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Show ' ,a t- ' . ' THE DESERET NEWS, ' SATURDAY, DECEMBER ' . , , , , , . . . . ' ' 1 '' a uvoo, '1 ' f t r , , i - z , - - :, ' - ' .., ..'. ,.- , - , . ..: ' ' , .,, . 5 ' : 1 : ',I ; you profane' it Thus with violent deeds and hearts ' overflowing !with hatred? Lot where the t crucified Christ from ;Ms cro.sii tPtsint UPOn n ..Seel-ithose tortetwful eyes what : : ' ?;: , : , 1, .. , ., .. .1i , ' ., .. .... ,:, . f :. .. Longfellow. As Caesar burned hie bridges 00 that hie truaos would not be to return, the torch beartemptedNativoo ere: were anxious to at wrap the Tetnple, in names teat the' exiles he tempted to tramp .. .' .1,;,,( over the plains toward the riehtt , ,, - e. sun. to rebuild their deepoiled .. metropolis, roe Many mon'ha It had' been rumortnt th4t Out fiend;.. ',' ish foe would lay the ',., building ; denuding It of its grandeur .ow, :1 hy g'reed,y fingers of tire. Thougis .. ,:. tois was the Anted maptificerit , Faineinn in, the Meisiteoppi valley, ' its- earveloos beauty , .1;;.4 sa;1; ceeP,oil Le the mob of recreant4 " , , ., ; ,.... ' , - . .. ' , Juns .. ' ,. ' to,,,rt,hqtted ; k-- , , . ' , who ' cattle. "(as 'arid ture,,d ears of stone upon the of tne coma, of um Church who len.0 I to the e.iborate ito,.; frar a Iner. fracteto of its coet when heard the threw:1'r of out mob "swi emitted the eer,,,,er that etteethhed , : Its halkiwed y peetion of to.,,,er to Loy tha.ohoica- , wthoasetito,ye loiniattieretusortrialthshartett:414. ir fawn- ' , . ' :, .1 -. ' .' , , '' s. .. . t - ' '. .' : ' i ' r ,. lowne dia not hesitate to tca their ltterO that the enemy Intended burning the Temple. "The Steamer tit 'Croix. In yew terday treat Galena", declined tie - fie Louts American. June LI. Itisti, "reported that ten attempt was to have been made by the snit MiJe. mous yesterday to blow up the .,. Itormon lemple at hauvock with ...,, , ,11. .. , .,', ' ., ," , rI , -- , ,, .,' ....,....,...,..........!,,..,...-,,,,,saa,...1.- ' . ' ' ..... :.'' . - .. . 1.1 - - , , s- i i ..k -- , -, li . ) 1 , s. ' ,' - ' ' Ilsix.,L....-W- e- ,..,, i 4 I , - . ' 1 ). , ' ' '" - , .7 Before . the ' , . ,''s i seen is ark get tsaZ , , i buiing . phatagraPit in Port-rrecently &end, Ore.,, by Pres.. Preston , , . ' , , . the. Nauvoo Temple appeared as in the and at the kft frabovskee pw: reo i , , - i . , . . . it - e, . .' ; , I ' , , i . Another Feuer printed in the ,Sam. city, only Vali days later. Verified the report It had much , . More to Fey at the ituideet "4 sontlernan Irons kort Wadi lark tr,r,Irlitta VII that humbent bed to augment the tressed the tome opr,iiiiiteriver that place. end they ' Intake no heeitation in saying the 1 Temple mina be destroyed. tete of then t !Keened that he could put i his hand yowl the postnet ii that , ti as interiti,d to be Used foe this ,,. f they 't' ; . tintlateit to burn .the town. They i that will not Interfere With say , 'who join them.' Ins nest I .' and esiiisitcitizens in remOving - the oh. , zuxious perions. '. ' I '.. ' "A inintientan direct from eine '' of the invading campa informs ue ' :i volt it does not contain a Mika ,,, Who bast any property interest in , ; litia county. fie believes that the threatened Invasion Ss Mot so Mittett dalettett against the hormone as easinst the noAsperity of this city; ' 1 which,' under favorable auspices, rnleht prove a formidable rival In ';,'' other townsa,,It to supposed. there...,,, fore. that there' are 'niers Of '' in- , litience behind the curtain. Who ' the all r.pulte prejudice against ; li Ito have purchased property of ' the hormone. es to this correct.. siewi of this undemtanding of the rose we' are not prepared to ,t sptwk, but we have heard It as- - ,' r seeted that 'when the Devr comers ', purchased property here, they, purchased the incuinbrance of a e.zat Seek of the town being destroyed.P " ' i- -- , .. ., ' .t , ' - ' - 