Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-04-06

continued this morning In the upper
room OF the Temple.
The Tabernacle choir sang the an-
them;
Let all Israel Join and sing.
Music by Joseph j. Daynes; choir
isters led by Evan Stephens')
PRESIDENT wiIroRp WOODRUFF
Made brief appropriate remarks and
then offered the
OBLIGATORY PRAYER,
as follows:
Our Father in heaven. thou who hast
created the heavens and the earth, and
all things that are therein, thou most
glorious one, perfect IN mercy, love and
truth, We, thy children, come this day
before thee, and in this house which we
have built to thy most holy name, hum.
bly, plead the atoning blood Of thine
Only Begotten Son, mat our sins may
be remembered no more against us for.
ever, but that our prayers may ascend
unto thee and have free access 10 thy
throne, that we may be heard in thy
holy habitation. Aud may II graciously
please thee to hearken unto our petit
lions, answer them according TO thine
infinite wisdom and love, and grant that
the blessings which we seek may be
bestowed upon US, even n hundred fold,
inlsmuch as we seek with purity OF
heart and fitness of purpose to do thy
will and gloriiy thy name.
We thank thee, q thou Great Flo
helm, that thou didst raise up thy ser.
t..t
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and made
him n Prophet, Seer, and Revelator, and
through the assistance and administfa-
lions Oi angels from heaven. thou didst
enable him to bring forth the Book Of
Mormon, the stick OF Joseph, in the
hand Of Ephraim,-in fulhllment OF the
prophecies Of Isaiah and other Prophets,
which record has been translated and
published in many languages. We also
thank thee, our Father IN heaven, that
thou didst inspire thy servant and give
him power on the earth to organize thy
Church In this goodly land, in all its
iulnesS, power, and glory, with Apostles,
Prophets, Pastors, and Teachers, with
all the 81 Is and graccs belonging there
to, and all this by the power Of the
Aironic and Melchsedec Priesthood,
which thou didst bestow upon him by
the administration of holy angels, who
held that Priesthood In the days Of the
Savior. We thank thee, our God, that
thou didst enable thy servant Joseph to
build two temples IN which ordinances
were administered ior the living and the
dead: that he also lived to send the
Gospel to the nations of the earth and
to the Islands of the sea, and labored
exceedingly until he was marlyred for
the word OF God and the testimony OF
Jesus Christ.
We also thank thee, o our Father in
heaven, that thou didst raise up thy
servant brigham Young, who held the
keys OF thy Priesthood on the earth for
many years, and who led thy people to
these valleys OF the mountains, and laid
the corner stone Of this great Temple
and dedicated il unto thee, and who did
direct the building Of three other tenn.
pies IN these Rocky Mountains which
have been dedicated unto thy holy
name, in which temples many thousands
OF the living have been blessed and the
dead redeemed
Our Father in heaven, we are also
thankful to thee for thy servant Iohn
Taylor, who followed In the footsteps of
thy servant Brigham, until he laid down
his life In exile.
Thou hast called thy servants Milford
Woodruff, George .. Cannon, and
Joseph +. Smith, to hold the keys OF the
Presidency and Priesthood this day, and
for these shepherds OF thy flock we feel
to give thee thanksgiving and praise.
Thy servant Willofd n bound to
acknowledge thy hand, o Father, in
the preservation OF his life from the hour
OF his birth to the present day. Nothing
but thy power could have preserved him
through that which he has passed during
the eighty-six years that thou has grant.
ed him life on the earth,
For the raising up Of the Twelve
Apostles, we also thank Thee, our God,
and for the perfect union which exists
among us.
We thank thee, o Lord, for the perfect
organizations OF thy Church as they
exist at the present time.
o Lord, We regard with intense and
understandable feelings the completion of
this sacred house. Deign to accept this
the fourth temple which thy covenant
children have been assisted by thee IN
erecting in these mountains. In past
ages thou didst inspire with thy Holy
Spirit thy servants, the Prophets, 10
speak oil time In the latter days when
the mountain Of the Lords house should
be established In the top OF the noun.
tains and should be exalted above the
hills. We thank thee that we have had
the glorious opportunity OF contributing
To the iuIhllment Of these visions Of
thine ancient seers, and that thou hast
condescended to permit US to take part
in the great work, And as this portion
OF thy servants words has thus so mar.
velously been brought TO pass, we pray
thee, with increased faith and renewed
hope, that all their words with regard to
my great work In gathering thine Israel
and building up thy kingdom on earth
In the last days may be as amply fulfilled,
and that, o Lord, speedily.
We come before thee with 10y and
thanksgiving, with spirits iubilant and
hearts hlled with praise, that thou hast
permitted us TO see this day for which,
during these forty years, we have hoped,
and ioiled, and prayed, when we can
dedicate unto thee this house which we
have built to thy most glorious name
One year age we set the capstone with
shouts OF Hosanna TO God and The
Lamb. And today we dedicate the
whole unto thee, with all that pertains
unto It, that Il may be holy In thy sight;
that II may be house ol prayer, a house
Of praise and OF worship; that thy glory
may rest upon It, that Thy holy presence
may be continually IN ii; that ii may be
the abode OF thy ell.Beloved Son, our
Savior; that the angels who stand before
thy face may be the hallowed messengers
who shall visit II, bearing to US thy
wishes aud thy will, that 1t may be sane.