The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-01-08
A MORMON ENDOWMENT.
Mysterious Scenes i'm the Salt Lake
Matrimonial Mandatory.

Matrimonial Mandatory.
Jamie Thompson in Salt Lake 1ribune.]
If the woman who now styles herself Mrs
Owen Miles was an honest and deserving
woman when she left London to emigrate to
Utah with the Latter Day Saints and SO soon
after her arrival here (some five weeks ago)
passed through the Endowment House, /
think there might be some palliation for her
very peculiar and seemingly inconsistent
conduct. When Caroline Owen 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 max ed as the
hour she was born. She was then washed
from head to foot; afterwards she was COW
cred with oil and blessed by the holy priest
ess; her head, ears. eyes, nose, mouth, neck,
arms, hesrt, breast, back and all parts of her
body anointed. She then put on her new gar
ments and received her new name in a whis-
per by the officiating priestess-the woman
who lied so beautifully in court. Passing
along she came before the great Jehovah and
Elohim, they being in another room, and
commenced reading the ritual of the order
''Let us go down and make man." ETC., which
is all too tedious to mention. Miss Owen
passed on from one change to another hav-
ing her robes and her apron on to appear be-
fore the master OF ceremonies to receive the
oaths. Standing straight, as shown by the
elder, bringing her right arm to an angle,
then placing it across her throat as the ter
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then drawing and extending her arm straight
out and brngingjt back to a right angle,
strikiDg.it straight to the earth, she interpret
ed 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 the sea, etc., if
she should eivulge anything pertaining to
the ceremonies performed in that house.
This is not all the oath by great deal. Miss
Owen then received all tbs grips. signs, tok-
ems, 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 up
ward she came to the vail or arch. This be-
| ing previous to her marriage. John Miles
| was on the inside of the vail or arch, Caro-
line on the outside. Then the compass 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 to his knee her breast to his
breast, her lips 10 his lips. Then John whis.
pered in her ear 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 vail
| or arch to be married. Joseph T. Smith sal
I Immediately opposite at the table, John
stood at the right and Caroline at the left
After the usual questions were put and an
swered, the marriage was proceeded with
and finished, John and Caroline 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
i side. Joseph f. Smith proceeded with the
ceremony. John and Caroline were kneel
ing, when Joseph F. told them to c,asI
hands across the alter and kiss each other
which they did. He then sealed them w
to everlasting life, to come forth in thu
morning of the first resurrection, to receiv,
power and TO carry out the laws of procrea
ton forever and ever. Amen.