Show I HISTORIC SCENES AND INTERESTING CI CHARACTERS ASSOCIATED WITH INDEPENDENCE f i 1117 ID recent r cent purchase by the Church of ot Jesus Christ of at ter day Saints of ot nearly 2 26 cr s of ot lie Its It former property at ot Independence Jackson county count Mo haw has awakened a new nell Inter ut at t a Ill as to that historic retailed recalled r Important Im events that o 1 nearly n iO 70 0 years ears enra revived prophetic Impressions Im about the build leg ler r up eD of at Zion In III the latter dugs days Dur Durr r r a visit Mill to 10 St to attend tho the p Pre Im Parliament nt ut the worlds fair the Writer ter on hi his WilY way back to 10 tho the 11 spent a n tow few hours hour lit nt Inde rna looking over tho the city and Ind Ho ha 1 the Ih Temple T lot the tho round purchased d a anti d some lomo or of the tho chief X t POInts ot of f Interest t In ln The quiet nn nM and little low t rn i is sully r by electric car lIr lints from l K an n nR n City and row few Mor m ma n mils make mai tourists a IU pl that wn toil fall to tl Is h des dear to tn the lire spot which h to fo hf the Ih heart hert nt ot pry Ivory true trU Lot Lal i lerdy r a Saint A t good view of ot inde I Is IA given In the cut I It Its Paying principal this and alto also of ot one of ot I Ml streets which are clean Well l and furnish many driveways Tho town lien a 11 gOO nn Us tae i electric light Plante a well equipped lire Oro meat and aM good rho goo churches handsome private re One ot of the tho he largest lit of the Is RI that built by the theto a rose rou church to be bc seen een the 0 of from the tho piece round 1 Piero by the n 0 of III IA rich of ot given above to 10 tol the tho It l i It t a r the general View of ot the city elt the and when whon Piro II It With Mill II h t I de designed 1 to surmount lime home completed It t Will WUl ro ent n very ap Th The Tho I within th the tho neu pt pf tho plo i lot Jot Is It I the church a n 1 morn mom complete com lete view of ot which la III under the other In III tho the Plato pinto above The view In the tho center conter of or tho the cuts cute on this page aho the tho chief chiet por portion portion portion tion of or tho the Hope property purchased 1 by the Church The Is Ii seen Immediately below It II The Theo o grounds adjoin tho the small email piece pl co belong belongIng belonging Ing to the tho and which they thoy hold bold ns as II If the tho Bite alts by tho the Prophet Smith whereon till Temple wort to be bo erected unit which they regard roBurd r on DR sacred and Ha lis lon a n 1 holy hol true tract la III them by h the tho Lord I un no until until til Ho lIn shall IoU mai I t to them What disposition Is la to bo ho made of ot It Tho The group Kroup on tho the left loft of llio view of or the HIP nv new n purchase contains of ot the Iho keeper of ot the he grounds Andrew tomes hl hla wife A daughter Lury Lucy M Mand Mand and 1 granddaughter Minerva Amanda generally Marle They ore Iro on till the Temple ground 1 II of It the Ih Inde Independence t Branch ranch nf ot the Much hili h and his hOlSo la 10 n a II home for tor the tho Cidern when over they the visit viall l lt thus those parse p rl The Tho group nt nl the tho lower right hand h corner of 0 tin the pinto pinta l is III compound of or n number of ot luau HUers and gainte taken on the ground The view at the left corner In Ili 11 of ot the present Court home which I is II by II the thi tr trees n surrounding It U Though built on the tho site ot or the tho old Court limes lum hOu c with tho In that vicinity In early eMly timea It does not contain any nn portion nf ot tho the former structure as OR huh but bUlls u Is entirely It a modern building nor are arc there thero any of ot thu the old Mormon housea now standing nt It Every V ry relic ot of that time Urn has hall boon been removed I Independence boasts hoalt of or runny tint flue mercantile a and hue lius and a 1 number nf ot live enterprising and progressive I sHI Its Ite appear