The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-01-12
THE HOUSE OF TIE LORD,
BUILT BY THE
OF JESUS CHRIST OF LAT
TER DAY SAINTS.
COMMENCED APRIL 6, 1858.
COMPLETED:

There have already been expended IN
it's erection So .OOo, 600, all Of which has
been voluntarily donated in tIthing by
the members Of the Mormon Church.
Finding the Endowment House and
environs Of the great temple overrun
by bands Of tourists with the usual
courier as in Europe-for Salt Lake
City is now the most crowded city have
seen on this ten-thousand-m tour OF
mine-I passed out at a side gate aud
made my way across the street and up
past the old residence Of Brigham
Young to the little green plot in an
iron inclosure. Here the great founder
Of very great city sleeps the everlast-
ing sleep.
No flowers at all; only broad green
lawn and heavy tablet Of stone. A
good :. any yellow leaves danced idly
along the sloping lawn in the autumn
wind; many little English sparrows,
along with the meadow larks, kept
hopping from lawn to fence and from
fence to tabletsand twittering cheer
fully. Close to the foot of the tomb
and outside the fence under the sha-
dow Of locust tree brindlecow stood
slowly Illuminating. and that was all.
Having been told that the turrets ard
walls and battlements that surround
the old newspaper Office and the Bee
hive" and other of the old Brigham
buildings was to be torn down next
year, went to the proprietor to pro
test.
But these Mormons are extremely
practical people. The man told me
that the six strong stone buildings, now
half up. would quite overwhelm him,
and the old houses. walls, towers and.
all would soon have to 90.
well. what did you build them for
in the first plsoe-Indianss'
mo, no; we never had trouble with
any of the Indians. People say Brig
ham Young wanted the walls to keep
his wives at home; but the truth is the
walls we're built to get the stones of
the ground; and then we needed walls
in tho first place to keep cattle out.
Prosy, practical, candid and truthful
vas this ardent Mormon in his talks
with me, and 1 bought few Of his
books. all printed on paper made in
Salt Lake. bought some paper OF him
half a dollars worth, and l was COM
PEELED to either get cart or leave the
biggest half behind. The paper on
which write this letter is part Of il.
liked this mans proud and honest
way Of speaking and dealing with me,
and as stood there with my bundles
10 my arms / said: Cant you tell me
in few sentences what in the world
YOU Mormons believe in besides polyga-
nv. so that can write it down and
send it to my friends 2"
He looked at me quietly for second
and then, without saying word, he
went back to a book shelf, took down
Mormon Bible and tore this leaf from
somewhere in the back Of the book,
and handing il to me, turned quietly,
and. with the same good nstured air,
left me 10 90 my way.
u. We believe in God, the Eternal
Father. aad in His Son, Jesus Christ
and in the Holy Ghost.
80. We believe that men will be pun
ishsd for their own sins, and not for
Adams transgression,
~. We believe that through the
atonsmeut Of Christ all mankind may
be saved, BY obedience 30 the laws and
ordinances Of the Gospel.
"A. We believe that these ordinances
are: First, Faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ: second, Repentance; third, Bap-
tism by immersion for the remission Of
sins fourth, Laying on Of hands for the
gift Of the Holy Ghost
rs. We believe that man must os
called Of God by prophecy and by the
laying on Of hsuds' by those who are IN
authority TO preach tho gospel and so
minister in the ordinances thereof.
- Wa belieye In the same organlzs.
ton that existed in the primitive
Church, viz, apostles. prophets, pas
tors. teachers, eyangelIsts, etc.
80 W. hslieva Ia the Gift Of tongues,