The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-08
MORMON temple
UNIQUE in Design
Claimed Duplication Of Solomon's
Famous Temple Is Fast
Nearing Completion

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seer and revelator of the Church OF
Jesus Christ OF Latter Day Saints
reaches Oahu this week, as he is expect.
ed TO do, he will find at Laie an almost
completed temple for his inspection, a
building unique in its architecture but
looking unusually appropriate for It's
background Of hood-eroded hills. Presi.
dent Smith, who Is a kamaaina In Ha.
waii, will be accompanied on his visit
here by Bishop Nibley Of the Mormon
Church and by a large company OF
other prominent Saints from Salt Lake
City.
The temple at Laie, practically com.
pleted as to exterior, il situated on a
rising knoll about quarter Of mile
mauka Of the present meeting house, the
location being selected because of the
landscape possibilities of the approach.
The ideal Of the builders includes plan
TO terrace and lay out the Immediate
surroundings Of the temple and to plant
avenues and Towering shrubs to harm
onize with the general temple scheme.
Temple Of Solomon
In general appearance the Mormon
temple follows closely the Aztec style
of architecture, although visitors at
Leie are told that in design and al.
mansions the building follows exactly
those Of the famous Temple Of Solo.
mon. outwardly the building does not
impress one with the roominess that an
inspection of the interior gives, the
rooms in the wings alternating IN their
floors with those Of the main building,
the stairs circIing the main building
and opening alternately first on the
wings and thcn on the interior struc.
ture. Thus one who has climbed from
floor to floor has the impression of q
six-story building, only removed by a
glance out of window.
Handsome Interior
The interior is tiled in matched de.
signs throughout, with many Of the
main rooms tapestried. All the interior
finish is in oak, some Of Siberia and
some Of eastern white oak. The main
doors open upon an Office, where the
faithful Of the future, candidates for
the higher rites of the church, will I'm.
dergo the scrutiny Of the temple work.
ers and make good their claims to ad,
mission. Just off the Office is a chill
dren's room, where parents may leave
little ones during the hours to be spent
main recent;on room vbsra tha esnS; vi.
date NAV comnosa tbemselvas hafors
pass;nc On IN ne d;srohino 800 ~ S- : =
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w;nos IN. ca az 49,, ~ 80 - ros ~ J
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their battism in tha great fort ~. ~ y
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depression N the fioor so,na 49,
feet deer. ana abont f,ftean fset .o,, ~, -
the bottnm 1890 ~ 80 III. 49, Z
The font it.eif rvh;eh :; m ~ 800 q.
has relief VIII h;hI;caI s.anas dsn;a M.
will ~ .on,a fonr - a. e.. - U'e +,
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artistic festn,es 80 NO., ~ - ~
room. "A :. ~, 1850
The Creation Room, AE.'. H Sf
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room me w.Ils ~ wh;sh ~. ,s";s.as
with scenes 10 dsn;., ~ han;np $500 J.
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;nto SarSrra ,rh;Ip tLa sa,sn.L ~ - I.
scena ~ M room T. a sno;I;a% IA
Iandscape. bathed in Golden sSnI;ab,
and banpv with IT, bervast 80 9rn;,
and Grain . =. -. e'. y 49,
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ona into a room aI7egoric.I 90 az ca
5en of Eden The mnssi dn.or.t;nDs he
inc NJ bright coIored frn;tS anS a.
ers br;iIiantiv nInmaasS hid 10,
animals of yaripns Liza. Haro 49,
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sbade ~ ,ba sama nain strn,t;nn naa
cocks and gentIe deer stir tba saIia,
rose metals graceful swan and water
lilies Vie n beanty and tbe snata 10,
mot as vet anneared The artist q,
this room has horro,Uea ~ 'tha a.,
nerata yones FOR some 90 h. animaI,
ma sowers bnt tbe oeneraI seana !.
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