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Show Zion Park Is Scene Of Easter Service I On the afternoon of Easter Sun-! day, April 12, over 1200 persons from twelve different states, Cana- j da and England, gathered at the outdoor amphitheatre in Zion National Na-tional park to worship at the second Zion Easter service, held under the joint auspices of the Zicn Park stake of the L. D. S. church and the national park service. ser-vice. This attendance at the service, ser-vice, however, was only a part of the 3375 persons recorded as visiting visit-ing the park last Sunday Officials of both the church and the state of Utah participated in the service, which was very inspiring inspir-ing in its setting of majestic mountain scenery. Chief features of the program were a sacred oratorical, ora-torical, "The Seven Last Words of Christ," sung by the Dixie college chorus of over 100 voices under the direction of J. W. McAllister, and an inspirational address by Honorable Hon-orable Henry H. Blood, governor of Utah. Other features were an address of welcome by W. K. Granger, speaker of the Utah legislature; brief remarks by P. P. Patraw, sunerintendent of Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks, and by President Claude Hirschi of Zion Park stake; and prayers by Presidents William Palmer of Parowan stake and Charles Hea-ton Hea-ton of Kanab stake. The oratorio was well rendered under Mr. McAllister's direction. The clarity and volume of solos, rendered by Miss Rhoda Andrus, Dilworth Snow and Leland Lamor-eaux, Lamor-eaux, were especially noticeable in the outdoor setting; and the well handled chorus numbers were received re-ceived equally well. In opening his part of the program, Mr McAllister McAllis-ter stated this occasion marked the realization of a long cherished dream to direct a sacred chorus in the beautiful setting of Zion canyon. can-yon. Governor Blood in his address fittingly closed the services with well chosen expressions of the spiritual and inspirational values felt by all who attended the services. ser-vices. He emphasized the deep religious re-ligious fervor of the pioneers who discovered and settled the canyon; the present day opportunity of worshiping amid such surroundings; surround-ings; and the spiritual benefit that may accrue to coming generations privileged to benefit from such a heritage as the natural cathedrals of Zion. |