The New York herald., 1877-10-15

sion OF sns elder Is appointed do the baptisms
and he takes Woodruff by the hands, claspcd in 'front.'
aud that With the right hand up
lifted, addresses him by the name OF George Washing
ton, Napoleon Bonaparte, Millard Fillmore, Thomas
nounces that he baptizcs him for the OF his
sins, punges him backward, over head ana ears. rhe
scribe present records IN the book that baptism
took place al such date and by such person, and
tn. dead Washington has thus his religious disabilities
rcmoved-"he is Ut for the Kingdom"
now THE GLORY
As glory comes IRON tue possession OF priesthood
the ssproxyn Tor the dead Is also ordained by the ay
ing on OF hands of tue Mormon elders and that Is
also recorded. Man being incomplete OF himself must
In course OF promotion, be married; hence all tho
routine OF male and female going TO the gone
a sister and somebody goes through the ceremony of
joining their hands IN holy wcdlock and pronounces
them "man ana wife, with the ending injunction,
"kiss your wife, OF course. In this way names
OF George anu Martha Washington found inscribed
as husband and wife IN the 81. George Temple, ana
sthe father OF his country" ihen but not till lhen
made ht Tor the society OF Joseph Smith, Brigham
Young and all tho lesser gods OF Latter Day dis
pensation With, as woodruff says, hosts OF spirits
haunting his bedchamber nignt after night importun-
Ing ior baptism, ordinations and is ai
cult 10 perceive the Mormons have got Dig con-
tract on their hands, and before they attended
the supplicatons OF the ghosts OF all the honorable
men OF the earth who have died without knowledge
OF MormonlsM they will have done power OF work.
THE MANIA FOR TEMPLES.
1t may bo difficult 10 restrain a scepticai thought
about sucn q task as the Mormons have Set them
selves III this business OF "redeemlng the dead" but
there no doubling that they ianntlcally in
earnest over IT The spirit Of such task
enchanting influence TO the believer, ana the now
rulers this conference have applied themselves Wig
orously to s to unite tho people together and
bipd them closer to the priesthood. AS a stroke Of
policy Tay ior nit upon good thing tor there is
nothing TO which be could have invited their atten
tlon and touched their hearts effectively IN an
appeal TO doctrine and principle Of faith that
"turns the hearts OF tho children 20 the fathers.n
Brigham that the great temple now boing erected
in Salt Lake would require too many years render
1t capable OF service, and SO he ordered poor hard
working people to spend their strength ST. George
upon u temple that cost 81, ,000 600 in labor ma
.teria. He quite recently lad the foundation oil two
others-at Logan, In the north and at Maut, In the
southeast oil the Tcrritory and II Is the teachings OF
tho new rulers that the people must build temples
everywhere Just as fast as they aole,
THE CLOSE OF CONFERENCE
The changes made oi officers in the Church during
the ereuce were Of very little moment 1t
Brignams shoes rather than TO draw TOO much atten
to himself ut the present time. The changes IN
measures, however, were very mportant--in appear
ance least AS trustee-in trust Brigham rendered
no of tho funds OF the Church. but Taylor
being elected to that ofce he himself proposed that
q com mtee OF three should be appointed 10 audit his
accounts which looked excelleny WELL and the great
audience this afternoon unanimously approved Of IL
but before IL ended tho Apostle John showed u
good deal OF worldly wisdom nominating
three Of his associate apostleS--Woodrun, Cannon
and Smith TO bo those auditors. In the next breath
he proposed that the Apostles should hereafter be al
lowed q salary for their malnenance and that the
amount allowed should DO lett with him TO fix John
Taylor has always fixed himself all right, ana his
sociates who hold equal power with hlm Will have
reason complain. All he rest Of his great speech
about personal rights and protection of the poor anu
the working classes Is mere gusn. large of
missionaries were called to go to the United States
and n few to Europe, and with the new Presidents
announcement that the Saints would meet again on
9th OF April ensuing Apostle Pratt shed his bene
dicon the audience. and the great con ference
closed Tho Saints scattered rejoicing that they were
the greatest people in the world