The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-05-22
TEE DEDICATION.
Impressive Ceremon-
les at Manti.
A SOLEMN OCCASION.
Text of the Prayer Of Conse-
Grafton.
BY APOSTLE LORENZO SNOW.
The Addresses Delivered and Testi-
monies Borne at the Services in the
Tcmple-Immense Attendance.
4 SOLEMN OCCASION.
Text of the Prayer Of Conse-
Grafton.
BY APOSTLE LORENZO SNOW.
The Addresses Delivered and Testi-
monies Borne at the Services in the
Tcmple-Immense Attendance.


MANTI, May 81. 18S8.-[5pecial to
THE HERALD.l- peculiar feature
of the Manti Temple dedication
to-day is that it is built upon
solid hill or mountain of rock. And
il seems to be erected upon
the mountain of rock from which it is
built. Along the base OF the range
which hens Sgnpete Valley on the east
there is an underlying oolitic stratum,
manifest in knobs or hills which are
covered with a few feet of earth. On
one of these the Msnti Temple is built,
commanding a superb view of the
country north and south of that part
of the valley lying to the west of it.
Like all Temples erected by the
Latter day Saints, it faces the
east, though the view is right
into the mountain range, upon a
low hill of which the Tempe is built
The site of the Temple was selected Dy
President Brigham Young, and during
Its construction three men have heid the
chief position in the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Sain's. First,
President Young, then Preside at John
Taylor, and to-day Apostle WIltord
Woodruff. Ground on the Temple was
broken April 25, 1877. auQ the corner
stones laid April IA. 1879, or nearly two
years later. The str cture is III feet
inches long and go feet vide. tits 70
feet high to the square. The Walls are
3 feet 6 inches thick at the base, with
4-foot butresses. The walls taper to 3
feet at the square, and the butrtsses
TO about 2 feet 6 inches. There are
two towers-one on the east and one
on the west end. The former, which
is ten feet higher than that on the west
end, is l79 feet in height. These towers
arc thirty feet square at the basa. The
interior of the Temple is practically the
same as that in the others already fn-
ished. Adjoining the structure proper,
on the east, is building 100 feet long
by 40 feet wide and one story high, in
which is placed the apparatus for
heating, and is also used as reception
room and place for attendants. The
buildings are heated by steam, and
water is supplied through pipes from o
spring some distance away. The
county road runs past the Temple. from
Which the ascent to the ground floor is
over sixty feet. A drive, beginning at
the north, passing under part of the
east edge OF the building and finding an
outlet on the south, makes the ascent
easy. AT present three walls, each about
seventeen feet high aud running north
and south about 1850 feet form the
bases for terraces that will yet be
adorned with beautiful flowers, shrubs
and shade trees, while 126 steps, each
SIX inches high wall provide q direct
approach to the Temple for those who
walk. At the landing Oh each terraces
broad landing thirty-six feet wide will
be provided as a resting place. The
Temple is of ooitic stone and is of
warm brown color, surrounded by the
towers mentioned, and in which Their;
are windows. 1t is impossible 10
imagine more commanding eminence
for building and one attording gre ater
opportunity Tor artistic and delightful
Surroundings. The architect and
superintendent, who has carried the
work through from its Inception until
to-day, is w. II. Folsom, of Salt
Lake City. 1t is 125 miles from
Salt Lake City by rail and stage. On
direct line from Salt Lake City, the
Manti Temple will be found to be just
twelve miles east. The main room has
a seating capacity for some 1,500 per-
sons, and the cost has been put close
at 81 600, 900.
Tbls is the fifth Templs completed by
the Latter-day Saints. The first was
erected at Kirkland, the second in Nau-
VOC, then came the one at st. George,
then that at Logan and finally this.
The only other Temple in course of
erection is that st Salt Lake City.
On Sunday about 500 started from
Salt Lake City, to represent OF the dedi-
cation, in addition to those already
here, making those in attendance from
your city no: less than 1000 II Is esti-
mated that there are fully 40O9 people
gathered from the different parts OF the
Territory on tuis occasion, and the
generosity of the citizens OF Manti is
tested to its utmost to afford accommo-
dations.
MANTI, May 21st.
Especial to The HERALD.l
From an early hour people began to
assemble on the hill east of the Temple,
at which ad MISSION was to be gained,
and by 8 30, the grounds were black
with people. The day was lovely, the
threatened rain If the night preceding
having passed away. As for two days
before, al. the roads leading to Manti
were cIouded wI'n incoming teams, each
loaded with li7!Lg freight bound for the
dedication Tha doors were opened at
10 o'clock AID he services began at IL,
oy Apostle L repzo Snow calling the
congrbgatio t. orCer. The choir
sang III. hvmn on page 100,
"Lord we come before Thee now. !"
Apostle Snow Their said: I'VE
shall now offer up the dedicstory
Prayer: refore doing this. We should
bring our hearts TO comprehend the
purpose 1T This, aud it is q lite posi-
bis some of Us may not fully realize
our posinons AZ Latter-day Saints III
this connection. In the Kirkland Tenn
ole, in March. 1886, prayer was offered
M. Ii wa> given by revelation to JOS
eph. the Prophet, and was repeated IN
the Kirkland Tempe, so the prayer
we are now about to offer up was
written and ms .ired by holy men OF
God in our day, men witn whom We