Show STORY OF filE I f I MORMON j CllURCU The Mormon clfjircli was founded y the Prophet Joseph Smith a nativeof Ntw York State to whom appeared In a vision the angel Moroni mul told him where ho should lind a oliost containing con-taining sncrcd letonls written Oil plates of sold The youi man did < 1 as directed and found the polden plates which contained I the hlz tlc record known I us thL Book of Mormon Lator leve latlons directed the future movements of Smith and his ioilowier5 Belngi harassed and persecuted InC In-C York State they scaled In Nau voo IlL but wore driven out of that State and resolved to cross the plaim and mountains find find a place when they would be unmolested Smith was killed before the oxoiltts took place and the little band of pioneers was led by Biiftham Young The party numbered num-bered nbout ISO persons and they arrived ar-rived In the Salt Lake valley July Li I 1S47 As soon as he caught a glimpse of the valley from Emigration canyon and opening voulwanl give ample facilities fa-cilities I for nipld egicsf The Tabernacle Taber-nacle will I x eat t KOOO peraoni and Is used for mnny Inrjxe public gathering In Utah brfsltUS being the regular place of Sunday worship for the members of he I I 10111101 ehurW The Herilees Ate held each Sunday ai t lp I ni and l art fiee to all no cnl locilons being taken The seats sir unuullng the organ are for the I choir which numbont over IUD unpaid 1 slmiers The four rows of scats hpluw the choir aic joservcd for the ofllclals and t dlg nltnrles oC lIe I church The upper one Is for the First Presidency the sec ond one for l the Twelve Apostles the third for the Presidency of the I Slake and the fourth for the lesser or Aaron lu Priesthood H Is l rniclv however thai these ofllclals ar present In I any considerable numbois 1 There Is I no regular preacher at I th1 Tabernacle services I ser-vices but different I elders bishops and others arc appointed to this work from Sunday to Sunday and supposed to r irr < < drt IF J r p j I I II I I I I o I I C I c 1 r 41 I Ir JOSEPH F SSELTH President of the Church of Jesus Christ f LatterDay Saints I Brigham Younc told hlsfollovcrs that this was the place Cod had designated for them to settle and they forlh with begtm to cultivate the soil and build up a city In the next year seVeral sev-eral thousands of persons followed and in a few years a thriving city was established es-tablished For many years polygamy was practiced prac-ticed without restraint hut in 1SS2 a jaw was passed by Congress forbidding plural I marriages A rigid enfoicemont of Ute law was attempted by the Federal Fed-eral authorities and IL Is I raid l 1100 Mormon niejiserved terms In the penitentiary peni-tentiary because they rcfusod to abandon their plural wives In 1S01 1 the president of the church VIIford Woodruff piofcssed to have a revelation revela-tion from God directing that the Lat terDay Saints should cense contracting contract-ing plural marriages This dictum was sustained by l a vote of the chxirch members In their semiannual conference confer-ence and since that time polygamy has been no longer sanctioned by the church The revenues of the church arc obtained ob-tained l by exacting a tithing from Its mfmbors Every good Mormon pays onetenth of his Income lo the church In this way the 11UCh has become enormously wealthy being without doubt the richest corporation In Utah I 1 Ir mth e jt1 il I j 4 e k Dancing Floor al Sallnir the Largest in the World The mombershlp Is growing rapidly owing to the earnest missionary zeal oft the of-t Saints t Nearly every Mormon young man serves at least two years ar a missionary and it Is said there are now MOO of these missionaries laboring I In Europe Mcico 1 Samoa Japan a JIll I the Southern Slates of the United Slates The Tabernacle said to The Mormon 1 Tabernacle Is iUV3 the fluent acoustics of any auditorium audit-orium in lie I world It I was designed Young and Us construction by Brlghnm Hon commenced In 1805 H 1 1 was com nlriod and dedicated In 18tx J he structure Is a perfect ellipse measuring measur-ing 0x250 f4 et the maximum height 1 bolng SO feel The coiiHlructlon of the I building In unlnu In that the roof Is uiihupported