| Show TH dedication impressive ceremonies la in the adanti temple testimonies OF THE TRUTH AND expressions OF JOY MANA hay blay 21 special to the DESERET NEWS roe atie speakers at the meeting held in the north ward house or rather council house yesterday afternoon were A E hyde wm jacob gates wm win f cahoon eldick N allred frederick R lymal Lyo aari L I 1 G hardy jos J taylor and J ohn john henry smith all as will be seen representatives of old and numerous ft families milles in ia the church and yet they were selected without any design in their cal calline lium toe prayers drayers were offered by bishop jos JOB D smith and elder J B noble it was pio pi o by one who was present af aa the best meeting he be ever attended it would certainly have to be an unusually good one to surpass the meetings held in the other halls in interest good feeling and the excellence of the instructions given for they were in deed occasions of spiritual feasting at tan an early hour this morning the people began tj ti assemble at toe tae east entrance to the temple aad continued to flock thither until the hill fairly fai aly swarmed with them only those holding I 1 tickets of admission were permit fed t to enter and it was not ion long before the large audience hall in the temple was well filled the brethren were seated according to toe order of their priesthood those of the priesthood occupying the stands in the hestend westend of the main hall while the gesund pr pres esMin Ing officers of the priesthood occupied the stands in the t t e east end dedication SERVICES the dedicatory services were com mencel fenced by the choir singing ft the opening hymn lord we conic before thee now at thy feet we humbly low bir jo io not thou ocr suit disdain shall we seek thee lord in vain apostle lorenzo snow explained that in the dedication of the temple in kirtland a prayer which was given by revelation ao 40 to the prophet joseph smith was read and announced that one of the servants of god in this day had bad been inspired to write the dedicatory prayer for the present occasion which he proceeded to read and which was published in fall in the evral NEWS of last monday the choir sans sang the following dedication HYMN words by charles charla righteous god th eternal fattier father bend lend thine ear accept our praise while we dedicate this temp m ie reared to thee m latter lys days let thy blessi blessings nys rest upon it hallow now this sacred shrine fill its courts with joy and gladness holy fattier father it is ia I 1 hine rays bays of sunshine pierce the prison jesus baus lighten up the gloom millions hait hail the joyful tidings olet death hell and tomb oh what rapture lilla filly the captive christ hath ha h crushed crashed the serpents head and another house erected links the living with the dead oh how anxious anious souls are arc waiting wal hugg cuger watering for tafe day when kind friends on earth will save them in gods own appointed appoint eo way let no loved ones spirit linger loose the bands we have the keys christ hatti hath wrought for all a ransom and wil lgrant them sweet release blessed be thy name naine jehovah for this grand and glorious thee childrens hearts turned to their fathers through thy power great Elo Elob beim eini lory praise dominion A he ascribed to god i odon on high al and awa ye bright legions let hosan rend the sky S shout hoan djory vory uc lie tu to christ tho the choirs chairo oplie J djin the chorus Irais cs to the great I 1 am JOHN SMITH said the present was a happy time for him wee vf present presentac tat at the dedication of the temp in a Kirt kirtland jand though only a child at that time and had bad attended the dedicatory services of the several temples which had bad been erected by the saints since that time testified to the truth of the gospel and assured abe tb saints that inasmuch as they would live in obedience laws of god no power should prevail against enem d APOSTLE JOHN aid his heart was filled with agrati emde at the privilege of speaking in alluded to the previous speaker Speak as the heir to the priesthood and rep of the oldest branch braach of the jamily go 10 which baica he belonged on seeing the people eople assembled who had bad gathered arom from various parts of the earth he was reminded of the rich promises made by the almighty in ia behalf gilt of his faithful ul children and felt sure that the ing made in the erection of the temple would be accepted of the lord lora exhorted all present to be faithful to their trust and invoked the blassl blessing ing of god upon them PRESIDENT JOHN MORGAN said he felt to echo the words of the preceding speaker felt more like meditating upon the work in which the saints were engaged and aad the marvelous manner in they had been blessed than speaking regarded the present sight as a fulfillment fulfilment of toe prophecy made more than 2500 years ago that the mountain of the lords house bouse should be established in the tops of the mountains and that all nations should flew fiew unto it as numerous nations were represented in the present audience the thought that friends who were dead were looking forth f from rom the portals of eternity with anxiety tor fort the he perform a work in their behalf shou should a be sufficient alone to stimulate any one to be faithful and