CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1901-07-04
Observation-Disclosures
To and Brief SojOurn at Salt Lake City,
Enjoyable Ride Through the Canons.

promised land and SAID, IL IS
we'll; let US go up and possess it."
Salt Lake City without the church
of the Latter Day Saints would in
most respects be like other cities of
its size, but with this organization it
is perhaps the most unique city on
this continent. The Mormon church
is more powerful today than ever be-
fore. They believe in everything the
Protestant church believes in and then
some more, and in this some more
is where they have the cinch. They
believe their president, Lorenzo Snow,
to be prophet of God and bis sue
cessors will be prophets. Polygamy
was a divine revelation-all good
Mormons believe it; United States
statute forbids; which one will the
good Mormon obey?
June /, 1901, was the centennial
birthday of Brigham Young. and his
followers did great honor to his MEM
ory The city was handsomely deco
rated. The statue Of Brigham Young
located in the center of East Temple
and Main streets facing, with out
Stretched open hand, the south. was
wreaihed in flowers and smothered
with flags. The faithful journeyed
from all parts Of the kingdom of Zion
to do homage to their great leader
and prophet.
While the visitor will not adopt
Brigham Young's religious views or
see wisdom in such belief. he can
not fail TO see the prophets wisdom
in things temporal. On every hand
are evidences Of master mind
which guided and planned for the
early settler to this city and valley;
the broad streets, the handsome shade
trees Of locust, maple. ash. elm. etc.
the beautiful parks: the magnificent
and wonderful temple and tabernacle
surrounded by grounds just as msgni-
ficen,. are the evidences OF this mans
foresight and comprehensiven-ss.
The temple j. the wonder OF the tour
ist Standing on an eminence over
looking and towering above all other
buildings of the city; constructed Of
gray granite beautifully dressed; in
size, 90xlS6 feet; walls 100 feet high
and 10 feet thick; the eastern tower
go feet high, while the angel Mo-
roni surmounts the temples dome
facing the East and proclaiming to
all people, tongues and nations the
new doctrine. This temple is very
sacred place and the foot of the Cen
tile en,ereth not in. Only the good
Mormon, the one prompt in paying
his fittings. 1t is used by the Off
cials Of the church for performing
private religious ceremonies, sacra-
ments, ordinations, marriages, etc
Inside Of the temple square is located
the tabernacle which is opened To
visitors daily. The dimensions of the
tabernacle are l5Qx25G feet; the
ceiling is 20 feet and the roof so
feet from the floor; seats 1900 peo-
pie. Ii was built in 1867 by the
Mormon church-built when the near.
est railroad was over 1000 miles
away. II reminds one of a huge tor
toise about to walk. 1t has twenty
doors so that in case of fire or acci-
dent it can be emptied in two minutes.
In the west end of the auditorium
stands the great pipe organ. The
wise fellow who was with me said 1t
is the largest in the world In front
and on each side of the organ stretch
ing upward and outward is the place
reserved for the choir, 500 strong.
Just in front Of the organ and extend
ing to the floor is the pulpit, or the
place reserved for the president, his
counsellors and the twelve apostles.
On each side of the pulpit on lower
plane than that of the choir are the
seats reserved for the elders and the
band of seventy. A gallery of i'm
mensc proportions surrounds the en-