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Show ,M.MMI , Tahitian Mission to Have Large Tabernacle : , .. , , , , . , , . . ,,, 1 .... -, , program for the Church for this project. "It Island of Tahiti has been was given outright, crated and ready for shipping," Elder Full.. .. approved by the First Presi- mer said. "Ntr.''V W. Barber of ,,,. .., ' ency which will make the mis- California and Mr. McMurdie '. sion center one of the most at- of Salt Lake, were very generous about the when gift they tractive and utilitarian Church heard our , , :. , '. plans," he emphacenters in the world. It will sized. rr, Most of the building and the .: a tabernacle, mission it1::sy i tower will be constructtwine, chapel facilities, class- ed of blocks made . , ,, . crushing .4rooms, a Relief Society hall, rec- lava rock and coralby reef lr41 .0,,100,16, , '' ..,' t,,'-- ,,'-: - ;' 'rock. ' :,::' ....1, ,..: ,: .!.,".: '1, reation hall ind a landscaping and mixing it with cement The i. , ': : Ifor :: cob, ,,:: program that could be carried lava rock will be t.,::. :' .:,, .,:: ...,:,:::i:.:::....,- ,::f ,I. .. and the - coral 'will be ; ' ', ;, , :',: ::,":.:,i t -,,,, out 'only in the romantic Southcr ,., 2::.:..,.. .... ' ; Used in making- the beautiful-whi- te p.' ' .,'': ::: .- ,- , .. :,:,,, ,,.. .: Seas. , , ,. , i: i.,:,. ,,', , ::. :.,.:i building blocks, Elder ,. ,. ,,,,, ,',''',,,, '. 4 ,:: ,:.:?:, r o' , ':. In a newly developed subdi- Fullmer explained. Rock crush:,. I vision of the city of Papeete on ers. concrete' mixers, power .... .,;,,. ,:.... ?, 11 N'4 :., .N.,, ... ;.:"",..:.:,:.:::.;'L.;.::! the Island of Tahiti, the taber- equipment, saws,, sanding ma:,::" 4.:, 1 . ' ,... ."' nacle shown in the accompanychines, tic., are already on '...:::' :i'. : :,.:,'::::...::,:: ' ' ',:, :. ., , , ing picture- will be constructed their way. "These machines can i .:,, ,:f ::, :::::, , ,: :..: .,,,..,..:; ......; following plans drawn by archie readily be disposed of on the test Harold W. Burton of Los Island when the project is com1 , , Angeles. Frank J. Fullmer, for- pleted," Elder Fullmer said. A new type roof is being inmer missionary and mission president of Tahiti will leave augurated with the construction X':'...'. 'r....:;:" :::::::::?:.::.-','"- ' In early December to supervise of this .building in Tahiti. The : .':...li.:'..':;'''',..i the construction. The new build- llaytile roof is a composition .:::, - , .:), ...:,,,,. tr. :, , be can which in used the du islands Avenue will face the ings t'.. ": i 1 '. ................. CominandanteChesse on the because altwithstanduthe--- - hu'-- i i I .' , ,::. , stmilarto a ndTswialtlel ' .i; corner where it intersects the midity :1.1 1'''''. i:':' -' ;...::: I: ' i more durable du Avenue Prince Hinol. only "' '' ..:.' :..;;) .': ! ; More than 45 years ago the 'replace the old galvanized and i: i! ' .f. , ; :' '" ' '., i,. ,,.:, old chapel and mission home thatched roofs now being used. 4 ::: .:,!. were constructed, and follow- With the mention of each new i ' ., i 1 , ,:: kept in mind ing a survey, made recently by item, it should be :, t: nails must be Elder Fullmer and Elder Alma that evento the ; Tahiti. Their onlr G. Burton, it was decided that shipped ::: '' ,, i ., , --, these old, decaying structures building materials are lava rock had seroved their usefulness. and coral. ' ., : building program has , , Theyerewith() t ...,, 't ' t' , long been delayed because of tatroti facilities and were con'..;:1:' , 1 the lack of American Dollar ' f ...sidered dangerous. ' ': .' ' !, Also sines Tahiti is i ' When approval of the credit. ,' '" ., to the considered be I many by was secured, building program most in mission inaccessible things got underway in a hurthe Church, passenger and ry. Trucks, concrete mixers, freight facilities were also block machines, roof tile mapartially responsible for the chines ...and all necessary band TAHITIAN TABERNACLEThe central building for the Church center no being planned for 'delay. President David O. Mcequipment was immediately Kay is the only living genTahiti will be this Tabernacle.. It will be one