Show OF THE CHOIR the provo enquirer Is proud of the achievements of the ogden tabernacle choir and in an editorial pays this tribute once more utah Is to astonish tho nation this time the theater of action will be the lewis and dark exposition at portland and the actors will be the ogden tabernacle choir assisted by prof mcclellan miss emma lucy gates aad professor weihe no other state in the union could produce a like organization utah has several and could at a moments notice bring a thousand or more trained voices together and form the largest best balanced church choir in the world this perhaps could not be done in one city but by collecting voices from three or four cities it could easily be done and there would be no raw material in it it would be a choir that could handle the masterpieces ot the world with a technique and finish that would elicit words of praise from the severest critics this has all been made possible by the close attention paid to music in the worship of the mormon church from the first inception of the church a love tor music was instilled into the hearts of its members and they were taught that music is very pleasing to their As in all the aims of this peculiar people peculiar only to those who do not understand them nothing but the best was good enough no halfway half way measures would suffice and this striving after the highest has placed them and the state they love first and foremost in the ranks of musicians we ar proud of the place that utah occupies proud of those who are working 0 o effectively tor her advancement van cement her triumphs are sweet to us let them come from what part of the state they may for there is room for all to work for her |