Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-04-06


President brigham, young died August
stopped
on September II. the corner stones
were laid under the direction OF the
Council OF Apostles, with Presiuent
John Taylor at their head. very
large concoursc Of people assembled 10
witness and take part In the ceremony.
AZ IL o'clock the procession marchen 70
the southeast corner. where freHluent
John Taylor made brief speech IN
which he referred feelingly to the re-
cent death Of President Br CHAM Young
ana 70 the importance NJ the ceremony
In which they were then engaged.
The corner stone was then laid under
the direction OF the Apostles, prayer ne
ing offered by Elder Franklin u. iich.
ards. The southwest. northwest am
northeast corner stones were next laiu
IN the order named by the branches OF
Priesthood selected Tor TINT purpose:
Several brief Addresses were made. ANA
the services were brought to close.
The area covered by the Lognn TEN.
pie " ninety.fivc by one hundred ana
scycnty,one feet. AZ each .nd a
tower thirty feet square. that on the
cnst being one hundred and nfty-nNe
feet In hight and on the west one hum
drcd and forty-thrce feet. The building
IL ~ stone.
The construction n this Tcmnio COW
cred period ~ seven years. The peo-
pie were better provided than pr NinuS-
~ with means 10 construct Temple,
hut the expense of this building was
to n considerable degree corresponding
~ heavier, The sninta contributed lib-
orally In time and money. aud the ease
with which the Temple site aud the
partially constructed building thereon
could be Fccn from nearly every part
~ cache Valley WINS q daily reminder
~ the task before the Saints who dwet
In that part of the country, steadily
and surely they beheld the rising of the
stately walls until. by the rpring of
1851. the roof was on ana the towers
reared their spires toward heaven.
IN rcRponrc TO appointment and invi.
tntion. there was large assembly 81
saints az Logan on May ~. 1854 for the
! Temple dedication. A. on OIL similar
occasions. the presiding Priesthood were
seated according. TO ihclr respective
caliinrs. The dedicatory prayer was
offered by President John Taylor. ard
addresses were made on TINT and the
two days subsequent by members "
tho First Presidency the Council ~ the
/ Twelve. and others, The Saints who
were prcycnt Irdccd had u time or
| prnlar and rejoicing,
The Temples completed previous To
the one nj Logan had been decorated
| NJ richly NJ the people could anords
though throughout all 81 them. inciud-
Ing each one completed 20 date. the
| prevailing color IL white. The building
NJ Logan. however. was NOR no,nn,e
than those preceding II Tor It's artistic
decorations BY skilled artists In paint
Immediately after IT, dedication. the
Temple OF Logan was opens-i for 'ho
use ~ the Saints. witch use still COM
ilnuea. aud many have hcen the maui
festations Of divine approval and bless
| t,., ..s,.t.d 4, IN. Aalnta who have
ofiiciatcd within Its walls.
TEMPLE AT MANTL
The Temple site at Manti. sanpete
county was the third chosen In Utah
being pointed out by President Brig
ham Young at conference nt Ephrnin
on June IS 1876. The place Indicated
city limits. whore building Of Tho
proposed dimensions could not but at
tract marked attention.
At the conference referred 20. Elder
Joseph a. Young was appointed archl'
teut and superintendent OF the work
but he died In August ~ the sam,
year. Subsequently Elder william ~
Folsom was appointed 60 succeed him
The dedication ~ tho Temple rlt'
was performed on April n. lN1i, undel
direction ~ President Young; n wa
the third ceremony u the kind In utal
and the seventh In the history OF tn
ON" ON Xprn u. ISIS. the corner stone
were laid under the direction OF IN
Twelve. President John Taylor lnyinl
the southeast corner stone. the south
west. northwest and northeast corne
stones following In the order named
From that time the Saints labore'
faithfully for thS erection Of the rncre'
building. Contributions were broush
In nh.rnliy. and the completion OF TN
Ne third Temple In Utah was locke
forward a. with joyous anticipation 9
special blessings. The expense 81 sue
: "a large building was heavy, but IN
, fnith ~ the people In providing IN
necessary means was equal 10 the occn
: Tho building l. nincty.nve by on
' hundred and reyenty-two ana q hn
7 feet. and from the foundation To ~
, square .clghly-two ,eet The en- "a,
, euty-nine feet high. and ~
: west tower one hundred and siNty-nif
feet The foundation n fiNty-thri
: feet above the level OF the ROAD VINO
passes close by. M the foot ~ the HI
y and the approach 60 the Temple
I, terfnccd In the solid rock. The htoi
. used IN the construction ~ the buil'
, in. IN cream. colored ana white oolt
. one portion heing taken from the III
U ON which the Temple stands. ana n
!. other from another hill some distant
, hwav
In MAY. 1855. the structure receive
lie finishing touches. ana On IN" ~
r OF that month was dedicated Ia ~
= Lord Elder t.orcnzo SNOW, OF u
y Council Of Apostles. offered the dedlc
" tory prayef The services continue
I. three days The Holy Ghost vi
y nourcd out upon the people IN a
y tendance! heavenly music was heal
y In the building on the days OF the de-
y leatlon services and auhsequeni ther
u TO- n light ~ supernatural oriHin VI
beheld Hurrnundir- the ,rpenkers, q
% splrits ~ Presidents brigham Noun
, John Taylor and Iededinh N, Ora
p were seen and there were nuneto
y other manifestations ~ tho prcHen
!, ard power ~ God tho gifts ~ who
y Shirt have been unaffected abundan
y ~ from that time In the Use OF q
I, Temple by tho Saints Cor sacred ord
~ nances.
d TEMPLE At SALT LAKE CITY
10 Fifty-two years ago In July Of n
1. year the Pioneer band ~ cNiled IL
II tcr-dny Saints entered the valley
4. the Great Salt Lake, Fifty-two yen
l. ngn from less than a week after IN
1. notable cvent-on July y, M' Il
m Prophet brigham Young, standing
IS u desert spot In n mountain valley
\. Utah, where all around seemed hoI
,e less denol0 tion. declared. Here we "
build the Temple Of our God" AZ