Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-02

The history Of the Salt Lake City
Temple dates as far back rs the 18th Of
July 1877. On that day President Dig.
ham Young, in company with party,
took walk, when IN inspiration sud.
denly Illuminated his brilliant mind, aud
stopping, he struck the ground with his
cane with the exclamation, Here will
be the Temple OF our God. The Prophet
had halted where the centre uf the
building Is now located. The same day
10 the evening q meeting was held aud
a resolution adopted to set apart ten
acres Tor temple block and to build UP
the city around H.
NJ that early date no more could be
done than selecting site for the future
building. The little band Of Saints that
had bMvely crossed the plains in order
TO escape a cruel late at the hands Of
lnw'css mobs found themselves IN a
barren desert, which had TO be changed,
hy diligent labor and keen intelligence,
into an abode Of man. This was done,
and with the growing prosperity attcn.
uon was gwen 10 the house OF the Lord.
AZ the general conference held in
April 1851, the assembly voted TO build
temple. The population OF Utah then
consisted OF about 5000 souls, nearly
5000 OF whom lived IN the capital.
Two years later, ON February ~, 1850,
the temple block was dedicated aud the
ground broken for the foundation, and
on April 9th the same year the corner
stones were laid.
The following description Is found in
the Contributor, vol III, Is, ~.
'on February u a ilrce assembly me, on the
H.. So. N... ~ H.. a.
Grafton Of The ground for the temple 10 De- built
there. PRECEDENT Brigham Dung and his
C1uniolon Ncfe present Go s-leg, th- iIic Of tho
temple. Truman %. Auscl thc architect. and
Ie. W. F4N surveyor completed the survey.
tl D|.gcn O'Clock Boo the morning when ih-
President and Council and the I sJlyc Apostles,
fem1,rd 10 Che cast lH-. and N1Ahal Little.
aided BY he police, pointed out th- boundaries
of Ore temple 10 thra-cullci fhousindl. Boz the
midst Of whom lr-lign, Young delivered a
thrilling address. llg united bands added
greatly 20 tfr solcmnIy oi the occasion. the
con -fatug pJa,ur was offered by President
llrhef g.. h.mha.l. tho Twelve Apo.r.s aNsi-
las n removing ihc hnt earth preparatory FOG
DE ioundluon ul thc temple. The Mayor Of ilc
city, j, N. Grant, repre- cnied hc city, and
assisted u Doe Imposing ceremonies.
q good Idea oil t'ic comparative value Of real
estate ut tls time may ha lafmrd from tlIr
lvit"lNE iNFeIuHmtni ~ OF .aIr OF truI. Tue
house ur pWmrct, consisting 20 three aly lai
under good icue'' adobe house, 10 - i7adob.1
stable 20 b, . ON Emigration Street. s. w.
corner Of The Eleventh Ward, upp5ic the
cellar post. The whole premises gln bc rented
i'1 - per month, or bought Immediately io5
500 Boo cash 1f IoCk
From February iph 10 conference time a
gfcat dril of work boa 100 Dr. done ia the pre-
pifliion OF tac giouul TOT LAYING lho ioundion
81 he tempe. The committee Of arrangement
10y osicr Of Lieut.. Gen. ID. II. Wells, detailed
guards inl escorts Capt David Pgiiigrcw. u
command Of bnly OF "sil'tr Grvys. Cap. J..
{, Merrill with . company Of ila iiili kegi-
meut, iuh nipi Col. Duiciic, Go muster and
arrange The several handi for duty, MI. Con.
], ", Giant. MAMMAL OF the day. The on Of
Apn' va q ven lovely day. The sun, me sky,
The atmosphere, ihc earth. appeared neither too
cold nor too hot, nor lukrNlnu 40 seemed
allied with l.lc adapted In ail ihcr scvcUl
Compartments 10 clch soul. to cheer md make
happy every Individual oil the many th1usand5
Of eyed, miidlcaged aud youih Who had
asom1Ied tom Che near and remote parts Of
ms inhabited valley.
Aisr ihs opening of cuuicfc.cc in ihc iAhrf-
n1cIe, h' general authorities OF Che Church pro-
ercdcd 90 l'c temple ground, Tie iHt ptssi-
dclei laid Che southeast corner stone of The
tempir the Presiding Bishop and Counc with
iue President and Council OF the Lesser Priest.
hood. laid thc southwest gorucr stone. The
Quorum Of The Twelve Apostle. with lha F.rt
rrt4icucy % ilg sgscnucH, and ibg President
and Council Of the Elders quorum laid hc
northeast eorncI stone. Che northwest conner
stone was lui by Che Presidency Of he High
lHee,,n, qu2. un' Wl'h hc President Of NE stake
ana no., illsn Solhe.' .,-,.-.-,
I, v ,i'ii wy l,.''',,,, ny
i,' p',.ii.ss 1i.han ii",,,, Nv, S 9',,o'
dsds,,s,' H. r5uth.es.t egmrr ,isns' I,s
uofih.wes, corner stone was dedicated Ly Elder
q, y. Wallace. aicf an address by Iohn Young.
prcsidsnt OF ihc High Priests Quorum. t6c
norh.cait corner stone wss dedicated by Elder
onon Hyde, after M address by Elder rar.cy
r. FIW heo,n OF VIC quorum .i ile Twelve
.,n'.le', Nhsl pilleii oy rrg,l - y. Young
IN, ~. p,,.'i'.scs p, .',,' y,,.n,, it.i...
Cli,s, Kin,bsil ,nd yV,lla-d RIsh,rIs. l,e,iding
patr.,reb John Smlib. tbe Twriy, Ang.,i~s
O. HYDE. r. T.. Pratt John Taylor. W, Wood.
ruiz g. r. Benton. G.. A. Smith. a. Lyman, c,
G, Rich, L. SNOW. = Snow, and franklin u.
Richards were present AZ OIL conference; pron
gov 1,lns away ON mission 70 We State;
ID, t ",a ~ VIC ~ louus' T.
,'i,,., r. Ro $1,000 "a '-' ~ Si y,
Pls5idsat, Of he HlSh pr.e,fS 6,,,ln1 Jahs
Young. Il. Clhoon ma q. a. Wallace. pfr'''
dent Of the stake. David FulmrE C,e,g Of
Conference. Thomas Bullock. Reporter, q. d,
Watt Superintendent Of Puddle Works, d. II.
Wells Architect Truman o. Angel.
On June, 10, 1883 the work Of laying
the foundation was commenced at the
southeast corner stone, and II was com.
pleted July 20, 1855. SOME years later
II was discovered that the foundation
was not solid enough for the immense