The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-03-28
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the noise was so plain that Pm satisfied
half a pin could have been heard. She
next test was simply rubbing the palms
OF his hands together which we heard
clearly. The building is lighted by
electricity and has a perfect system of
ventilation. Passing out of this building
we walked toward the temple, which
holds much OF the mystery of these
mysterious people but whose "Holy of
Holes" has never been desecrated by
by the foot Of an unbeliever. 1t is sur
rounded by an iron fence and ON the
south side is quite an editice erected for
for the accommodation of the guards.
The temple is one of the prettiest
buildings, INTELLECTUALLY speaking 1
have ever seen. 1t is about 200 feet long
100 feet wide and 100 feet high. The
main building surmounted by group of
three towers at either end, the tallest of
which is 220 feet high and finished with
majestic figure OF the angel 'Moroni'
of gided copper. The structure is of
granite, quarried about 25 miles from
the city and for the first few years was
all transported by oxen. The walls are
10 feet thick at the base and 5 feet thick
at the top. The corner stone was laid
April 6 1858, and like O'Grady's goat
Brigham Young done that!'- was
finished April 6 1898 being exactly 40
years III building. OF course can only
speak from hearsay, but I'm told the in
terror for richness and grandeur is only
exceeded by possibly one church build
ing i'll the world. With all this elegance
and costliness-for the building cost
81, ,OOO, 000-no church services are ever
held there. 1t is used exclusively for
the peculiar rites Of the church including
marriage, baptism &C. Not even all
Mormons can enter its sacred walls for a
PERSONS character must be beyond re-
proach and he must have recommended
ton of his bishop also. No worldly gar
ments are PERMITTED therein. At the
north of the temple stands the temple
annex, very pretty building, used as
place of preparation. Here they who
would enter must lay aside every worldly
garment and be robed in spotless white,
after which, entrance is made into the
temple by a subterraneous passageway.
After leaving the temple we made tour
of the various houses used by Brigham
Young and the church. We went to the
old Tithing yard where every farmer,
mechanic, merchant or office man left |
one tenth of his earnings for the church |
for the Mormon religiously believes his
welfare here and hereafter depends on
his paying his tithes. Ifa woman brings
ten dozen eggs to town, one dozen goes
to the church.
Saw the lion house-the house with ten
gates-where Brigham's happy(?) family
lived. He had 10 wives of his own and
more were ceded to him by others, and
had an interesting family of 81 children.
Just think of man bringing bag Of
candy home to "the baby" and having
to go back and get 81 more to keep
peace in the family. In the tithing yard
is an old school house in which Brigham's
children were educated. We visited
other houses and places ofinterest which |
l have neither time or space to mention.
Brigham Young and one other president
Of the church enjoy the distinction Of
having private burial place in the heart Of
the city. He intended his wives should /
be buried with him but when five of
them had turned up their toes the city
authorities decided that for sanitary
no more interments should take
place in the city, and I'm thinking when
Gabriel blows his horn Brigham will
have to do a lot Of hustling around to
get his family together. In the aftemoonI
we took trolley car and rode over the
whole system and saw all buildings oil