The New York herald., 1877-09-02
The DEAD MORMON.
Brigham Young's Body
Lying in State.
SAINTS THRONGING THB TABERNACLE.
Crowds Pushing Forward All Day
and Night.
TWIN MYSTERIES OF MORMONISM.
I. The Bloody Order Of the Danites or
Destroying Angels.
THEIR MISSOURI And ILLINOIS OATHS.
Revelations Of the Secrets Of the
Endowment Ordeal.
SHOCKING SPECIMENS OF BLASPHEMY.
A Visit to the First Mormon
Temple in Ohio.
THEIR MISSOURI AND ILLINOIS OAqHS.
Revelations of the Secrets Of the
Endowment Ordeal.
SHOCKING SPECIMENS OF BLASpHEMY.
A Visit to the First Mormon
Temple in Ohio.
TBY T1rEoRApH TO THE HERALD. I

lb1 TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. l, 1871.
The preparations for the funeral services over
the body Of the dead Mormon Prophet, Brigham
Young were to-day advanced as far as they could
be- This was the day fixed for the lying in state,
in order that all in the City Of the Saints could
have an opportunity OF seeing the corpse of the
Mormon leader and give room tomorrow for those
10 arrive from distant parts Of the Territory.
CLARIFYING THE BODY TO THE TABERNACLE ,
Atprecisely thirty minutes after eight o'clock
this morning the body Of Brigham Young was con.
veyed from the Lion House, where it had been
lying since the hour Of death, to the great Mormon
tabernacle.
LYING IN STATE
The remains were accompanied by several OF the
male members OF the Young family, and
also by nlsnsers OF the Mormon priesthood.
When che BODY raacies. sae misshapen ednce
known as thc Tsosaaclc it vas placed on plat
form, and is ar renamed taere in state all day.
Thei ierior or the Mormon place, Of worship was
heavily d dDeei sna decorated for the solemn occa
sion. The colin provided for the remains is en-.
CLOSED IN metallic case. the latter having plate
glass openlng permitting view Of the face The
platform Is decorated WIN covers and draped with
sslste pIarlao
VAST grow . or xoRMoNs
an irnrenss numbol OF Mormon saints are arriv.
.rs SerssrDn, a'lpsgts .. yf territory of Utah, or
Zion SAY pseugaz n 4plo invariably style 1t.
These saints thronged the streets all day and
passed through the Tabernacle from nine O'Clock
in the morning until sunset, and even then the
crowd was unabated 30 it was decided to
keep the Tabernacle open all night, so that
while write this despatch the line of people
is slowly, but constantly moving forward to take
last look at the features so well known to all when
the dead man was living and powerful among
them.
A SOLEMN SCENE.
The scene in the Tabernacle after the shades of
night had set in was solemn and interesting one.
The interior OF the building was only imperfectly
lighted, and as the saints passed down the passage
toward the platform where the body lay they
seemed to be wrapped in the partial darkness,
and it was startling to see new faces constantly
emerging into the stronger light near the coffin.
THE COMING CROWDS.
1t is understood that the remains will be lying In
state until the hour fixed for the funeral. There.
lore the Tabernacle will not be closed at all until
the ceremonies are over. Tomorrow will indeed
be remarkable in the history Of Salt Lake City, for
thousands upon thousands Of Mormons are ex-
pected to arrive, in wagons and by the rail-
n nf run m
modate the sudden increase of traffic. Yet
the concourse will not be quite so great as was at
urst expected, but the Tabernacle and Brigham's
family cemetery will doubtless be overcrowdcd.
Suitable police arrangements have been apparently
made to preserve order among the multitude, and
there will be no disturbance beyond the usual
crowdng and crushing so customary and unavoid-
able such occasions. The remains will be laid In
vault, which is cementcd inside and outside
Trs QUESTION OF SUCCESSOR.
There Is no certainty as yet whether any alusion
will be made 10 successor to The dead prophet
during the funeral services tomorrow, as two or
the twelve apostles-Orson Pratt and Joseph z.
Smith-who would, according to precedent, take
part in IN election, are now absent IN England. IL
is still said that the choice Of new President II
made at ALL will be deferred until the October con.
ference is held. But nothing can he absolutely pre-
dictcd touching the possible procedure by any one
outside the curtain which wells the Mormon coun.
ellis.
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VISIT TO THE TIRsT MORMON TEMPLK-pEcu-
LIABIrIEs OF ITS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
EARLIER AND LATER PRIESTHOOD AS DE-
scRIBEp by AN OLD MORMON WOMAN.
KiRrLANp, Lake County, Ohio, August 20, 1871
This little village Of $50 or may be 800 Inhabitants
10 rendered historic by ts being tho Mormon's Grss
Aeccn. Here Brigham Young commenced his apostolic
rareer Hero 10 Smith Grst made q stand for his new
religion. Hero Sidney Rgdop and Or.on Pralt and
Hebcr {. Kimball first achieved prominence In their
advocacy Of the strange doctrines that hsvn since
played 50 prominent part ia the affairs OF the gov
ernment Hero these five msn--smith. Young, Rigdon,
Pratt aud Kmbal rs, plotted for empire ,hcn for pc
end at ongth for safety from the outraged com many
whom they had cheated aud robbcd murdered aud
poaltrcsted beyond endurance. Here they butt under
the prophetic Inspiration OF 10 Smith their first
tcnp!c OF tho Latter Day Saints, building which still
stands AZ monument OF their strange tbfatuation.
Here tacy gathered their irst ioothod AZ religious
sect and comrnonccd the labor oil proscytng, which
they have since industrously pursued Hero, too.
was IL that Brigham Young the lator prophet, priest
sr or their remarkable theoerccy. first developed