Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-06
LATTER DAY SAINTS.
Defeating the Mormon Temple at
Salt Lake City.
SECOND READING OF Home RULE BILL
No Choice of State Officers in
Rhode Island.
TWO MURDERERS HANGED.
THE GREAT MORMON TEMPLE.

| II is Dedicated in the Presence of Thropg
of Believers.
SALT LAKE UTAH. April 6.-The great NJ Z
Mormon temples was dedicated today in h,
presence of a throng OF believers.
This is the huge structure the site for which
was selected July %. ls41. the fifth day after
the Mormon pioneers entered Great Salt Lake
valley, Brigham Young. president OF the
church with number os the apostles. was
As his new home, where all seemed
4 barren waste, and in passing the
southwest corner OF where the temple
now stands struck his cane the ground and
exclaimed: Here will be the temple of our
God" The southeast corner OF a ten-acre plat
selected as the temple block was made the initial
point for laying ont the city and afterward
adopted by government officials as the base
meridian line.
Four wears later. at the October conference
of the church i'll 1851. vote of the people
taken to build "a temple of the best materials
that can be obtained in North America The
material selected for the foundation was fire
stone from canyon four miles distant. When
the walls TO ba built. cut granite from
Little Cottonwood canyon. eighteen miles dis
tant. was chosen as the most suitable material
Prior to the advent of the railway in 1870 this
rock had to be hauled by OK and mule teams.
On February 6. 1853, ground was broken and
$50 men put to work on the excavation. On the
9th of April following the corner stones were
laid sixteen feet below the surface of the ground.
When Johnston's army came through in 1853
the foundation of the temple was entirely COW
cred over with earth and the people moved
south from Salt Lake for time. Four years
after this work was resumed on the building.
There star stones. representing the
glory of the stars. On the west tower is the
ursa major. pointing to the polar star and in
dicating that there is fixed guide for fallen
mankind to return to God. Then there are
cloud stones and Others of like symbolical ma
ture. The architecture of the building Is with
out known parallel IN ancient or modern
times There are four doors to the temple,
two in the west and two in the east corner
towers. The cost of the building as near as
can be ascertained, will be slightly in excess of
S.. 600, 900.
The belief of the Mormons. or Latter-day
Saints they call themselves is that without the
ordinances and endowments that can be given
only in a temple they cannot obtain complete
salvation. These eIdowments are the comforting
of certain blessings pertaining to their exist
ence hereafter for those who are living and also
in behalf of those who have died without the
opportunity of personally receiving In the flesh
the desirable ordinations.
ELIGIBLE To ADHESION TO THE TEMPLE
This accounts for the activity and the per-
sistency of the saints in bnilding temples
Among temple ordinances are the sealing for
lationships. and those os husband and wife
and parents and children; also bapt1sms
and various rites in behalf of the dead. II is
the rule that only those who have become dis
ciples of Chris. and seek TO live sincere Chris
tian lives will be admitted to temples They are
places of worship for those only VINO are members
of the Mormon Church. which claims to be
church OF Christ and the only one on earth
existing by His authority and directed
by revelation from Him. They look upon
the temple in Salt Lake City the one
described in the first two verses of
the fourth chapter of Micah. The building is
provided with all the modern appliances for
lighting. heating. ventilating and sanitary ar
rangementS. 1t is anticipated that the cere
MONIES will extend over a period OF fourteen
days. but the chief interest centered IN today's
proceedings.
The assembly room. in the fourth story, is
the largest in the building and it was
IN this that the services were con-
Quoted. 1t accommodated about $500
persons. or 5000 persons at the two ses-
sions to be held each day. Arrangements have
been perfected to admit between co 900 and
10000 persons before the services are at an end
and there Is a strong probability from official
reports received that even the latter number
will be exceeded.
THE DEDICATION PRAYER.
The PRAYER OF dedication Of the temple this
morning thanked God for the raising I'D of the
p-ophe, Joseph Smith for the book of Nor
mon; for the organization of the church
s sorare Tor bu, the two rr,s temples v here
Jonn TAYLOR and present head OF the church;
blesses God for the completion of the temple
ard prays that whoever enters there NAV feel
holy influences. 1t offers the temple to the Lord
as whole and In all its separate parts; asks
a blessing upon all who administer therein and
who have labored theron. Praises God for
blessings enjoyed: invokes blessings on all
In authority in the church and the
several grades of officials, seven by name
and on saints in home. on the youth
Of Zion on Sunday schools and other orgapiza-
lions. relief societies, &c. and pays for new
avenues whereby tine needy may obtain liveIi-
hood by homes; industry. 1t asks loving kind
ness Of the Lord toward stricken people of the
house OF Judah.
1t asks God TO remember the dwindiing In
cians and that they may be made "a white and
GeightsOme race" 1t thanks God for this
government and asks blessings on its oficers
our hearts are filled with gratitude 10 Thee
for Thy kindness to us in softenlng
the hearts of our fellow citizens. and
people of the nation toward III. that which Thou
has done has been marvellous In our race. We
thank Thee thai Thou aids; move upon the heart
oi the President OF our nation TO issue a gem
eral amnesty that Thou hast removed prejudice
ana Misunderstanding from the minds OF many
people concerning Us and our purpose. and that
'Ae aie ui-PO-tu 10 treat US as Fellow citlZens
anu not as enemies.
IL paws for the kings and princes OF the ear tn
and of all who are degraded and crushed. Ii
asks that the people may AVOID bitterness of
party strife and repent of sins in this direction;
II asks that the people may be helped il trouble
and affection when they turn their faces
toward this house and wanderers be brought
home IN remembering it. 1t prays for higher
faith and closes blessing God for great good
ness.
THE SERVICES SECRET.
The services in the temple were as secret as
Masonic lod sc. The morning services lasted
till IL o'clock. Meantime no one came out and
none but high dignitaries OF the church were
admitted once the services had begun.
THE HOME RIFLE RUIU