TORY, . At 12[p]m. President Brigham Young, the Apostles Wilford Wood- ruff, Erastus Snow, and Brigham Young, Jr., with some two thou- sand Saints, assembled within the walls of the Temple built in St. George, for the purpose of dedicat- ing certain portions of it unto God, that we might be prepared to com- mence giving endowments, bless- ings and sealings unto the Saints. At 12:30 ELDER W. WOODRUFF stood on the upper step of the font and called the attention of the peo- ple and said— "We are this day blessed with a privilege that but few since the days of Adam have ever enjoyed. But few of the sons of Adam have ever entered into a Temple, built by the commandment of God, in which to administer ordinances, both for the living and the dead. We have now assembled to dedicate portions of this Temple unto God, and I have a request to make of all the Saints who are present, and I suppose all who are here profess to be Saints, for none others should be here. I realize that this assem- bly cannot bow the knee in their crowded condition, but they can bow their heads and their hearts unto God. This I want you to do this day, and those who offer up prayers in the dedication of this Temple I want their words repeat- ed in secret by this assembly before the Lord, that our prayers may ascend unto the Ears of the Lord of Sabbaoth, that they may be answered upon our heads." At the close of these remarks the following hymn was sung— "The Spirit of God like a fire is burning."

George Temple]], . "Oh God, our Heavenly Father, Father of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; thou who hast created the heavens, the earth, the seas, and the fountains of water, and all things that dwell therein; accept of the gratitude of our hearts and the thanksgiving of thy people that thou hast preserved our lives to again enter into another Temple, which has been built by thy Saints in these valleys of the mountains, in which to organize the Holy Priesthood and to administer the ordinances of the Gospel of the Son of God, both for the living and the dead. Oh, our God, we thy sons and daughters have assembled to- gether, in the name of thy Son Jesus Christ, within the walls of this Temple, this day, for the pur- pose of dedicating and consecrating a portion of this house unto the Lord our God, that it may be holy and acceptable in thy sight. May the prayers of thy people ascend into thine ears, Oh Lord, and be heard and answered upon their heads. We now dedicate this Tem- ple Block, the land, the water tank, the fencing and all appertaining thereto, that it may be holy in thy sight. We dedicate and consecrate the foundation upon which this Temple stands, that it may be holy unto the Lord our God. This foundation has been created through much labor and diligence of thy servants, and we pray, Oh God, that thy blessing may rest upon it, that it may remain as firm as the foundation of the everlasting hills, that it may not be moved to the injury of this Temple which is built thereon. We dedicate all the outer walls of this Temple unto thy name, O Lord, that they may be holy, and all the materials of which they are composed—the rock, the mortar, the sand, the lime, the plastering inside and out, and every material that is used in their con- struction, that they may be sancti- fied unto the Lord. We dedicate all the windows belonging to this base- ment story, the sills, the frames, the sash, the glass, the putty, the weights, the cords, the fastenings, and all the materials of which they are composed, that they may be holy unto the Lord. We dedicate all the outer steps and stairways leading to the Temple, with the railing, stone, wood, iron, lead and all materials of which they are composed. We dedicate unto the Lord all the inner walls of this Temple, with all the materials of which they are composed, that they may be holy unto the Lord our God. We dedicate all the doors of the basement unto the Lord, with the frames, butts, screws, locks, and all fastenings, that they may be holy. We dedicate unto thy most holy name the font which thy people have erected for the ordi- nance of baptism for the living and the dead. We dedicate the flagging, the foundation on which the font stands, unto the Lord. We dedicate the twelve oxen that bear up the font, that they may be holy. We dedicate the font itself, with the steps leading to it, and the rail- ing and all materials of which they are composed, the castings, the iron, stone, or wood, and we pray that they may be acceptable unto thee, O Lord our God. We dedi- cate the boiler, the engine, and the pipes leading to the font and wash- ing baths to warm the water, that they may be holy. We dedicate the baths for the washing of thy people unto thee, O Lord, that they may be holy. We dedicate the rail- ing which surrounds the font unto thee. We dedicate unto thee, O Lord our God, the rooms which will be used by thy people for the giv- ing of endowments and the admin- istration of the ordinances of thine house, and all other rooms, includ- ing the water tank belonging to the basement story of this Temple of the Lord our God. We dedicate all the materials of which these rooms are composed, the timbers, joists, flooring, and nails, that they may be holy unto the Lord. We dedicate all the frame petitions, with the curtains and doors thereof, that they may be acceptable unto the Lord. We dedicate all the car- peting which is laid upon the floors unto the Lord, that the labor of the mothers