer. Eider sV, Aids If, Andersen; song. An Angel Frbm on! High " choir: address Of welcorae President Larsen; selec tion, Come, Come ye S Untsj choir, address. President Hoovutari; solo. a'riemar Jaeohsen; add scar, Presjd ntj HulterytrOm; selection,1 v elslun O God dit Fol1t.', choir: addresLs. Presid-n- t Gaeth- - aadriss. Prnsld ni widtsoe, closing eso.m' w Firm Foundatiom.l a Choir, benediction. Elder Lesjie' 1, i , nlfs-alo- i Hultcj-sti-om- e dedi-prsy- fr Prejs-Joh- n ses-nnd- I Hint. Attlic pm1 meeting, at which1 Itoatmn took uas as followsplaceSonthe proTr.0 Hf God Uk a Eire; lw eolr, opening prayer, ll'irn, Elder harics Christensen, song, Knerllghrd cr Z,yscta KiIJe, ehotr: tldtlrcss.ahetcji of new chapel; I resident lo, rsen dedlcntortel poom. wrlilen by Elder Oustax G, Jtinan. ifart l.y Eva Mabel GierUen- - f H11? .Tt our Redeemer's Name. choir, dedicatory prnyer. A Widtsoe, organ Proafpt Jrtfen n( Fjse H a nse n : address, Presi- dent Tadje. address. President Budge; (Selection, Memories of GalJ i nuuivno, n i"'4 Widlso. president of Belief 8o-- i clitic m the European mission: ad-- i Arras, President Wtdtsoe; closing song. "tV'r Thank Thcc, O God, Fori S( I ' , I i Icatory and the stake presidency. Harry L Payne, and William Ellsworth andpresident W. Kimball counselors took Spencer pftrt In the program as did. President Grant. proph)t. choir ion. Kit dor Mark B. Garff. The following program wwa prv- son ted at the 7 p m. meeting Sunday: Organ prelude. Else Hansen; song, Nil Zions Banner Valor. choir; opening prayer, I Elder Charles A Larsen; song. The Heavens Resound choir; Address. President Lund, selection, That Sweet Story of Old, choir; address. President Jenaenj selection. Do Som soar mod Taarer." choir; addrean, Mrs. Widtsoe; selection, Kristi Ind-lo- g 1 Jerusalem, choir; address. President Widtsoe: closing; song, Praise to the Man, choir and Elder congregation: benediction, Jens I. Hansen. On Monday, ctenlng, 'June: IS., a Concert was ths Co- bonhngen choir, aaslste by- the oth er Scandinavian choirs, said! to be th largest choir over Kuemraed for H ainKlo concert in that clty Tho vor jh&sisteJ in- the Concert number of nrominont Sckndin-rvi- n by and ,i nst r ti m enr a int A director) with Jaoo)n Ian iitnsen Jvt the onarn, On TustUy Jujie 16, ho V M an.i Y. ii il. I, A, fiiot In I ontevt work, o deiormine thp tnls-lo- n winner! C'ontts wro eon- -' luctod in diDatna, danrlni? jtWbat-Ijnand reload story and "MT Men 4ndl U'c H.ve Airis quartets. An appropriate souvenir wa prepared for thy h included a dearriptiort of hol introduntion of Mormalnisnr itto lonmarc. On Juno 14. lso 1y Krastus Snow, affectionately knOwn to he Scandinavian people As the A postle of the NojKh Th flret was in hold tho hoo of tietnK lctcr Hreckstrom 3 1 pres-ntedb- y - I g m nervve-sthic- kc.sgade on July August 12. Of the Same yea the first baptism were held In thellan-Is- h niisslon, 15 persons bring be in the .blue waters, of the I lOresund ' IR addition, the souvenir pro-gVa- m carries a brief history of meeting places Ip the misstoiT including the selection of the site of the new chapel, by Dr. Jamt E Talmage of the Council ofj the Twelve, when he served as president of the European mission! and President JoVph L. PcterscnJ mer president of the Danish Jmls- smn J f A descriptilon of the. new building With Illustrations Is also a feature included in the program booklet It reads as follows: H "The chapel is situated pa a of located on ground parcel Fredericksburg. The lot consists of 4.851 square feet and Is facing three streets . PriorvcJ. Borups Alle and Ane Katrines Vej. The Church building ts entirely fireproof, being built d of nritefe and concrete.' Red brick has been need throughout In construction of the building. The main entrance, cornice, And Inlays In doors