The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-04-10
A MORMON ENDOWMENT.
Mysterious scenes In tho salt Lake Matri-
moninl MrnufactOry.

If the woman who now styles herself
Mrs. Owen Miles WAS m honest and de.
serving woman whe. ,hc left London to
omigrate 10 Utah with the lat,crday
saints, and soon after her arrival here
lonly some five weeks ngo) passed
through the endowment house, think
there might be some paliation for her
peculiar and seemingly inconsistent con
duct. When Caroline Owen went to the
endowment house she entered Mt the
back door and gave her name to tic re-
cOrder. She then passed inside To be
washed, taking off her clothes until she
wns as naked as the hour she wa.
born. She was then washed from head
TO foot afterwards she was covered with
oil and blessed by the holy pricstess ;
her head, ears, c:c~, no'e, mouth, neck
arms, heart, breast, back and all parts Of
her body anointcd. She then put on
her new garments and received her new
name in n whisper by the officiating
pricstcs,--ihe woman who lied go bcau,i-
fully in court. Passing along she came
before the great Jehovah and I;lohim,
they being IN another room, and COM
mcnced rcndng the ritual Of the order
Let us go down and make man" etc.
which is all too tcdiou, 10 mention, Miss
Owen passed on from one changc 10 AN
other having her rcl:e- and apron On to
appear bclu!e the master of ceremonies
10 receive the Oaths. Standing straigi ilt, ,
rs shown by the elder, bringing her right
arm to an angle, then bringing it across
her throat rs the terrible words were
uttered by the officiating priest, then
drawing ard extending her arm straight
out. and bringing il back to Il right nm
gle, strlkinging it straight To the earth,
interpreting the oatls ns spoken, that
her throat should be cut from ear to ear,
that her heart should be cut out, and
that she be diecnbuwrled aud her boly
bc buried in the depths of thc sea, etc,
if she should divulge anything pertain
ing 10 tie ceremonies performed in that
house. This is not all the onth by Il
great deal. Miss Owen then received all
the grips, signs. tokens, etc. There ntc
scvcrnl Of these which ONLY the faithful
can understand. Miss Owen then
passed OH to the other degrees, prayer,
circles, etc. Passing onward and upward
she came to the veil, or arch. this being
previous t" 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 II shcrt 10 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 10 his
knee, her breast to his brents her lips
to his lips. Then John whispered in
her eur and told her the new name she
had named below.
Nobody on earth knows what that name
is but John and Caroline. He then
brought Caroline through the veil or
arch to be married Joseph +. Smith
sat Immediately opposite at tho table
John stood ut the left and Caroline Mt
the lett. Alter the usual questions were
put and answered the marriage was pro-
ceeded with and finished. John and Car
oline walking to the scaling room, where
Joseph +. Smith sat on the throne, aud
later stood ut the douS. Miss Owen
walked around to the north side Of the
altar, and Miles remained on the south
side. Joseph +. Smith proceeded with
ceremony. John and Caroline were
knceling, when Joseph +. Smith told
them to clasp hands across the altar and
kiss ench other, which they did. lie
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 procrcation forever
and ever. Amen.-,MH Luke CTty.