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Show , 4- 11 - - : Gi0t1.1.0.fLL:D.S:C.'4.4.rcF.i:'7!;;,...-1....H'',.-:-:,':-..:::- - Fq.Anci,r.-pp,40h...;.:..- 7: 0,:ó'bl4..1--.s.-N.-ati.-ii---417:Fi7:- Nelrl.:eade! Sitistained .. Ingers er:ceii G ainShown -P- RES:-MCKAY; r,Mutual- -etwork Apr. Selection GRACE, IDAHO Of a new Istake presidency "REST a Ad the release of the incumPresident David O. Mc: ,bents marked sessitins of the By LYNN DALLIN Bannock Stake quarterly con- .7,1:, JI Kay end- Mrs. McKay ere'. ference hell in GracClast Sun- - PROVO-Zth- e , Brigham Young ,spending this week in 1 day-University a cappella choir, Southern- - California where -Dee Lloyd Andreasen7former under the direction of Newell they are enjoying a brief cecond Counselor in the stake B. rest. After dedicating the has been invited by Weight, presidency-wainstalled asthe verton,Nev., chapel SunSystem With Ernday, the Church leader contest Morgan Skinner, of the high to present a half-hou- r , program California. inuedow-to council, as art' roungPlorand- over their facilities -4- 411day; ' Ile expects to Teturn to Bishop Ke.nneth A. Christensen, April 6, at 12 p.m. (EST). . Lake early next week Salt of Central Ward, as second -- The program is one of a , to complete finaL preparacounselor. n of Mutual's tions for the 122nd Annual The new president succeeds "Colleges On The Air." The General Conference of the President Milton F. Hartvigson, show, now over three years Church which begins in who was retired 'after eight old, presents outstanding colSalt Lake City, Friday, DEE LLOYD PRES. of of the United States service as president of lege choirs years April 4 . ANDREASEN the BannockStake.- - Alvin K. to a national audience. , of Bannock .014Lit I Lechtenberg. counselor in the The group is rated by music presidency was named a patri- wise critics as one of the finest arch and ClArence D. Simmons 0 college Fhoirs in the nation, 1926-5BY CHURCHES was retained as stake clerk. and is composed of 80 young President Joseph, Fielding student musicians who tare Figures showing the increase in membership for tthenty, Smith, of the Council - of the selected by careful and exact- Twelve and Elder Mark- E. Pet- ing audition. They are in three of the largest religious bodies in the United States from Il92,3 to 19.50 an4 the percentage rises follow: , ersen also of.the Council of the high demand for performances 1959 Increase 1918 Twelve officiated at the re- throughout the coastal and In- itor Cent .21 1,561,073 American 1.189,968 Baptist Convention termountain areas for their ex- organization. 101 3429,889 a 3.524,378 Convention Baptist Natuitohneari The new stake leader,, who cellent precision and inspiring Baptist Convention 113,t.. Inc - 3.196,423 1215 -3,091,394 41 Is now a Cleveland, Ida:farmer, musical interpretation. National Baptist Convention of America. 1304 433,714 1,000.000 of Christ Churches was born July 3, 1916,- in MR. WEIGHT is 'hailed as one I 21,1 994.491 1.20,789 Congregational Christian 28.3 Cleveland Ida., a son of Roy 1,767.964 of Christ of the finest conduetors in 1,377495 Disciples 7369 119.495 1.000,000 Church (Hellenic) C. Andreasen and Lulu Larsen. his field on the tontemporary I 2reelt Orthodox Reformed 7.5 126.341 675.804 atInni 23 726.531 He married Etheleen 583,516 Brethren Esanselical Lloyd, music 22.8 5,000,000 iewish 4.081,242 ; Congregations Oct- - 3, 1934 in the Salt Lake I with some of the finest teacher; 105, 1,111.314 542,194 Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y . . 45 1 ... 662 484 474,923 Temple and they are the par- - available, and led some of ,' American.' Lutheran Church 813 an 431 466.707 of America. . Church Lutheran Evangelical ents of five children; LeGrand, the nation's most outstanding 61 275 1.040 1674,901 Lutheran ChurchMissouri Synod 1.954.342 601 ........... , 1.214,340 11; Reed, 8, Bart and Bonnie, church, civic and educational I United Lutheran Church 113,7 545.814 1,166,301 African Methodist Episcopal ' I institution choirs. 16 530 116 456 .813 5, and Shauna, 2. African Method ist Episcopal Zion 33.2 'Methodist Church ... 