The morning call., 1893-04-05
BIG DAY FOR SAINTS
Gathering of MormOns to Dedi-
cate the Great Temple.
Il Has Been Forty Years in Build
ing and Is a Marvel of
Architecture.


SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 4.-The
semi-annual conference of the Mormon
church began to-day. The dedicatory cerc-
monies of the temple begin April and run
to April Is inclusive.
The programme is 10 admit about 2tJ0
daily, that being the senting capacity of the
main room of the temple. The presidency
has issued public notice of this, the notice
designating the Stakes" OF Mormoudom
wherefrom the Saints will be admitted from
day to day. THUS April 6. afternoon, it is
announced So viii lie admitted from Alberta
stake, British Columbia; SO from Snow
flake, Arizona; 20 from ST. Johns. Arizma; !;
% from Maricora. Arizona; $50 from Bar
mock, Idaho; % from San Juan, Utah; 10
from Cassia, Idaho; 223 from s.. George,
Utah; eco from Panguitch, Utah; $40 from
Emery, Utah; 100 from Parowin. Utah; 130
from Beaver, Utah; 17S from Uintah. Utah !;
$40 from Maiad, Idaho. and Salt Lake City
choir. 20. Tota', 2i45.
All these places are applied for, and
admission will be strictly on tickets sup
piled on recommendation of the Bishops Of
the stakes. stating tile applicant is in good
standing and has paid all his tithing ac-
counts. and the gates through which all may
pass are specified.
The above list Is but a sample Of the
allotment for the forenoon and afternoon of
the thirteen days. All the stakes are gone
through in like manner. In tho bigger
stakes the larger numbers are allowed.
Thus, Salt Lake gets in on eleven days. TO
the number in all of is, 100 The total num-
Der TO pass in all days is 5OG56. 1t is sup
pcsed the ceremonies from squad to squad
will be n semi-Gai!y repetition, so that all
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songs and dIscOurSes.
The temple was crowded this morning at
the preliminary exercises. The services
opened with the hymn, Come let US anew
GU: journey pursue" rendered by choir
Of 400 voices of the assembled saints and
the organ. Apostle L. U. Lyman offered
the opening prayer.
President Woodruff. Presidential Coun-
selors George O. Cannon and Joseph F.
Smith and all the twelve Apostles except
one were present.
President Woodruff spale, thanking God
for the privilege of thanking 10000 saints
for their prayers that their hopes and pro-
phecies might lie fulfilled.
Counselor Cannon followed, recounting
the vicissituGes of the church.
The city is crowded with saints from all
pululS VI CoHlpdsS, anu lully OU,UUO VIII
attend the dedica;ory services Thursday
From Canada. Mexico, Europe and the
islands of the Pacific they have iourneved
The Great Temple was forty years in
building, and is a marvel of architecture
Thousands of tourists are coming into the
city. 1t is estimated that 60. 600 visitors will
witness the dedication ceremonies.
The afternoon session of the conference
of Latter-day Saints was addressed by
Presidential Counselor Joseph F. Smith at
considerable length on subjects pertaining
TO the spiritual welfare of Latier-day
Saints.
Lorenzo Snow, president of the Twelve
Apostles. advised the Saints not to expect
too much on the opening of the conference
on Thursday. He said that Christ would
not come until the Saints were prepared to
receive him properly. and that might be in
ten or twelve or twenty years.