n to bo ho well con conducted condu ducted du but bu It lathe lacks tho the bustle and en cn tHI H IIII I H W I HI II IH 1 j t f t i u I WI yr t L Lit I IFt i it itI 1 I Y If I 13 Ft f fI fJ I F E f k 7 t M Mt J it 1 t I 1 y yI I t I y T TI 1 ti t w I J I y I 1 J i 1 IrH IH H H H H HH II I I TilE THE AI AT INI Orgy torr nod of ot vim elm Im anti mont exhibited In Western w A of or no grantor dimension It In IR however n a beautiful for a 1 residence city II Is situated high nod and dry and surrounded d by hy a 1 rolling country lovely lov ly to behold and to be hI on the Iho highest point feint cast of or the Horky Mountains ITS ITI HITTI JAckson county wan wait so eo named in hon lion lionor honor honor or of Andrew Jackson and woo woe first drat s tiled by b h tardy explorers from Kentucky Ken Irn Kentucky tucky In they derided decided that a 1 coup cOlin county ty t seat Boat should houll bo be and they the located locatell It on an the highest lull bill In Ill thin tho state of ot and railed 1 It Independence Independence dence den eo It In is saki that tho the rail mil ro rOAd d In Ml WAS built buill from Inde lode 1 to the ter Missouri river the ter relic were w rl of ot heny timber lumber and the th rare cars were pulled by b It U wee In June 1831 that the tho word of ot the tho Lord woe was given to To that he hr and Idney Bidney KU Hilt KUdon don lion nod and others who Willi w hn were designated should tithe Inko their Journey Journ no as soon Man n RIt na could bo tar 1 1 made to the land landof of Missouri end proceed oven to tho the herders borders of at tho the Elders Parley P I 1 PrAtt and Oliver cr Cowdery Co lied had previously b token Inken a n mINion to tho the thoas as RS required by revelation given In Oi 1830 end and had 1101 given n 1 report of aC their labors They had preached to 10 the and the th Del Dol and explained to 10 them the Ills Ida tory of ot their and the coin coni lug In forth of or the lime Hook souk of or Mormon This lied had will rod up the Indian n unit In such auch a 1 away n that tho the had to cro n the line IIno from rom the Indian country and no an commenced corn INI laboring In Jack non 1101 county Two of ot the obtained employment nt RI Independence The rue Prophet Joseph marled from lond Ohio on the Ihl of ot June 1831 in ht company with Sidney Sic nes Igdon it Martin Win Will W 14 Jo ph Coe Algernon H 14 01 fill belt t trod and wife Th rite fht with H m tiers ders horn end and Cue Coe arrived nt III Independence about the Ilse mid middle middie dle IIII of ut July luny IIII having trave traveled 11 m on toot foot from fit I Louts louls The others other followed n a trw tow days n 11 later Inter It wan In that month that the th n received lent H lie 1111 The rite band l nd of nr lion Ion Inn mid earl the till glare for to the I h lily City of or orIon Ion The rhe I rd ald eat i KOU TI R the place t hi In Ie I now no railed aUd In is the renter center place glare and the spot for tor the Temple IH In lying w weel l n It lot Int which It la not fur far u from tram the till wherefore P It In Ili wisdom that the land In let pur purchased purchased chased el by the and 1111 1 olio every tract lying even unto the Ibe line running directly between Jew Jell and Ian flon tile and glen 1 Io every ver tract by bythe bythe the prairie ac s R rny my m nr nfl are enable l to III u buy lands hold thin title In la l that they may irwy It 1 for tor foran foran an nn Inheritance Doc and Car Cov CO p U UIn In August till 1831 the land further re revealed revealed For I or behold verily I any wiy unto you yot the Lord that the and the tha children of or men should open th their lr hearts even PIm to purchase this title whole region of ot country ns ne noon anon ns nl time will permit lucre here In III wisdom Iet Jet them do de thle lout heat they t noon in nae cave It be he by the th shedding of ot and ond C p II 1 On AUB Aug U 3 the Prophet Joseph Smith proceeded to dedicate tile the spot for tho thin Temple