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


t~ciy. oxen made from pine plank. four
al each side ard two at each END. IL
wns Intended to be used for baptisns
until n more durable one could take It's
place. Many miraculous cures are re-
corded as having been performed at
This font. a. at all others that nave
been erected since. =. go. a.
by Sunday. october 30. 1872. t1e wtsk
~ building had proceeded 10 mr. that
meetings could be held In the NanNop
Temple and on that day the congre-
cation was addressed by Elder John
Taylor ~ the Twelve Apostles. ircsl-
dent Joseph Smith being too III to at
tend the meeting. The Saints pressed
on with renewed diligence In the work
Of construction from that day. The
Sacrament was administered IN the
building for the first time on sunday,
May q. isi3. when the Prophet Joseph
preached TO the congregation. ON &c.
iobcr 8. n special conference was held
in the partially completed Temple. In
tho spring 81 iSN Elder ilyfum smith
made "a special call On the sisters 70
contribute 60 the Temple FUND. which
request was responded 90 with alacrity.
During the sad and exciting times At
Joseph and the Patriarch Hyrum Smith.
work on the Temple was rus-
pended from about June ~
tn July o. The latter
da'c II was tcccmmonctd d, thpuEh 'h'fc
vns nothir~ !"
lions which raAcu the people were re-
duced to great distress. Many ana So
were were the difficulties Of that Pc
riod, hut the faithful 90 the Church rat
lied together, and BY saturday. Map
20. 1886. at G;22 a. M. the capstone Was
laid By President brigham founE, INC
whole nHsemblagc of Saints rhoutlnn
three times. "iiosannai iiosannai
Hosnnna, to God and the Lamb. Amen.
amen. nmon'" The early hour hnd bc.h
chuaen ~ that the Twelve could De
secure from the molcstation Of pcrsc'
cutorH.
| condltion 10 warrant the dedication Of
that norton which was completed. nud
/ this was done IN the presence OF I'VE
thousand people. For three days fol.
lowing. General Conference was held IN
/ the building. on November %, the
/ attic story was dedicated. and durine
/ tho succeeding two months many OF
the Saints received their endowmcntr.
and attended TO other ordinances. on
! February D. the roof took IRE from
| rtoVeplpe, but the iinmc was eNtin.
guiphed without having caused great
damage. -
The exodus Of the Saints from Neu-
WOO. under u ruthless persecution. De-
gan In February. 1876. hut the work. on
the Temple proceeded 10 completion,
Elder Orron Hyde being left ~
charge. ON April 30, 1915. the Temris
at Nauyoo was privately dedicated
Public dcdicatory services were h'ld o.
the following saturday ana sunah,
MAY 2 and q The dedlcaiuty prayer
vas by Elder Orron Hyde Elder VII
FORD Woodruff being n other membci
81 the Twelve present.
After the famous battle OF Nauvoo
In September. 1886. the Temple was tax
en- posrcfrion, 81 by the mob. and de
faced In various ways. on NoNsino.
diary. tho understanding being I'M
Thomas e. sharp. a VEL known anu
"Aiorf,ob." was the person who apples
tho torch. though for "A time II wa
chnrged to one Joseph Agnew' Al,
The ruins were bought ny IN
fcatians, with the object Of cr,cting 81
lnstit,ition Of learning for that Hoclet,
but on MAY "a 1850. "A hurricane bleN
down the north wall. and the work wa
aha ndonsd Pieces OF the stone
which the building was CONSTRUCT.
have been carried 20 nearly an w
states 81 the Union. and even TO ~
~ inc I.atter-day Saints. There hf
now nbout n dozen small buildings o.
thr tot formerly occupied by the rem
uir al Snuvoo the site being claim.
/, hy others than those who erected w
. ,eernifcent edlflce which adorned
. ffty-threc years ago
: TEMPLE At At. GEORGE.
/, The Temple at ~. George. warhlnf
ton county, Utah. WIS not TIE htH. "
which work WAS begun after the ~
I, tcr.day saints were driven tom w
noia and accomplished the ever mginol
. nbie Pioneer Journey across tue Yves
rrn plains To beyond the hvray Moui
/, tnlna. ON July y. ihii. less than wee
/. after the nrst Pionecrt hnd tntrrs
, lie valley Of the Great salt l.nke,frur
y dent urigham Young indit tcd Co h
companions "a chosen rpit ana -
cnimrd, "lIerc We viii build the Ten
ulr Of our uod." and work begnn
I. that place within six ycarsi liut
!, was twenty-four years later when "
settIemrntR OF the Latter day sam
- mad extended In every dlrccti'
I, througnout this lntcrmountain regio
y that the Temple site at -. George w
p 81. ucorgc was among ths soIihcIi
. most settlements 81 the isnttHf.dl
I, sainta-n beautiful site beyond the ~
- ~ the Basin. There, on November
" ISL, President brigham Young. vi
. hnd nucrceied the Iroph Il Josef
" smith In the church presidency. dircc
el the dedication of Toni u ute al
the commencement OF WntN thNiNN
IN. Snlnts Joining In the ctrem' MES
y shouts Of hnsnnnn To- the Lord,
n ID was March TO- 1914 when the ~
n son work Was begun. the laying of q
10 cnrnrf stones being attended with q
o. usual ceremonies. From t1nt time
IA The work wns pressed with vigor The
.u ,yns much difficulty IN obtaining mea
f. aud material COR the structure .
ar these were secured ua needed, una
se the autumn ~ 1876 the majestic Hto
m ad,fcr stood IN mighty grandeur
4, Utah'H pixie. the frat Temple rear
H. amid those mountains.
ar The anxiety ~ President Young
m llv, Ia dedicate q Temple IN the lincl
o. Nouutnina 90 the Most lilah WAS We
h. great. and now the opportunity "
o. near ut hand. ny the close ~ the -
the building nj ~ George WIS 10
lH completed that the lower rnfLipn "
n. ready for dedication, und mat Int
" eating event occurred on January
g. isI,. The first ordinance for I
o" dead. In that Temple was administer
lg January 9Th.
o. 4 special EFFORT was put forth 10 Ia
~ the Temple completed for tlu Aurcct
- Ing April conference, ana the Snif
IN we're again called upon ana made llb'
he al Response. The forty.Hcyenth A
~ nuni Conference ~ the church ga
IA. Nrned In the Temple at -, George
m April 8. ANA the sacred edltce "
We fully dedicated with interesting eel
monl's ana manifestation Of divi
A. sfh.. sr..,nie M IL Ceorre il ono M