. A Trip to the Hawaiian Islands with the Press Congress of the World . sides of the temple are re-productions of famous pictures of biblicalscenes. The cornice stones at the corners ofthe upper parts of the building are tipi)ed ingilt. The architectural style of the building])roclaims its purpose without further explana-tion. The designers attained to their end mbuilding it. Tlie observer knows at once thatthe buihling was designed to be a sacred place. There were men of the faith there to receiveus and to show us about and to explain every-thing to us. Profane feet must not enter thetemple s
. A Trip to the Hawaiian Islands with the Press Congress of the World . sides of the temple are re-productions of famous pictures of biblicalscenes. The cornice stones at the corners ofthe upper parts of the building are tipi)ed ingilt. The architectural style of the building])roclaims its purpose without further explana-tion. The designers attained to their end mbuilding it. Tlie observer knows at once thatthe buihling was designed to be a sacred place. There were men of the faith there to receiveus and to show us about and to explain every-thing to us. Profane feet must not enter thetemple so all we saw was on the f»utside. Weasked many questions, many significant, othersnot so much so. Does your church still believe in and prac-tice polygamy? was the most interesting ques-tion ])ropounded to our Mormon friend. Our church does not practice polygamy,the Mormon rei)lied. Polygamy is againstthe laws of this country and it is not practiced,or countenanced by our church. As a churchwe do not denounce the principle of polygamy. WITH WORLDS PRESS CONGRESS 195. 1^ ?=^^2 5 cc t» fe 3 (DO) •_ •^ :3 ^ ^ ,C J- 03 CO ti s 2 o 03 O 03 m s^ =* ° 5 =* Q ^ U2 ^ — 03 o ^ o ?:o o3 offi o co .2 o a s >> a> ^ ^ O o3 a CO co O CO Q> HS o o3 ;^ 196 A TRIP TO THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS I am myself the son of a father who had eifthtwives and fifty-seven chihlren. Polygamy waspracticed by onr people in accordance with arevelation authorizing- it. Revelations we be-lieve are just as necessary now as they everwere and God makes his revelations to us. Itis one of the established principles of our faithto subject ourselves to the laws of the coun-try in which we live. God authorizes that andwe obey. We render unto Caesar the thingsthat are Caesars. Who can enter the temple ?Only those who are known to be fit. Theymust be tried in the faith, true to our doctrines,clean. In one part of the temple we permit ouryoung people to enter to be married. Therethey are sealed for eternity.
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