a I t little west wait of ot There were stern also nUo present Irl W S1 W lh Oil Oll OilIer v ver Ier r Cowdrey Harris and Joseph Jo Joseph seph Coe O On the Uth of or thin thu D Prophet Joaeph with 19 10 0 ot or the left Independence fur I Ohio where they the arrived on an of or that month There Therl the received tho thu revolution revelation In which the following aal H I lire are Ken I II the land of 0 Zion Ion I J the In III mien mille own hands halide I lees M 1 I the 1 render unto he the hinge which itro aarlI where whre fare i I 1 the I lord ird will wilt that you the th land that you may hin n advantage of ot the th world that you Oll may 1111 have chum cUlm mi on n the Ih world that they nay may not be stirred up lI unto miner for tor Baton ti it 1 their to lu Anger you ou und anti to II ho the I h oc or 1 1100 1 turl the land 1111 of ur thrall not Ilot b h ha but hut by h purchase or by h blood otherwise there In lit none In i fur tr yon von cn And nI If It by b C you ou ere are hl t rf and If I by blond blood an ea you ar M are for forbidden rt t j hidden bidden to 10 shad blond In your enemies I Iare nt AI are upon you end and you ou ahall ahan be train from city to ItS city and from fran rota n to LO synagogue and but few pw han Khali elan to tn receive an en Inheritance I 1 C p Po PoRa Ra terly In April 1632 ih Smith In tu 0 1 company with Newel K IC Whitney Peter Itter and ami Jee Jet a 0 lame started on eu 4 D i to ta They had hod been beast preceded by h W V W V Phelps 1 and oth tH who owl hail purchased at IU a u I printing prow lIre and Ind plant to publish h a I k monthly pai palter r nt et i called l The Tbt Evening I and Morning tir Vt ti v were w made molle to n copies of ot tho the i k of m malno alno alea tor for the printing aad caul 1111 II tiun of o 1 the hymns that had bed been beon alerted for tor r I that On rIY th prophet Jo Jn f h left Independence in lit u company with II h don and aiU fi Newel vel K Whitney on tho the return journey to I land The Tho first t number of Qt the Ing and Morning BUr was WU nt ot Independence In III Jute June 1632 It an un The Star IB IA I Mutual within 1 U 12 milts miles of ot the th west Him Uno gf QC the tIe state ol of Missouri MI U our which ill ut U la the west weir western cm ern of oC the tho United State am told ISO miles idles wait wot nf of any press pre s It Ittin In III tin till state atoll In ht about 39 31 degrees of ot north latitude nn and 1 about aMaul 17 degrees def ls 0 of or west wem longitude 21 miles south count nf of Missouri by land nr r BOO by water waler west vest nf or HI Ht Louts nearly L milAn went vest of or 1300 mile from New York and more than 1600 1101 miles from Dorton DortonA A TO ZION BION In January 1833 the Prophet Joseph Joeph JG sent n 0 warning to IG tho thu Inhabitant of ur Zion calling culling upon thorn thom to 10 repent of ot evils that existed Omm thum rind mid der de da that Ihal he trembled for tor Zion nil mod tor for the wrath of ot heaven which her If It the she repent not 1101 An epistle WUK sent to 10 the brethren In Zion signed 11 by y Orson Hydo und and a committed appointed to 10 write It lt warn ward warnIng warnIng wardIng Ing them to 10 repent there thern a n 1 scourge and u a Judgment to 10 be hI poured out upon the children of or Zion Won and quoting from trem the Prophet Josephs loiter letter that It If tho people of ot Zion did not repent the tho Lord would seek senk another place and nOli another people They explained this thle however In tho the following words Zion IH la the place whore where the Iho Tem Tern Tempi pi rIll will bo ho built hullt nod ond the people eath gath gathered ered but bill nit all people Wan Uvon that heat holy holyland Lord land Ilind wills will being rut cut under off on If It they they repent runt not nol noot Ihl find and bring another roro upon It II that will nerve llen Him the Tho Lord will seek reek another an another other place 1111 to nt forth and prepare preparo HI Ills