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

several thousand perfons assembled on
Tho Tcmple Iilock. Presidents Young
and Ifcber &. kimball addressed the
asaombiage. and President Young
broke the ground Tor the Temple. This
ceremony being completed. the work OF
cxcavnting began Immediately.
April q 1858, was lovely spring
day. and many thousands had assem-.
blcd to attend the General Annual
Conference OF the Church. and witness
the laying of the corner stones OF the
house Of the Lord. There were pres.
rnt civic and military authorities. and
bands Of music. as well as the church
authorities. All the people were unit
I'd In grand holiday
The General Conference opened nj
10 a. m; and after few remarks Nv
President brigham Young. procession
was formed and moved forward To the
southeast corner Of the Temple sue
when oil was ready. the First Prcsi-
dcncy- BRIGHAM Young Hebcr 9. Kiln
BAH aud willard Richards-with Patri.
arch John Smith. laid the southeast
cnrnrr stone while the choir sang n
hymn. An Grafton by President
Young followed and President kim
hall offered the dedicntofy prayer Az
other SONG was sung. and the process
sion moved 90 the southwest corner
where prcsidi7g Bishop Edward Hun
tor his council and the various rresi.
denclcu II the Lesser Priesthood inid
the corner stone. The orntlon was de-
ilvefcd by nshon Edward Hunter. the
urqver or dedication was offered BY
ilishon Alfred Gordon. the choir sang
and the order ~ procession was re-
suncd tlll the northwest corner was
reached. President John Young and
his conrpeiorH ". cnhoon t'It george
u. Wallace. " the iiigh Priests quo
rum. David fuilmcr. president 81 IN.
"a.
tho northwcst corner stone In position.
The Grafton was by Elder John Young
nrcside 81 the iii~h Priests quorum
and the consecrntinR prayer by Elder
ccorrc u. Wallace.
When the northeast corner was
reached. there were gathered 70 ner
form tho ceremony Of laying that
corner stone. eleven of the Twelve
Apostles prson HYDE. Farley Y.
/ Pratt. John Taylor. Wiiford Woodruff.
Ezra r. Henson. Geo. A. Smith. Ainhsa
NJ. Lyman. Chnr. e. Rich. Lorenzo
SNOW. and Franklin y. richards tor-
son Pratt being absent IN Washington
| ON n mIaslon). the First Council Of the
seventies. Joseph Young. Levi w. Han
/ cock. 2era puripher. Henry Iicrri-
| man. BENJAMIN l.. ciapp. Albert y.
/ lockwood, and tededinh NJ. Grant. and
the presidency Of the Elders quorum.
The GRAFTON was by Elder y. !. Pratt
I ana NNf lNNN'I " u'NN'NAf'h W ifi''l
| Orvon Hyde.
The corner stones being laid. Prcri-
dent Young blessed the people. and tho
nssemhinrc disncrred after returning
Co the Tabernacle. In the afternoon
President Young gave instructions rc.
-arding Temples and announced that
the one In Salt Lake city would have
six towers. whil. those previously com
pleted had had but one.
ON June 10, 1853. the work ~ lnyinf
the foundation was begun. and was
completed In about two Yeas. Later
Il was regarded ~ not solid enough
for the immense building 90 be- erected
on a. and was replaced.
In 1861, the approach ~ Iohnrton''
army caused suspension ~ work ~
the Temple. and the soil and grave
that had been removed were replaced
until the Temple site looked 60 be moth
ing more interesting than n field tina
had been disturbed by the farmer,
pillow. n was some years aftcrwart
before work was resumed, and by the
time granite from Little rottonwoot
canyon had been decided upon ~ tn
material 81 construction.
The uunrfying and hauling Of tn
rock was toilrome task. In eacl
course ~ rock on N. building Their
were six hundred cut granite blocks
the preparation OF which required
great amount ~ labor. The haulinl
OF rock from tho canyon was don
mainly by OK teams. though In late
years n few mule teams were employed
anf Htili later the rock was hauled owe
the railway.
In August. 1857. In n pcrrecutive raj
wnrcd against the Saints. tho govern
frent instituted suit against IN
church and hnd n receiver appointed
This receiver. 4. =. Marshal Frank II
Over, seized upon the Temple alonI