of themost beautiful buildings on the island and shipped to Tahiti. eral authority to ever .visit will be located in the new n of Papeete. Harold W. Burton is the architect and More than 35 tons of structhe mission, and Elder Fullcontractor We bun-aleis and will go to Tahiti to supervise construction. FrankI. Fullmer, been (insert), steel has bent, tural mer said that President Mcnow en tagged a has promised te dedicate Kay grounds and a baptismal font, and expects to be there two route for the island and 5,001 It is comthe Tabernacle when New Books sebeautifully designed, .. will be years or more. "Ns a wonof cement been have bags of the of the for in pleted. derful people therear thing Incorporated of the first shipment' cured, Leland Carver, his wife and Tabernacle.. the Church." he said. "Papeete which will leave the United four children from Plain City, is the government center for Lily ponds and various other States early in December. have already arrived Tahiti and this Church center the pools will be filled from a nalNegotiations are in progress island and he will assist Elder Ural located on the will be easily accessible to all for an export license from Can- Fullmer with the extensive Churchspring memb-ir- s and flowering from the other. property ada for. 65,000 board feet of building program. Native labor hibiscus trees will be used Islands." prolumber and applications have will be secured by President fusely, Elder Fullmer said. As There are now 25 branch been made for a permit to ex- Edgar B. Mitchell of the Ta- a former missionary and mis- chapels in Tahiti, Elder Fullmer builders hardware, copper hitian Mission. port sion president, his enthusiasm estimated, 18 or 20 of which are VALUABLE addition to bio- gutters, flashing, plumbing and of 'the grounds for the project could readily be either frame or masonry. Landscaping electrical supplies and fixtures has Veen planned to conform to seen as his face lighted up when In step with this Church-wid- e graphical literature of the --- I nu utA1v Azun .4.M I I, Church is - a-- - new-- - book,--coln- r, tt buildingprogram, Elder Füllmer explained that int , The streets are all split Romantic Tahiti will soon Dunn, former mission president pleted and soon to be offered outside interest in the island highways with decorative shrubhave one of the most beauttof Tonga, is now on his way to to the public from the press of ful buildings in the Church. that island where he will super- The Deseret News is "Ezra T. building program is bery and palms dividing opposThe Bartile Company of ing lanes of traffic. Large palms, Elder Fullmer has leased it vise construction of ;ii chapel, Benson, Pioneer, Statesman and Bloomington, California, gave smaller decorative plants and house on the island where he mission'school, plantation house Saint." a tile roofing machine to the hed g es will surround the will be Joined later by his wife and other Church buildings. It is fitting that this Centennial year should, produce this interesting and very readable story of ''the life of a stalwart pioneer, one of gie original band who came' into the Salt Lake ' S.- - C.Creation ZI, COLUMBIA, , , valley with Brigham Young a ,, , . ,, , , , hundred years ago. , , . , : t. , , of . the South Carolina Stake of ' ... ' ' the Church of Jeps 'Christ of , The work - war started by ' ,'.,,,,,, ' -- ' ' ' .., Latter-da- y N, Saints took place here e , '' , John Henry Evans, noted Utah Sunday under the direction of t writer and biographer. His un,, Elders Albert E. Bowen and timely death with the work 'Henry D. Moyle of the Council of ,, about half completed caused a ' , '"0 N. ' , ,,, ' the Twelve. "' - ' ' , brief halt but soon Minnie Egan , ? 