Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-15
A FINE MAGAZINE.

The Greater West is the name OF
new magazine published In Chicago,
and edited by Marian a. White, n well
known lecturer. critic and traveller. The
December number has for its first arr
ticle a full description. by the editor,
OF Salt Lake City. as one of the gate
ways to the Greater West, and for its
frontispiece n splendidly executed cut
Of the Temple In this city. Among
other illustrations are the Assembly
Hail. the Eagle Gate Saltair Beach.
city and County building. Tabernacle
orsun. plat of Salt Lake City and
view of portion OF the Temple square.
The article commences its descriptive
matter at Winter Quarters, eight miles
north OF the site Of the present city
of Omaha. in 1916. and depicts the
travel OF the pioneers to this spot. and
contrasts present with past conditions
here. Particulars of trip from the
West over the Lucin cutoff to this
city are given, and the chief features
of this place are portrayed 4 visit to
the Tabernacle during the Sunday SER
vices Is related, and much Is said In
praise of the great organ and the choir.
The writer remarks
"To hear the choir of three hundred
voices, accompanied by this most Won
derful instrument, Is a form OF praise
straight from the heart of people
that appeals and uplifts. There was
simple majesty about the song service
that was impressive How well train
III Is this choir of voices How M uni
son with the thought of their leaderl
How much In sympathy with the mel
low-toned instrument that was pl-
oneer OF musical sounds I'm the desert
region that has now become land
of seedtme ana harvest, of bloom and
beauty And how the soul Of the sing
err enters the song, The impression left
by this choir IL that each individual
not only enjoys the part he or she per-
forms. but that It Is their sacred duty
10 perform that part Well An interval
OF prayer and then addresses BY two
or three Elders of the Church, to-
gether with the singing, form service
OF unusual simplicity The Tabernacle
was comfortably filed One could easily
the manner In which they looked about
them. The regular wprshlppers i'm
pressed by their serious and beautiful
attention, and by their interest In all
parts of the service. Al the close. sew
eral large doors Ia the wall beneath the
gallery were swung wide. and the con-
gregation disappeared as II by magic,
and there was no orowding."
The writer then tells Of u special or
gan recital the day after with further
words OF admiration OF its "full melo-
dlous tones. exquisite sweetness and
almost human qualifications" The or
Sanist, Mr. J, j. Mcclellan is mention
ed as appearing 10 be "a part OF the
soul OF the instrument" The follow
ing comments ore added
Never viii that forty minutes Of or
gan recital In Salt Lake Citv Taber.
nacle be eftaccd from the memory.
But for the slim, supple figure al the
organ, one would have felt that unseen
nhgerS were manipulating the key
board, or that a choir Invisible was
triumphing IN sweet harmonles. Al
one moment II reaches the heights OF
full orchestral power: "a thu next "a
voice seems TO be Quiverlng on single
string. And two free organ recitals
are given here each week Is there an
other city OF It's size and population do
ing as much TO educate the people 10
n love OF good music. as salt Lake
City9
Particulars are given OF the Tenn
pie and the Assembly hall. IN extenso.
and great admiration is expressed at