The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-04

oeen more satisfactory to saints or angels
Inc distant valleys sent forth their inhabi-
tants, this valley swarmed forth its thou
SANDS, and more glorious sight has not
been seen for generations than at Great
Salt Lake city this day.
ne Deseret national flag was unfurled
70 tne breeze. The Nauvoo brass band,
captain Ballo's band and the Military band
enIiVened the cir with their sweet strains.
The Silver Greys made a venerable appear
ance, and theminutemen, true to their duty,
were at their posts at an early hour. The
ponce, under the efficient management of
captain Hardy, were at their posts at the
time appointed; and the couutenances of
The saints were as glad and cheerful as
though each had been favored with the Wis
ltation of an angel The process
sion then formed at the vestry door in the
following order:
Martial music, Colors.
Nauvoo Brass Band Colors.
Ballo's Band, Colors.
captain Pettgrew with Relief Guards, Colors.
Singers.
First President and Counselors and aged
Patriarchs.
The Twelve Apostles First Presidency Of the
Seventies, and President and Coun-
selors OF the Elders Quorum.
President OF the High Priests Quorum and
Counselors, in connection with the
President OF the Stake, and
the High Council.
Presiding Bishop with his Counsel and the
Presidents OF the Lesser Priesthood,
and their Counsel.
Architects and Workmen selected for the Day,
with banner representing "Zion's
Workmen."
Captain Merrill, with Relief Guards in
Uniform.
THE procession then marched through
the line of guards to the southeast corner of
the Temple ground, the singers taking their
position In the centre, the Nauvoo brass
band on the east bank, Captain Ballo's
band on the west bank, and the marshal
band on the mound southwest, Captains
Pettigrew, Hardy, and Merrill, with their
commands, occupying the front OF the bank
(which was sixteen feet deep. and moving
from corner to corner with the laying of
tbs several stones, prevented an undue rush
OF the people, which might, by an excava-
ton, have endangered the lives of many;
then Presidents Young, Kimball and Rich
ards, with Patriarch John Smith, proceeded
to lay the southeast corner stone and as
cended the top thereof, when the choir
sang. President Young delivered the chief
GRAFTON, AND Heber G. Kimball offered the
conservation prayer.
1.-The procession again formed, and moved
to the southwest corner, when the presid-
AnS uAohoP, GuHdIu I1uuJSE, us COUNSEL
and the various presidents of the lesser
priesthood, with their associates, laid the
southwest corner stone, when, from its top
Bishop Hunter delivered the Grafton and
Bishop Alfred Gordon offered the consecra
ton prayer.
The procession again formed and moved
to the northwest corner stone. accompanied
with martial music, when John Young
president Of the high priests quorum, with
hic ND ha e H. zAz1.a
with the high council, proceeded to lay the
stone. That being done, they assembled the
stone and President John Young delivered
the Grafton, and George B. Wallace offered
the conservation prayer.
The procession again formed and pro-
ceeded to the northeast corner stone, which
was laid by the Twelve Apostles, the frs
presidency of the seventies and the presi
dency Of the elders quorum. The Apostle.