Middletown transcript., 1878-12-14
now THE mORmors ESDow.

Lake Tribune detailing the form o
marriage ceremony performed at tn
mysterious Endowment House. Sh'
says: "If the woman who now Style
herself Mrs. Owen Miles was an hon
est and deserving woman when she
| left London to emigrate to Utah with
the Latter Day Saints, and so soor
after her arrival here (only some five
weeks ago. passed through the En-
dowment House, I think there might
be some palliation for her very pecu-
liar and seemingly inconsistent con-
duct.
When Caroline Oven went to the
Endowment House she entered at the
north door and gave her name to the
recorder. She then passed inside to
be washed, taking off her clothes until
she was as naked as at the hour she was
born. She was then washed from
head to foot, afterward she was COW
cred with oil and blessed by the holy
priestess; her head, ears, eyes, nose,
mouth, neck, arms, heart breast, back
and all parts of her body annointed.
She then put on her new garments
and received her new name in a whis-
per by the officiating priestess, the wo-
man that lied so beautifully in court.
Passing along she came before the
Great Jehovah and Elohim, they be-
ing in another room, and commenced
reading the ritual of the Order, "Let
US go down and make man." &C.,
which is all too tedious to mention.
Miss Owen passed on from one
change to another, having her robes
and apron on to appear before the
master of ceremonies to receive the
oaths. Standing straight, as shown
by the elder, bringing her right arm
at an angle, then placing it across her
throat as the terrible words were ut
tered by the officiating priest, then
drawing and extending her arm
straight out and bringing it back to
an angle, striking it straight to the
earth, interpreting the oaths as spo-
ken, that her throat should be cut
from ear to ear, that her heart should
be cut out and that she should be dis
embowelled and her body be buried |
in the depths of the sea, &c, if she
should divulge anything pertaining to
the ceremonies performed in that
house.
This is not all the oath by a great
deal. Miss Owen then received all the
grips, signs, tokens, &c. There are
several of these which only the faith
ful can understand.
Miss Owen then passed on to the
other degrees, prayer circles. &c.
Passing onward and upward she came
to the veil or arch. This being pre-
vious to her marriage. John Miles
was on the inside of the veil or arch,
Caroline on the outside. Then the
compass and sqnare were cut over her
heart There was only sheet to sep
arate John from Caroline, and before
she could get through to where John
was she had to put her foot to his
foot, her knee to his knee, her breast
to his breast, her lips to his lips. Then
John whispered in her ear and told
her the new name she had named be-
low. Nobody on earth knows what
The name is but John and Caroline.
He then brought Caroline through
The veil or arch to be married. Joseph
+. Smith sat Immediately opposite at !
,he table, John stood at the right and
Caroline at the left. After the usual ,
questions were put and answered the
marriage was proceeded with and fin
shed, John and Caroline Walking tothe ;
ealing room, where Joseph F. Smith ]
at on the throne and the latter stood !
it the door. Miss Owen walked
lround to the north side of the altar
md Miles remained on the south side.
Joseph F. Smith proceeded with the :
john and Caroline were
when Joseph F. told them to !;
lasp hands across the altar and kiss
ach other, which they did. He then
ealed them up to everlasting life, to s
ome forth in the morning of the first t
to receive power and to '
AIRY out the laws of procreation for o
yer and ever. Amen. a
A Detroit grocer, the Free Press a
ays, who has a little time to study :,
uman nature, and who would have =
aved money if he only had little i
lore time, wrote note to several par II
les selected for the occasion to the eff u
sct that he had lost his account books !
nd must depend upon their honor to = =