The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-29

lieving the natural gloom Of the grand
interior.
The sealing room" is smaller, but it Is
also beautiful. White and gold are the
prevailing colors there, carried out in the
most conspicuous object In the room-the
altar.
The cost Of this altar is unknown.
Ivory enters largely into its construction,
while the top is a plate Of solid gold two
inches thick Even this forms only a small
part of the value Of the temple, which
cost all told close on to s3.5a0G00.
Behind the altar is a handsome and
rich plush seat for the church official per-
forming the ceremony.
| The bridal couple in their white robes
stand in front Of the altar. and the priest
performing the ceremony stands behind
the altar.
He impresses upon the couple the SOL
ennity Of the occasion. explaining that
they are taking each other for all etern-
| ity, and then reads to them a long docu-
ment which begins:
This is the revelation on the eternity
| of the marriage covenant, including plur-
atty of wives, given thrugh Joseph, the
nois. July u, 49,"
The document concludes:
But if ye enter not into my law ye
cannot receive the promise Of my Father,
which He made unto Abraham.
Abraham received concubines, and they
bear him children. and 1t was accounted
unto him for righteousness. because they
were given unto him, and he abode in my
law, as Isaac also, and Jacob did none
other things than that which they were
commanded; and because they did none
other things than that which they were
commanded, they have entered into their
exaltation, according to the promises. and
sit upon thrones, and are not angels, but
are gods.
pavid's wives and concubines were
given unto him, of Me- by the hand of
Nathan, my servant, and others Of the
prophets who had the keys of this power;
and in none of these things did he sin
against me. save in the case Of Uriah and
his wife; and therefore he hath fallen
from exaltation and received his portion;
and he shall not inherit them cut Of this
world; for I gave them unto another,
saith the Lord. And verify, verify, I say
unto you, Whatsoever you seal on earth
shall be sealed in heaven
At this point in the ceremony all infor-
nation to the outside world ceases. No
Mormon will further describe the rite OF
sealing.
When this ceremony is over, the bridal
pair wiIr again don their worldly gar
ments and go back to the Beehive house,
where IN the evening. viii gather all those
The Beehive House 1. an historic struc
ture. 1t was built by Brigham Young,
and was the home Of several OF his nins-
teen wives. 1t is directly by the Eagle !
Gate. which was the entrance TO the old /
walled city. Adjoining ii Is the Lion !
House, and across the street IS the Gardo /
House C'Amelia's Paacs'). both Of them /
built by Brigham Young as residences
AL young men in the Mormon church /
are expected az some time or okher 10 go !
on 4 three years mission. and President /
Shows son, who Is now q years old, vas /.
summoned in the regular way. He vas /
asked by the presidency Of tic churca 70 /
prepare himself for three-years' MISSION 1
70 Germany II he had refused he would 4
have lost standing. But he al not care
10 refuse. he was too good d Mo-no5. 4
And so. without purse or scrip" ne /
started out. The church does aot Jrnish 4
money for these missions. Tbs tsvout /
Propagsadist is expected TO depc=d en-
iEely upon his own resources. On ais 1
way 70 New York young S1ow stesoed II !
see his fathers birthplace II Msntua, @. 4
Eight niles from there. in the village o. 4
Aueurn. he found a number ~ lis f4tke-'s
relatives. sud one evsal1E be vas INTRO i
dueed 70 Ms. Narnd. NJ Yo-i, vho ass
al ACCOMPLISHED musician
When Ms. Ford found shst tbs ociet, /
dark young man S-ss a M~-uo1 she vas 4
sstoUn3ed. Her it.as % Norno7 we're I
r. her vague SIS w.s reasonably SUE .
that they didn't have horns. but Aer mind /
had never entsrtaned the izaEs q ora !!
withou, whisk--s
This IS-yes--olt Mormon dld rot forget
Fo- instant that h vas On mission
The TWO became deeply interested n each
other, and he Immediately began 70 TAX