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Show the Jews jui outside of the walls of, Jerusalem. There is rapt, earn-1 estness, and lofty dignity in the countenance of the speaker, while j the crowd who lounge about, carry- j ing in their various faces, the scoffing scof-fing or worldly indifference that be- j longs to their class and prejudices. No. 2. Leaving Jerusalem, is an exquisite piece of landscape painting, paint-ing, while the figures are in every respect in harmony with their race, and the age in which they lived. ! Nephi walks in front with his bow ! and arrow. Sam walks by his side j leading the camels; and father Lehi . is seen a little to one side preparing prepar-ing to wade oyer the brook; while I .gin an and Lemuel ride behind. On the back of the camel led by Sam is a curious hurdle and through the opening in it, are seen Sari and her children. I No. 3 Has been changed since j the set of pictures were painted, and will appear in the scries of charts as Nephi coming out of Jerusalem clad in I.aban's armor, and followed by Zorum who carries the precious j plates. Just there he meets his prethren and their mutual misapprehensions misappre-hensions and fear, will give room for some interesting painting, j No. 4 Is a very etherial scene, (representing Nephi's Vision of the Virgin Mary and the Savior-Child sunounded with a halo of light, and shown him by the angel, who is seen standing by his side. No. 5. Is another charming square of oriental desert landscape. The figures represent the rinding of the j compass by Lehi, and Nephi as if drawn by the great importance of the discovery coming toward him. The river Lemual and the Red Sea are seen in the background. No. 6. Represents the "building of the ship, the bare ribs of which are to be seen in the background. Marks of age on the prominent characters, char-acters, increased numbers of the pilgrims pil-grims and other signs show the elapse of time, most harmoniously. The turbulent spirit of the fault finder who afterwards plants such discord is here plainly shown in the attitude of Laban. No. 7. Shows the first sacrifice or burnt offering after landing in the new Country. The whole company kneel about a rude stone altar on which the sacrfice is burning. The smoke rolls through the green boughs of the trees near them, mingling its upper stratas of dimness with the grandeur of the Andes Mountains. One touch of humali nature in the solemn scene is a half naked cherub making frantic efforts to escape from its mother's detaining hand. No. 8. Shows Lehi bent with age, blessing his posterity, in the midst of his assembled kindred- Their surroundings are rude and quaint in design, making a very in- this sketch is most excellent and the likeness between the various faces and what they were in the other pictures, are carried out with remarkable re-markable fidelity, and due regard for the passage of time. No. q. (After Lehi's death) Shows the separation. The followers follow-ers of Nephi winding around by lake Titecaca, and traveling by moonlight. Nephi girded with the sword of Laban, and his hand on it ready for defense, leads the caravan. cara-van. In front is, a stout guard, next gome the women and children, and large droves of Lamas, laden with luggage; following these are the rest of the men, who form the rear guard. The pale moonlight and spectral shadows are admirably portrayed. No. 10. The travelers at their journey's end, The beginning of the building of the Temple is to be seen, and workmen at work upon raw material. Nephi grown to middle mid-dle age is superintending the building. build-ing. The Andes in the background of this picture are magnificent. No. 11. Nephi making the plates on which he afterward engraved the interesting records which bears his name in the Book of Mormon. The great prophet and colonizer is here seen in the humble occupation of using hammer and anvil in forging the golden plates, that thousands of years afterward should form such an important part in the last dispensation. dispensa-tion. His ever true and faithful brother Sam is standing by watching watch-ing the work going on, seemingly with great interest; while a mother siting outside her r!ottage, has all she can do to, keep her child from getting get-ting hold of the glittering plates, that are ready and standing against the anvil. The landscape is a lovely Temple on the scene of rural tranquility, tran-quility, and the hill in the background back-ground gives to tho beholder at a glance an insight into the civilization and progressive spirit possessed by the ancient Nephites. SAN PETE TAKES THE PRIZE. The Register takes great pleasure in announcing to the many friends ofC. C. A. Christensen that that gentleman's set of pictures illustra-tivj illustra-tivj of the Book of Mormon, have been accepted. This talented artist was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov., 28th 13.31. His parents were very poor, and his mother who was a remarkable remark-able gifted woman, although uneducated, un-educated, was of a refined nature, and desiring to keep her children from seeking the companionship of dow and vicious children with whom their poor home was surrounded) she used her artistic gifts to occupy and amuse them. Before the lad could draw a line, or name a tint he could fashion with a pair of scissors a wonderful number of life-like outlines of beast, bird, and fish; as well as inanimate objects. During the winter festivities, when in his 14th year, he cut a nunber of these objects as Christmas-tree They attracted a great deal of attention, at-tention, going from circle to circle pf society, and meeting more appreciation appre-ciation from the cultivated, if possible, pos-sible, than was elicited from his friend-;. Finally the pastboards were placed plac-ed in the hands of no less a personage person-age than the widow of Admiral Brown, of the Danish Navy. One of her ladies in waiting, who was her.;elf an artist, was so enthusiastic enthu-siastic in her praise of the talent displayed in the objects, that the noble no-ble lady determines! that he aliould have all the advantages, that a collegiate col-legiate education, and a higher walk ' in life would give him. Jie was accordingly placed at school, where he did justice to the expectations of his wealthy friends. When the drudgery of perliminary education had been mastered, and the boy had reached his 19th year the gospel found him, and on the , altar, of a pure conviction be aid his ' brilliant worldly prospects. For several years he preached the gospel, coming to Utah in 1857. He has known the privation, and hardships of a new country the heartsick longings for the artistic Xorjc and beauty for which he was. adapted both by nature and education, educa-tion, but he has never faltered in his devotion to the cause of Christ, or regretted the sacrifice he had made. The hand that can roll back the curtain of heaven, and make the human countenance speak the language lan-guage of the passions, was put. to the a,x and pluw. It was years after he came- into. Utah before he again saw paint and brushes, and then as a sign painter at Camp Douglass, he picked pick-ed up the broken threads of his art. He also painted scenery for the famp theatricales, and was variously employed in the line of his profes-sicn profes-sicn for about two years; but finding find-ing thi life at the barracks one he could not endnrCjhe left it, removing some time after to Ml. Pleasant, later he spent several winters painting paint-ing scenery for the Salt Lake Theatre mder William Morris, and has since taken lvo medals at our Territorial fairs. ,': For ten years a, resident of Mt. Pleasant, and twenty yeajrs, a citizen citi-zen of Ephraim, San Pete County can very justly claim this talented ni?ii as herojwn. The series 0 pictures which call forth this brief sketch are the. same that have once before been mentioned mention-ed in the columns of the Register a,s Jubilee decorations. -j In this neyir and untried field requiring re-quiring deep research into ancient history, costume, habits, customs and surroundings, Mr. Christensen ha acheived a grand success, and ill San Pete with the Register at its scad warmly congratulates. DESCRIPTION OK THE PICtTRF.S. jh. I, shows Xefhi preaching to j |