| Show ItHE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 24 1933 L D S RELIEF SOCIETY MEMORIAL DEDICATED were held there since no auditorium for such gatherings was available The fall general conference was held withm its walls that year with fully 8000 persons present October 8 The building was dedicated the end ot April 1846 For two years after the abandoning of the city ot Nauvoo by the church members the temple stood as a deserted building then on November 19 1848 it was burned probably by an incendiary leaving only blackened walls Id 1849 a group known as the Icarian Communists led by Etienne Cabet once attorney general and deputy of France took over most of the town This group had many artisans and professional men among them and instituted a number of Industries and business enterprises They tried to rebuild the Nauvoo temple ruins with the intent of providing a school but while the work was in its early stages a tornado demolished the greater part of the walls on the night of May 27 1850 The Icarian community soon after -- Later immigrants from Germany and France began the culture of grapes in the fertile soil of Nauvoo and Hancock county until today an average of 150 carloads of Concord grapes are shipped annually from that area Other fruit also is raised afid Indicating the fertility of the region corn grows to be 12 feet and more in height Under President Young the church was able --to fulfill the prediction made years before by Joseph Smith that the Latter-daSaints would establish themselves in the midst of the Rpcky moun- Beautiful Monument Unveiled With Elaborate Ceremonial Program Inhabitants Reveal That Intolerance of Early Days Long Since Forgotten (Continued from Preceding Pine) of Nauvoo Showing the location Bridges at Keokuk and Fort Madison Iowa connect with the highway on the east bank city was built Its construction was pi e scribed by Joseph Smith in January 1841 in what his followers believe was a revelation now known as section 124 ot "The Doctrine and Covenants" Among other things it directed that a hostel be built "worthy of all acceptation that the weary traveler may find hard-surfac- health and safety” Accordingly construction on a large acale of the great tavern was begun by the people on mutual shares It was never completed however due to the forced withdrawal of the body of the church from Nauvoo At the date of the founder's death June 27 1844 the foundation and lower portion of the walls wefe in place Later Major L C Bidamon who married Emmrf Hale Smith used bricks from a large section of the unfinished structure to construct a home at one end and a sfhaller building at the other The home more or less properly is now When known as the Nauvoo house church members fled fiwro Missouri Dr Isaac Galland and others in Illinois befriended the refugees and on May 1 y tains The first groups of Latter-daSaints left Nauvoo February 4 1846 a year and a hall alter the death ot their first leader while most of the others left soon after living temporarily in winter camps on the route westward Thus the glory that was Nauvoo laded and dreama of its future were never realized Since that time the town has been but a shadow of its former greatness Some of the present public buildings are of stone taken from the temple and many of the original old homes are still in use because they were built so substantially These are still pointed out proudly as the residences of the hardy builders of the community One of the fondest wishes expressed to the delegation of church folk from Utah of which Relief society officials formed a large part was "If the ‘Mormons’ had only stayed this might now have been a large and prosperous crty -- Members of the Relief society meat Carthage Jail morial pilgrimage where Joseph and Hyrum Smith were killed June 27 1844 notice and report any violation of the law to the mayor Municipal officers were also authorized to arrest all law breakers cither with or without "due process of the law t The first election was held in February 1841 John C Bertnett was elected Soon after a and'' mayor many other organizations were founded a" unit of the state militia including known as the Nauvoo Lgion Joseph was made lieutenant general A Smith temperance or “prohibition" ordinance also was enacted The growth 'was rapid with church members and others pouring in in large numbers from as far away as Europe where-Jlarlmissionaries baptised- sandi The city was just beginning to take on the aspects of a truly metropli-ta- n center considering the times when enemies of the church dealt it what they considered to be a crushing blow This was the slaying of Joseph and Hyrum Smith At the time of the martyrdom the temple commenced In 1841 was not on" completed despite great the part of the people who donated their labor food and any other commodities to the work It was finished however in 1845 The edifice 128 feet long! 88 feet wide and 200 feet to the top of the tower was considered one of y like Chicago Why don’t they come back? Everyone here admires and re- - ‘ W:v Landscaping activities preparing the site for the dedication ceremonies held ' June 26 1933 Turf and shrubbery appeared almost overnight a committee of the church purchased a farm of 135 acres for which they agreed to pay $5000 and also a larger farm of Dr Galland for $9000 Eoth purchases were considered to be at a reasonable rate and with fgvorable terms The district was the former site of an Indian village of some 400 to 500 lodges Following a treaty a certain Captain n James White purchased it from the in 1824 lor 200 sacks of corn Indicative of the spirit of determination on the pait of the refugees is the description written of the locality by Joseph Smith: “When 1 made the purchase of White and Galland there was one stone house three frame houses and two blockhouses which constituted the The place whole city of Commerce was literally a wilderness The land was mostly covered with trees and bushes and much of it was so wet that it was a footwith the utmost difficulty man could get through nd totally impassable for teams Commerce was unhealthy very few could live ttyere but believing that it might become a healthy place for the blessinof heaven to the Saints and no more eligible place pre- - 1 1839 a red-me- tht George Albert Smith ot the council of the twelve apostles giving the dedicatory address at the memorial services In the celestial or highest kingdom of heaven “I spent the day in Joseph wrotethe upper part of the store that i my private office (so called because in that room I keep my sacred writings translate ancient records and receive revelations) and m my general business office in council with General James Adams of Springfield