Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-25

are true.
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The proposed dedication OF the Tom.
pie at Salt Lake CITY ha. attracted the
attention Of a great many people out.
side OF Utah. The fact that the build.
ing itself has be,n In tho coutse OF
erection for forty years, the foundation
having been laid ~ soon after Ia.
settlement OF the ploneers ia this
valley, makes the building somewhat
remarkable. Constant Inquiries have
beun aud will sull be mad.
IA to the uses 10 which th,
Temple will be nut, for visitors per.
ceivr that Il Ia not 40 well adapt.d for
congregational worship ns tho Taber.
naclc, and all are curious to know why
such costly structure should be- erect.
ed when the Tabernacle already nm
sweis all tho Ordinary purposes OF pub.
lie worship. When explanations are
given In reply to these Inquiries, there
can be but one conclusion reached con.
corning the people " no have contribut.
ed OF their means for Its completion .
and TINT Is that they arc sincere anu
that their faith must be Of athotoughly
earnest character to prompt ,hem TO
make the sacrifices which nav. been
made for this building.
To the Latter.dny saints II must he
n cause OF satisfaction 10 see this cdi.
flee, upon which their hone, anu
an,icipations have been centetel for
80 many year,, at last completel
Isaiah and Micah both sneak Of nibe
Lori,s houae which shall b. esinblish,n
in the top OF the mountains. and .baIl
be- exalted above tho hills; and nil
nations shall How unto ltO From In.
day that the fou nda,ion was laid. Aprll
o, 1853, until the present time. ther.
has been n feellnt entertained nv
tho Latler.dny Saints that This
house was the realization of the
vision, OF these manfred man
All the circumstances which they
described have actually occurred: IN.
peopl, have gathered from IN, uifler.
ent nations and ia the exact way that
these prophets nave predicted. anu the
people In gathering have used the
exact language In describing their
reasons for coming to the mountains
that these men predicted they would
use. From the day that the foundation
stone OF this building was laid up to
the present time there has been
steady stream, varying In size some.
times, flowing from the various ma.
lions to these mountains, mi the Lat.
ter-day Saints who have come have
done 30 for the purpose described by
these ancient men OF God. We see
before ", therefore, a direct fulillmont
Of prophery-prophecies uttered thous.
ands OF years ago. Moses says: "When
prophet speAketh Ia the name OF the
Lord, II the thing follow not, nor come
to pass, thpt is the thing which the
Lord hath no. spoken, but the prophet
hath spoken presumptuously; thou
shalt not be afraid OF him" This was
the rule which he gave for distinguish.
ing true from false prophet.
On the si.h DIV of July. lsi7. Presi.
dent Brigham Youus came into salt
Lake Valley with n compapv OF pl,.
neer,. Az soon after the oamp had
been formed ma was convenient. he.
with a number of others. walked I'M To
Ensign PEAK ma Il ia now called. On
the way they passed what in now
known ms the Temple Block, and
while walking over the ground Presl.
dent Young s,opped and struck the
ground with his cane aud said, "Here