Show STAKE CHOIR WORKING ON PLAN OF SALVATION the stake choir called together last week has started work on the giles orations the plan of salvation and is 19 making rapid progress with tile the music there was a fine attendance every seat in the choir gallery being filled and the members are enthused with the work three of the big numbers hear 0 ye heavens thanks be to god and the new song pong billave have been completed and tonight the smaller choruses recitatives and responses will be taken up the rehearsal on tuesday night was enlivened by the presence of professor H E giles the author of the work who played the organ parts to the three choruses and later told the choir members something of the story and scope of the work he complimented mr hood mrs callaway and the choir tor for the manner in which they attacked the work tho the rapid progress made and the vim and energy the members put into their study of the choruses the plan of salvation is the most comprehensive musical setting of the principles of the mormon church it begins with excerpts from hayans great masterpiece the creation follows down through the great epochs of mormon belief in the order of advancement in the plan of salvation dealing with adam jesus christ and into last dispensation with joseph smith and his successor brigham young the work has been presented a number of 0 times in salt lake city in logan provo jordan and ensign stakes nephi american fork sandy and four times in the sandwich islands one 0 of these times being presented to one of the large sectarian schools the subject matter is enhanced with scriptural readings in line with the theme of the oratio and the effect wherever it has beon been produced is one of a hushed and absorbing interest on the part of the auditors while no definite date has haa been fixed tor for the rendition of this work tentatively it is proposed tor for saturday evening june 21 and every church member interested in the principles of their religion should hear this splendid musical sitting of the things on which their faith is founded particularly this work should hould 9 appeal to the s seminary inary students of the past ahrea th efte or our years they will find the things they learned in the seminary emphasized in the musical setting several of the choruses will be given during the take stake conference |