Patriarch Hyrum Smith Bishops Newel K Whitney and George Miller and President Bugham Young and Elders Heber C Kimball and Willard Richards instructing them in the principles and order of the priesthood attending to washings annoint-mg- s endowments and the communication of keys pertaining to the Aaronic priesthood and so on to the highest order of the Melchizedek priesthood setting forth the order pertaining to the Ancient of Days and all those plans and principles by which any one is enabled to secure the fullness of those blessings which have been prepared for the Church of the First Born and come up and abide in the presence of the Eloheim in the eternal worlds “In this council was Instituted The ancient order of things for the first time in these last days And the communrca-tion- s I made to this council were of things spiritual and to be received only Showing the Relief society memorial as seen by the pilgrimage on the day of the dedication senting Itself I considered it wisdom to make an attenyit to build up a city” After subsequent purchases of land the church gathered to that center which they renamed Nauvoo from th6 Hebrew signifying "beautiful situation" and “restful” A most liberal charter was granted bv the state of Illinois in 1840 It provided equal privileges to all religious denominations and made strong provisions for the protection of minorities All municipal officials were required to i t fCi' Residence of Brituun Younf at Nturoo Present residents point out the solid workmanship of this and other early structures as typical of the I D S builders L D S (hurch The late James E Talmage in “The House of the Lord” asserted that there was a definite order or sequence in the development of the dealings of God with man throughout the centuries and that that very unity coa'tituted the of the Sueternal unchangeablcness preme Being He showed that the Kirtlend temple dedicated March 27 1936 six years after the organization of the church the scene of many marvelous manifestations yet made no provision for the ordinance of baptism for the dea or other rites instituted later In the Nauvoo temple constructed on a more pretentious scale such provision was made On November 8 1841 font for vicarious baptism for the dead was ready for dedication which was done by Joseph Smith long before the temple in its entirety was completed The last stone of the temple was laid May 24 1845 with impressive ceremony under the direction of Brigham Young and other members of the council of the twelve apostles on which occasion it was recorded that all had received their endowments in the temple By October 1845 the building was advanced sufficiently that large assemblies spects thVm " The Relief society pilgrimage was conveyed by automobiles furnished by the people of Nauvoo to Carthage scene of At the property now the martyrdom owned by the L D S church a short service was held The group left that evening for Montrose and continued westward to Independence Mo where other event in the history of the church were recounted and then left for Denver and home A similar pilgrimage of 78 persons sponsored by the L D S Centennial societies left Salt Lake August 24 They visited Denver Independence and Nau-vp- o holding appropriate meetings and arrived in Chicago August 28 Here they heard B H Roberts of the fust seven presidents of seventies deliver his address “The Standard of Peace” representing the church before the World Fellowship of Faiths After attending the Century of Progress exposition and concerts of the Welsh musical festival they arrived back in Salt Lake September 4 bringing with them a message of fellowship and faith from the histone events and centers It is likely that similar pilgrimages will be conducted from time to time The hollow cornerstone o( the Nanvoo house In which Joseph 'Smith deposited the original manuscript of the Book of Mormon fragments of which were possessed by Joseph F Smith This picture was taken by B H Roberts In 1884 JI&& j I'liu’lltui ‘ 1 ! 1( (( ' I &if V M tv J the finest in the west Thirty hewn pilasters said to have cost $3000 each adorned the four sides Several of the be seen in pilaster capstones are still to new Relief Nauvoo one being near the society monument Many scenes of grief and anxiety folio wed' the deaths of Josephand Hyrum Smith At a council of the church held m August 1844 it was voted to sustain Brigham Young president of the council od the twelve apostles as acting head of the church He was sustained as president of the church three years later December 27 1847 choosing as Ms counselors Heber C Kimball and Willard Richards It is pointed out by B H Roberts author of "The Rise and Fall of Nauvoo" that the Joseph Smith store in a large upper room ot which the Female Relief society was organized may also be considered as a sacred place because in it ordinances peculiar to the L D S church were instituted1! Smith's journal Quoting for May 4 1842 the beginning of the sacred temple ordinance of endowments This rite )' in the chnirh is descrbed a consecration or endowment for the initiate bless ing him or her with an heirship provided be or she live worthy from-Josep- The Heber C Kimball home Nauvoo Tasteful and artistic homes were built Mr Kimball was also one of the hi the model elty back in ihe early forties pioneers of Salt Lake and Utah h by the spiritual minded and there was nothing made known to these men but what will be made known to all the saints of the last days so soon as they are prepared to receive and a proper place is prepared to communicate them even to the weakest of the saints there- fore let the saints be diligent in building the temple and all houses which they have been or shall hereafter be commanded of God to build and wait their time with patience in all meekness faith perseverance unto the end knowing assuredly that all these things referred to in this council are always governed by the principle of revelation” Members of the church believe that just as the tent tabernacle with the ark of the covenant containing Aaron's rod and the tablets of stone on which the Ten Commandments were engraven and later the temples of Solomon and Zerub-babwere held sacred by ancient Israel so the temples of God in these days as holy sancshould be maintained tuaries The first L D S temple was constructed at Kirtland Ohio probably the the church frst metropolis laid out by served as a and which with Nauvoo model for the planning of Salt Lake City and later center settled by tb Ruins of the Nauvoo temple as they stood several years after It was burned From an old painting The structure cost $1000000 and in 1845 when Chicago had approximately 5000 people It was called the finest structure in th west I I |
