The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-12-10
A GRAPHIC ENDOWMENT.
Mysterious Scene ia the c Celebrated
Endowment House at Salt Lake.

Annie Thompson writes tn the Sail
Lake Tribune detailin. the form Of
marriage ceremony performed a, the
mysterious Endowment house. She
says: If the woman who now STYLES
herself Mrs. Owens Miles WAS an
honest and deserving woman when she
left London to emisrate to Utah with
the Latter Day Saints, and SD soon
after her arrival here, (oniy some 1--WE
weeks ago. passed through the En-
dowment house, | think there nigh,
DE some palliation for her very peculiar
and seemingly Inconsistent conduct.
When Caroline Owen went to the
Endowment house she entered at the
aorth door and gave her name to the
recorder. She then passed inside tn
he washed, takin. OF her clothes until
she was As naked as the hour she was
born. She was then washed from
head u foot; afterward she was
covered with oil and blessed by the
holy priestess: her head, ears, eyes,
nose, mouth, neck. arms, heart.
breast, back and all parts OF her bhy
anointed. She then put ON her new
garments and received her new name
in whisper nv the officiating priestess.
the woman who lied 50 beautifully in
court. Passing along she came before
the Great Jehovah and Elohim, they
being in another room, and commen-
ced reaGing the ritual Of the order,
"I.et Us 60 down aud 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 ~ the terrible words were
uttered by the officiating priest, then
drawing and extending her arm
straight on. snd bringing IL back to
right angle, striking it straight to the
earth. interpreting the oaths a. spoken,
that her throat should be cut from ear
to ear. that her heart should be cut
out and that she he disembOwelled and
her body buried in the depths OF the
sea, &c., ii she should divulge ANY,
thing pertaining to the ceremonials
performed in that house.
This is not all the oath by great
deal. Miss Over then received all
the grips. signs, fekens, &c. There
are several of these which only the
faithful en- understand.
Miss Owen then passed on to the
other degrees, PRAYER circles. ne. Pass
ing onward and upward she came to
the veil or arch. This beilg previous
to her marriage. John Miles was in
'ide of the veil or arch Caroline on
The outside. Then the compass and
'quare we're cut over her heart. There
vas only a sheet tn separate John ,
rom Caroline, and before she could |
ret through to where John was she !,
lad to put her foot to his foot. her
NEE to his knee, her breast to his
'reast. her lips to his lips. Then John !
whispered in her ear and told her, the I
rev name she hal named below. I
lnbody OH earth knows what that ,
lame is but John aud Caroline. He
hen brought Caroline through the
ell or arch to be married. Joseph
J. Smith sat Immediately opposite at
he table, John stood at the right and
'aroline ut the left. After the usual
uestions were put and answered the
was proceeded with and
nished, John and Caroline walking ,
, the sealing room. where Joseph F.
NTH sat Oh the throne and later
God at the door. Miss Gwen walked
round to the north side of the altar.
I'd Miles remained on the south side. &
Dseph F. Smith proceeded with the 8
'remony. John and Caroline were
,eeling, when Joseph F. told them q
clasp hands across the altar and kiss =
ch other, which they did. He then q
aled them up to everlasting life, to 6
me forth in the morning Of the first
surrection, to receive power and to
rry out the laws Of procreation for. b
er and ever. Amen. q
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