| Show New York Man Speaks Glowingly Of Ward Chapel In an address before a church au audience audience audience au- au in New York rk City In which he discussed his of a trip from New York to the Pacific Coast and return C. C S. S Jarvis brother of Mrs E. E C. C Thompson of Cedar City and Hydraulic Engineer of 01 the United United United Unit Unit- ed States Government pointed to Cedar Cedar Cedar Ce Ce- dar First Ward chapel and its Us construction construction con con- as one of the things that stood out above all others in his mem mem- ory Mr Jarvis visited in Cedar with his folks during July while on his coast to coat coast trip Following Mr Jarvis' Jarvis talk Howard R. R Driggs of the New York University and formerly of Cedar City CUy told the audience of 01 the efforts of Cedar r Citizens Citizens Citi cm zens in the founding of the Branch Dranch Normal now the Branch Agricultural College explaining the work ne a cro- cro nary n- n ary and anti how it was accomplished to save Eave the school for Cedar City The substance of Mr Jarvis task talk was as follows In I have traced cur r ro- ro cent tour many Limes times and at this stage of my contemplation I mu must t admit tui- tui mit that three features loom loon out above 6 n- bove beyond or 01 distant tant tant from the rest namely the thc Grand Orand Canyon Mount with its cavern Aspen Grove convention moonlight hike and rugged climbing climbers and and fur for the third me member 1 mu t n luin 1 un the First Ward Chapel at t Ced CeU- CeU r C Lit 1 t Perhaps some of you will 3 cn n 1 opinion that I am grouping le that cannot be compared Well I admit aJ- aJ mit that they are arc really leally incomparable ble according to lo any standards thaI that tha a 1 I know of but I feel that there Is ia a harmonious relation running through all of them like a golden thread I The volume covering fully one mile of the earths earth's crust is 13 opened for lor all to read rend both at the gorge carved largely by the Colorado river and on the slopes and steps ol of the foot peak with Ith Its Iti glacial cirque and its emerald lake marking the terminus cf of the acre glacier the glacier the whole hole ensemble reminding reminding remind remind- ing one of 01 the bejewelled setting c of a great greal signet ring by which the of cf such exquisite han may maj be recognized The fossil record of elementary terms forms of life lite during the laboratory 1 period that produced the earths earth's crust as we now no now know it It is one of the most afloat alln Ing volumes ever opened to a geologist and even to those who make makeI no claims regarding such lore the book is easily understandable white while they ere are trudging along or resting I during during the climb The planes of cleavage cleavage cleav cleav- age ase produced by either pressure or or original original or- or stratification the fractures I I folds and unconformities the carvings carvings ings wrought rought by weathering for forces s. s and nd sandstones the new conglomerates or I that result from the cementation of 1 I such fragments are lire endless In variety and interpretation Geologic history i I I can wait walt however while we consider I the new chapel their pleasant duty to I I It became of recreation and andi erect a new place I i the well known de depression depression depression de- de j i worship Just as temporary temporary temporary tem tem- became recognized as a tenant Instead of a day 80 t tourist Fortunately the productivity of the Uie soil remained at par even though the market prices went to new low levels As M a logical result an industrious In Industrious Industrious in- in community had more leisure time on their hands than they had ever had before By offering employment employment employment employ employ- ment on the basis of something like 30 per cent cash the balance to be credited as M 6 donation they brought relief from several directions and the tangible result is a monumental ture Somehow the community spirit In support of the enterprise spread throughout the district When It became be became became be- be came known that distinctive rare and highly colored stones of assured durability were desired the ever alert riders of the ran range the the teamsters nature lovers on their trips through the hills all aU seemed eager to locate and eventually tran transport and deliver such specimens to the new chapel I had heard of the widespread I interest in the project from time tIne to I time but I was as not prepared fer the symphony in stone the blending of natural coloring the sym sym- etry of elementary patterns and designs designs designs de de- signs that mark this structure and andset andset andset set it apart from all others The richness richness rich rich- richness ness of color schemes distinctive e of the Painted Desert the Rainbow Petrified Petrified Pet PEt- Forest the Grand Orand Canyon Zion n nand and Dr Bryce ce Canyon Canon Cedar Breaks Iron Mountain lava la flows lows local quarries quarries q ar ries rles metamorphosed forms of limestone limestone limestone lime lime- stone sandstone and conglomerate malachite azurite or some of the less brilliant colorings colorings all all seemed to have representation in the well laid walls of the First Ward Chapel of Cedar Cedar Cedar Ce Ce- 1 dar City And the interior finish carries carries car car- rles ries on 01 the scheme effectively even nen evento evento to the wood trimming of native e cedar beautifully grained and varnished but not painted for the natural patterns are more harmonious and artistic t than Dan n H any conceivable painting or ra r conventional conventional conven conven- design It is my humble opinion that the years of depression will be overshadowed o and will fade lade out of the picture in comparison with the notable achievement in that thriving Jn community the launching of a new llew type ype of of architecture a s symbolism o of earth earths earth's II creative history and mans man's de- de I de-I where the relics were housed house had the opportunity cf of met meeting tin many I had given gt the history of the relics to so through a variety of ex experience experience ex- ex the uplifts ti-e ti as well as t the e depressions the press pressures es ted s those so overwhelming that t yielding and ce conformity ce or else ese de destructive destructive de- de is Inevitable Ine the bright colorings colorings colorings col col- and the somber hues the harmonies harmonies har hare monies and s that are characteristic characteristic characteristic char char- of well ordered lives lI and the capabilities of communities with high ideals when Vohen united on w worthy projects under able leadership withal with with- al al one recalls a contribution from the cedars of L Lebanon banon for lor a similar project of 01 old Also the Branch Normal Nor Nor- mal nal the railroad and arA the other proofs of 01 Cedar civic enterprise |
