Show THE USES OF THE TEE TEMPLE the belief of the cormons mormons Mor mons or latter day saints as they call themselves is that without the ordinances and endowments that can be given only ina in a temple they cannot obtain complete salvation these endowments are the conferring of certain blessings C pertaining to their ex existence istance exi stanco hereafter for thoe who are living and albo in behalf of those who have died without the opportunity of personally receiving rec eivin eivins in in the flesh the desirable ordinations this accounts for the activity and tency of the saints in i building temples tem plea among temple ordinances aro the scaling for eternity by divine authority of family relationships as those of husband and wife and parents and children also alio baptisms and various rites in behalf of the dead it is the rule that only those who have become disciples of christ and seek to live sincere christian Chi istian lives will be admitted to temples they are arc places of worship for those only who alio are members of the mormon church which claims to lie be the church of christ arid and the only one on earth existing 0 by ilis his authority and directed by revelation from him alim they look upon the temple in salt lake city as the one described in the first two verses of the fourth i chapter of micah the building is provided with all the modern appliances for lighting heating it is anticipated that 0 thu the ceremonies will extend over a period of fourteen days but the clinef interest inte iest centers in in the proceedings proceeding 0 m of the first day april ath the assembly room in in the fourth story is the largest in ill the building and in this the Eer services vices will be conducted it will accommodate about 2500 persons or persons at the two sessions to be held each day arrangements range ments havo have been perfected to admit between and persons persona to the dedicatory services and there is a strong probability from official reports now being received that even the latter number will be exceeded tribune |