'I , C , 0 't , , .t.n : . s., , . , Normans ', iitimaPoint ot ..tkparted. kVont ',Itirtniteeture alone. It was a great loses to the stale Venen the etrut, tore mai burned.' The srchltoetur-e- l and decorative l'eatures involved. In this Temple we're wholly different from anything in the state,' it and were it StAndin8 today Me one f the lutist onlotie , historical atructuree."Dr. T. h. , .1:I'DoonelL professor of Architee, -tura, University of !niacin floe ' .. ,, , : --- - - ., ., ....' ,' . get there in time to do any good toward , .putting out the lire, he said of it is the will of , the Lord that the Temple be burn:' ed, Instead of being defiled by the Gentiles, Amen to it. The Pres.. hient, .however, went to the Ton,:.. .. me est soon es he could. After the tiro Was discovered. Wiiiarti Richards called on the bret4ren to bring . out ell their !' .: bucitets, fill them with water, and ' on. Lines inside were formed anti the buckets passed in , The firs raged for quick succession. pearly half OA hour., It was coos. ed by the stove pipe being over .. the clothing e inelih ull'pIdlec drm, It burned from ... ... the WCsL stove pipe trout. the , rides to tho railing, about sixteen feet north grid south, and about c; .. - ,, ' plete at the time the the '.. ifestation was experienced at the dedication of the House of the Lord at Kirtland; yet the Temple teehtlueed on Page WO ll to !' . to mark the spot where this hollow- had been reared. Every ed'building ten-Sastone had been takes away, testing the well as the only definite land Mark that remained Itirvto 4,11thetlikthrr: bwreatithrehnnitttarrleed1" :.: - - that ;teach', to its rescue. ?res. Young saw : tir,s'ilame. Irani a eit;a7tr; but es,. it was out hil his power ,, ' - resub . l'At 3'.30 p.m. the roof of the was discovered to be on Temple , i ' Aveuattieduer.;,.w.h1,746.1,,,shed,..liteurieeternkundet.21 before they ell loft the city. Of this occidental conflagration we ' .3, , -,, - .. ,., . ' . Sainple ; graceful shalt splintered ' Witting sun. A Allestreptoosi archen was Nauvoo The Temple ' iteettaral beetkeeking roaaterpiocs ties IkALdront and industry of 114 buriders. An autherit3r upon nos 'seultiteet hoe recently written: "fit all the structures erected by folleiouo ooloolcs Ott Oho"). the largeet and most uolique one was. no doubt, the famous Mention Temple at leauvote Althouels nev' er Gide completed en the Interior, the witerior Wee ith4Sentitlily conn , - i ' the, the reached toward sky. During the very 'melt that the of exiles followed their' vanguard covered wagons over the frozen the roof accidentally toot ratries, Ire, ceasing reach excitement and term - . 11346. tin--I- , - eue ,bulithrig was not sold to Pre' Vide the piirimit twith eupplies fur the Irksome journey toward the ' a; .110torl the tore.ty, of t!!A. Invert, diary wrapped the building in flames. the ettotged elements bad tried to put the sacred structure beyond the reach of wicked bands. A flash- of lightning scarred and I - -- , . . , us The public press infortne were on duty lo that ;armed ton otototrart tort tit protect the 1".'...ntt building "4!!!! It vt'u,.6141 completed. wr 1,11a"." "Ottr latest acc"unte b'urn Neuvoo $ee to BetortisY evening. At that time ell was quiet. sod the inientk4 invaders had distended and dispersed; but it would seem 'that all fears ht the ehteeht had not been allayed, for a gentleman who visited the Temple on Saturday Inforrna tis that it was full of 'armed men, who had been quartered there for its protectitn; be ha three hundred tin- e::: that the Antics woidd preened e to destroy H. At night, be loys,r-largBreit are built upon "it' lull in order that the light might Infotha th of an foe."St. r,,u Deily approaching Isew E:rik ' thellir Let us repeat that prayer in the hour when the wkl.,ed eased Le; ut repeat it noW, and0 itity.,13 Father forgive ttleMr ', - LI the . 