Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1899-02-02


ciples, etc, each one at times o. .rinS
seTvices) giving his opinions and
views on the Mormon religion, old
business, new business, etc. The
semi-annual conferences are held
October and April 9Th, ut no other
time than which. excepting in mar
riages, a stranger can behold the gio-
ries of the interior of the great Tenn
pie. This monument of enduring
fame is 1856 #. long, 30 IL. wide, thick
ness of wall IT. 8 in, height of walls
100 it., height of east central tower
222 IT. 6 in, of central west tower 2I9
IT., side west towers 1874 ft. The fig
ure of the angel Moron which sur
mounts the central east tower is IL
#. 90 in. high and Is a very brilliant
gold in color. He holds in his hand
and presses to his lips long, straight,
bright trumpet pointed in old Brig
hams direction. And from his de-
termined aspect and warning express
sion take il for granted that when
Gabriel delivers his long blast to the
Gentle grave-dwellers over the
earth that it will be answered by
Moron, who will warn Brigham to
get up and dress himself and see
about his wrinkled old danes. And
by the way, his favorite and Lass
wife, the one he loved the best, his
dimple, darling Mary, is still living
and has nisc>brick residence on
Temple st.
On the west central side Of Temple
Block and not more hau 10 ~. away
from this Temple, Stands the raber-
nacle, 2ooxlJO feet, anu 81 70 lizh,
with a seating capacity of 9.Np luf
4 cont s.f tho finnlf IN,
the world. This is where the 7xor-
ship every Sunday at o'clocF D m.
| This is an odd-looking building from
the fact that the roof looks like An
immense Oblong inverted bowl. at
tended services there today. Also
last Sunday when they paid the last
(, tribute of respect to the memory Of
Geo. Goddard, one of the oldest,
most faithful and most popular Sum-
day-school workers i'm the history Of
Salt Lake City. L went early and
obtained good seat in the CELERY
close to that famous choir 81 six
hundred trained singers seated n
each side and i'm fraut of .hs ;--gs
organ, which 10 about fk ...5r.7
is IT. wide and has a voice arfrne way
from the deep rumblings of distant
thunder up to the tiniest cbirp Of q
canary bird. (Remember that the
floor of the Tabernacle ia an inclined
plane from the organ, which is In the
west end, to the east end. So the folks
at the back or east end can see and
hear all going on in the front or west
end without stretching their necks
out Of joint.) When the congregation
gathered, six well-dressed, soldierly-
like gentlemen pall-bearers brought
l in. hA - n
coffin, with slow measured steps
proceeded down the columned aisles,
a smOthered sobbing and weeping
was plainly heard, while soft, rich
melOdiOus tones in vox humane came
from the organ now SO low and 4 = 81
Finally the procession arrived at IL
destination and carefully laid de-
ceased on silk-eovered table close
to and in front of the speaker. At a
given signal from the conductor Of
music, baton in hand, this ocean Of
people rose and stood erect and lis
tened to the grandest, scftest, sweet
est, and yet the saddles singing 4
ever expect to hear OF thus arsh.
The fountain of my f!--l ave- .i1-s
was stirred to its profoundest a. fh5.
and L gave way to tumUltuoHs emo
ton. While all this was in progress
l looked down over that sea Of human
faces and tried to read out q plying
eye lowering over me with . mothers
love; but detected nothing save the
cool calculating frown of a greed
loving assembly Of the Church Of
Jesus Christ of Latte Sev Saints.
The parsonage g.. sur- J. 81 &c
correr Of Tempe /. IDcc .. 90. %, 10
100 IL. Q. tn ia1v,as. e. .- a n. - ID
ifice than the Christian LnuIca at
Owingsville. Yes, these Mormous
are up to snuff" when it comes to
making a religious show. But IN y
majority of cases (yet not always)
their religion is like the painting Of
sorrow, a face without a heart"
You have no idea of the amount sef
sin and iniquity bred into these pc
pie by their once governor laS
preacher, saint,apOstle, and suprS
grand, high-yu-muck-a-muck,tf
centious Brigham Young.