by a single plllnr The latticed truss work of the roof is ten feet from cell ing I to shingles I Li t iul its I archcs rent upon up-on fortyfour Handsiono piers Twenty Twen-ty double Goora 1 each nine feet wlUc I speak withbuL 1 notice 01 special prep aralion The lilqrmon Temple The Timple Is the tenter of worship I of the Mormon people and the most expensive structure ever eroded by thorn It inquired forty yoars to build It and the cost was about Sh 1 000000 The sIte on the cnst side of I the I Templo grounds was selocted for Ihe jnirpose by l Hrlgham Young on the day when lh pioneer llrst ar I rlvcd In the valley July UJ I 1S17 and I I the I corP stone was laid April il IRii Tho buiiolncr I I was coin Ileted and dedicated < I 1 dedi-cated In 1SJC The building Is ISO feet long by 09 inwidih1and thocentral t towel r on the east side Is I 10 feet high The outer I walls arc of gray granite quarried about twenty miles from the city and ary In thickness from 10 feel at the bafce to five foet at the top The nr chltoclure Is symbolic Sit rnou ntitmg the I eastern tower Is I a elided copper statue of he t Angel Moroni by whom accordingto the Morman belief the golden plates weic given to the prophet Joseph Smith The interior of time temple Is of rare beauty and qrandcur Only mcmbors of the I Church In good standing I art Permitted to enter however and the l Temple Is reserved for the ordinances A number of pnld i attendants are constantly con-stantly In the Temple ready to perform per-form the offices of baptism I for the load scaling or marriage and tIme oilier ceremonies of the Mormon church The Tabornaclc Organ This famous Inntrument III one of the largest pipe organs In Die world It i immensities oOx33 feel and Is IS feet high Us compass comprlscH 07 slops and CIS pipes The bellows are In Maied with l air from four large water motors The organ was built originally original-ly I olmaterlil I made In ITuih I ixclus Ivoly I but last year It was greatly enlarged en-larged and Improvod by an Easlern firm and Is unnurpaSed anywhere In the world for volume and sweetness of tone The present organist li Prof Jr 1 McCIollan a native of lUnh who was eiltict ted by l till best musl cal niustcrs of Europe Free recitals I I are givenuV 11 a > 11 i Tuouday and a i jt 7 9 I > tc j I f x j h 4 t 1 c I I H N Wrlra < < W > t r pls 1 I L t3 dJ4ri 1PAi i I I Assembly Hall Templo Square I p in Friday every week and are largely large-ly I attended by tourists and by the citizens citi-zens of Salt Lake City Eligh 111 Young Statue The monument to Urighum Young which stands at the Intersection of Main and South Temple slrccti was designed by I = a Utah arllsl C K 1 Dal 1 iln now a resident of Uoslon unl erected II t a cost of > CU The money mo-ney was contributed In part by citizens citi-zens and the statue was dedicated In ISU7 The Tithing House The tIthing store located In lime rear of tho old DesorH Xfws building Is I a unique Institution I t of the I Mormon church Kvery good Hunch mcmbur Is expected to contribute 01101 IIIII t h of his income to the church and this may lji I pair either t In cash or In I produce The latter is in ken to the tithing stoic and hold at retail tithing scrip or church money being used as a medium medi-um of exchange The Garclo House Diiectly I south t and across the street fiom the Bee I lIve lionet I Is the t Clar do House I I or Amelia Palace built by Hilghnm Young for his favorite wife For years i It WHS the linost private zesl deuce west or the Allegluinle I A few years ago it I pn < ctid out of the hands of Hrlghmn Youngs heirs and Is now occupied by Col and Mrs l Edwin Ed-win F Holniosfl who have sPent thou andK of dollars in relitlhig It In modernS modern-S Tho Eagle Gate Directly east of the Joc Hive House is the Kiigle Gate originally the gateway gate-way leading I Into I Brigham Youngs private grounds A few years ago the ptnicture was rebuilt i I I in I permanent form and will be left as a landmark of the Flrit I President t The high walled vacant lot east of the Eagle I Gate formerly contained a little I adobe btruciiiK built for a school housc for rlfbjirc Youngs children Only a few days ago It was torn down to I be