April 6, 1892 ~ Wednesday

April 6, 1892
^[FIGURES]^ This was the Most interesting day in some respects
the Church has Ever Seen since its organization

The Temple cap stone was laid with imposing ceremonies
with Electricity by President Wilford Woodruff it was
Judged there was 50000 on the Temple Grounds At 10 oclok
The Big Tabernacle was crouded to its utmost capacity
The Meeting was Addressed By G Q Cannon & Lorenzo
Snow The Latter instructed the congregation in the ceremony
of the shout of Hosannah which was repeated several times
The following is taken from the Salt Lake Herald

President Woodruff made the following Address. If there is any
on the face of the Earth that will Attract the Attention of the God of
Heaven and the Heavenly hosts it is the one before us to day
The Assembling of the people, the shout of Hosannah, The laying of
the Top Stone of the Temple of our God * we want to finish
the Temple as soon as we can so we can Dedicate it to God
so we can go to work therein & Redeem the Dead.

At the close of the Meeting in the Tabernacle we went out By
Cuo^r^ums took our place upon the stands And the whole Temple
Block was covered with some 50000 human beings After singing
& Prayer the reporter says That Wilford Woodruff
President seer & Revelator of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints in all the world bearing well the
four score and and five years, and thirty 7 days have
passed over his head, then arose and raising both hands
to heaven proclaimed with a loud voice Harken all ye
House of Israel And All ye Nations of the Earth, we will
now lay the top Stone of the Temple of our God

April 6, 1892 ~ Wednesday

April 6, 1892 FIGURES This was the Most interesting day in some respects the Church has Ever Seen since its organization

The Temple cap stone was laid with imposing ceremonies with Electricity by President Wilford Woodruff it was Judged there was 50000 on the Temple Grounds At 10 oclok The Big Tabernacle was crouded to its utmost capacity The Meeting was Addressed By G Q Cannon & Lorenzo Snow The Latter instructed the congregation in the ceremony of the shout of Hosannah which was repeated several times The following is taken from the Salt Lake Herald

President Woodruff made the following Address. If there is any on the face of the Earth that will Attract the Attention of the God of Heaven and the Heavenly hosts it is the one before us to day The Assembling of the people, the shout of Hosannah, The laying of the Top Stone of the Temple of our God * we want to finish the Temple as soon as we can so we can Dedicate it to God so we can go to work therein & Redeem the Dead.

At the close of the Meeting in the Tabernacle we went out By Cuorums took our place upon the stands And the whole Temple Block was covered with some 50000 human beings After singing & Prayer the reporter says That Wilford Woodruff President seer & Revelator of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in all the world bearing well the four score and and five years, and thirty 7 days have passed over his head, then arose and raising both hands to heaven proclaimed with a loud voice Harken all ye House of Israel And All ye Nations of the Earth, we will now lay the top Stone of the Temple of our God