The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-10
A MORMON ENDOWMENT.
Mysterious Scenes in the Salt Lake Matri-
monial Manufnctory.

If the woman who how styles herself
Mrs. Owen Miles was an honest and de-
serving woman when she left London to
emigrate to Utah with the latter-day
saints, and soon after her arrival here
(only some five weeks ago) passed
through the endowment house, l think
there might be some pulliation for her
peculiar and seemingly inconsistent con-
duct. When Caroline Owen went to the
endowment house she entered at the
back door and gave her name tc the re-
corder. She then passed inside to be
washed, taking of her clothes until she
was as naked rs the hour she was
born. She was then washed from head
to foot; afterwards 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 body anointed. She then put on
her new garments and received her new
name in a whisper by the officiating
priestess-the woman who lied so beanti
fully in court. Psssing along she came
before the great Jehovah aud Elohim,
they being In another room, and COM
menced reading the ritual of the order.
"Let US 60 down and make man." etc,
which is all too tedious to mention, Miss
Owen passed on from one change to an
other having her robes and apron on to
appear before the master Of ceremonies
to receive the 0aths. Standing straight,
as shown by the elder, bringing her right
arm to an angle, then bringing it across
her throat as the terrible words were
uttered by the officiating priest, then
drawing and extending her arm straight
out, and bringing it back to right an
gle, strikinging it straight to the earth,
Interpreting the oaths as spoken, that
her throat should be cut from ear to ear,
that her heart should be cut out, and
that she be disemboweled and her body
be buried in the depths of tho sea, etc.,
if she should divulge anything pertain
ing to the ceremonies performed in that
house. This is not all the oath by
great deal. Miss Owen then received all
the grips, signs, tokens, etc. There are
several of these which only The faithful
can understand. Miss Owen then
passed on to the other degrees, prayer,
circles, etc. Passing onward and upward
she came to the veil, or arch, this being
previous to her marriage. John Miller
was on the inside of the veil or arch,
Caroline on the outside. Then the COM
pass and square were cut over her heart.
There was only sheet to separate John
from Caroline and before she could get
through to where John was, she had to
put her foot to his foot, her knee tc his
knee, her breast to his breats her lips
to his lips. Then John whispered in
her ear aud told her the new name she
had named below.
Nobody OH earth knows what that name
is but John and Caroline. He then
brought Caroline through the veil or
arch to be married. Joseph F. Smith
sat Immediately opposite at the table
John stood at the left and Caroline at
the left. Alter the usual questions were
put and answered the marriage was pro-
ceeded with and finished. John and Car
oline walking to the sealing room, where
Joseph F. Smith sat on the throne, and
later stood at the door. Miss Owen
walked around to the north side of the
altar, and Miles remained on the south
side. Joseph F. Smith proceeded with
ceremony. John and Caroline were
kneeling, when Joseph F. Smith told
them to clasp hands across the altar and
kiss each other, which they did. He
then sealed them up to everlasting life,
to come forth in the morning of the first
resurrection to receive power and to
carry out the laws of procreation forever
and ever. Amen.-SaH Lake City.