The Deseret News from Salt Lake City, Utah • 4

12 HE EBHS RET ERET the ordinances of endowment were administered to eiders Elders orson orbon pratt AV wood woodruff geo eo A smith and orson spen- cer we wie received on the priesthood from joseph doseph 3 sunday metin met mev in the assembly room and received instructionsfrom jooeph joseph jooejone iii his appeal to fhe the green mountain boya was read and dedicated by prayer 4 attended thebe adjourn adjourned edme meetingeting in the assembly room which was crowd crowded president sinithsmith delivered a lengthy aud aad interesting ada ad adnreas aressareas 5 attended council with Josep joseph handband and the twelve I 1 ai 81 38 I 1 attended city council which passed 9 an extra ordinance forthe extra case of joseph smith and others 13 9 net met with the quorum in the assembly room elders phelps levi lev rich- ards rich- ardo and lott received ordinances loilol 10 I 1 tended att prayer meeting in the assembly room president joseph smith being absent I 1 presided andinstructedthe brethren upon won the necessity necea sity of following our file leader and our savior in all his laws and commandments without asking any questions why they were so I 1 was followed by PP pratt and others who expressed their minds freely several sick persons were prayed for 12 attended city council 10 16 attended attend city council we signed officially the memorial to congress evening attended prayer meeting mee I 1 took the lead I 1 17 sunday I 1 met in the assembly room with the quorum br samuel smith received his endowments br lle joseph preached to us 21 I 1 presided in the thi city counciland an in company with the council signed another memorial to fco congress for the redress of conr wrongs 93 I 1 spent the day wilh wish the quorum in in the assembly room br isaac morley and wife arife received rece ired their endowments 24 attended a prayer meeting with the presidency and arid twelve in the assembly room 25 I 1 married dr levilavi richards and ana sarah griffiths 28 4 I 1 attended meeting with br woodruff had a full house I 1 exhortedthe saints to be subject to the powers that be said our sufferings Buffe rings are permitted that we ire may learn by experience the contrast between good and evil in order to obtain power niver never suffer anger to find a seat in your breast never get angry treat all mildly govern yourselves control your passions and it will give you power when the temple is done I 1 expect we shall be baptized washed anointed ordained and receive the keys and signs of the priesthood for our dead that they may have a full salvation and thus we shallshail be saviors on mount zion according to the scriptures 30 I 1 attended a meeting with the quorum in the assembly room president joseph smith preached on the principle of integrity and showed that the lack of sustaining this principle led men to apostasy apo stacy 31 4 I 1 met with the high priest priests 13 quorum and instructed them in relation to their duties evening attended prayer inelne meeting etingin in the assembly room january 1 1844 visited at br Wool wooi woollens leyla 3 attended the city council william law came before the council and complained that joseph had administered a secret oath to the police and arid instructed them to killhim but the police came forward and unanimously testified under oath to the falsity of laws statements 5 54 4 I 1 went weilt to la harpe and counselledcounseller coun selled ath and preached to the saints 13 11 attended city council 14 sunday preached in the city in lle lie he eveni attended prayer meeting at the assembly room my wife mary alary ann and I 1 I 1 evened or 0 second anointing 1 15 tietle twelve havin having invited the brethren rr to cut and haul wood for president jseph 8 anih nah the citizens to the number of 21702110 with ditl 40 tpring turned out and cut loads ano abw gew ev to hisbis house I 1 wrote a short epis to prest morley and the saints in xu morley I 1 vi til ant nt the tomb of david air readers are aware with what jealous igi lanian lince ce the pospossessor sessom 0 the holy land havebave guarded thaiha few sacred localities they taken undertinder their esne especial cialclai patronage the mok mos eques of oular omar and arid el achsa covering the ate ste to ef of the teitel templetempie tiple on moriah monab with the tomb of abraham abrahim at hebron and that of david dauid at jeru baier faler rf have beeb bejbl kept for centuries sl fludd udd alto alfo gether fromthe touch of christian footstep or the inquisition of a ciricirl cl aiau eye some years ago mr catherwood Catli erwood enwood a at considerable risk secured access to the great mosque and made drawings of I 1 it and its surroundings that have given most of us the conception of itthat we have i since then their another countryman of ours dr barclay obtained admittance by a special fir- man and mademode thorough explorations of the temple site miss barclay also obtained admission but in disguise miss hadbad previously penetrated in the same manner lato into i ito the sacred moque na being bong probably the file first christian female that ever put foot i lilliin eitherelther of these guarded