and daugh- ters of Zion may be accept- able in the sight of heaven. We dedicate all the altars, with their coverings and trimmings, unto the Lord, praying that they may be acceptable unto thee. We dedicate unto the Lord all the chairs, benches, and all materials which shall be used in the seating of thy people in the rooms of this house. We dedicate unto the Lord all the furniture made use of in the lower rooms of this house, the desks, stands, stoves, pipes, wood boxes, and all materials thereof, that they may be holy. We dedicate all the pillars, and beams resting upon the pillars, erected in the lower rooms of this Temple for the support of the upper rooms, that they may be holy unto the Lord. We dedicate all the stairways leading from the basement to the upper rooms, with the stairs and railing and all mate- rials made use of in their construc- tion, that they may be holy; and we dedicate all the whitewashing and painting and plastering, inside and out, and any material not here- tofore mentioned in the construc- tion of the Temple, that it may be holy unto the Lord our God. And we ask thee, our Father in heaven, in the name of thy son Jesus Christ, that thou wilt accept of this Tem- ple at the hands of thy Saints, both male and female, who have built it unto thy holy name, and may no unclean thing be permitted to enter therein. Wilt thou bless all thy servants and handmaidens with the spirit and power of God, who shall administer in any of the ordi- nances of life and salvation within the walls of this house, and ail [all] thy people who enter the threshold of this Temple? May they feel thy pow- er, and be constrained to acknow- ledge that the power of God rests upon it. And we ask, in the name of Jesus Christ, the son of the liv- ing God, that the prayers offered up in the further dedication of other parts of this house this day, or at any future time in the dedication of this house, by those holding the Apostleship or Holy Priesthood, that their prayers may enter into the ears of the Lord of Sabbaoth, and be answered upon the heads of thy people. O Lord, be not angry with thy servants while we con- tinue our supplications before thee in this the Temple of our God. Thou hast said that thou wouldst take unto thyself them whom thou wouldst take, and preserve in life them whom thou wouldst preserve. Thou hast taken unto thyself thine aged servant, the Patriarch Joseph Smith, and his sons Joseph, Hyrum, Carlos and Samuel, and many others of thy servants, but thou hast raised up unto thyself thy servant Brigham Young as a law-giver unto Israel and a leader of thy people. Thou has taken unto thyself his coun- sellors Willard, Jedediah, Heber, and George A., yet thou has sus- tained thy servant Brigham for a generation, as men count time, by the right hand of thy power. He has been with thy people through all their afflictions and persecu- tions, and led them to these moun- tains of Israel, and guided and di- rected the settlement of thy Saints and all the affairs of Zion, as inspir- ed by the power of God in this the last dispensation and fullness of times, in the which thou hast said thou wouldst establish thy king- dom, to be thrown down no more forever. Therefore, O Lord our God, we pray that thou wilt give thy people faith, that we may claim this blessing of thee, the Lord of Hosts, that thou wilt lay thy hand upon thy servant Brigham unto the renewal of his body and the healing of all of his infirmities, and the lengthening out of his days and years; yea, O Lord, may he live to behold the inhabitants of Zion united and enter into the holy order of God and keep the celestial law, that they may be justified be- fore thee. May he live to behold Zion redeemed, and succcessfully fight the devils, visible and invisi- ble, that make war upon thy Saints. May he live to behold other tem- ples built and dedicated unto thy name and accepted of thee, O Lord our God. And we pray thee, our Father in Heaven, in the name of Jesus Christ, if it can be consistent with thy will, that thy servant Brigham may stand in the flesh to behold the nation which now occu- pies the land upon which thou, Lord, hast said the Zion of God should stand in the latter days, that nation which shed the blood of the Prophets and Saints which cry unto God day and night for vengeance, the nation which is making war against God and his Christ, that nation whose sins, wickedness, and abominations are ascending up be- fore God and the heavenly host, which causeth all eternity to be pained and the heavens to weep like the falling rain; yea, O Lord, that he may live to see that nation, if it will not repent, broken in pieces like a potter's ves- sel and swept from off the earth as with the besom of destruction, as were the Jaredites and Nephites, that the land of Zion may cease to groan under the wickedness and abominations of men. We pray thee, O God our Heavenly Father, that thou wilt bless all the coun- sellors to thy servant Brigham. Bless thy servant John W. Young, his first counsellor, that he may be clothed upon with the power of God, that he may be a polished shaft in thy quiver in the defense of Zion and her cause. May he com- fort the heart of his father and have the blessings of God and thy people upon his head. Bless the house- hold of thy servant Brigham, his wives and children. May his pos- terity remain upon the earth in righteousness until the coming of the Messiah and through the Mil- lennium. Bless thy servant Dan- iel