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Show SINE SACRED I CANTATA HERE Ocjden Tabernacle Choir Presents Pre-sents "The Hoiy Night"; Prof. Young Speaks The sacred cantata, "The Hols Knight" vvu rendered by the 1 igfden Tabernacle choir at .i special Christmas Christ-mas service held in the tabernacle Sunday afternoon, before an appreciative apprecia-tive longresation that filled the building build-ing to overflowing. The cantata was r odered under the direction of Joseph Jos-eph Ballant'yne with Sam v. Whitaker at the great organ. Elder George S. Barker of the Og-den Og-den stake high council conducted the j service. Invocation was Offered bj I Patriarch Qeorge w Larkln of the Weber stake and benediction by Asacl I'nri Long before the time of the .service the tabernacle was uncomfortably fill-Cd fill-Cd by an assembly- of people who have learned to appreciate the work of the local musical organization. The large congregation listened with rnpt atten- jtlon to the recital of the ever pleasing Story of the birth of the Christ Child las it vv.i told in solo and chorus. I V v I I ( 1 1 V I I'JS Prof. Levi Edgar Young who delivered deliver-ed an address at th conclusion of the rendition of the cantata said, "There b no one here but has felt in their hearts the wonderful theme that has Ibsen sung here today 'the cantata I iw the most exclusive I have ever heard I am thankful to the choir for letting me heat" it and for letting you hear . it 'The Holy Night' must take its l;.n,- as ,-i very wonderful composition Jand the choir Is equal to it as no other Choir in Hie confines of the west I t know the author lives the song he wrote. It Is not for me to say mm h about the music. 1 can only speak of t,jie majesty or it. "If there was ever a time when the I theme of 'The Holy Night should be isung Into the hearts of men, it is today. to-day. The gee a message the composer hu.s to carry to the world, is the majesty ma-jesty of the birth of Christ and its ii. Hung to the World- We must all sense the majesty of the birth of our I Lord Jesus Christ." Continuing. Professor Young said. I W hen will we get over this world of ihate. of casting out, of condemning and of the passing false Judgment? We have ju:-t p.issi il through a war of I hate. There was no love in it After the war nations came together and I drew a line and said, "here are the righteous, over there are those we hate and they cannot come in.' But God would not have it that way. DO not draw lines between any nation. ill! you are going to carry on God's cause ' 'nly God can draw lines and He never will. All nations must even- iuuii) i"ini- imu lice imn .. At the conclusion of the service I ro feMOr Young met with the choir and I congratulated them upon the great I work they were undertaking The program follows: 'igan Prelude, 'Night j Organist Sam b Whitakcr Chorus (Carob "Wonderful Night". Ogden Tabernacb- Choir Jtecltative and Air (Soprano) I "There Were Shepherds" Myrtle B. lllgley Chorus. 'It Is the Christ Our God" Choir Solo, (Baritone) "To You the Bless- edhesp He Hears," . . . X. J. Brown Ca) Eugotta. "Then Let Is Joyful Be" Choir Recitative and Arietta . Soprano) j 'Mark Thou My Heart' . . , . . Leone White j Quartette, "Welcome, Trice Wel- I come" j Jed Ballantyne, Walter Stephens. , A I r 1 1 Hlgley and Jesse C. Lund. Solo (Contralto) The Virgins Lullaby" Lul-laby" . . Mildred Ware J'inule (ChoruS) Now Praise We All Our God" . Ogden Tabernacle Choir |