sanctuaries her he account odthe of the means by which she ehe obtained entrance to the mosque has been already publiA published ed in some quarters we ave give below berher sketch of the fhe he perilous visit paipalpaid bi herber to davids tomb tile the information which ft it gives is new to us we only wish it hadbad been gotten by oless less questionable means ear early one morning during the great moham- medan feast of Rhama uan I 1 was called to the parley room to eee fee my noycoy friend moosa thia this litle fellow having become rather a frequent vis I 1 aws was at first inclined to excuse rny ray myself elfeif but remembering lie fie had lately hinted at the ability of my gaining gairing an entrance to the tomb of david and in consideration too of thefact of being their fasting season the everlasting of coffee and douceur on ceu of sweetmeats sweet meats those ot otherwise ilertier 8 indispensable marks of turkish civility might now be dispensed with I 1 concluded to make my appearance an enteritis the room my pleasing suspicions suspicion buee were confirmed by seeing him close iliellie door and mysteriously place his forefinger on insbis lips in token of profound secrecy he ile laid jad iad iio tip ld ponderous turban on the divan beside him coffeddoffed his el at apers crossed hisins legg legs egg and then disclosed the nature of his errand in short I 1 was informedthat his sister bister ster was read ready for an adventure and as I 1 was too we were not iong in reaching Dg dah hisbis hisbis sister who immediately commenced operations my hairway hair was wab takli tak ii down and braided Ini in scores of little plaits A redcloth cap with a blue silkslik tassel tasel rasel was placed OH on my ina head and around it a gauze gae turbanbirban with gold tassels cassels and embroidery my aly robe and trousers trow sers of the finest damas- cus silk my girdle of cashmere and a tu tunic 11 ic of light blue stuff embroidered in silversliver flow floars rs my aty hands were already dyed with henna I 1 I 1 havin having undergone this process on oil the occasion of a former adventure inhi the mosque of omar and still retained the deep yellow hue my skin was pretty deeply too from a residence of several years under a burning syrian sun which was quite an tradition to my ilby turkish appearance the tl sheet vailvall and arid slippers came in due order arid and having secreted my pencil and sketch book in in I 1 the be folds fods of my girdle we sallied forth accompanied by dahs favorite slave tiie the tire reputed tomb of david is just outside zion gate baid by the and american cemetery it is tided by an irregular pile i of buildings and surmounted by a domeand minaret in the interior aie ate some of the mostroost grotesque architectural a imaginable on the capitals of some of the remains remains ol 01 the cru aichalch arcture just think ofthe frightful owl occupy occupying ing the place of the classic acanthus and the mythic lotus we passed the several halls and con corridordors evidently ot of the style of the quixotic era of the he crusaders domination before reaching the consecrated apartment entrance is is guarded by double iron doors we found here an old dervish ders ish prostrate in prayer on the cold stone floor not being privileged to enter theibe sacred pre ch ctr he was content with gazing at the tomb through the iron bars for it is a rare ihirg for even a ecclesiastic to gain admittance my companion and her family orly enjoying this privilege because they are very near relatives of the curator of the tomb our slave was dispatched for the key which she hadbad no difficulty in in ob taming on the plea that her mistress wished to pray on he file huitholt spot but what was my consternation on seeing another slave return with her harl I 1 confess that hat I 1 trembled and was thinking I 1 had best leave my awkward slippers behind in cafe case of retreat as they would greatly impede my progress and might thereby cause me to iose jose my head she peered under my vail asked who I 1 was nas and reamed satisfied with the carless reply of dah that I 1 was merely a fiend of hers from stamboul she invited us up stairs to see the old keepers harem and Moo Mo oas says little wile who is always gid iad to exchange the purgatory of a residence with her tier loid lord arid and master for a visit ofa of a few days here for I 1 can lesliey from personal observation that the he young effendi lords it over ller her in true oriental conjugal avle dah regretted she could not accept her tier kind invitation and arid as she was wai so rauh fx cx hausted from fasting she would prefer de fening it to another ano her time the slave then left to our mutualrelief and baang haying dismissed the he old dervish the doors were closedand doubly locked 1 lietie oom loom i Is insignificant in its dimensions but bat is furril farril ched very gorgeously the tomb is is appa apparently renly an immense sarcophagus of rough i stone and is covered by gi een satin tp estry richly ehly chiy chis embroidered with gold to this a piece phee of black velvet is is attached with a few inscrip- tionsfrom the koran embroidered also in gold A satinsalin canopy