H. Wells with the spirit and power of God, and all his house- hold. Bless all the counsellors to thy servant Brigham, with their wives and children and all apper- taining unto them. Bless, O Lord, thine Apostles, that the spirit and power of the apostleship may rest upon them. Bless their wives and children with salvation and eter- nal life, and may all the Apostles of the Lamb of this last dispensa- tion and fullness of times realize their responsibilities before God, angels and men, and magnify their calling in that way and manner that they will be satisfied at the end of their labor. Bless, O Lord, thy servant George Q. Cannon, who is our Delegate appointed to repre- sent us in the Capitol of our na- tion. Clothe him with thy power, O God, and enable him to do thy will, that his garments may be clean of the blood of this nation, that they may be left without ex- cuse in the day of thy judgments upon them. O Lord, bless the Pa- triarchs whom thou hast appointed in the land of Zion. May they have power to bless the people by inspiration, as did the ancients, that their blessings may be fulfilled upon the heads of the Saints. Bless their families and all appertaining unto them. We pray thee, O Lord, to bless the High Priests' Quorum throughout the land of Zion. May the power of the priesthood rest upon them, that they may magnify their calling and have power to build up the Zion of God on the earth. Bless their wives and chil- dren and all appertaining unto them. We pray thee, our heav- enly Father, to bless the quorums of Seventies, with their Presidents. They are called to be special mes- sengers to the nations of the earth. Clothe them with the testimony of Jesus Christ. We pray thee that they may bring many souls unto Christ, and be prepared to assist in binding the law and sealing the testimony among the Gentiles in thine own due time. Bless their wives and children and all their households. May the blessings of God rest upon all the Elders of Is- rael in all the world, with their families. O our Father in heaven, we pray thee to remember in mercy the Aaronic Priesthood, with their bishops, priests, teachers and deacons, who are appointed to be standing ministers unto the church. Clothe them with the power of God, salvation and eternal life, with their wives and children. Bless, we pray thee, thine aged servant Edward Hunter, who is called to preside over the bishop- ric. Thou hast seen his labors and thou knowest the integrity of his heart. Clothe him with thy holy spirit, fill him with the spirit of counsel and consolation to his brethren, and preserve him in the flesh as long as he shall desire life, and when he sleeps may he rest in peace and the works of righteous- ness follow him. Bless all the or- ganizations of thy church and kingdom throughout the world. May thy people accomplish the work unto which they are ordained, build up the Zion of God and prepare the earth for the coming of the Son of Man. Bless the Female Relief Societies throughout the land of Zion. May they fully accomplish the object of their or- ganization by thy servant Joseph. May they influence the daughters of Zion to walk in the paths of virtue, holiness, righteousness, and truth. May the blessings of Sarah, Hulda, Hannah, Anna and Mary, the an- cient prophetesses and holy women of old, rest upon them. O God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, we ask thee, in the name of Jesus Christ thy Son, that thou wouldst remem- ber thy covenants which thou hast made with the whole house of Is- rael; remember them in all their abidings in these last days. We pray thee, in this the Temple of our God, that thou wilt make bare thine arm of power in the preserv- ation and salvation of the small remnant of the Lamanites that are left in the land. Deliver them, O God, from the hand of the Gentiles, who seek to annihilate them from off the face of the earth. Inspire their hearts with thy spirit, to re- ceive the gospel of the Son of God, that they may be prepared to build up Zion and fulfil the covenants and promises made unto them by their forefathers who inherited this land. Remember, O Lord, thy cov- enant people in the north country. Hasten the day when they shall come in remembrance before thee, when the Prophets shall smite the rocks and the mountains of ice flow down before them. May the high- way speedily be cast up in the midst of the great deep, that they may come over dry shod. [Doctrine and Covenants 133:27] May the everlasting hills tremble at their presence and their enemies become a prey unto them. May they come forth unto Zion and bow the knee, that they may be crowned in Zion under the hands of Ephraim thy servants. We also pray thee, O God, that thou wilt remember in mercy the sons of Judah, upon whose heads the blood of Jesus Christ has rested for eighteen hun- dred years. They have been trampled under the feet of the Gentiles and been made a hiss and by word in fulfillment of the words of Moses, their law-giver, and of Jesus of Nazareth, and we pray thee, oh thou great Eloheim, that the past may suffice. Inspire their hearts to return home to Jeru- salem, the land of their fathers, and rebuild their city and Temple, that they may be prepared for the com- ing of Shiloh, their King. O hear, O hear us, Lord, in these our peti- tions, and answer us from heaven, thine holy habitation, and we will ascribe all honor, glory, and thanks- giving unto God and the Lamb, both now and forever. Amen, and Amen."