The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-11

4 MARRIAGE IN TIE ENDOWMENT NOCSE.
thousand years after the first awakening.
when the wicked are to be raised from the
dead and brought to Judgment So, dea-
Cur salvation depends upon disgrace here
and the good or bad hu,1or of our husbands
on the morning of the iirst resurrection Ii
he no longer cares for US nc doesn't need
to get divorce. he con simply let US sleep
on, and 50 get rid Of US, Isn't it fine?
swell, after this washing, amounting and
partial dressing. the curtain was drawn
aside, and we faced the male candidates
They were seated along in q row on the op-
positc side of the room, dressed much as VIC
were, save that they had Waite linen caps
upon their heads, and looked very ridicu-
lous and silly. Then we were conducted
into another room where q sort of drama
was enacted representing the creation
Of man; then into another apart
ncnt representing the Garden of
Eden; there persons purporting to be Jc-
novah. Satan and Adam, the Serpent, and
Eve, go through a performance that is sup
posed to depict the creation Of Woman. her
fall, and the curslng Of the Serpent and
earth for sins sake. Portions of the repre-
sentation are not q: all delicate, and the
chastc and refined find little that is enter
tanning in it. AT q certain point Adam and
Eve attire themselves in fg-leaf aprons,
pieces of white linen. On which are sewn
imitation tig leaves made Of green silk
Then all the candidates were clad in SINH
lar aprons, and driven ont Of the Garden Of
Eden into another roocl. which represented
the word where we should earn our bread
by the sweat Of our brows. There we were
informed that although we were driven OFT
from the presence Of tie Lord. vet q plan of
salvation would be devised for US by which
we could 1t last return to our early estate
Then there was Such a absurd mixture
OF persons and events TIA: could no: ex-
ac.ly follow the idea TIA: vas intended to
be colvcyed-:f there really was any idea
1T ali Men representing tho ancient
prophets entered end instructed the people
for the first coming Of the Saviour Then
Te were taught certain passwords
and grips, and then we |e-e 81 arranged
in circle. tn. wonel's faces were COW
cred with walls, and we were az con-
E,anded to knccl 1oyyl and hold orr lint
hands Up toward Heaven, while the 2r-suI
oaths of obedience lai secrecy were taGcn
We syoTe tha: By every means il OF power
We would seek 70 a-elso the de,,h Of Jo-
sepa Smith, the P--pae:, and that we
would teach our children to do so; we
swoTet hat, without inur,2ur or question,
we would implicitly obey the commands of
the Priesthood in every thing. and that VIC
would hold their commands sacred and to
be obeycd in preference to the laws Of the
United States, ard further, that we would
never, under any circumstances, rc-cal
that which had transpired in the Endow-
mcnt House. The penalty for breaking this
oath was, that tae bowels should be tern
out waile the victim was yet alive. the
throat To be cut from ear to ear, the heart
and tongue cut out, and in the world to come
eternal damnation! A curtain was then
drawn back. exposing a human skeleton to
view, and voice said: Behold all that
remains Of one unfaithful to these holy
vows. The earth had no place for one SO
vile. The fowls Of the ar fed upon his &C
cursed flesh. and the fierce elements con-
sumed his joints and marrow. Brethren,
an ordeal awaits you Let the pure have
no fear, the false-hearted quake. Each
shall pass under the searching Hand, and
the spirit Of the Lord shall decide for his
own
After these fearful oaths were ,alken,wc
were instructed n the siyEs representing