of redblue green and arid yellow vellow stripes haihat gs over the tomb and another piece of back aci act velvet tapestry embroidered in silver covers a door in one end of the room winchwhich they said leads to a cave underneath two tall silver ilver stand beforethis door and a little lamp hangs in a window near it which is apt constantly burning and whose wick though saturated with 0 I 1 and I 1 dare say a most nauseous dose my devotional companion eagerly swallowed routt muttering efing to herself a prayer with many a flexion she then in addition to their usual forms of prayer player prostrated herself before forefoie the tomb raised tn the covering pressed her foreheadfoie head to the stone an and then kissedhissed it many timeslimea tile the ceiling of the room is vaulted and the walls covered withwilb blue blie porcelain in floral fi figures ures having remain remained rd here an hour or more and completed my sketch we left and great was my rejoicing when wilen I 1 found myself once more at home out of danger and still better out of an awkward costume episcopal recorder the bible and slavery the following discussion of the bible on slavery by two leading bourna journals north and south will well repay a per bishop andrews calls for volunteers for kansas men who ho will go to kansas not to preach slavery or abolitionism but the pure gospel we say amen and as a text be 0 gleave to suggest and behe came to nazareth where he had been brought up and as his custom was behe went into the synagogue on the sabbath day audand behe stood up tor for or to read and there was delivered unto him the he book of the prophet esaias and when he hadbad opened theibe bookhefound the place where it was written the athe spirit of the lord is upon up onroe me because 1 be hath anointed me toY tov to preach reachthe gospel to the poor he hath sent ine toe to healbeat the broken heartbeart ed to preach deliverance to the captives and recover recovering rec hig hip of sight to the bilna blind to set at liberty those that aie are bruised to preach the acceptable year of the lord Ts advocate luke iv 1619 16 igl 19 north northwestern western christian A very excellent text truly a favorite among alallail I 1 ers preachers era of the pure gospel and we love to preach it too it will never be distasteful to southernministers we accept the challenge and arid recommend our chicago confere to study and preach the gospel from the text therefore is the kingdom of god likened unto a certain king which would take account of his servants and when he hadbad began to recko none was brought unto him which owed him ten thousand talents but forasmuch as he had not to pay his lord commanded him to be soldand bishis wife and children and arid all that be bad and payment wifel to be made matthew 2325 23 25 try you hand on that br eddy if you failfall we may cover your retreat by an exhortation richmond advocate SERMON SER melr introduction the text furnished by our esteemed friend is given to show that some things can be done as well as others I 1 THE OBJECTS OPOF SALE 1 the whole family the king did not order orar the sale of the wife or of the husband and thus dividewhom god had joined nor did behesell the boys to be bar keepers the mother to be a cookand arid the daughters dau to be 2 it was not one man for the debts of another in other words uncle tom was not sold to meet the matured paper of massa shelby the man who made the money and spent it and the family who had arrogantly wasted it were sold we propose that the same rule be applied in the next sale advertised i by a hard cupl up instead of the doy etoy booy cloy samy sami sani sana 1 let the auctioneer put up and enockknock down the reckless spendthrift who thus offers to sell from home arid and wife and childen child chil dan an innocent industrious man for whom the redeemer died to sell him to provide for means to buy his fast horses and support hisbis para mours II 11 THEIR CONDITION afier AFTER SALE bate 1 they had one year entire rest lev xiv xv 5 at least they had all its privileges 2 they ei joyed enjoyed allthe religious pritiprill privileges leges of the land 3 it if the masters son espoused one of the girls she was fo 0 be treated as a daughter if he married another she was to go free without money 3 ex 7 4 if the he brutal master struck out an eye or tooth of either of them he went free put that in the next virginiavirg ginia bill of bale sale made for one of gods adopted childr childre childrens ellietil nl 5 if any of these slaves escaped they could not be captured here was the law of rendition thou not deliver unto the mastermarter the servant which escaped from his master unto thee he shall dwell with tt thee le even among you in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates where it libeth him best 1516 put that in the next bill of sale bale beloved brethren of ancient virginia order that no lagree shall pursue arsue withwilh his bloodhounds blood hounds no of calling out of army and navy to chase along the path of the retreating fu fugitive git lveive no brethren let him dwell in ill one of your gates in richmond or norfolk or where it leketh him bestbeat 6 they were all