6.760.642 22.4 2 1,12.615 ' PRESIDENT ANDREASEN was l Since the MBC radio broad- - Trh:sbyterian 1,864,030 Church in the U.S A . ... .:;:.: 50.4 678.206 451.043 States United educated in the Rose Hill cast- is a- network sustaining Presbyterian 'Church in the 36.7 2 540 5,48 I Church ,.. ..... ' I. Protestant Episcopal I :: .: 18'' 3.4 ' 28434'878 510 program., stitipils ,, Schopan,f1 Mulual, 11)e,,p,a,ther ,,,,Grade ,''., ., , ,,, 4 '44 ..4...:.,.....1f,147:, r r...., '"" l nut mien del& '4:ttkel tatixtiltak tiCi,'Cti,cratt)t are,,''''t Utah State Agricultural College', required to program it. How- -t MN. A A , d- - I I In 1936. He has served in ever, if it is not regulary - ous Church rsitions: as Scout- - II uled by.local stations, it will be I CI emaster, prerdent ef the Elders carried if sufficient Interest Is Co-nferenci shown by the local church memQuorum,-- - karonic Priesthood' S u n d a y I bership. general secretary, The stake. The showboat theme was PALO ALTO, CALIF. ' School teacner and as second I, and the choir are nic carried out, and the stage was Stake-AaroPilo AIL eottnaqlor in the Pantloat Stake i scheduled to tour Southern to resemble the main 1937-3- 9 he Committee From will decorated ( California where they Priesthood May of a boat with cabin in - Presidency. deck five-day Milled a mission for the Church , win sing before various church sponsor a trip to Salt the background. Dlikielenet In the Cereral States- Mission I groups. Members wishing to Lake City, to attend conference, melodies and harmonies preserving for a time as president hear the group in concert April for all Aaronic priesthood mem- dominated. of the Missouri District. 6 may do so over radio stations bers of the stake who qualify. Two male quartets from Bur-- - . also-vis- it srenic spots The new stake leader served I KHJ, Los --Angeles;--- KFM,-- - San They-wil- l and Redwood City lingame g '1950 as the presideri41ernar4ino; Icr:B, SanDiego; adjacent to Salt Lake City. Wardsrendered intricatear of the Franklin County PoultryIKDB, Santa Barbara, or local The ' requirements are: at- rangements of southland songs. Association of which he is at D on Lee Mutual radio stations. tendance at sacrament and San Jose wards contributed present a director. well - trained priesthood meetings, plus the excellent, tap payment of tithes and the com- dancing figroups--- anLout,i SKINNER , 4PERÈS111 ssignments.pletion of any Lsa inglitilelairy princess at Nounan, Relief born Juli2.-191- 6 etc.. toe dancer. The Mia Maids of and of a son Aaron Nepht Ida., In -- order to raise funds for Burlingame and San Mateo Etta Mae Morgan Skinner, On t h e rt. project the Aaronic Wards were delightful. Burlin' May 29, 1939 he married Mable The Fillmore Priesthood Committee with El- f game girls In beautiful I and Clarinda Peterson in the Age-- FILLMORE e Third Ward Relief Society der Keitli Garder of San Mateo i cotorful dresses , danced kona, Temple and they are "Ca started the ball rotlingfora Maid a parents of five shildrenL.Er , In appropriate costumes- were their variety show entitled Jr., 11; Charles Alien, much neededa "home" for which ward with sale bake Town "Hick Cap- charmingin . 8; Stephen Wayne, 6; Shauna, netted $82- - as a "nest egg" for from all wards of the eti 3; and Joel Michael, 1. re- the building fund. In addition new first counselor '0. z, ,. ceived his education in the they sold pie and ice' cream .0 .......,,,, .1!..ff-1 4, - : . after ball dwellAtie 11 to ', Grace Grade Schools the Grace genies ' , , ",....,1 ' ::;"II" '.!. -; 4,-,, '': 1 41"7'::. f received a amount to 4114, according to to Apt 0. ,of 141A of Science degree from Mrs. Henry Whicker, Relief So' ''''',,"P4 u'''.. 2t,.,4,,,...f. '''''. i 4,..,..., ,:' ' the USAC in 1941,'returning to ciety president. Members of the ' '''' '.' It; A T ;',,' ., "P ' t Fillmore have Third Ward been that institution in 1942 for two ,,, ,, ?0''' li 1!''.,,,,' using the Fillmore Elementary t:quarters of graduate- work. , g ., el 4 ,.4, ' .',1',',' .President Skinner fulfilled a School building for their meet.' Itl, created was the since war& mission to the Eastern States ings 4, In 1936-3- 8 serving for a period in August of 1948, but expect 1 f A ,t '; as district president in Canon- to begin erection of their new ,, 1 , dalgua, N. Y. He served as a thiPel soon. , 4 , ,r counselor in the Nounan Ward 4,, ,., -- bishopric from 1943 to 1945 and CininsenH He married- JuneIn Hig Orr, May 11, a39 in thiltraid--I 4 Council. ston Temple and they are the ,...,,,,,,.......... ,e.......,,,,...,..,,,, Instruca was an time he MarEor , parents of four children: tor in ,vocational agriculture at garet Marie, 11; Kenneth Wynn, - -- , fltkérëident . J well-kerow- , . GAINS I . - - .. - - studied! 