Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-04-04 | Page 5 | Cold Origin of Hall

Cold Origin of Hall N New v e Structure Erected When Chill Made Tabernacle Uncomfortable Editors Editor's note This is the third of a series o of informal sketches ketches ketcheson on of interest In the L. L D. D S S. S temple grounds mecca this week for tor the thousands of church members planning to attend the semiannual conference Inability of early Salt Lake City en engineers to heat the tabernacle on cold winter days n necessitated construction construction con con- of t the bly hall in the southwest corner comer of the temple block Sunday afternoon servIces In the tabernacle were then the highlights in otherwise workaday weeks for thousands of city residents and country coun try visitors who thronged the sessions ses ses- In the winter however the vast Interior of th the tabernacle defied the heating equipment and the chill kept audiences uncomfortable At this time too work on the th temple was proceeding rapidly and andl huge heaps ot of quarried stone slone lay in inthe inthe the grounds It was convenIent then to use some of the smaller stones to construct construct con con- a meeting house that would be available for winter services and for other gatherings for whIch the spacious spa spa- clous cious accommodations of the tabernacle taber taber- nacle were not necessary ary The semI Gothic assembly hall or of gray granite capable of at seating persons began to assume form lorm in 1877 and was completed by 1882 at ata a cost of I Distinctive features or of if its simple I Interior arc the beehive symbolizing Ing the industry of the state which Is sketched on the ceiling and the excellent organ which like the largo larg er Instrument in the tabernacle was built by Utah artisans Modern heating methods have long since conquered the winter bugaboo of the tabernacle but development of pUblic address systems has given the assembly hall another important use Overflow crowds from the tabernacle can now sit in the assembly assembly assem- assem bly hall and hear speakers who are on the platform in the tabernacle