The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-23
STILL ON AT MANTI.
Continuation of the Temple
Dedicatory Services.
SOME STARTLING INCIDENTS.
The Services Yesterday-Ths Rush
for Admission Will Probably be
Continued Three Days More.

MANrI. May o. Especial to TIE
HERALD. THE dedicatory services in
the Manti Temple was continued to-
day. By 1890 o'clock, every seat in
the main room was occupied. SO far
as the services are concerned, they
were, in almost every particular, an
exact repetition of those of yesterday.
Apostle Lorenzo Snow presided and he
was assisted in the arrangements OF the
affair by the brethren of the Twelve
mentioned in THE HERALD of yester-
day. After the opening hymn, the dedi-
catory prayer was delivered by Apostle
Franklin D. Richards. This completed,
the congregation was addressed by
the following speakers in the order
named, Apostle John w. Taylor,
Bishop Arson Call President Angus n.
Cannon, Bishop Mc6se, Bishop Kesler,
Counselor ] B. Malben, Elder Young,
Cyrus s. Wheelock, Is. Eobles, DE-.
Isascson, Apostle Heb:r ]. Grant,
Apostle John Henry Smith and Al 9stls
Lorenzo Snow. The tenor of tce
preaching was very similar to that of
yesterday. The testimonies borne were
pointed and strong, and the interest
of the 1900 or more people
who were crowded N the room
continued undated for FIVE hours aud
hall, the length of time to which the
services to day extended. To-day was
essentially
TIE SAN PETERS DAY.
They gave way yesterday to visitors,
but to-day the people in what is known
as the Temple District commenced their
innings. To morrow and probably
Thursday will witness no cessation to
the enthusiasm connected with the ded-
icAtion of the Manti Temple. The
Sanpeters are proud of the work
they have accomplished and they
have no intention OF closing
the dedication services until every
body in q reasonably way shall be salts
fed. During to-day considerable talk
has taken place in regard to several in
cidents that occurred during the dedi-
catorY services, yesterday. They were
only known to few last evening. The
facts appear to be as follows: While
the congregation was being seated
Prof. A. G. Smythe seated himself at
the organ and rendered the opening
voluntary, q selection from Men
deIsshon, at the conclusion of which,
and just before The opening ex-
e-cises commenced, number of
persons seated near the centre
of the room, and also on
the stand at the west end, heard most
heavenly voices singing. AS they de
scribe it: 1T sounded to them as
angelic and appeared to be behind and
above them, and they turned their
heads in the direction Of the sound,
wondering if there was another choir
in some other part of the building" 1t
is fact, however, that
NO CHOIR WAS SINGING
at all. Indeed there was nothing trans
piring save the playing of the voluntary
by Professor Smythe, and very little
confusion in the body of the room
consequent upon the usbers' endeavors
TO comfortably seat the large coDgrega-
ton. The persons who claim to have
heard this manifestation are well.known
in Suit Lake City. The HERALD CORES
pondent took the trouble to hunt up
their names. They are as follows:
Mary 2. Freeze, Maggie G. Ship and
John s. Barnes, of Salt Lake City;
Bishop gilbert King, of Marion Ward.
Panguitcn; Christian WIllardson, of
Manti The old stand-bys say that
they are not surprised at any such
manifestations. The same thing oc-
CURED at the dedication of the Temple
in Kirkland and why, they argue,
sh uld 1t not occur now?
In addition to all this, many people
here claim that they saw, clairvovantly
or otherwise, q halo of light over the
heads of the speakers on Monday, and
particularly was this seen; one man
said 10 your correspondent, over the
head of Apostle John W. Taylor. An
other incident that occurred on Mon
day is this: While the dedicatory prayer
was being read by Apostle Lorenzo
Snow. near the middle OF it, the words
"HaIlelujah, hallelujah, the Lord be
praised" were uttered by voice ~
VERY SOFT AND MELoDIoUs ToNn,
the same being heard by several people.
All these incidents, the people claim,
are evidences that the Eternal is
pleased with the efforts they
have made to build a house
to His holy name. The shout, "Ho-
sannah, hosannah, hosannahW etc.,
to- day, was tremendous. The very
mountains seemed to re-echO the
Amen"
The services will be continued to-
morrow and subsequent days, until
everybody who has right to be salts
fed shall be satisfied.
LATER-The manifestations in the
| Temple above referred to have been
repeated to day. Dozens of people
testify to the facts. Tonight
there are about 1000 applicants
! for admission tickets. At this rate it
will not be possible to conclude the
ser. ices before Friday.
Notes
BEAUTIFUL weather, but plenty of
dust