Year: 1877

$50 feet wide. Its roof ID, as you know, round,
covered with weatherbeaten shingles, and II has
long been named by, and known to, the Gen.
tiles by the euphonous title OF the r"urtls -
The lower part for the support OF the aome,
consists ofa succession OF pillars OF red cut sand
stone each about six feet square and ten feet high
all around the building. Along the sides are double
doors, placed between the pillars and at the
eastern END heavy wooden partition. The build
ing Is, In fact vast framework, plastered
within and raised along the centre
sixty-dve feet above the Moor There
is not q trace OF the beautiful or the impressive
about it. 1t is simply vast pile, awkwardly put
together with twice the outlay OF stone and
that would have suniced to provide the same room
and accommodations In some other shape. As
work OF art It is monstrosity Of the most repellant
type. Acoustically 1t is complete failure. In the
auditorium nobody can hear distinctly what is said
by the speakers on the stand, but it has mammoth
organ only second in size, though greatly Inferior
In tone and compass, to the grand organ In the
Boston Music Hail. 1t is capable Of seating 5000
people,


THE SCENE INSIDE THE TABERNACLE.


Within an hour after the doors Of the Tabernacle
were opened to-day it filed on the door and in
the galleries by $1,000 persons The interior OF the
edince was decora ted from the main door to the
ceiling with festoons and wreaths Of evergreens
and artificial flowers, while the organ and the seats
set apart Tor the members of the higher priesthood
and apostles were heavily draped in mourning. AT
noon the stands placed in front of the great organ
and choir were occupied by the general authorities
OF the Church, among whom was conspicuously
noticeable John W. Young the First Counsellor and
favorite son Of Brigham, who thus took his official
place in the Tabernacle, deserting his appropriate
seat among the mourners Of the Young family.
The south platform was occupied by the City
Council the Gee Club and band. West OF them
was the High Council of this Stake of Zion and the
visiting High Council from difrerent parts OF the
Territory. The north side of the platform was oc-
cupied by the bishops and their counselors OF this
Stake and visiting bishops and their counsellors.
THE DEAD PROPHETS FAMILY.
Immediately in front OF the stand IN the body OF





Brigham Young's family VINO, in due time, entered
the Tabernacle in procession and manifested but
few signs Of grief they did so. According to the
Official organ of the Mormon Church, the Deseret
Neos, President Young was the father of hfty-slx
children. He has left behind him seventeen wives,
sixteen living sons and twenty-eight daughters.
Nearly all of these wives and children present.
THE PRIESTHOOD.


Far back In the rear OF this numerous family OF
the deceased Mormon leader seats were reserved,
and their localities denoted by slgnboards raised
above the heads OF the multitude, for the High
Priests the Elders. Quorums OF Seventies and the
members OF the lesser priesthood. AL OF these
seats were occupied by the men occupying these
positions Of power and influence in this commu-
nity


Gazing on this mass OF Mormon Church authorl-
ties it was impossible for any intelligent stranger
to repress q feeling Of amazement and repulsion at
the positive vulgarity, ignorance and credulity
shown on nearly every face among them, and at
the same time not to hope that under new minis
tration Of AFFAIRS in Utah more enlightened agents
may be selected to rule over and instruct Its
homey and deluded Mormon population.


THE COMMON PEOPLE.


Outside those reservations Of space for the mem.
bers Of the Young family and those high in au-
thority in the Mormon Church and community.
great and miscellaneous host OF parti-colored
saints crammed all other space in the huge edifce,
below on the main door and aloft in the
galleries. This mass of human beings was
spectacle in itself, for never before in
the history OF the Tabernacle has such an
audience been present within its walls There
may have been as large a crowd inside the building
in times past but never has 1t contained so many
dignitaries at one time, nor has there been such
surging multitude without the doors vainly seeking
for admission where there could be none vouchsaf
Such multitude stood without the gates to-day,
and, finding entrance impossible, quietly stood
waiting ior the ceremonies, such as they were, to
come to an end.


THE SERVICES.


In the midst of the great concourse and directly
in front of the seats occupied by the Twelve
Apostles, stood the coffin, divested of its white
merino covering. 1t was raised upon high
catafalque and surmounted by wealth OF MOWERS.
Precisely at twelve O'Clock the great organ began
TO trembe and groan, ana few minutes after the
choir arose and broke forth in votive hymn The
ceremonies, which were devoid OF excitement, rs
was anticipated from the reading of q rumored
clause in Brgham's WILL and Of anything like elo-
quence or pathos, then proceeded.


THE OPENING PRAYER.


The opening prayer was offered by Elder Franklin
d. Richards, tall, straight, fne-looking man, OF
the Quorum OF the Twelve Apostles In the course
OF his appeal he thanked God that he had served on
earth a successor OF Jesus Christ (meaning that he