The New York herald., 1877-09-02


Kirkland 10 little. ,rning, almost deserted hamlet
with population OF, perhaps, two three hundred
Inhabitants situated about nve miles from the shore
OF Lake Erie 1t is fastncss almost being situated at
the top Of steep hill overlooking the Chsgrn River
To reach II you h.,-.s. around the sides OF the
.:h, ey niney s,op.-Luo sccnt, the summit Of tho
elevation. l. 80 year be made a citadel, but in
stead 1t Is u very dun. pid little town, with one
dusty street, which fifty 81 sixty shackling old
houses planted, while in the centre is the cid Tenn
pie, weAther-bcaien and dapdsted.
REcoLLEcross BINGHAM.
called on an old be'damc whose given to
'Grsnny" Dayton, to be admitted TO the Temple
and 10 learn from her what could regarding tho his
tory OF the Mormons whe they In the hey-day
Of thoir prosperity here. Mrs. Dayton then and
Is sti Mormon, and IS OF tho eight or ten who
keep alive tho little congregation oil ''Joscphitcs'
hero. She is seventy odd years old nearly double
with iunrmity, walks with cane, but. or all that
taius her mental vgor intact and loves above all
things talk Of tho Church. she came a. follower
Of 10 Smith, from Northern New York.
! asked her hrst II she knew Brigham oung
ION, yes" was her reply, ~ used him and
know him when he was here with the Prophet Smith.
He one OF elders first and aterward was made
apostle. He WAS good young that time.
"Rcligious, was he :"
'Yes, indeed, was he. The Prophet had great
ndence him and gave him great deal do the
people. He used 1.-Two right ovor there, pointing to
rckcty old building on to the left OF the Temple
where stood, 'risht there with Orson Pratt.
Rigdon and Tho Prophet lived down there by The foot
Of tho HILL"
.'Thst before they had the revelation author.
!zo the plural marriages."
''oh, lal yes. That didn't happen till long after
they loft here--uot till they got out TO Nauvoon
s.Did you people ike Brigham?"
''Yss, well enough. You SEQ VIC didn't know very
much abont him then. He WAS young man, much
younger than the Prophet. and all naturally iol-
lowed after the Prophet But Brigham a good
enough young He made elder At first and
ho used to baptize people. Then tho Prophet made
the GentiisS Then when tho Prophet was driven
away Irem here by the n,oU he stayed With US, and
when our people started to movc TO Missouri he was
ono OF tho foremost leaders aud helped to lead them
IN their Journcyings"
FALLEN FROM GRACEs
NV hat do you think OF him now! ~
"He's wicked man. wlo has gonc away from tho
teachings Of the Prophet He has denied the faith
left Zion to follow wicked Practices ~
"You didn't lose your iaith IN Smith, cid you-,he
Prophet, meanW
close my ialih9 No; why should II He was mur-
derod cruoiy murdered, Tor righteousness sake, IN
that jail nj Carthage MO-, and she who murdered
him mat his reward aNsrward. He never prospered
after that and died poverty aud despair for his
wickedness II was tho Lords will that no should do
Sc, IN tstaiiation Tor his sins"
.'Wsll, he'll not prosper always The SINS OF mon
wl follow them ana overtake tnom IN tho long run.
And hc has peen guilty Of sins enough. He VIII meet
his reward soon enough.
TKxrLE.
We then entered tho Temple, the,old damc and l..
