Show easter sunset pageants at zion nit nat park to be discontinued according to information released by the first presidency odthe of the church at salt lake city wednesday morning there will be no more easter pageants held at zion national park for the past five years as high as spectators have gathered at the southern park each easter sunset to witness the colorful pageant presented through cooperation of the zion park st SS george eorge and Pa carowan parowan rowan stakes the decision to abandon chepa the pageant came from the committee at st george following a lengthy bals discussion there odthe of the letter from the first pre presidency in which etwas it was stated thit that church general authorities felt that production of the ija pageant geant constituted breaking of the sabbath the church also objected to the impersonation of Je jesus sustin i in the pageant the letter read in part it Is understood der stood that the page antto ls held on sunday and that as kanj many as 8 to go to hear it the breth br ethien reh felt that this must mean that the cities and towns ot of that area turn out almost aimont on en masse auch an exodus would mean the paralyzing ol of the ordinary sunday that the church provides and lead to sabbath breaking the decision of the brethren therefore was that wo we could not give this zion pageant church app rpyal |