Show THE SALT LAKE TEMPLE for the benefit of thoe who may not be able to attend the dedication of tile the great temple just completed after forty years of patient work nork and waiting ire we republish from the beirs a very fine description of the interior the stability and gr grandeur indent of the building as noted from the outside are found to be supplemented on n tile the inside by the qualities of richness and convenience nothing that could contribute to its comfort and cle elegance ance has been neglected it amazes bi ky its massive solidity and charnis charms with its exquisite beauty LV by the ingenuity and completeness aits of its appointments it delights the most practical and in its perfection of taste and harmony it dazzled i the most arti tic and refined E enter anter with us its portals and let us lead you along the broad corridors and through the stately rooms following tha route that will be taken h by y plot probably pio ably bably fifty thousand saints during the next two weeks we approach 0 fi om the west across the broad esplanade buneata which is the machinery room containing four en enines engines ines an and avii dynamos anios with a capacity of two thousand electric li lights lits as well as the pumps pump boilers etc and the motive power for the t two wo handsome elevators that thai operate in the cente rivest tower directly in front of us to our left a hundred yards distant is the boiler house from which a twelve inch pipe connecting with the building supplies a most perfect hot water system of heating healing we learn also that equally complete are the arrangements for ventilation during warm weather the pressing of an electric button throws open various transoms and starts sixteen fins fans each of one half horse power with less interest in these details of our anxiety to cross tile the threshold of the building itself we re hasten up the broad flight of stone steps leading to the south west entrance tile the massive doors have polis polished lied plate glass in the tran tan sonis and upper panels panel and graceful 0 grills rills in the form or beehives on the lower pa panels nels the b hardware here as in the entire building 0 has been beca made specially to order turning to the right 0 we reach the circular stairway stain vay in the southia southwest est corner tower and follow its winding steps to the basement this stairway which is but one of four each corner tower being similarly gim sim ilary supplied gives an excellent idea of the stability of the structure extending from tho the basement to the very top the steps upwards of two hundred in number are of solid granite cut by hand built into the inas massive siye walls and the gigantic 0 n newel ewel post of solid masonry mason ry the only woodwork is a of heavy oak crowned with moldau mol molding diu 0 and relieved by a handrail hand land rail t the lie whole giving an ail impre impression sion of the impregnable rc anable castles of the middle api age bill built it to stand without cracko crack or quiver for a thousand years vears moving Nl ovin 0 northeasterly from the foot of th this is e a large room divided into a series of compartments it passed and we enter the spacious pacio Us font room solemn yet graceful faful impressive yet artistic in a all its ap appointments point menO the floor is IB entirely tiled in white marble which material also serves for the bage of the woodwork the latter ii n handsome handsomely painted ind rained grained in skillful imitation of birdseye birds eye maple all this escapes us however as we gaze with profound admiration mi ration at the font which elliptical in form fori ri occupies the alie center of the room it is of cast iron is reached by it short flight of iron heeps at either end and rests upon the back of twelve life sized bronzed oxen which stand within si a railed enclosure bunk blink sonic some three fret feet below the main floor A genuine masterpiece of the artificer is this font viewing it from whatsoever standpoint we may for it is large without being oppress oppressive ife and pleads not less with the massiveness of its construction than with the chaste elegance of its des design ign liy by the simplest sort of a contrivance it cin can lie be filled with water or the water being in it can be emptied the entire proceeding ic leq quiring but sixteen minutes the perfection of abe thee c arrangements suggests a thought as to the ingenuity employed in other plu plumbing appliances and we inc now examine examine more closely the numerous colossal colosi 1 bath tubs that are located in ill the contiguous apart inesti ilot hot and cold water ire are of course at eay easy reach there are also improved d appliances appliance Ft as to tile the overflow smaller b basins asins within the large tubs tub etc in this connection too tine due attention should be paid the exquisite onyx washstands wash stands of which the various floors of the building contain fifteen each eacel I 1 i is 0 of rare beauty and conveys the impression of an immense gem E qually equally unique and costly are arc five dr drinking f in king fountains in various corrie corridors cirs variegated onyx being tile the material employed the upholstered seats the curtains and sanitary arrangements throughout are faultless from tile the font room we piss