The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-13

in fact. everything the Bible tells about.
As you 20 through during marriage cere-
mony) you hear and see Satan and hear
the voice of the Almighty from clouds on
high. There is only one other room Ger
tiles know anything about and that is the
baptlsmal room in the basement. There
are twelve life-sized bronze oxen, silded.
on whose back rests an immense porcelain
lined iron basin. in which they immorse
the penitent. Steps lead down into this
pool and the water ranges from three to
five feet in depth, The party who bap-
tises is dressed in white robes and white
sandals and wears a green silk flg-leaf
apron; the one who is immersed Dresses in
pure white also.
The Mormon church sprinkes infants
whom Il days old. and when children reach
the age OF years the parents must bring
them to the temple for baptism, they OBJ
ligating Themselves to raise them IN tho
Mormon faith. When manhood or womI n
hood is reached his bnptismal VOW must be
renewed by immersion, provided they re-
pent of their sins. AS iutInnted IN a form
er letter. they baptise for the dead Am
sorry misiaid the Biblical quotations they
use as their authority for this custom. Men
are baptisod for men and women for woin-
en-. II they have kin or frien Is who died
IN another faith they can be Immersed fer
them ana have the gospel preached 10 them
in Paradise tspirit-land) and whom reS,lr-
mons, the only people on Garth who Will
so 10 the highest OF heavens.
ms DIE pool in the temple is only used
20 baptism OF the dead the living are i'm
mersed in the pool under the tabernacle.
Ihey also annolnt in the temple men do
the work for men and women for women.
AS you already know a Mormon mar
| riage ceremony lasts all day. The bride
and groom 20 without attendants. put on
their endowment robes" and pass from
/ room Ia room, from basement 10 the fifth
story The real marriage, or being "sealod"
for time and eternity is the very last cere-
many Ihe endowment robes are kept In
ihe temple and when they die every true
( Mormon Is dressed and buried In them.
An underground passage leads from tho
annex 10 tho temple, which ls always
used
This temple has cost between three and
-FOUR million dollars. | am told that il yns
hulit after Solomon's temple that is the
inside and that their ritual is Niasonic. An
, apostatc Mormon told me that In the MAJ
rlage sermon, as you 80 from room 10
room, Trey bind you by seven oaths not n
reveal anything that goes on. You might
| as well try make clam talk as good"
Mormon. Strangers are not admitted to
the temple grounds proper An iron fence
now encloses II. Tourists used to chin
pieces OF rock off The tenulc 10 uresnrvo
as relies and did other damage 40 maj
now no one gets near enough to It TO do
any harm.
know almost every one on the temnlo
DOCK ana they are very nice 10 me and
extend many courtesies The man in the
tabernacle. Mr.. Drakeford and the gard
eneTs are especially KIND aud | owe them
THANKS Tor The Information given YOU with
the exception OF the marriage ceremony
and the Garden Of Eden. which got from
apostate Mormons ThHrc Is an art window
IN the interior OF the temple which can
not be seen from the outside, representlpg
the visit OF Heavenly messengers to Ioseph
smith previous 10 organization OF m.
church, This art window ia curions fro,n
the fact that II is the only place inside
ihe building photographed after IT'S com.
plotion,
Near the temple is another pretty build /
ing This Is Assembly hail. Ii il I9ON6S I
i.et Central tower Is 1870 feet from the /
around sustaina rs q vane the suggestive
figure OF an angel, with trumpet OF
warning, The Inside is very pretty The 3
ceiling is decorated with pictures Of all the I
horinon temples and various cpuchs in ina 1
life OF joseph smith Tn, building il used
TOT ne STAKE priesthood and IS an overflow 1
m.tting house.
The temple grounds are beautiful and /
wen kept The lawn is without blemlsh. /
Beds ~ all shapes and sizas Nusd Win /,
oeanuful and fragrant flowers, arc dolteJ .
all over the lawn. The only thing that
ssnolls this beautiful block Is The ungalrlv |
nigh stone wall that surrounds it. The I
Jubilee commission SuyE astcd that ono day
during the Jubilee be set aside to tear Il /
down. But many object 10 Il saving N I
VIII rob the town OF ono OF It's greatest
euros. This wall is twelve feet high ana 4
three feet thick and was bull, by the fa,ta-
full as tithng Offering II is built Of
round rocks of all sizes and has a very /
3ntauaied appearance
The Tribune. the leading daily Of this
city, kindly noticed my feeble EFFORTS and
herewith extend sincere thanks 10 Judge /
Goodwin s'
The climate of Utah and its thermal
springs have done SO much for me that /
WISH every Sick man, woman and child
could be brought out here 10 gain n nayy
lease OF life. It Is not pleasant TO have