zeplaeed by a SlopflOO modern Hat t Saltair Beach and Pavilion I The bathing and dancing pavilion is I located at the I very edge of the lake and the railroad 1 reaches II I by 1 meuni i of a long embankment When 1Jst i elected the pavilion was a thousand yards from the shore but the t water his receded grcaily In the last few year and the Coney Island of the Clroat Sail I Take Is In danger of being left high and dry I in a few yours more The pavilion is the most inagnllicenl struct me nf its I kind in America It was built in ISHJ at a cost of Ll006 Tho total I length of the pavilion and adjoining wings Is llli fnpi n is crex ceni shaped In outline I vi tim the convex side toward 1 the shore The greatoM width Is tii m fcet and 1ln I total height IJi feet Tin4 lower floor is I nipped with I tables for luncheon and provldccl 1 wIth a restaurant and refirshmcnt stamlB On the aocond floor is i a liLaC I rig Moor 1 lOxJflO feet without I a pillar 01 other obstruction At 1 night I he pavilion Is lighted by 12r0 I lien ncllL < n I and J forty arc lights and iwsents I a picturesque and inspiring I inspir-ing view from a distance The place is I owned and opcraUd by 1 till I Mormon church which also control the Salt Lake Los Angeles railroad by 1 which the beach Is I reached Tralwj I leave for Sal taI I at regular J Intervals through the day ami evening flolll > lhe clOimot at I First Soulh and Fourth West streets Fort Douglas This beautiful army post lies al the foot of the t mountains Jui > t oust of the city and is easily accessible in a few minutes by 1 ollhor of two linen of street cars Tho post Is now occupied by lime llrst battalion of the Twelfth infantry S Col liubb commanding and by lie I Twentythird and Twelfth batteries I artillery I The grounds arc bpaullfully kept and 1 parade drills arc frequent In tjio forenoons Visitors are welcomed at any time From < the post car be obtained magnificent view of the Jordan T valley The regimental I band gives 1 open air concerts three limes a week Ladies Literary Clubhouse The Ladies Literary Clubhouse where a series of receptions arc to be given In I honorof the visiting i I ladles during the t Wilts I I convention Is situated t situ-ated near the I corner of East South Temple 1 street on Third East It wan I oteelrd about five years ago and Is the only womans clubhouse In I the t State The building is I a one story and basement base-ment brick with nil the convenience of a modern clubhouse and Is tittrac lively I and comfortably furnlshctl for the purpose < leslgn t1 Cityand County Building The combined city hall I I arid county courthouse occupies what Is known as Kmlbration square at State and Fourth South streets Its dlmcnbions are 27215C feet live siorlcs in height 7 ti V l 4l ij I f t j A 1 I I I I 4 r e I y 1 Statue of Angcl Moroni on Top of Salt Lnko Temple and surmounted bya lower whose tip lsL50 feet from the I ground The building build-ing Is I a lireproof structure of brick and Utah stone and the cost was 51100 000 A lint view of the valley may bo obtained from the tower One of the chief attractions of the I building is the walnjcotlng 1 of Utah I onyx J I j 1 Churches I of jr Salt 1 Lake I St Marys cathedral Calhollc on Second East sI reel between South Tempi and First South t St Marks cathedral 1Jpiscopal on First t South street near Second East FIrst Prebbylcrlan church at Second South and Second East St Pauls chapel Episcopal Fourth South and Main streets East Side Uaptlst church Third South and Seventh Kant First Baptist church Second South and Second Vest Christian church Third East and Fourth South First ojirjtogatlonal church First Son Hi I and Fouith EaM Phillips Congregational church Seventh Sev-enth East and Fifth South Jewish 1 synagogue LM W South Fourth East Church of the I Holy Trinity Lutheran Luth-eran 1111 South Fourth East Flrsl Methodist church Third South near I Main street IIIff Methodifct church Xlnlh East and First South Vestmlnster I I Presbyterian l I church Fourlh I Vyst near Second 1 South Church of I Christ Scientist Ii East Third South In each of the I thirtyone wards of time city lie I Irillerday I HaljHi have a rmetlngliousc where services are regu arly held |