Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-08-14

near the communion table and Just il
front of the great altar or rostrum
There sat President John Taylor, The
twelve Apostles, and about a hundred
Bishops. Back of these and near the
large organ were the singers, about
seyenty-tive in number. Inc service
was simple. resembling that in some Of
our own churches, with the exception
that the bread and wine were passed
among the congregation while the apos
tie was preaching. The sermon was
delivered by Apostle Smith, nephew
of the noted Joseph Smith, founder OF
the Mormon sect in this country. In his
talk he said that it was not only Scrip.
tural but in every way proper for a mar
to marry as many wives as he could
support. He declared that as Christ
had a pre- existence so all men had q
pre-existence before they assumed O
body. And as "they neither marry MOI
are given in marriage in the future
life it follows than mans wives, be
they few or many, shall be his wives in
the celestial paradise. He also stated
that all men would be saved in the flu
ture life, but that none but the Latter
day Saints would be exalted and crown
ed in glory. There were about 6,00C
people present, and more orderly and
attentive congregation | have not seen
in long time.
interviewed a lady who had been a
Mormon for over % years. She was the
second wife, and was Gf she told the
trutDperfectly happy. When | Inquir-
ed, Are you willing that your husband
should marry one or two other wives if
he wishes to do SOP" she replied, ''Yes;
want my husband to be exalted, and
the more wives he has in this world the
greater will be his exaltation in the next
world"
/ conversed with other ladies who
were not SO willing that their husbands
should be exalted in the way described
Perhaps they were little selfish, or be-
levers in woman's rights.
The Mormons believe that they are
chosen people, and that everything,
spiritual and temporal, is made known
to them through their prophets. When
| asked one of their officials, "What do
you intend to do in case the Govern
ment should interfere with your institu-
tions?" he said, 1T is all with the Lord
We are his chosen Zion, and whatever
course He should mark out and reveal
to our prophets-be it peace or war
we are willing to follow His guidance
and obey His mandates.
had very pleasant interview with
Hiram Young, Esq, son of President
Brigham Young, whom | found very
willing to answer all my questions and
to give me all the information desired
Mr.. Young is in the banking business
in Ogden. and is a gentleman of culture
and refinement He gave me cordial
invitation to make him visit OF
course ! returned the compliment.
was also invited to visit President John
Tay lor, but | did not have the time to
do SO.
Salt Lake City presents "a pleasing
appearance. Its streets are ninety feet
wide and perfectly straight, with
streams of water coursing their way
along the 81 les, while rows of beautiful
shade trees line the walks. and gardens
and yards filled with fruits and flowers
OF various kinds everywhere greet the
eye. There are nearly one hundred
miles of streets in the city. From the
canon through which the pilgrims first
entered the valley, the view is simply
grand. The great Salt Lake, ninety
miles long by six miles wide, with an
average depth Of forty feet, glitters like
n sheet of silver in the rays of the noon
day snu. The towering peaks of the
mountain ranges, crowned with clouds
and snow, lift themselves high up to-
ward the sky, and the valley, once a
desert, buds and blossoms as the rose.
The Tabernacle, which is surrounded
by a high wall, is 233 feet long, 1873 feet
wide, and 20 feet high. 1t has a seating
capacity for 10000 people. The new
Temple, the cornerstone of which was
laid in April, 1858, and which stands
about $50 feet from the Tabernacle, has
already cost 81 $50, 9I3.40. 1t is 200 bv
100 feet the walls areto be 100 feet high.
and the towers on either end will be
200 feet high. The Temple has become
an expensive luxury, and one of which
the people are getting tired. Fort Doug
las is distant about two and half miles
east of the city, and if reports are true
it might just as well be situated in the
in the center of Humboldt desert.
The city has population of $4,000,
and the total population of Utah is
about 10000 The value OF Utah's
mineral production in 1888 is estimated
at S1l,000,000 Near the city Is the
mountain of silver, or the Hill upon
which is located some of the richest
paying mines in the Territory among
them are the Flagstaff, the North Star.
the Emma, the Reed Il Benson. and
many others worth their millions.
The view from the summit of Mount
Nebo is very fine. as is also the view
from Ensign Peak. These are said to
have been seen in vision by some
Mormon dreamer long before they were
beheld by the naked eye Away in the
distance lies the river Jordan, the Great
Salt Lake, the mountains on either side.
and the beautiful City of the Saints.
Every spot and object in the city re-
minds the visitant of President Young.
or Brother Brigham, as the Mormons
love to call him. East of the Taber-