9 7 meekness and holy compas- eioni liark; how those lips still repeat the prayer, VI lather, forgive , . el the ., , It cetainay appears strange to that It shoukt be necessary maks demonstrations of this kind Mostoma hundred kw against rmont who are hurrying off as fast as possible. The few that of are now here., are incapable making a stand. and the new citifrom Zell 'apprehend no danger thern."Dally klimouti Republican. fit. Leeds, Missouri. June A5, 71,46,77 , svrito of Guard 'MR s auti .6 g Cecil McGovin. 111118 . million dollar 'cathedral,' Thomas L. Kens informs us that doors; of the Temple had scarce. be been closed following the dedication of the liouse of the Loki un' til the mob were at Work plunder. , ', leg the Magnificent building, The vandalism to, describes did not ten feet east and west on the north aide. The Amelia on the take Place finite mg soon as be picseveral north were broUen in tures it. The Temple was de(kiret- of advtee the on the ft14i deT of MAY. lettl. Elder Ile ed Ity places. bar C. htmbett the brethren die' whereas, the mOb did not succeedll the in taking complete possession tru!,,P,W, :ow. Per!eolOuve.rldi to the Temple and attempted to enthe September. Kane amountfobbing followic ter, but were prevented' by the I. door. at the brethren "For that one day the temple I. Journal History. February 9. shone tresplendent In all its typi1848. cal glories of eon, moon. and stars, and other abounding figured and Rents Journey Weal and lettered Sign, hieroglyphs. A few days later a vast throng The but that day .ossisol symbols; .,," ,erowded into the Unfinished build. sacred rites of consecration ended. ing to hear president Young's the work of rentoving the SACIll before he Joined final instruction ' sancta proceeded with the rapidity the caravans of canvaecovered of magic, It' Went ah throluan- - thot wagons that were fivottacked upon night; and Ikhen the allmorning the frozen plains. Tne tVarsaw Sig. the ornauest day datened, the nal said of this salmon meeting; ments. and furAltura, eeerftb.inc "On Saturday last tile Salitts as. ' a Sneer. had that could semhied in the hell of the Temple. been tarried'proiokt except some which is in the third story to not bear re., fixtures that !Icor the last Mermon of Brigham move', the building was diamantlYoung. previous tO bin departure. ed to the bens lwall. it was this So great was the weight that the day saw the departure of the last timbers gave Way, with a loud elders, and that largest band that crash, like the report of fire arms. moved In ime P"r"knY togetber. The alarm and confusion was of time have told me Some Of the that from niornling to night they out the windows and leaped to the like an endless passed ground. One man had his shoulder They did not seem procession, fractured, and others were badly out of boort, they said; but hurt in thus attempting to escape. greatly at the top Id every bill, before The crOwd. however, succeeded in they disappeared were to be seen escapingwasbefore any very serious done to the building." looking back. like banished Hoare Injury on their abandoned homes and the Ono ,year before the Temple was farocen temple land its Sintering clothed In fire. the New York Sun said of this (moue edifice' spire,. TONGUES OF FIRE STAB THE "In after rearm their Temple, like NIGHT the ruins of Patentine, may strike the beholder with wonder, and hie on the des of Pentecost when the disciples of tory may be unable to exylatn, 1,0rd were aswhat race worshipped there.' sembled in in Upper- 7room to ceim The Writer or these lines was brat the festival of harvest. power tram on high came upon them certainly no prophet, tor within a Dive years not one Stone was left like tongues of fire A similar man- , . CHAPTER VI I Vt.SIPLII IN FLAMES et the hi the how, Prince of reeet... ono would :, r 1 , , , .. , ' , Church Depertment 17, 1938. . ' '. , , Nibky- A , i ' - . ' 010.01011111, 1 ' . , , ' . aimaKo011.4 Pariwoomwdi --- - ) . |