The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-05

rum can be cleared of people in two
minutes. TX is the only building OF its
kind IN the United States, and though
attempts have been made TO duplicate
II, II has never been done successfully.
An immense oval roof, self-supporti
ana made entirely OF wood. is held in
place by a very simple system OF tim
Der bracing, bolted together with wood
en- pegs. This tabernacle is an abso-
lutely perfect type Of what building
Tor this purpose should be.
More wonderful even than the taber-
nacie is the organ. one Of the finest m
the world, and made by a Mormon or
gan-builder. who wrought his material
from the rough wood OF the mountains
AS l sat and listened II seemed as II
a hundred spirits. now celestial now
satanic, were dancing inside the
mighty instrument. AS Dir. McClei-
len played. the mOurnful, melodious
notes OF the French horn pealed out,
I then the shril voices Of the flutes and
clarinets, which were quickly sWal-
lowed up in the thunder of the double
BASES, which shook the very founda-
tons OF the building. In the forte pas
sages this grand organ sounded Ike
gigantic orchestra, but dropped imme-
diately 10 a pianissimO tremulO as soft
whether loud or soft. every note was
the essence Of harmony. No discordant
crash such as have noticed in all pipe
organs marred the beauty Of this one.
When the chorus sang ROssinis
"Stabat Mater" the organ sounded out
in mighty thunderous chords, as If the
fiends OF he'll were angry and bent on
dire destruction But when they sang
the "Hallelujah Chorus from the Mes
siah, we heard the sublime instrument
echo as with a celestial voice the re-
frain of the chorus: 'Hallelujah. For
ever!"
The great white temple Of the Nor
mons, which was forty years in process
Of building, stands beautiful and
tempting TO the eye Of the tourist. But
no Gentle is allowed within its doros.
Inside this sacred edifice the endOW-
ment, baptism and marriage ceremo-
MES take place. Many are the specUla-
tions as TO what goes on In this build
ing, but IL is very difficult 10 md out
anything about it, as the MOrmOns keep
their own affairs strictly TO themselves
are suspicious of Gentiles.
I wandered in and out Of many book
stores, scanning works on Mormonism
but came away knowing about as much
as i did before. one cultured &eItir-
man who keeps a book store was very
emphatic in his denunciation OF the
Mormons, calling them crafty and de-
ceitful. He told US that polygamy goes
on Just the same as it did in the past
and even the friends OF Mormonism
seem to have the same opinion on this
point.
Another gentleman, who has lived in
Salt Lake City for thirty years, had
nothing but praise for the Mormons.
saying they were the incest kind OF
people and always honest in business
dealings.
Sc we found on lea ving Salt Lake
City that we we're as much in the dark
as ever concerning this mysterious peo-
pie There was one thing, however
that We were sure Of and that was thaJ
we had spent a most delightful week
in one Of the loveliest valleys in ths
world: and so with nothing but pleas
ant memories for fair Utah and her IN
habitants we once more took the tram
and were soon speeding on our way 70
Pueblo, the dusty city Of the plains.