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"."-.-:'-- ' ;. 4 i-- '.1...',1:,.; xle-, 4 ";,:.., V.", ::, .44.1 '7''7.q :,,,-,T,- -1, 7 ,,f,r.:!.- .,:.,...7:1.4, r,--1 17tki idZfAtrii.-to, n,..,iy,,,..- ItAr.,;,,,trAgesnwbiti..,,z, 9.4,77,,,,!...-';'.:1" 7, ' :::,.,' i: '' ''''''',;,'',.1:7-1i,;;,4 ' lz - ,,,,,,,,,r , ' -, 4,,,,.,!:,,,-,,,,.4.,.- ,,,..ili, - . v , ,..,- - t, ,.!..,, ,tak4.44.0 .. - - ,:.: ,,..,., ,,, ::,, ,..; The Tabernacle Choir, shown performing in Spokane in Avgust, 1962, returned this year for Expo 74 concert. I Choir, Symphony Plan Joint Event PIONEER WEEK AT EXPO Many Events Planned SPOKANE, WASH. The alw9ys beautiful music of the internationally famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir filled the Spokane Coliseum Thursday night as a week of activities highlighting Utah and the church began at Expo '74 here. Most looked forward to by church members in this area is the visit of President Spencer IV, Kimball on July 24, when he will officially appear for Mormon Pioneer Day, Tabernacle They Check opened the week's events with two nights of concert in the Coliseum, where the choir appeared nearly 12 years ago. For Expo, ,!7 4. the choir pre ever-popul-ar 6CHURCH Cii) 21 numbers which included popular, classical and spiritual selections Among the songs were the popular "Born Free" and "Sunrise, Sunset," Schubert's 'Thou Art Repose" and "Serenade:" Handers "Let Their Celestial Concerts An Unite" and "Sing Unto God," along with favorites like "Deep River" and Ho lses "Psalm PK" sented Spiritual numbers included "Lead, Kindly Light" and "How Fxcellent Thy Name," plus the NIormon pioneer anthem, "Come, - Come. N'e Saints:The Expo '74 concert was an Instoric aceasi,)n for the Taberna. WEEK ENDING JULY 20, 1974 '1 The Tabernacle Choir on Sunday, July 14, celebrated its 45th anniversary on network radio in the United States' According to Isaac M. Stewart, choir president, the broadcast was the 2,343rd for the weekly choir program, the oldest continuously broadcast feature on network radio. The regular broadcasts began Monday, July 15, 1929, when the first program was broadcast by Salt Lake City's KSL, then an affiliate with the National Broadcasting Company (NBO, feeding into 30 other affiliate stations. KSL became affiliated with the Columbia Broadcasting System in September 1932 and the program moved to Sunday mornings. The idea for the original radio program was conceived by Earl j, Glade, then general manager of KSL. Anthony C. Lund was the choir director for the first broadcast. Edward P. Kimball was at the keyboard of the Tabernacle organ and his son, Edward B. 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Delaware, I :,,,,.,,,,,4,,!,,!...i.r,,,,,,,,,::,,..,,,i,.-,,,,,,- .::Y,... s.,,:,:: 43.3; land, 42.8: Colorado, 41,5; Florida, 41.2, West Virginia, 40,5. Hawaii, 37.9; Nevada, 27.8; Alaska, 37: California, 33.5; Oregon, 33, Washington, 32.5, Metnbership in black churchts, which were not surveyed, would increase slightly the figures for states in the deep South. - , :1';':f :.:'. :?:' - , lc L :,, Vliginia, :',1::- ::,','. ..)':" Oklahoma, 55,1; Kentucky, 54.8: Idaho, 53,6; Kansas, 52.7; South Carolina, 52.4; Montana, 52.3; Vermont, 52.1; New Jersey, 51.8; Mississippi and Missouri, 51.1; North Carolina, 50.7; New Hampshire, 50.3; Tennessee, 50.1. Alabama, 47.8; Wyoming. 47.6; Arizona and Ohio, 47.4; New York, 47, Georgia. 48.2; Michigan, 45,9; Arkansas, 45.-F- ; Maine, 44.8; Indiana, 44.8; ,,,., :,,,,,,::,,,-; ::, .:.I:',,,.: , :'. , : '.1: t',,-- ::. : ', ' ' Y.::: ' - ?7,:5 :,,:,:",;,-;,:"- , ; .1 ow - ' ,,: ''':- , - , :' ,.. 