The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-11-21
ROLAPP TALKS ON
GERMAN MISSION

Frank Rolapp, son OF Judge III. n.
Rolapp, who recently returned from
a three years mission In Germany, de-
liyercd q very interesting talk last
night In the Fifth Ward meeting
house. dealing with his works and
travel In Europe The church was
crowded with people who listened
with rapt attention to the young
mans address.
Mr. Rolapp WAS introduced by Bis
hop II. Jacobs, who told of tho
young mssionary's refusal while in
Germany TO accept more money from
his parents than enough 10 keep him
on the same economic level with his
fellow workers. This was perhaps a
family secret. but the bishops frank.
ness apparently met with the approy'
al of the audience, even If 1t did
cause a half concealed blush to creep
over the countenance of the young
man.
Mr.. Rolapp first told of starting in.
TO his mission work In the north Of
Germany He described the district
of the country in which he was 10.
Gated and told of the sturdy inhabi-
tants and OF their work and habits.
81 made a trip, while in this part
of the country, to the mountains
where the people take great pleasure
in coaSting." he said "At a certain
Inn / met the editor Of one of Ber.
Inns greatest newspapers and with
him climbed up the hills and was
given my first instructions In the art
of coasting We were caught In a
binding snow storm in which the
snow blew with such flerceness 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 | was afraid to venture
with sledge from the top, I start
ed from a lower point but even then
1t was too fast travelling for me-
From this narrative OF adventure
the speaker told OF visiting some of
the great music centers of Germany
and stated that there was nothing
more inspiring than German opera
Il am certain, he said that It
was in these operas that first learn
ed the divinity Of music. As / listen
ed | felt that the spirits OF the old
masters were lowering about me and
they seemed TO say that 1t had been
their mission in life TO give 10 the
world its music 1t taught me pur
pose 1t made ne wonder what my
mission in life could be and to re
solve that | too would have some mo-
tive, some purpose In living. ! be-
lieve that this music was the most
inspiring thing that | heard during
my entire trip.
AT Oberammergau / witnessed the
great Passion Play and | want to
say that II Is not a SacrllegiouS pro-
duction but one of the grentest relig
ious helps that any person could re-
ceive. 1t is a wonderful play and well
worth travelling TO the German village
to sec"
The speaker told OF his trip to Leip-
sic and to Hamburg and finished his
discourse by stating that every one
has received the goepel should feel
in duty bound TO give 1t to some ono
else
Judge H. H Rolapp took the floor
when his son had finished and made
a short but interesting talk on the
faith Of the Later Day Saints. stat
Ing that all men were but links in the
great chain of life that stretches be-
tween the eternity that was, and the
eternity that Is TO be.
At the close Of the services Mr..
Rolapp, Jr., received many congratu-
lations from friends for the able man
dress.