pi p iss i across a long on b high corridor which connects by a passage iv with ith tile the annex to the north of the temple and enter a large room in in the northeast corner of the building this room about 10 by 15 45 feet in ill ill size e is comparatively plain in its it decorations and furnishings it i carpeted in green green and is supplied d 6 A 0 L 9 V 11 4 r YOUNG with perma permanent ilent adjustable chairs chair six 1 large M chandeliers chande lieis heis depend from the high ceiling the next room reached by crossing toward the southeast is of almost the same size agthe as the one just described it alo is appropriately carpeted and seated but the decorators art has been agreeably 7 displayed and walls and ceiling are luminous with warm an d natural natural effects in landscape beasts and birds five splendid chandeliers give evidence that by night the picture would be quite as pleasing as by day emerging toward the west from this room we reenter re enter the corridor crossed in leaving the front room and come upon the grand staircase broad rich and elegant and done in solid cherry by this staircase we mount from the basement to the first floor and notice on tile right as we ascend a large oil painting 0 feet representing 0 af chri christ kt preaching to the Nep hites the opposite wall is ii adorned with two paintings representing the crucifixion and the descent decent from the cross turning to the alie left from the i M att 1 I Z IN I 1 nis 0 za t 1 I A convel colbi eion OR G GEO EO tj CANNON per r corridor we ire enter another the south southwest west the size of the two last described like the others it is and carpeted it too is gorgeously gor bously frescoed and in its harmony of coloring and accuracy of drawing is is as enchanting as a dream its general adorn adornment mont and furnis furnishings hinge are more beautiful than any yet seen on this most wonderful and entrancing journey of ours this advancement being noticed in every particular from tile chand liers down to the smallest detail next we enter a large larg e room in in the north northwestern western wester n part of the building this is decorated in white and gold throughout hut but judicious taste in tho the selection of the blue and green carpet the richly other furnishings remove all suggestion of too dazzling brightness it is a scene of rare lovel loveliness ineis pure restful and exalting from its ita vaulted ceiling hang three grand chande lies but numerous incandescent lights will shed their efful effulgence ence from various points in ceiling cornice cornice arid and column illuminated it must present a fright fight of indes cri hible splendor ili an art treasure on the south wall is it a large dark painting 0 by one of the old masters joseph int interpreting pharaohs Phara dream on either cither side of it hangs I 1 a glowing scene from tho holy giloly land and in tile western end of the tb room to 1 I ili is a mammoth mirror the next roo room uiL a few steps higher i j than the one just described and se scarcely arcely sapa separated abed from it by an I 1 archway occupies tile northeast I 1 I 1 part of the ahe building this room is beyond nil all comparison the r grandest grandc gran deFt tt and loveliest in the entire structure its overhead and side decorations are a perfect ecstasy of delicate and luxurious color its magnificent ent nt beilin ceiling 1 a I worth a voy 1 age round the world to mec ec no 0 o j tongue can express no pen depict I 1 in language tile the marvelous work that has here licen been accomplished like an inspiration it defies manla mans best endeavors occupying semicircular alcoves to the c cast ast and high enough to give a fine effect arc to choice paintings one depre I 1 benting the hill Cuni Cunio orah rab the other adam ondi ond ahman the chandeliers are arc of themselves works work of the highest ai art A the floor is richly carpeted tile the furniture is among the finest ever produced on the continent the prevailing color of the walls is a 1 I warm brown and the deflect produced by the contrast coo with the colors of the twenty grecian columns that adorn the sides is effective in the alie extreme ex all colu columns all the woodwork indeed furnish evidence of superb skill in liand carvin carving bi bracket achet chandeliers from the columns and abundance of light from reflected and cleverly arranged lamps cause the hall when illuminated to take on appearance of of overwhelming rw helming loveliness two co colossal mirrors occupy places in the ea cast kt end and ascending from this point a narrow flight of stairs leads to an apartment it at tile the extreme bait appropriately furnished and desi designed ned for tile the use of the president of the 1 temple emple but we are not yet ready to leave this enchanting part odthe of the building L and three smaller rooms leadin leading 0 off to the south from tho the main room attract our attention the first to which we ascend hy by a few steps is decorated in rose pink and gold its workmanship throughout is costly the brackets colu columns etc being hand carved and the mirror being one of the largest and purest in the building an art L glass lass window of great size and bea beauty uty adorns the south wall ivall it represents moroni delivering the plates to joseph smith and the