The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-09

AXE CITY ~ reousant Mormon, Who recently len SAN
or = h. Ssen sSu,D svs !. ss oo.ne
osI' 40 manner Of introducing Genae INV" S0 0"N''S
Sss BEEN exsoied by ls recipients until the bswdsr
ed minds Of their hearers have thought something SUB
lime Men who, proud tnai they had secret, and det
.irsus that every me should know they nsd nsa H. ~.
tered dark They exhibited singular kind Of under
garment which they constantly wore RMS wa: fantasia
cally marked and given them in the Temple They pro
missed this endowment to their struck disciples -
the full ruop OF the blessing OF Heaven &c. As -
to what really WA, ell was perfectly hidden; M all
most fearul penalties mol to reveal anything Of the NAT
Oaths enacted oblig Nc the person who took
them to agree to undergo violent and cruel death on
revealing the m, stery 4" am about to make state
m sut neaxSy as can RENT mber shat the ceremonies
SC Sere ! am incuced to this violation OF my oaths
for Eve rAaseps:-
Frs-As no one knew wha. we're the oaths previous TO
hearing them, q on b. wing the "a cou q 70
fuse TO mako them, they are not binding In Jusuce;
Second-ks the obligations ALEC involved other acs OF
obedience well secrecy, and - do NJ, intend 70
obey those other obligations can be no more mprope.
TO break sbe oath of secresy than the oath OF unmeo
obedience Third-As the obligations Involve treason
agsntt the cnederacy OF the United states ana toereo
ee, ubs,aitio, and the iav makes mDprson Or GOD
ces'ment OF treason, reaaon fsel' II oscomes ou TO
OF The great held out 10 deuoe dormons
to persuade emigration 70 Salt Lake It's rgh, vhAt hey
should know he OF their anticipated blessing and
Ffth-n 10 better 70 Violate bad os'i than Keep t. ~
would have been better for Herod TO have forfeited hts
prom.e than 70 XII John he Bapust Al to tue penalties
GOD and The world conhde my safety.
On Friday, February TO- 1884, pursuant to notice had
received with other ins ructions than to a clean
shirt nay en and wife to Council ause Salt
lake Nty, al about O'Clock In the morning.
Adult thirty persons we're previously satug there, who
were 10 be "cndo we'd from on high that day. Our
names with full particulars OF birth, marriage &c,
were ali registered in record hthing oce receipts
examined, because before nesnx the music 1t Is frst
necessary to "psy the piper" al those sim Ia not
previously been sealed 10 their wives then sealed
by Heber Kimba who has under his peculiar dir'c
oil Wiz of and M nj ahas
into long room which was divided into many little com
parimenis by white screens. All wa' solemn and
eister Office hoee who officiating in slispers,
and the few words spoken in giving directions were
ton of the place. another, All was STILL the
simmer OF the wood in the stove made quite painful
the uncertaniy and expectation Of what follow,
the perfect stiffness heightened the murmung Whispers
the dull splash Of water, the listening and serious
faces the white fcreens themselves everything was cal
culsed TO excite the supersttous in any One by
the men were beckoned out till 1t came to my tnrn
told to undress and then laid do xn in ordi
nary tin bath which remembe painted inside and
out Or. s., who, in passing Ia one OF the flthest
minded men ever met-was offciaiiog as vasher,"
which ceremony consisted OF washing all ovsr In
tepid water and blessing each member he proceeded
from The head down xard-"Brain 10 be strong,
be quick hear the words Of Gods servants eyes to be
,harp to perceive" mouth, arms. hands breasts
with the peculiar blessing appropriate eacu,
the fess 70 be swim 70 run In the ways o.
Washed, and pronounced csan from the God OF tnis
generation was handed over TO Farley Pratt, who
seated in corner, and appointed to give to each
g. clean man." d" new name whereby he shoud be
kDosn in the celestial kingdom Of God" He called
" Enoch, +" and passed on back TO our waiting ROOM
where ach IN turn was seated on q STOOL and some
strongly scented oil adled out Of mahogany vessel
in the shape Of cows horn by means OF little mahogs
ny dipper, and poured on his head
This unciious compound was rubbed into eyes, nose
and mouth, the hair and sroked down the
person till one felt greasy aud smel very odorous
mpes, WAS accompanied by formula Of bies.ns similar
to the washing, and was '' the amounting admins
tered preparatory I being ordained ring and priest
unto God and the Lamb" which ordination however
only De performed in the real tsnple. Creased and
blessed, We had hen pat on the garments"
,kp reaching from the neck TO The ankles and wrists
and in 'hape like Little chds sleeping garment Ovcr
thi: va. put Shirt then robe made Of linen, crossing
and gathered up In peab one ulder and reaching
tie ground before and behind and tied round the wast
Over this fastened small square apron, simils.
white linen or silk, with Imitation fig leaves painted or
worked upon IT, cap, made from . 50 ARE yard Of
linen, and adhered into = band to 1T the head SOCKS,
and wbne linen cotton shoes completed the equip.
ment While thus drcssns ourselves farce vas being
performed in The next compartment The creation OF
the world Was being enacted E.oheim, J. n Grant,
counsellng wnh Jehovah Jesus and Michael
(Adam,D W. c. Staines about making and peoping the
earth He sents these three down 10 ,ake ioos and
bring them back word as 70 whs, are the prospects
They pretend 10 90, examine and 70 report The
nrs chapter Of Gene'i. Is thin performed Eoheim tax
ing the "and God sad part; tae three pretending 20
and accomplish the command, and return add
port, using "and iss so" The mind with Wild
the creation OF man three, Jehovah, Jesus and Michael
came into compartment, and by strokng of us
sepa aiey PRETENDED 1, form, and by bloElns our
faces, pretended 10 witty We then supposed To
be az Adam, newly made and perfectly duciile In the
hands OF Cur makers IAN aegnry TO be terribly carried
out But We were alone little more farce, and cur
wives introduced, .ho similarly arrsyee, and
been similarly conducted towards ourselves their Off.
ciaries Of course being women Miss snow and some
other We were made TO shut II asleep,
CON maDded 70 rise and and wives seversy
given 10 US Joy OF course ted hearts fled
of by twos TO the compartment where had heard the
voice OF Elohem