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THE MORMON TEMPLE, ter. On the second floor a stage has It Coif $50,000,000 And Took For-I bcen erected, with scenery and all ty Years to Build. Describing the recent dedication of the great Mormon Temple, at Salt Lake City, Utah, the New York Recorder says it was begun over forty years ago under the di rection of the prophet, Brigham Young. It has been built at a cost of nearly ♦50,000,000, and its detli- cation on the sixty-third anniver sary of the organization of the Mormon Church formed the most solemn occasion in its history. Work was begun on this monu ment of the prophet in 1858. At this time the Mormon doctrine in Utah was all supreme. Whatcvur one might think on this subject lie had to seal his mouth, for to ex press an unorthodox opinion was a dangerous matter in those days in the land of the saints. The now templo is to take the place of the old Tabernacle, an umbrella-shaped structure, within which the secret rites of the Latter Day Saints have been performed for half a century. It stands or the banks of the River Jordan which river, flowing from sweet waters of Lake Utah, the Lake Galilee of the Mormon City, is by a singular coincidence almost of tho exact length and breadth and follows the same winding course as does the Jordan of ancient Sy ria. For seventeen years after the excavation for the building had been made an army of mason.!, worked day by day laying the foundations, and at the end of that time the walls had only reached to a level with the ground. It now stands ninety-nine feet higher, ex tending over fifty feet below the surface. Down in the depths thei-e are the dismal catacombs, modeled after the great catacombs in Rome. It is said that no building in America embodies such perfection of construction and solidity of foundation. It is so monumental that it is expected to transmit to the centuries to come the name and fame of its founder, Brigham Young, and the saints believe it destined to outlive even the mil. lennium itself. The material used in its construc tion is the finest mountain granite, bright gray in color, slightly fleck ed with blue, the stones having been quarried from near-by moun tains and laid into their places by pious Mormon hands. It stands at the eastern end of what is known as the Temple Block, a plot containing ton acres of land, surrounded by trees and luxuriant verdure, and from a dis tance, as it rises out of its pedestal of green,reminds one of some great feudal castle of old. k The central square immediately surrounding the temple is inclosed Mby a wall twelve feet high, the jfese of stone and the upper por tion of ’dobe and plaster. This is surmounted by square turrets, re lieving the view every ten feet until t'he entrance is reached. Here is a massive gateway surmounted by stone archos at the centre of each of ita four sides. The inteVior is replete with rich and costly fittings, though, unfor tunately, none but the faithful are ever likely to feast their eyes on its magnificence. There are numerous grottoes,one containing the golden plates which that ingenious old gentleman, Jos eph Smith, claimed to have had given him by the angel of God on the hill of Gummorah. The “Book of Mormon,” the Bi ble of the sect, supposed to have been translated from the plates, also holds a place of honor in one of the recesses there. Among the collections ara two 1 recious stores used by the Egyp- tian seers in ancient times,together w th instruments of necromancy ' There are altars htavily laid iii gold and baptismal v\d» gf alaLvs- the paraphernalia requisite for tho pet formnnee of the grand drama representing the creation of imin, after the Mormon conception of that divine event. This embodies the expulsion of Satan and fall of man, tho coming of a Redeemer and the final deliverance of man kind, with the admonitions' of John the Baptist through Joseph Smith on the occasion mentioned. This is presented to keep fresh in the minds of the Latter DaySaints the memory of tho first martyr in the Mormon faith, whose death they have sworn to avenge. Of the secret chambers there are many in which tho mystic ritos of the sect are performed; then then are others whose uses can ho sur mised, and are known only to t chosen fow. I’erlmps some day tho history of this great mysterious pile of masonry may bo told, but to-day in the heat of religious for vor which pervades all the Mor mons its secrets are as oflbctuaPy hidden as if buried in the heart of the pyramids.—Southern $tur. By Subscribing for your Rome Paper, ESTEY ORGAN CO. ESTEY ORGAN ESTEY PIANO AND THE Matchless Decker Bros. Pianos, HONEST GOODS, FAIR PRICES, A Million Friends. 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We have blooming hills and mountain peaks, intelligent young men, and above all, we have a large concourse of sweet, beautiful and intelligent young ladies. Wo also have a tine Sunday School at Pleas ant Hill School House, with of the best men in our part of the country as a superintendent, to gether with a fmo grade of teach ers. Wo lmd an eloquent lecture on the 3rd, (past) by Prof. Thomas W. Dimmock. Tho farmers are getting along with their business very well. I attended the Sunday School picnic at Yorkville and spent a day of pleasure with the good people of Yorkville, for which we tench:,, our heartfelt thanks for their kind hospitality. I am your friend, Alpha. i THE i Paulding ~ New ~ Era. Devoted to the Development of every In terest of this section. TERMS: $1.00 Per Annum, X *:* ■*»ALL * KIND*- OF Quickly SHADY (I ROVE CHAT. Mr. Editor:— No sickness at present in this locality. A heavy rain on the night of the one 28th of May caused Pumpkinvine creek to overflow its banks, severe ly injuring bottom corn. J. D. A., says Stilesboro is the finest little town in North Georgia Juke says lie once thought ho would be a millet, but hits changed h's mind and is now learning the bla'ksrui'.h trade. Democrat. "Silver threads among the gold,” Are a sign that your hair needs invigorating. Beggs’ Hair Renewer promotes a healthy growth of hair, prevents its falling out or turning gray. Sold and guaranteed by Con r.ally & Connally. Dr. M. J. Davis is a prominent phy sician of Lewis, cass county, Iowa, and has been actively engage! in the practice of medicine at that place for the past thirty-five years. On the 26th of May, while in Des Moines en route to Chicago, he was suddenly taken with an attack of diarrhoea. 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