01 , , Sit, t 4 The new stake, the 169th in the Anderson, herself a descendaut ,,,.? Church, includes seven wards , of Apostle Benson, took up the and five branches with a mementerprise and the result is a ''.' ,, bership of 3,600. ' . , ?; .' completed life story of One who 1'4,, .,y William Wallace McBride of '",," ,... helped to build the west. , J - ,,,, ,,,.. ... , , , Columbia was chosen president The story, while typically the of' the new stake with B. W. I A life of Apostle Benson, tells Wilkerson of Spartasiburg as ? the story of the Church and the , 1 first counselor and E. M. Voyles , , westward colonization in which of ChariestOn as second counse- he took a prominent part. He ' tor. Charles Taylor of Columbia is described for his readers as is stake clerk. a man of action. An exceptional is the second The new-stakleader and organizer with vision carved from the territory of the and foresight. "Here, is a man ,4 Southern States Mission this who enjoyed getting at a task , 4' 1 year. The previous one was the 4. - ,, I ' , , and seeing it through. His ex. Florida Stake at Jacksonville, 1! t - 0 . ,. st... perience in pioneering had given , created last January., ,,. ' ' ' , , , and prudence." s, , The area of the new stake in- ,"' , t t himThewisdom '' life of Apostle Bason ,' , cludes most of the state of s ' ' - ' ' ' ' - . ''''-'- ' ' ' ''' ''' ( - ' s"" as told by his biographers be' ', - ''''' -.- "."' South Carolina and the small SOUTH CAROLINA STAKE are, left to right: Benjamin gins with his first introduction portion of Georgia which corn- - OFFICERS OF A NEWLY-FORMEthe Augusta Branch. W. Wilkerson of Spartanburg, S. C., first counselor; W. Wallace McBride of Columbia, stake to Mormonism duringthe .trying 4, prises of the Nauvoo period. His are Headquarters of the stake president, and Earl M. Veyies of Charleston, S. C., second counselor. Charles Taylor of days investigation, his conversion and at Columbia and the small Columbia, not present for the picture. (Photograph by Stan Lewis.) was stake clerk, , baptism are incidents told In of the Church will serve , - chapel as a ward chapel and - stake Oliver Joyner; Greenville, 174, and Winnsboro, 111, President the organization of an appealing style. Much of the Following material introduced in the book Conference sea- i headquarters. DeWitt Ginn; Freddie Nilson. the stake Elders Bowen and was Bishop Evan from an autobiogmust be held in rented Charleston, 244, Bishop Hiram hsioans The new stake president, W. Moyle proceeded this week with raphygleaned of Apostle Benson. N. Woods; Gaffney, 202, Bishop W. McBride is well known ln The reader is thrilled, inspired the division of the East Central More than 1 000 members at- Broome; Spartanburg, Utah. He is a native of tended the organization confer- 108, Bishop Willard Hayes; a member of the Utah Ogden, States Mission,: creating the and continuously interested as a Bar. the paget unfold the story of a ence held last Sunday and sus- Hartsville, 241, Bishop Rutherformer official of the F.B.I. and Central Atlantic States Mission Merna mission- new officers. tained the B. ford and n.933 Capps, was Ridgeway, to 1930 from deputy with- headquarters at Roanoke, conveaert, g i s 1apa oostle, pioneer, a berships of the wards and 178, Bishop Linder Branham. es Va.President J. Robert Price colonizer, and a builder. for prohibition administrator branches and the bishops and with is being Phoenix Arizona the and of Stake UtahNevada Darlington,-13Branches: the spiritofthis deeply , , branch presidents respectively President H. N. Honey; Augus- headquarters in Salt Lake. He installed as president of the spiritual intimate associate of are: 81, President Lawrence has been in Columbia for the new minion. President Thomas the ta, Ga., s Prophet Joseph. Smith and Wards: Columbia, 2214 Bishop A. Palmec'Sumter, 110, Presipast ten years as legal advisor W. Richards continues as presiand fellow , R. S. bildLeod; Society Hill, and vocational consultant of the dent of the East Central States loyal supporter dent Mission. , 158, President George ii. Keith U. S. Veterans Administration. Oa Page Twelve) Page 11.October A BUILDING -- p .., as as ' , fi4 RI : de , . 85-fo- ot t r,:l CI ' ' , , ' :r. ;:,: '. :'. Iii so ', ,' . . , , Ilf , ar :'.: at . te th : , : , ,,4 ': ' th .::: s i' :: 4 . ;:.9, IC 'S.. pl tir , j ..:.: I -- , . ., di - .., til , 1, ( :4, -- ' :::.".'::.'.: -' ' ' .. ,': ; F ' l; : ',',,.- in ni re , , ' :::',".-t: i'- , , 1 - V4 Sr , , , : , , , , .,- .. .'.. . 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