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Show ROLAPP TALKS ON GERMAN MISSION Frank Rolapp, son of Judge II. H. Rolapp, who recently returned from a three years' mission In Germany, delivered de-livered a very Interesting talk last night In the Filth Ward meetinghouse, meeting-house, dealing wlih his works and travel In Europe. The church waa crowded with people who listened with rapt attention to tho' young man's address. Mr. Rolapp was introduced by Bishop Bis-hop II. C .Jacobs, who told of tho young msslonary's refusal while in Germany to accept more money from his parenta than enough to keep him on the same economic level with hi fellow workers. This was perhaps a family secret, hut the bishop's frankness frank-ness apparently met with the approval approv-al of the audience, even If It did cause a half concealed blush to creep over the countenance of the young man. Mr. Rolapp first told of starting Into In-to his mission work In the north of Germany. lie described the district of the country In which he was located lo-cated and told of thf sturdy Inhabitants Inhabi-tants and of their work and habits. "I made a trip, while in this part of the country, to the mountains where tho people take great pleasure j in coasting." he said. "At a certain j Inn I met the editor of one of Ber-, Ber-, lln's greatest newspapers and with him climbed up the hills and was given my flrtt instructions In the art of coasting Wo were caught In a blinding snow storm In which tho snow blew with such fierceness that we could not sec more than fifteen or twenty feet ahead of us. "The coasters had a great path built for their sledges, down which they would shoot with such great rapidity that I was afraid to venture with a sledge from the top. I started start-ed from a lower point but even then ll was too fast traveling for me." From this narrative of adventure the speaker told of visiting some cf the great music centers of Germany and stated that there was nothing mare Inspiring than a German opera. ' I am certain,'1 he said "that it was In these operas that I first learned learn-ed the divinity of music. As I listened listen-ed I felt that the spirits of the old masters were hovering about mo and they seemed to say that It had been their mission In life to give to the world its music. It taught me purpose pur-pose It made :ne wonder what rny mission In life could be and to resolve re-solve that I too would have some mo tlve, some purpose In living. I believe be-lieve that this music was the most inspiring thine that I heard during my entire trip. "At Oberammergau I witnessed tho great 'Passion Play' and I want to say that 1 Is not a sacrilegious production pro-duction but one of tho greatest religious relig-ious helps that any person could receive. re-ceive. It Is a wonderful play and well worth traveling to the German village to see." The speaker told of his trip to Leip-sic Leip-sic and to Hamburg and finished his discourse by Ptallng that every one lias received the gopel should feel In duty bound to give it to some ono else. Judge II. II. Rolapp took the floor when his son had finished and :nado a short but interesting talk on the faith of the Later Day Saints, stat lng that all men were but links In tho treat chain of life that stretches between be-tween the eternity that was, and the eternity that Is to be. At t lie close of tho services Mr. Rolapp, Jr. received many congratulations congratu-lations from friends for the able manner man-ner in whicfi he had delivered his address. |