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Mainline Protestant bodies generally lost ground, The Church of God of Cleveland, Tenn., showed the largest growth rate of any American church group with 120.9 percent, The LDS Church increased by 9S percent, according to study figures for the period, followed by the Pentecostal Holiness and Seventh-daAdventists, Ii ,,A :,z- each with 75 percent increases. The Catholic Church gained by 51.4 percent while the United Methodist Church, second in size and considered the most national of all Christian churches, gained only 5.2 percent. Population growth during the period was 34.9percent. The survey credits the LDS Church headquarters in Utah with causing the state to lead all others in percentage of resident,' who art' members of a church. Utah, with 83.6 percent, is followed by North Dakota, 76,6; Rhode Island. 75.3; South Dakota, 69.2; Wisconsin, 67.3; ,M;lriosnt;, 66.3; New Mexico; 63,3; Massachusetts, 612; Iowa, 62.4; Nebraska and Connecticut, 60,4. Others are Louisiana, 59,8; Peunsylvania, 59 2; Texas, 56 .2, Illinois, 55.2, would add another 23 million, The study was done for the year 1971. and comparison with statistics gathered 20 years earlier showed that church membership, in terms of percentage, has grown, although most growth was in Utah has the highest concentration of churchgoers of any state in the union, although other western states, especially Califorrda, Oregon and Washington, don't do as well. These interesting facts emerged from a massive computerized study of U.S. church membership conducted at the Glerafkikq Research Center, a Roman Catholic agency in Cincinnati, Ohio. The first such study in 20 years, the survey included 51 Protestant communions, the LDS Church and the Catholic Church. Omitted were black, Eastern Orthodox, Jewish and several small church groups whose membership figures tend to be estimates. The survey showed 100,082,489 "Christians" in the 53 church groups studied, and estimates of unsurveyed groups ,414,,,,,,,,- 'Percentage of Churchgoers In etc Choir for another reason than the fine performance. It was the last time the choir will perform under the baton of Richard P. Condie, who has been chief choir conductor for 17 years. Upon his retirement, Brother succeeded by Jay E. Welch, who has been assistant choir director. For the Spokane performance, Dr. Alexander Schreiner accompanied the choir, with J. Spencer Kinard as narrator and commentator. President Kimban's appearance July 21 wilt climax the evems COndie is being Continaed on page 15 The Tabernacle Choir and the Utah Symphony, two famed music groups who have entertained listeners for many years, will be united for the first time in 1976 during the country's bicentennial celebration. The choir and symphony will appear in Salt Lake City July 4, 1976, in a major festival event of the bicentennial celebration in Utah. Other concerts are planned in Ogden, Provo, Logan and a southern Utah community. Highlighting the joint appearance will be the performance of a new symphonic choral work composed by Dr. Crawford Gates, a former Utahn who is conductor of the Beloit, Wis.) Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Gates, who is composing the work under special commission by the Utah Bicentennial Commission, was recommended as the composer by Maurice Abravanel, Utah Gyrriphony conductor, Dr. Gates will conduct his Ci composition at the bicentennial concerts, Richard P. Condie is retiring this month after IT years as director of the Tabernacle Choir, whieh was first organized in 11;47. Jay E. Welch is the UV choir director. The Utah Symphony was born in 194and is now recognized as one of the leading orchestras in the United States. 375-voi- choir-symphon- y |