and at Indows are made of sandstone. The front stairway leading Up to the main entrance Is made of granite. Each story division Is imade of concrete In connection with Molersten, a (material used as a sound prooflnr device). The Hat room covering tho huJId-In- g ts constructed Of ro --enforced concrete and covered with a layer of asphalt, making ft absolutely water-proo- f In every respert. All stairways through the bulldlng aro also construrted of concrete and all stairways handf rails are bf Iron. (The building consists of three floors; basement, first and second floors. In the center of th building Is located ths large Church halt which goes through both ths first and second floors. In both hand-polishe- nds of the building, the second floor is divided into classrooms. The heating plant Is located In basement tioor at the rear end tha of the building. j Through Mala Entrance. . , Through the main sntrance wo proceed into a front halt. ftoors and the steps leading to Tha tho Churoj, halt one made of Oland Un hand side f,ht we find a stairway down to the recreation pallleading and rooms, which are : located baptism on basement floor. If you go uptha ta the second floor you find four classrooms used by the different On tha stairway "di ladles mens lavatories Are located. andComing t t hi front hall on tho left hand side we find a large class-rooWhich Is by the Relief society, we theTgo directly Vnro the large Church bill which Is about lon Th fet 4 high. Stand at th extreme end It is lo. bcautfrui arch an rooh for th pulpit. th0n a rail, ing of art if ,lieh0F. has been placed around the stand. Two beautiful large chant made In Old Lothle Slyi. qliera. ceilhang the from; ing. with ten wall) brackets placed "wunld the walls, Church hajll Is tinted in a i. ,Thecream! eplor and the arch is Adorns in gold. The floor Js cov. ered with aj coilc composition. A beautifully (carved 'church bench, jpainted A delicate green Color with gold trimmings. Is 'being used. The iseating capacity of the Church hall tat the present time Is 0. This, however, can be Ihcreaaed by Inmore seats at stalling time. At each side; of the stand any Ah ere are doors leading to th office and also back down W, s 4rway 'ir ;ahat k s..v. ball and th he second floor where three up more Hsas-roonAre located. Thls-stalway has an outside entrance which "V1 M he Office entrance. Or the fIVst flooir as wjs coma out from the Church (hall we flnd the mission, offices. These consist of one large business otfieje.-- one office for the Star welter and the .mission Presidentll private office. . Rcercatlt Hall.- We then proceed diwn t he to the recreation mail. Tha lairway else of the hall ii feet and 45 feet long, and 12 feet (wide Jt la equipped will, A stage high. and necessary for theatrkal uses. The floor is of hard wood I and can be kited! for danclng-utnd- a all manner of recreation. Tha windows hale been so arranged that it takei away the fecling"of being In A bAscmept. At one "side of the stage la a kitchen which Is used by the Relief society and tha other organisations! It Is equipped with hot anlf cold gaa, and an ample supply of water, and table space. A door cupboards leads from tha Vtlchen direct to tlhe hall, It easy lo sr a banquet making at any lime. Going hfough the hall to the front part of the building, at the foot of tht main s airway, we find a stairway Ifadlngl to tha baptism room, This grtairw&y Is construct-ed of sandstone add Is very beau- -t fully done.; The baptism room floor and mails, as well as tha font, are dong In marble. The rails around the front are constructed bf Iron.- Ing connection with tha (fowt we have two dressing-roor the mo "r tHf TdB and m fr - thrf'" 'Ear ,. -- ls r- - m A mission j home la also on (he lot In which mission president and n reside. ed tha N- , f ! , & - |