Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-28
Pm ETCHING OF
STEPHENS CAREER
leader Of Tabernacle Choir
Reaches Lies Fifty-Sec-
ond Milestone.
, NOTABLE MUSICAL RECORD.
prsy Life Crowded With Big
achievements In the Art
Divine.


achievements In the Art
Divine.
-.o,.tvo years ago today Prof. |
s,aohens leader Of the taber- |
l'ga ,s,ir. began his existence on this |
-t,,a .phcre. He has always made /
no.nt to observe the event, as 1t |
u considerable importance TO /
N' te. this year through a multi /
. .".,y of causes he has had to de-
,.T, CELEBRATION TO the 18th OF July /
~ at salair he hopes TO meet .
., IN ihe singers with whom he /
,-,ss, associated since he began la
s,ri,g 20 the art divine.
~ or,y uthe Of his old time stu .
,.,,. and musical associates respond. .
S,r,sir eiI have a throng TO care for /
,..,,,srv rc6ple appreciate over what .
...ri18 stephens experience extends, T
Vim what biz group Of the .
-,ifs notable. his name has been .
.,r.st.I s. News representative +
...,1sy succ .ded I'm boarding the .
.,,f.s.8r an DIS lair. and dragging .
w., him fle 1aonishing report OF his .
..rs.r1I nh0rs from the year one .
5'Ur io date. Mr. stephens resides On F.
r1sa and vine powered cottage I'm .
a.. southern suburbs. located some .
r5f syfu connected with the outside .
world by a telephone he built the .
r'sce 90 get away from the cares ot F.
Kim he. and once his weekly musical /
5uties are performed az the tabernacle, T.
te r3rishcs from the gaze Of m1rtals. .
"he world forgetting and by the
world 1rgol'
SerhsnS musical record taken
down n the brief skoichy way n .
which 81 came from his own bps Is as
follows. lie calls the data
MILE STONES
lssi-Juno %, Gn Waiesl sang my
frg song. interesting only 10 my .
mother.
lss0-Had learned TO read 90 my
rs-trtS Welsh Bible Entered the
usge school In Pen,adcr Caimarth-
en.h.re South Wales
lN.-Was baptized into the Church
Of Jesus Christ Of Latter.day Saints
1856 EmIgrated 10 Utah walked /
most u the way from the Missouri 70 /
Salt Lake city Became an alto boy \
% he Willard choir.
ls61.6S-Bcgau to learn 10 read
music
lS63-7O--Was learning how To- COM
pose music without a teacher or book.
A's5 20 play the organ.
l'1l-Was made choir leader at
Willard. BJxoldCr county Gave my
inst choir concert acting as leader
ic6mpanisi. and q srloist with three
Gmv compositions ON the program.
H12 10 ls7N-Coutiuucd as choir
luitr. also organist for sunday school. /
T1tg part I'm acting plays, as stage
rsRrer and sccne- painter. Wrote two
o- hree plays and four musical plays.
Mad them performed by my own
csuese an willard Worked during
tba 6ay. winter and summer, fret on
ne farm. then as section hand on
NE U,ah q Northern. Had my appren-
i.cshp iu "class teaching
i.tnr tbs logan tsbernacle chor Ac-
la,,.5 -, condition m getting a lob
49,, -,u,rsv wards con II II
10. .,r.ei,,. for blacksmith Liked the
,r.f, f,. Tot Inc ioh so returned al
its INA ~ eiv week Ia willard
.l.- pst1rrcd M t.rrtn 90 enter the
-r-t. sion ss music tosrhsf cave INV
rss..si s-.-,a oTbo INV Queen with /.
r-,.r ,,..ss Min tbs LOGAN CHOW
O.ysr,-s5 I.,-. Ibii5r.p,s cIarsas and .
st-., .i5ss.. c,,n oro5n lessons sIso
-.-r...,
ISL .s.. ,.,. .r .,,,, Do .or,,,rgu
.rf ae,i ,r.ti. IA p.rb.r,-. d. ,,ns,..
az rays ana concerts of "Piua,ore' .
mus. and Others
I0g-I.r T.os.n for Salt Lake CITY. .
Intending t1 study. Bepap at the pine .
o--.r ,r,,b p-.t r,.,'-"s br. .'sy
coon too bus, via Juvenile classes. /
Organized tse .sft-f.. ssobr Clla ffub" /
Gave matinee ana r.7if concert at he +
thgJr with ur.rf. .ass 30 meme
tTs gis, club So members and oraa4s. .
tra .f d. with pmt 49, e Walba IA .
concert MASTER Glasses 1,1bie8 san. .
DO tabernacle choir undo. prof h I
bbes.ey.
Continued .as, far1iog y.s /
Engaged io taE. chance 5f nusI, az m. .
gst, university tf,n tbo Tr.versitv .
OF DessreU hy Dr.I. r p,rk 0bers I
continued ior n Year. dave saysr,i f.
concert. u ODE tals-1...s s1d ,5,,ts-
lNi-Omunuei ..as.U5rt 0rgsr,zs5 I
class. ,n ogden ruwberirg ,hoYt .l6 /
members n ar puf s9u.re Coon 10. /
sfrl Ea.anguc Ina el.5ils r. ,'1r, /
amoas he young members Ns,bgd !. /
Glass I0 sHrrs.I.. rogr,s'5 cors's-
enable music Cave n ,o1csrt IN teb.
,u..e fer bench. of r. " Scsdsr1v
Provo .tumsU p,5 p'o-l.. '1 1919 1919
OF national SONG. up5sr srsricss ~ .
Sunday .h1o' I'r.on am IpIy 5t 49,
program entirely nj man ,,,si. ,',,b =
chorus Of 1000 ma had ne s,io,s,s Nh, .
outrstu If .-
l"i-G1t, farewell co,..r, o, ,v
ofH compositions frsc IN "a. r,hlis
Estimate % atterd.1c. 10 oe5 ~" !,
SDrf ub,r for gost,n -, -. a., y.
E1s I e1r..r.stor,.' ,,- .'', 49, ~. 49,,
500. Studied .,rr1.,, ii., "a ,-.hase-
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