to engage e in ia that labor when the opportunity was offered bore testimony to the divinity of the work the saints are engaged in and of the calling of the prophet joseph smith and his bis successors in office PRESIDENT JACOK JACOB GATES bore an earnest testimony that no greater prophet had ever lived than joseph smith to whom had bad been revealed the knowledge which enables the ibe saints to build temples rem ples and administer th therein ergin this was the fourth temple which be had attended the dedication of felt that the trying scenes which he had been required to pass through during his membership were not worthy to be mentioned in ift view of the glorious blessings which he be in connection with the saints had bad received ELDER 1 1 C YOUNG referred to the early teich teachings ings of his mother and the impressions impresa ioas made upon his hia mind and the incentives implanted therein bv the same rejoiced in the work of temple building and in the contemplation of the ordinances to be performed therein ELDER WM F said he had bad attended the dedication of all the temples erected by the saints except that of st george testified to the truth of what the world called mormonism 11 formerly lived with the prophet joseph and knew him to have been inspired was baptized oct 16 1833 1830 the same year the ch church was organized god made it known to him before he be was baptized that the work nork was true and that the book of mormon was an inspired record ELDER ROBERT campbell said he wag grateful for his present privilege felt to exclaim in contemplating the past history and present surroundings of the saints what hath bath god wrought inasmuch as the saints would labor to establish 11 8 h t the 11 e work of god he was sure no power would ever shake them APOSTLE JOHN W TAX TA LOR said that he hoped to receive knowledge from god in relation to his an who had passed away without knowing the gospel Gosp eland and concerning whom he was now in ignorance once had a visit from his brother david john atter after his bis death and enjoyed a long conversation with him such as he hoped to again be privileged with related a d dream ream or vi vision sio a wh which ich he be had I 1 of president younis young funeral cortege and in which we was s portrayed unto him the character of the ine persons who took part therein as well as the rewards or punishment they would attain to afterwards ter wards saw the funeral in reality as it had been shown to him in vision PRESIDENT A 0 SMOOT said he could declare of a truth that the lord had accepted of the temple land and that many thousands would be caused to rejoice over their delivers deliverance nee through the work therein performed knew the church when it included but one small stake had a testimony i that the lord was with zion and that it would not he be removed out of its place had never entertained doubt or fear for fifty three years as to the triumph of the work in which he was engaged the lod lo d would not forsake zion was assured that the time was near at hand when the promises made concerning the redemption of zion would be fulfilled this was a blessed laud land and god would protect his people therein inasmuch as they would be faithful hid had heard the prophets joseph and bri aulsay there would be hundreds an and 5 hundreds of temples built in this land no fears need be indulged in as to the saints being dis placed the more they were perse i apted the more they would increase and the stronger they would grow APOSTLE F D I 1 RICHARDS said his bis hea bear r 1 was full of thanksgiving for the precious creio us opportunity afforded afforde him the things which were from above were sacred aud and were to be spoken by constraint of the spirit on the third of next month it would he fifty years store since he be embraced the truth was ble sed with a ow while on hit his way bis honic home in now new an england to missouri Mia which effectually falL hini bin ot the the truth fil cit th apfl atia an vie divinity livi nily of 1 the Prop prophets bets catling calling alie greatest sorrow he had ever experienced had been over his own imperfections in the temple today were assembled rep s of all the quorums and councils of the church the erecting of the temple was a matter of as M much uch interest and concern to those who had passed behind the veil as to the living for years ever since the site had been selected fur for it they had watched with anxiety for its completion the magnitude of the work to be performed perform edby by the saints could be conceived by a simple calculation for a few generations of the number of ones ancestors christ died that re be might become the savior Savio of the dead as well as of the livin living so did the prophet joseph die af after ter having performed the work allotted to him in this life that he mi might lit stand at the head of this genera generation tion behind the veil it was consistent to believe that upon an occasion like the present THE SPIRITS of the faithful prophets and apostles who had died should be present how sad it would be for one now living and having the privilege of performing a work in the temple to die and be confronted in the next world by friends and relatives and there asked if he had done the work for their redemption it if he should have to inform