24-ye- iththenational---averekto- aron ic Group Trip to sponsors 0 Mr-Wei- ght 4-- 9, - --durin- "I , Society ll( OVERTON - , Continued from Page 2 saying "Atheism seems to be- come rampant. Communism enFor the courages atheism. first time in my lifetime and yours we have the spectacle of the leaders- - of great.'" hation corning out with the declaration against God, our Father. "LET ME SAY HERE," he con- tinued, "that I hope no Latter-day Saint will -ever foster beciirse- It is ' anti-Chri- st hi as well as atheistic- -arnt-Chrtin thstit-depri- ves the individual of his liberty!' The Church leader said: "Reverence is one of the great ne hopethatfromtoday erential attitude will be an 7; 41- ' s ' .? .1...,,,,''. ' ,, . .. wo,- I e School,-lat- er the-Grace-- 8 r - - I 8rKaren;-4rand-Bar- instructorbecoming a 'seminary -a "is- ' - -- - - d , farmer In- Nounan. PRESIDENT CHRISTENSEN, a - farmer of Central Idaho, was ,born June 25, 1915 in Central, a son of Eerdinanci 'Christian end Elsie Marie Anderseu , 4,- 1-- ' , 41 , ''-- t- Ort-7- 1 - Aftam4ssien--4oHCattá'dL - from 1935 to 1937, President Christensen served successively-apresident of the elders (Nor-ustake mission president, and as - Sunday School- - superinten- 1 dent, being ordained bishop of this central Ward in AM. s Newlyinstallertes-leadersT-nt-theLOak-:Ridge-r-Brancb---- presidency counselc:r,Iiam, Kin. - - - wDoilinSesdielly, Ijorc--h-N Usuallythinking--lif--pur.----- I re, Robert-A.:Waymi- tendent of iftWi 95 2 ''''' 7 S ---- - main- - -- Included among the ,other speakers of the day werePres. Thomas Gay Myers of the Mo- apaFStake;'" Eldea bishop of the rJóii 1'6'7n-ill- y Overton Ward and for 26 years president of Moapa Stake. Dish- op Lyon, Elder Skousen an& --- in the East Central States Mission are the three members of the ,presidency and their clerk.. 'Left to right Pres. Raymond C. Rhees Ralph O. Payne, first second counselor and Ernest C -1- - ' , ' - ' 4 - 1 , , superin--- - ,. construction.L , -.- CHURCR-SÈCTION-3 ,, l' s ' ' .1 - . , - saved'."- -' OAVL1RIDGE"RANCILPRESIDENCY . ---- -- : -fr- - . - selves, sometimes we pray thinking of ourselves, what-- we -- -can get om-ourFather- in Heaven, instead of expressing gratitude for what he has given to us. "We will never have peace In this oveworld until mankind will rise-abthe animaLplane into the realm of spirituality. If you never -- hear me say an- other word that is true. And Communists and Socialists and all the -- other doubters must some day come to that eternal truth. Peter was right when he said, 'There is no other name under Heaven, given among, , '''k... , - taMed by everybody who comes here to worship. Let God be the center of your thoughts. We -- , - st , - - .. -- ,,,,,, - tal church membership in 1950 was equal to about 57 pet cent of the total population, the high- est ever reported. "The analycis showed that, In 1950, the 67, religious bodies having more than 50,000 members had 98 per cent of all the mmbers of the 256 religious bodies in the continental United States." --- :..The - f LibA. Aidt-.:FitildtPrive- -- - - "IN A BREAKDOWN,. according to the three major faiths, Protestantism showed increases totaling 63.7 pet cent; Roman Catholicism, 53.9 per cent, and Judasim, 22.5 per cent.. "Acc9rding to the report, to - -7-T - "Membership rolls of the 67 larger religious bodies in this country," Mr. Dugan writes, "increased from 53,397,575 to 85.- r319,2744n the period betWeen 1928 and 1950, It was shown yesterday In a statistical, report prepared by the Central Research and Department of Survey of the- National Council of the Churches of Christ in the - ''.Ni"41..t..&-,7S,'..4011- - 59.8 per cent. - - ' 0 . ...-,.- - -- - GROWTH IN membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints in the ar was nearly. period from 1928-5twice the national average it was disclosed in a report re- leased last Tuesday and reported in the "New York Times"In-- an article - written by George nupan, Growth of the Church Is giv- per cent as compared , - , |