The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-02-09
ENDOWMENT OATHS
AND CEREMONIES
Here Is the Ritual As 1t Is Per-
formed i'm the Mormon
Temple.
PRAYER ROOM is THE
FIRST ONE ENTERED
Oath of Vengeance One Which
Makes Person Traitor to
Country.

Special 10 The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Feb. The complet,
endowment ceremony. including the trait
orous oath known as the law of ven,
| seance. which was testified to before tn,
Senate committc here by Prof. Wolfe, !:
IS follows:
on entering tho annex OF the Temple the
candidate is uShered into a room on tho right
whore he preocnts his recommend" which
must be signed by his ward bishop and by thC
president OF the stake from which he comes
| With the presenting Of his recommend" ht
| is expected TO make a contribution toward thS
| Temple services, although this Ia voluntary
| with him
From this room he passes to another on the
| left whore he gives his records and receives
the name Of the one for whom he Is TO work.
in Gaze he has no relation OF his own whom he
| wishes TO save.
The records being attended to. the prayer
room Is next entered. About the walls OF this
room arc the pictures OF tho president and
| end or the room accommodates those who pre-
! sldc ana who instruct the candidates. Before
entering the praycr-roOm, the candidates re-
! move their sfoes. This Is usually done In the
| long covered passage way that leads from the
annex 10 the Temple proper Tho aerviccs are
| very simple, consisting usually OF the singing
| OF two hymns. some remarks. and prayer.
As soon as the cNerclscs are finished all pro-
| coed TO the dressing rooms except those men
who TO receive endowment for tho dead.
These pass into the back par, OF the prayer
! room. and some OF the regular Temple workers
60 TO each candidate. lay their hands on his
head and say. Brother -. in the name
OF the Lord Jesus Christ and by the authority
Of tho holy Mclchisedec priesthood. / ordsin
you an elder In the church OF Jesus Christ Of
l.atter-day Saints. for and in behalf OF -.
who 10 dead
In the Dressing Room.
In the dressing room all clothing is removed
excepting the garments. and these are taken
on and handed 10 or the attendants as
tho candidate enters the bathtuh Tho man
who attends TO tho washing rubs the head. the
eyes, the ears the mouth. the lips. the breast
the SitaIs, the loins, the legs and the leet
This being done. tn. candidate leaves the tub
Is hurredly wiped dry and then mounts n
stool, where he is anointed with oil poured
from q rams harm. the same parts being
nnointcd that were washed just previously. Ho
thcn stands while man places his garments
over his shoulders telling him that thcs" gar
monts nrc pattern OF those which the Lord
gave 10 Adam In tho Garden Of Eden; telling
him further that they must not be removed
and that they VIII prove a protection In time
Of danger. with the garments he whispors
INTO the candidates car new namc-usuaIy
one taken from the Bible. and is instructed
never % reveal this name to any person eS-
ccpt as II may be required nt one point during
the Temple ceremony. IL he Is working for
the dead he Is Informed TINT when he Is
through the Temple ceremony the may
be forgotten. II IA the property OF the dead
and not his own.
The candldoto then goes back TO the drcss-
ng-room. where he puts on shirt and pair
ric1 With him bundle containing robes cap.
sandals and oDrOn
In Creation-Room
lie then goes to tho creation-room where
the men arc seated on the right. the women on
the left. The delay here is long and tedious.
the walls are bare and the ceremony OF
washing and amounting takes a long time II
there happens TO be more candidates.
At length the silence is broken and man
enters door In the front Of the room dressed
In white naCncl and representing Elohlm. the
greatest OF the Mormon dclties. He makes the
statement that any who wish 10 retire may do
so; that everything which Is heard and seen is
to be kept profound secret, that which has
been already passed through as we'll that
which Is 10 come. Seeing none who wish to
retire. he continues:
'Brethrcn. you have been washed and pro-
and sins OF this generation. You have been
anointed that you may become kings and
priests to our Cod and his Christ not that you
have been anointed kings and priests but that
you may become such. thie Will depend upon
your fnithfulnoss-
You sisters, have been washed and aoint-
cd that YOU may become queens and priest
csscs to your lords. that Is. your husbands
Three Voices Heard.
You VIII now hear three voices: Elohlm
Jehovah and Michael Now give your attcn-
ton and hear what you shall hear
IL heard from remote part OF the adjacent
Flohiin-Jehovah and Michael. there is mn,
ter unorSnniZed. Let us go down and make
a world like unto the other worlds We have
created
Jch. and Mich-we will 60 down
1t Is evident, then. that Elohim remnIns in
the celestial world. while Jehovah md Michael
have 70 do with the creation Of This, The
york is carried on in strict accordance with
the account as given In Genesis At the end
ot each day Jcnoyuh says To Michael: '"Wo
VIII so down md report this. the labor Of
the day" Michael replies. we
VIII return and report" They then retire to
the back part OF the room end address EIohim
nonH
assigned their duties for the next day
hftcr the completion of the work. EIohlm.
Jehovah and Michael enter through tho door
ut which Elohim had entered before. MI
checl takes a chair. while Elohm and Jeho-
vah stand on either side
Elohlm-Sec tho earth that We have mudc
Tnorc is nc man in II 10 till tho ground
Jehovah Let Us make a man In our own
image
BE Falls Asleep.
T;lohm and Jehovah thcr pass their hands
over nchael's body. breathe him and he
falls asleep.
,iIohIm ITO the nudlcncel-Thls man who is
being operated on II Michael When he nwaket
he win have forgotten everything and become
az r little child and VIII be known as Adam.
Nhcrupon. Adam awal<ens
Slohn-It ls not good for man 10 be alone
lehovah-lt IL not good. for Wa are not
Elohm-we VIII cousc deep sleep to fall
upon Adam and make for him n woman to be
with him
Tho male part Of the audience arc then told
10 close their eyes. 10 initiate Adams sleep
While Adam sleeps, Eve enters and stands
beside him. Elohlm wukens Adam. and saws.
Elohim-Adnm, 80" the woman We have ere
aied for YOU What Will YOU call herr
Adam-Evc.
Eohm-Why Eve?
Adam-Bccauso she Is the mother of all
living.
Elohim TO Jchovah-Wc win plant a garden
eastward In Eden md thorc will put the
man whom nave made.
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