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Show rut?h. ' THE. MORMON TEM' greater. business obligations than they SECRETS OF PLE. can see their way to meet , without embarrassing themselves. A policy of i Issued Weekly by. TRUTH PUBLISHING COMPANY. that kind will greatly tend to avert At last, after all these years, the Western Newspaper Union Building. 241 South money stringency and business secrets of the Mormon ritual used: in West Temple Street, S ill Luke City. troubles. the performances of ceremonies, inJOHN W. HUGHES. Editor end Manager. cluding, the marriage ceremony, in. the Bishop Leonard of the Episcopal dio- Mormon temple have been discovered. Entered June 19, 1903, at Salt Lake City, matter, under Act of cese is dead.. and many people, as well The credit is due the San Francisco Utah,- as second-cla1879. of Maroh 8, Congress as those of the Episcopal church, deep- - News Letter; which published the TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: ly regret that he was cut off in the whole thing in its issue of November S8.00 very prime of his manhood. In all. the 21.- It is fair to presume that its discONE TEAR (In advance) 1.00 SIX MONTHS re ears .75 years of his residence here , he.; per- losure-of THREE MONTHS the secret ceremonies is as : Postmastars sending subscriptions to Truth formed the duties of his high ecclesias- correct' as its remarks about Senator 25 cent of subscription price tical office with sincerity, wisdom and may retain per as commission. ; Smoot, Heber J. Grant ' and what all kindness, and he aided very materially other orthodox Mormons in Utah1 are If the paper is not desired beyond the date subscribed for the puolication should be noti- in the development of the church, the doing.. The article is interesting on fied by letter two weeks or more before the broadening of its influence' and growth account of its inaccuracies and a genterm expires. of its institutions. Of distinguished eral lack of knowledge of matters per ; DISCONTINUANCES. ancestry,- he was the embodiment of taming to Senator Smoot and things Remember that the publisher must the true American gentleman and generally in Utah and for 'the positiveby letter when a subscriber wishes his ner stopped; all arrears must be paid in churchman and added to ness of its assertions: It reads as ' folRequests of subscribers to have their paper: teristics he was gifted in many ways. lows: mailed to a new address, to secure attention, The whole region in which he was so An attempt is being made by the must mention former as well as present uddress. well known will mourn his.4 loss and the United States senate .to unseat Reed j jJ: Address all communications to Truth Pub- heartfelt .sympathy of .all will be ex Smoot, a 'Mormon, on the grounds that lishing) Company, Salt Lake City, Utah. tended to' "his family. he is living in polygamy. The apostle ' modestly took unto himself only two The coal... owners .are., pursuing a wives;- while Heber- J. ' Grant, who r i ! r, . - i . . , , . . - ss -- - i . - , M f, . 5 ; , . ! -- f - : - d -- these-charac- jif. " I - - -: ? - : if . -- r ' :, . V V - - r d r V There seems to be an idea among a good many people that the militia was called out for the purpose of intimidating the striking coal miners and indirectly aiding the mine owners in their side of the controversy. Truth does not believe there is any ground for such a conclusion. The governor ordered the militia out to keep the peace, prevent rioting and preserve lives and property and not to. take any sides in the controversy, and that appears to be just what they have done. If a persons sympathies are against the mine owners in the present struggle 'ijthat is no reason why peace and law and order should not be maintained and property protected. The coal owners and the railroads are without - doubt in an illegal combination to extort extravagant prices from the public for coal, but they can De reached by the enactment and the enforcement of laws and they should be reached quickly and effectually. They cannot be reached by allowing a horde of ignorant foreigners to destroy their property. The governor, Truth believes, took a wise precaution in sending "the state militia to the scene of the strike and there is no reason why the presence of the soldiers should have any influence whatever on the matters in dispute between the strikers and the coal owners. , . - .4 . "1 .1 J f . . "A foolish policy in refusing to recognize the Miners union. ' The miners have just as much right to combine and to organize as the owners of the mines. Labor unions all over this country, and in practically all branches of industry; and- - the Goal Miners union will have to be recognized by the coal barons of. Utah sooner or later. . i .. ,t 7 , - - are-recognize- d.. - f I This paper does not belong to the class known as knockers, nor.is.it a pessimist in any sense of the word.. A little timely warning, however, often averts serious mishaps or misfortunes. There is no denying that the business conditions of the country, especially in the east, are not as roseate as they were a year ago or as they have been four- - or five years. - Capifor tal, always timid, is shy and at the first sign of even far distant danger- - withdraws into its shell. There is no cause for undue alarm, but it is just as well, may be better, for people to live, within their-- - means- - and not- contract - to having four, but was permitted by the Salt Lake officials to escape to Europe. It is doubtful whether the senate., or the government officials will "be able to prove the guilt' of either Smoot or- Grant, though there is not the least doubt that they are living in polygamy. All other orthodox Mormons in Utah - PR.ESENT i Gan easily be selected, from our large and choice stock of ... " - ...I! V - ficials, of course there is no record The ceremony is performed in the House, and no one is per', mitted to be. present except certain church officials. All are sworn to keep secret, the. mysteries of the Endowment.. House, under severe penalties.. According to the, published statements of .apostate Mormons, the following oath is administered to the high contracting parties, or bridal cpuple: I solemnly swearthat I. will keep Inviolate the secrets of the Endowment' House, .the rites and ceremonies of this marriage, and that if I divulge them, I agree that my life is forfeit for such apostasy, and that I will surrender myself to blood atonement my ndowment . . China. Cabinets We haze them in all kinds. of fancy, woods, including , Touna Mahogany, Weathered; and Golden Oak, Mahogany etc., finished in all the popular styles, among which are the Colonial; Old Mission, etc.' The workmanship on these goods is of the very best and highly artistic. THEY RANGE IN PRICE FROM $17 to $150. H, DINWOODEY the secrets of their church, and it Is equally certain, that Reed Smoot and his new wife will not. The fact that Mormon marriages are celebrated secretly is circumstantial evidence that plural marriages are still in vogue in Utah or else, why this secrecy?- The Mormons say that polygamy is no longer practiced, but no one believes that. Polygamy is part of tlie. .Mormon , creed- - the foundation of it and if. that is abolished, nothing remains of Mormonism. The secret chamber in which marriages are celebrated is called the Endowment House, because here the bridal couple receive, their endowments, and put on their endowment robes. According to apostate Mormons who have been through the Endowment, the ceremony is as follows: The bridal couple ienter .an anteroom, whence each is conducted to a separate bathing room. This bath is emblematic of washing away the sins of this wicked world. Another attendant then, anoints each with oil, which is emblematic of being of the anointed of the earth. The attendants then give to each their endowment robes, and they pass into another room, where an official gives to each a Biblical name, which is entered in the are church- - register, warned-neveto reveal. It solemnly Is further stated by apostates that this is the only record of the marriage, and if the church records were forcibly taken. .by the courts,, they would show 'that brother Jacob? and. sister Ruth were married, but it.1 would npt Smoot show that these and his wife. The Endowment suit' is made of a continuous piece of cloth, fitting closely as tights. Over this' is worn the Temple Robe, a long .gown of .bleached muslin or white linen. It is 'gathered to a band, where it rests across the right shoulder, extending to the left side, where it is secured by j a white ribbon. The. bridegroom wears a white cap drawn closely and fastened in front. The head of the bride is uncovered. Thus dressed in - their endowment robes,- the couple enter the endowment room proper, where the ceremony is this room performed. In the center-ofs a table, with two cushions Jn front: upon which the couple kneels Jtanged round the table are the church, of, - - r were-Apostl- ' I - - f k ; I . .. ll ' throat to he cut that I may.be saved in the life hereafter. More than one apostate Mormon has stated in print that this is . the oath administered at these secret marriages, and it is not likely that the d-which-they- . the-past- : the- officers, Owned up officials will reveal by XMAS ' ; also wanted NICE ; I : ; are doing the same. The proof i3 aif. ficult, almost impossible, to get, ba cause of the secrecy of. these marriages. As the church does not require a license. from the, Gentile of- - ficials,- most generally Some Of the pr |