The first tomple erected by ths Mormons is a stone
building, sixty by eighty tect szc. three stories In
height aud surmounted by cupoa, tue summit OF
which Is l40 feet from the ground. AS said before IT
sapds on the top OF hill In the Of This old
village. and by climbing 10 tho windows OF lis cupols
ine view OF the lake to DO had, though II is ive
miles distant. Tho building Is constructed OF rough
slono, plastered thc outside and painted originally
light blue color though the thirty odd years which
have elapsed since any repairs put upon IT, This
color has about faded out and IS sort Of dnsy
tton stone has been set the wall, which tho To-
gcnd In gilt letters reads
/ HOUSE OF THE LORD,
Built by the Church OF Christ,
Thcrc arc two front doors 10 the Temple, and 10
reach them you must Climb a short fight o woodon
steps. Entering the vestibue you notice two three
pictures and Scripture motto or two. One of the
pictures tackled up to the wall is an od-tasnioncd
daRuerrootyps Of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Brig
hams. wgs told, ones occupied similar position AZ
the other end OF the vsstiout but was reoevsJ come
that stIl worships here formally renounced hun the
head OF the Church and took up with Joseph Smith,
Jr, and became '.Josephites'' Stepping INSIDE, thore
two long sIsies leading to the other end OF the
dence room, with pcws either side. There are two
pupl,s-one at the farther ond OF the room Tor tho
the entrance, for the Aaronic priest
hood These pulpts in scts-that is, they
made III the form OF an arnphitheatrc, the seats
rising above each other On the lower dais a small
desk Tor the prophet or chiet priest to occupy and
preach from; step back aud above are seats for
three other PRIESTS above this for three
above that seats Tor st another three and
above these another row, making room ior twelve
priests aL Before each little desk, with
circular front, which is painted the order OF Office
OF the occupant. rho three lowest have tho letters
NJ. i. c. meaning that each occupant Is OF the
presidiag councillors. Those next above marked
r H., meaning presiding, high priests; those still
higher up have the letters NJ. H. p which indicates
that the presiding hieh priests occupied them, while
tho highest row have NJ p f. On them, meaning
that they the seats OF the presiding elders.
A. the Auronic emu tho 4 cmplc they have exactly
the arrangement OF the pulpit, though the title
OF tae orders Is different The lower row or seats IS
marked g. T. a., aud Is set aside for The presiding
bishops; tho second Is marked =. A. r., meaning tho
presiding priests; the third bears the inscription I.
I. A., which Indicates that the seats for
the presiding teachers; whc the upper Is marked
a, r D., and Is reserved for the presiding dcacons.
On the right OF each oi the pups raised seats
a choir OF musicians. Over the pulpit al the Mel.
csedcc eud Of tho room, the text "Holness Unto the
Lord' mas been painted gilt letters whic other ia
milnr texts are painted the walls, the avoriIe one
being ''No Cross No Grown" which Is repeated sew
era times. In The ceiling. and running the entire
length OF the audience large rollers attached
to wh ich thero formerly large CURTAINS which
could be let down, and thus separate the room into
two apartments
THE UPPER STORIES
The second story rs similar to the first, and has
double set OF pulps, bot quite SO elaboratey Dnshcd
but OF the same general design. Tnc third story
divided up INTO small rooms, which were originally
intended for school rooms. Tho old dame told inc
that whcn the Church was in lourishing condition
forty years ago she had often both these audi
crowded 10 the utmost aud still people ou
the outside unub 10 Obtain admlttance. Al one time
thcrc werc 5000 Mormons gathered here, all JEALOUS
70 listen 10 the doctrines as preached by the prophet
Now there are, Perhaps ten twelve In all who hold
their meetings hero a month.
DECLARATION INDEPENDENCE
While wanncring around through the second story
noticed thesis or proclamation tackled up on one of
the'wooden pillars which suppnrt tue ioor above. Ii
read as loliows:--
TIM SALT LAKE NoRMoSs.
When Joseph Smith killed on June ~ 1914 Brlr.
kam Young assumed the Of the Church telling
the people in the 1916 that all the God they
wanted him. and nil the Bible they needed was In his
heart He led drove about tbous people 20 Utah
in Is47. starting tor Upper California nnipg al salt
Lake. where in 1882 .. Young presented the poysauc
revelation people. The Church reunincd dis
organized until 1850 when Joseph smith took the
ship presidency tho Church Amboy H. We ,hrsc
Gliation with the Mormcn ,yhuteverl
They to apostntc people working manner OF
aboin nation before God mani We arc no par
parcel hem IN Shatevcrl Let this be dis.
tinctly understood We not Mornons Truth truth