graceful pose of tile the angel as well as the eager yet timid expectancy of the youth are presented with wonderful accuracy the furniture of this roon is mahogany another small room readied reached by a short ascent from the main floor is a I 1 vision of almost supernatural be beauty auty it is its circular in forni form and resplendent in ill blue and gold with bordera and panels of red silk bilk velet it is paved with an artistically desio designed ned native hardwood mosaic rth 4 i blocks being mostly no more taij n an inch square finely poli pol rough tile the dome which ceiling beilina ce ilina a the liht light li C ht seventeen circular and merhi jew jeweled cled windows taking A thousand huts huet as softened aued it reaches the interior thel laici art will window willbo do to which the south so ool ye side of this ex qui cite little room i i isan en it in a work of surpassing in 0 joa jove inese linee it represents the the liffe of joseph smith cheu lie he trusting in V the words of the james jame wisdom oi apostle sought abug A va the tod lod and received as an answer the viii visitation tation of two heavenly beings heing lione of is whom hoin pointing to tile other said this is my beloved I 1 son har him the benignant expression iTh of the two divine person ag esth cir compassionate yet nolie noble attitude atti tilde the posture of tic ti c lad iad half in adoration and half shrinking in childish fear are all delineated esith and charming fidelity the third small room leading by a couple of steps ascent from tle the main room is lone done in sage green and gold with furniture and trimming to match it also has an ail art window a large plate mirror and is in all respects as blind handsome some and perfect a lettle spot as taste and skill can make it in these three small rooms last described the most sacred ord ordinances finances for the living and the dead are performed passing now finally from the main large room previously referred to we enter the southeast reception room not a large but a most inos charmingly co colored loreI apartment cornice and carpet are deep and rich in tone ant and the contrast with some of the more delicate lines liscs of which we have seen so much is restful re and pleasing eleasin plea sin its woodwork is massive and beautiful three other rooms a suite extending ing jesward toward the main corridor and staircase answer ansier the purpose c of additional reception room in one of them will be noticed a handsome mantelpiece of birdseye birds eye maple with bac and facings of utah onyx making 0 our way now to the southeast tower and again es saying tile circular stone stairway we as eclid to the second floor of the edi fico and enter a large light comfortable for fur table but plain room to lie be used as the library and recorders room it is homelike in in its appointments a has eight silver clia chandeliers and a good old fashioned homemade home made carpet upon the floor three semicircular windows north hung with rare silk curtains give us a nearer glimpse of the splendid ceiling of the largo large northeast room on the lower floor previously described and liero here we find the proverb contradicted it is proximity not distance that lends enchantment to the view from the library we enter long along a corridor leading to the west ranging in r g along the side of which are six rooms elegantly carpeted and furnished for the presidency of the various quorums ofilio priesthood the most striking of these are the rooms of tile the first presidency on oil the right ria lit and of the Twelve A apost post ice on the left of tile the coi r ilor dor i one of the former ali apartments apartment 1 is tile the art window representing tho the tom tein fland bearing the inscriptions which we have used is as a text in atio begioni bem nning n 0 of article turning to the right in another short corridor we note two other oilier rooms also for the use u of quorums in the priesthood we lve are now noi at the northwest corner ail and again s tim tfx i 5 OT h ai kyj ra E N PRESIDENT WILFORD climb the tower stairs noticing that in this tower every floor is supplied with lire fire hose conveniently disposed so that in case cao the unexpected we might almost say the he impossible isible should happen adequate remedy and protection would be at liand hand in the top of the opposite tower beyond the elevator clemat or is a permanent reserve tank with a capacity of seven seve R thousand gall gallons ofis or water R reaching ac ing the next landing r stage the e third ir moor norween we enter era at once the upper or grand a assembly roo room which occupies the whole extent of the building 0 except the towers being feet long ai feet wide and 30 feet high with a capacity of about 2200 persons the gallery is of graceful sweep it is railed with i ith bronze and is re reached ached by circular Ft stairways airwAys in each odthe of the four corners nothing could surpass the beauteous grandeur rand cur ef cathis this vast hall the elevated seats fur for the priesthood at either end the choice liand hand carved decorations of dais and balco balcony nv the broad auditorium the art artistically panelled panel led feiling ceiling and frescoed frieze with innumerable permanent lights jj lit 11 OR 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