word to 10 go 10 forth to If tho IhO find and MB nil we nee caM before no ao 0 wo imy any again Brother Joseph ro eph will not nettle In Zion Ion except sir she repent r and nerve nerve serc Clod aGI and ana obey ohey the tho nol new covenant In III the month of at April 1883 1833 n moh mob of at mow men assembled at It Independence dence for tor tin purpose of oC planning for Cor fortin tho tin destruction of ot the tho Church In Jack ton lOll county but hut It II broke up liP in to a 1 drun Mun drunken lIen ken row and nothing definite wan wn ne uc complied On the tho of ot June 1833 1831 n II plat of or ortho tho the elly of Ion with nn an explanation was wan 10 sent to the brethren rn at Independence ence which contained n IL plan for Cor pub puh lo 11 amid private residence and for tor the tho election of ot 12 1 temples tho the di dl dimension of ot which were given and tho the entire plot won Willi supposed to bo ho for Cor from tram to 10 people The streets were vote to 10 bo all of at one ono width wl viz vl eight perches Thin plot to bo ho n a I Han Bam pie Ille for tor tho Iho building of oC outer other cities until tho the whole region round about aboul should be 1111 occupied farm Forms also nIno fur tur furl l for tor the tho consecration of property properlY to 10 Edward J Partridge for Cor the tho purchase of ot lands according to tn tho the revelation re revelation and for tal the tho building up of oC SC SCon ZI LI ZIon LIon on In the doer month of ot July Jul 1833 the Ih moh spirit in Jackson county which worked up by try a preacher wan wall exhibited at 1 a meet meeting ing at the tho Court in III Independence when hostile here wern adopted and on nu the the tho house hound of ut W V W which contained cotta i el thu the m establishment wai thrown down and de lie demolished and the tho were wore seized l lIy by y the tho mob and the tho family and furni furniture turn ture thrown out of at doors doom Ld Ed I Edward I ward worl Partridge wan w taken and stir fur rounded by hundreds of at and lie JIO WAS stripped and tarred and feath ored ared an ns was wan Charley Charles Allen lien because became bo ho would world not deny tho the Hook of or Mormon Tho jho excuse given for tor this violence by which many of ot the Hahne were welt driven from their homes wane wan that the arm armor nf ot the city law does not no afford atford un u a or at tent leant n II ono one against the th evils elIa which are Ire now inflict Indict Indicted ed 1 upon iw nth It was WIS admitted that Ihal no nn overt acts acle of ot upon their rights wro svera being belu committed but hut the rapidly gathering me in tiers rs of at Iho Mormons made the tho new amen sect an nn ob object of ot profound solicitude to the peo pea people pie p pleOn On the of July Juh n a mob again as aa assembled aimed with and ear cur currying I r a n red relt II flag UK and an agreement was WaR entered Into that tho the tH with their should remove from Jackson county coun halt half by hy tho the first of DC January and tho the test jent by II the tho lat day clay III of or April 1831 and ond that thai the lenders leaders should use unto their thell to prevent nay further emigration of ur their thell ll brethren to timid that country countr On tho thu onto day Ila that this thin occurred the Prophet Joseph and his associates OS were laying the Ibe cor car of at tho the Temple In On 2 ho received l n II revelation i eon Mn n Iho the building oC ot a n Temple In lion n a 1 promise that It If the people there thre observed ob ered that which lad Clod hat had re ro revealed venue l they Ihl should prosper nod the tho Lord paid further her herFor For the Indignation of or the Lord LorI Is la against their abominations and ond nil their wicked works Nevertheless Zion shall escape If It she observe to do donil donil donit nil nit things whatsoever I 1 have command commanded ed rd her but If It the she observe not to In do dr 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