them that he had been remiss and tailed failed to do so doubtless such a person would be tilled filled with regret and wish he could spend but one year upon earth and devote his bis time to such a work was but a youth in his teens when he be became acquainted with joseph smith but knew him to have been a man of god as he be did also ibis successors in office could testify that the present apostles were increasing in knowledge devotion to god and love love for the people and that the people co could 1 uld safely trust them as their leaders believed that theford as well as the spirits of worthy men who had bad passed away would come and visit the temple the saints by their presence the choir sang the following dedication dedication ANTHEM bya sij A C smith words selected from the p prayer ay er ot of solomon idonat at the dedication of t the e temple at jerusalem 1st ast kings chap viii 0 lord my god hear thou the prayer thy servant pra yeth have thou respect unto his hib prayer hear arger T thou lou in heaven thy dwelling place AV A amen and d when arlien thou thon hc arest 0 lord forgive tor give 11 president canute Teter Peterson soa said the present was one of the hai happiest days tie ne had bad ever experienced could testily that god would be quite as willing willin to accept of the temple as toe brethren had bad been to dedicate it believed that the site of the te temple ale had been set et apart ages before president president young selected elected it upon which to erect the present structure did not believe there was any chance work about abou our eur existence or the establishment of the church and kingdom of god ELDER W H FOLSO 31 felt that words were inadequate to express ress his joy at being behig present at the medication Nedi dedication cation of the temple a pleasure he did not expect a few years since to live to enjoy had felt sometimes that the sacrifices made by some biome of the saints in this temple district to aid in the building of the temple were too great testified that the prolongation of his life and his bis restoration to health had bad been due to the blessing of god bestow edn edgin response to a promise received in the st george temple felt fell to praise and ana bless and thank the men who had labored upon the temple knew that the temple had been accepted of the lord and that his spirit was present PRESIDENT D H WELLS said he be had bad learned through his connection with mormonism so called to know god a lesson of which the whole world was ignorant until he revealed himself unto his prophet joseph smith men existed before the foundations of the earth were laid but the knowledge they possessed in their former existence had bad been taken from them and the divine knowledge e obtained in mortality had gradually y been lost through transgression the ordinances of the gospel and their object aad order were also unknown until revealed in this age so also was it with the tae destiny of man the saying that no one would be lost loit except the sons of perdition would seem to imply ly that no woman would be eternally post lost could testify from his observation that women generally were better and more virtuous than men invoked the blessing of god upon the congregation APOSTLE H J GRANT sal said he enjoyed for the first time in his life the privilege of speaking in a temple of god nothing afforded him so martch much happiness as the consciousness ot of gods approval and the teotimo testimony 13 y which he had of the truth of his work many throng throughout bout the world who did not believe the gospel were led by curiosity or pride to compile genealogical works by the hundred for which they had bad no use after they were printed in lathis this they were preparing the way for the work to bo be performed in temples by the saints of god who were unable to obtain the information otherwise which was thus afforded them for this he felt to give god the glory the choir sang faai the following HYMN OF PRAISE Glo glorious is thy name Ali almighty lord all the angel stand land round about thy throne latall let ill nations bow before thee ami nd declare thy wondrous von drous works work NV we praise ii alec we give thanks to tecc we adore thee we glorify thee lord we adore thee the we bless thee lord we w e thank thee for T thy hy great glo glory heaven eaven is thy throne and earth is thy footstool loot stool thou art king over all the world glorious is thy name 0 lord blessing and honor be to god forever and and evermore evermore led by apostle lorenzo snow the audience united in shouting Hos hosannah annalo to god and the lamb forever and forever amen the closing prayer was offered by apostle john henry smith after which the congregation were permitted to pass two iud and two through the various rooms of the beautiful structure the interior of which greatly surpassed in magnificence the rich and chaste and finely proportioned exterior the services closed at 3 p in having continued five hours at ap in the children of the saints were admitted admitted to view the structure it is under stood that the dedicatory service will be repeated tomorrow and next day THE SECOND DAY the proceedings of tuesday la in the I 1 manti temple SPIRITUAL manifestations JOY TO THE SAINTS MANTI may 22 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