Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-08-06

remark that the most of his wives ve rather have
lived, in the Lion House. His senior wife and family
live in the mansion He has eighteen better halves
THE TEMPLE.-I have already mentined the Temple
block 1t is situated the centre of the city, little
to the north of it. Noticing that the entire block
surrounded by wall imposing and grand than that
which protects Brigham's block I returned from in
pecng the houses of the Prophet to what all that
work meant. 1t will be remembered that Temple block
is directly west of Brighams. Its perfect square and
contains ten acres The wall that surrounds it so vast
no one can see anything within it. I walked along to
the centre of the block where wide gap has been left
in the WALL doubtless for an entrance by large gates
Rough cut stones are temporarily piled up in this place
six seven feet high. climbed up them and looked
within My disappointment was great when instead Of
beholdng magnificent temple, beheld nothing True
there the tabernacle the southwest corner of the
block, but it had architectural pretensons There
was also demoraized saw MILL with piles of lumber
and stone in the enclosure but there was no Temple
any sign of one that in the centre of the block
the earth seemed to have been recently stirred and level
led.
The Mormons have as much veneraton for their TEN
pie (which is yet to be the Jews door rather did
for Solomons Temple. They have made great exertions
and great sacrifices already for the construction of this
one. Nevertheless, was much surprised to learn that
81 had been expended upon the works there
hid IN the ground andapon the surrounding WALL
The foundation of the Temple is nearly completed the
wall is sixteen feet wide at the bottom. am able to
present the following account of the Temple upon good
Mormon authority:
1t is in shape paraelogram 1913 feet long from east
to west and los feet wide having an ocagonal tour 40
feet in diameter on each corner The main building is
to be nearly 100 feet high to the ridge of the roof 1t
is intended to build 1t of cut sone and the Mormons
for the last four years. have been unsuccessuy digging
at canal along the benches to boat instead Of cart
ing the stone Its architecture is symbocal and orgi-
nal On some buttresses will be representations Of globes
in all positions others the in its various phases
others Saturn, with its rings and satellites and in
pompous Mormon style every stone has its moral lesson
and all points to the celestial world Its entrance will
be the east sde and will consist of another tower
Surmounted by pinnacles it will "pont upward contin-
ually" 1t was intended to build it of adobe from the
first story upwards but they have since determined
erecting it entirely of cut stone 1t is going to be the
chef d"uvre of all human architecture and is expected
to survive the conagration that will day enwrap
the world. It's designer Mr.. VIM. Ward, who was also
the sculptor of the lion Brghams house. has seeded
from the Mormon faith and left Utah This will doubt
less delay the Saints in erecting the temple if neither
removal nor war should do so.
! The tabernacle which now stands in one corner o.
Temple block is adobe building l26 feet by 64 feet
1t is capable of seating 1000 people and is the chic
preaching house of Brigham and his apostles.