The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-07
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TIE TEMPLE OF TIE SAINTS.
Dedication of the Mormon Edifics Forty Years
After the Corner Stones We're Laid.

SALT LAKE CRY, April 6.-The great
Mormon temple was dedicated to-day. The
services were as secret as q Masonic lodge.
The temples history is interesting. The
site for the structure was selected July %.
1S47, the fifth day after the Mormon pio-
neers entered Great Salt Lake valley.
Brigham Young. president of the church,
chose the spot by dramatically striking his
cane on the ground and exclaiming, Here
will be the temple of our God" Ground
was not broken for the structure till Feb.
6, 1853. On the 9th Of April following the
corner stones were laid sixteen feet below
the surface of the ground. When John
ston's army came through In 1888 the
foundation of the temple was covered over
from Salt Lake for q time. FOur years
after this work was resumed on the build
ing and, with the execution OF two years
-le6S and 1869, when the workmen of the
Territory were mostly employed in con-
structing the Union Pacific and other rail-
roads-has continued without serious in.
terruptiOn. The cap stone vas laid April
D. 1S92 at which time the date of dedica.
tion was fixed for April 6, 1893, the sixty
third anniversary of the organization OF
the Mormon Church, and fOrty years
from the day the temple corner stones
were laid. The building Is 1864 feet long
and SO feet wide. With the towers 1t covers
an area of 81, $50 square feet The founda-
tIon wall Is IL feet thick and 16 deep. On
this the granite walls are feet thick on
the bottom and narrow TO 9 feet at the
square. There are six towers. three on the
east and three on the west The corner
towers are % feet square at the base.
Those on the east are 200 feet high and on
of the building is 222ls feet high. sur
mounted by figure with trumpet to his
lips pro claiming the gospel
The east part of the temple is for the Mel
or spiritual affairs. The west is of the
AarOnic priesthood, representative of tenn
poral existence The figure on the east GEN.
tral tower symbolized the angel named in
the 14th chapter and 9th verse of Johns
Revelation. There are In the building
many stones symbolical of different oondi-
tIons Of mankind. Around the base are
earth stones. Above these are moonstones,
showing the moon in its various phases.
emblematic of terrestrial glory. Still
higher than these are sun stones. ty pical
of celestial. or the highest glory of the
heavens. There are also star stones repre-
senting the glory of the stare. On the west
tower is the Ursa Major. pointing to the
fixed guide for fallen mankind to return to
God. Then there are cloud stones and 9TH
ers of like symbolic nature. The architect
ure of the building is without known par
Rllel 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 will be 8, ,000. 900.
The belief of the Mormons OF Latter-day
Saints. as they call themselves. is that
without the ordinances and endowments
that can be given only in o temple. they
cannot obtain complete salvation. These
endowments are the conferrIng of certain
blessings pertaining 10 their existence here
after. for those who ere living and also In
belief of those who have died without the
opportunity of personally receiving in the
flesh the desirable ordinations This &C.
counts for the activity and persistency of
the saints in bnilding temples. Among
ordinances are the sealing for eternity. by
divine authority, of family relationships,
and those of husband and wife. and
parents and children; also baptisms
and various rites in behalf of the
dead. 1t is the rule that only those W ho be-
come disciples of Christ an 1 seek to live
sincere Christian lives will be admitted to
the temples. There are places of worship
for those only who are members of the
Mormon Church, which claims to be the
Church of Christ and the only one on
earth existing by his authority and di-
rected by revelation from him. They look
upon the temple in Salt Lake City as the
one described in the first two verses of the
fourth chapter of Micah. The building ia
provided with oil the modern appliances
taIy arraRements The assembly room in
the fourth story accommodates about $500
persons.