. Wife no. 19, or, The story of a life in bondage : being a complete exposé of Mormonism, and revealing the sorrows, sacrifices and sufferings of women in polygamy . the glory that was to descend uponhis chosen people. Those who were not moved by theiroratory were impelled by their command; but, for the mostpart, the money was given voluntarily. Working men andwomen took a few pennies from their scant wages, and gavethem with wonderful readiness, and then suffered from coldand absolute hunger for days after. But they suffered withpainful joyousness and devotion, since they were giving itto the
. Wife no. 19, or, The story of a life in bondage : being a complete exposé of Mormonism, and revealing the sorrows, sacrifices and sufferings of women in polygamy . the glory that was to descend uponhis chosen people. Those who were not moved by theiroratory were impelled by their command; but, for the mostpart, the money was given voluntarily. Working men andwomen took a few pennies from their scant wages, and gavethem with wonderful readiness, and then suffered from coldand absolute hunger for days after. But they suffered withpainful joyousness and devotion, since they were giving itto the Lord, who had chosen them out of all the world forhis very own people, and who would make their self-denialshere redound to their glory and grace when at last theyshould arrive in his presence. At that time, the foundation walls of the Temple werebarely above the ground, and the work has progressed veryslowly since. At any rate, the glass has not been bought,and there seems very little probability of window materialbeing needed at present; and if the Lord is not to visit theSaints until his home is completed, even the younger ARCHITECTURAL INSPIRATIONS. 523. Mormon Temple now Building. members of the present generation will not be likely tosee Him. The Tabernacle,where the Saints wor-ship at present, is one ofBrighams few inspira-tions, and is as great asuccess as are most ofhis inspired ideas. It isan ugly-looking build-ing, oval in shape, witha sort of arched roof,which shuts down overit, like the lid of a wick-er-work basket. It isvery commodious, whichis its chief recommenda-tion, holding comforta-bly twelve thousand persons. In this inspired edifice,every law of acoustics is outraged, and only a small por-tion of the congregation can hear what the speaker is say-ing. It is two hundred and fifty feet long, one hundredand fifty feet wide, and eighty feet high, while there is nota column in it to obstruct the view, and the interior view isflat and expansive. The organ claim
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