to go free in the year of the jubileejubliee ja bi I 1 ee lev xiv 8 13 I 1 insert etnis in your billof sale northwestern christian advocate uncle billy snows jockey trade old uncle billy snow sow was and arid is the keenest trader in the country he was never known to makemaka a ilallial laj lai bargain many mairy a trap hadbad nd been laid to catch him but his operation operations always I 1 out so as to add something to bishis pile and still more to his hig reputation sometime Some tirrie since a party of young men talking of uncle billys great luck in thi this way various instances were mentioned of his extraordinary trades radea and his uniform success jim donnellan offered to bet hot that ha lie would catch him before two wo days of couse that wa taken as soon goon oon as proposed and soon after jim leit left us to makehis preparations to win the tho next day was our court day and jim and mr snow metat the courthouse court house houfe good rg niile billy sald laid said jim alt well today to day I 1 pretty well I 1 thank you Jeer jeemes nes neu my son eon any trading on band this morning inquired donnellan onn ellanelian nothing ix particular jeemes times is rather dull just now people dontdout trade as they used to do I 1 a fact uncle billy responded jim well since bince nothing better offers spose you and I 1 make a traded no objection in the world jeemes go ahead and lets hear from you wall uncle billy I 1 have a mare yonder that I 1 want to trade for bilut that mue of yours how will you jou 3 ou trade traded 1 11 I dont know knoy exactly responded mr snow buthut as mules arearc generally considered worth more than horses a and nd your mare is getting up in year I 1 impose ten dollars be too much would it give meton melon me ten dollars and your maret and you may take the mule done exclaimed jim perfectly delighted the money was paid over and arid the culters critters were handed over to their new masters jim took the mule moule home that hat night aid the beast laid down and died this was a sore blow to our heroberobut he had one more day left and arid he determined rn ned to save saie himself nim selfseif the next morning found him and ana snow in the same place and in conver sat oil on as follows uncle billy says jim 1 11 I think youl your come the strong game over me yesterday in that mule of I 1 dont likeit so well this morning as I 1 did yesterday I 1 dontdonl think ha improves onac- quaintance what will you takelake to rue swap back now jeemes my son answered uncle billy 1 I dont want to be hard upon you but you took me upon the hop and you know a trades a trade but if you are anxious tp to rue I 1 dont care much give me tell ten dollars more and arid yonyou may have vou you mare back 2 I 1 buco unco billy ill do doitdolt it exclaimed jim in great delight but only on oil one condition condit iori each manroea must come after and take away his own beast I 1 bring my mule along today to day and I 1 see seo you ride there the mare so it is as long as itis broad bro ad lii ill give ten dollars cow- and ill go gc home with you first and get th the tle mare and afterwards yonyou can send or our come for the mule at any tl time 1 leany auy any way jeemes 1 replied uncle billy th tiietile mony irony was paid and jim and arid the old man started the next day when lle the lie crowd had met to decide the he bet jim was there giving giring his experience as follow si trie old man and arid I 1 went along very coziar cozily together talking 1 about everything 11 in the worl except our trade this question I 1 dodged I 1 was afraid to open my moul li unlit I 1 got my mare mate safe at last we reached the old mans housebouse he fie said to me as reentered we entered injo mio the yard jeemes my son ron there is your mare you can take her away with you and gand boys if there the he old mare lair 1 ashead as dead asa as a door nail the infernal cuss died the tho samo same night 11 with the then onule filled THE GREAT eastern EASTEK 4 STEAMSHIP the dimensions and capacity of tinsthis vessel whichwhick belongs to the eastern steam navigation I 1 company and which is intended to run across the atlantic are thus staled length nath more than the eight 1 of a mile ft oso breadth feet i 1 83 depth from deck to keel feet 60 length of principal saloons feet number of decks i 4 tonnage tons 2500 to carry coals and cargo tons nominal power potter of paddle engines horses 1000 nominal power of belbei belew ew horses i 1600 of cylinders of paddle engines 4 diameter of cylinders inches indies 74 lenth len th ofstroke feet I 1 i 14 14 draught of water laden feet 35 3 5 draught cf cr water light feet ezet 20 to carry elass clasp to carry 2000 ad elnassi 40 do total passengers to carry 12031200 ad do to carry troops without other passengers weight of iron in in construction tons about the tiie speed of the vessel ii is estimated at fifteen knots an all hour without diminution andaud without cessation under any we weather allier a speed which would accomplish the voyage between england and arid india by the cape in from thirty to thirty three day and between england and australia in in from thirty three to thinly six sia six das days with regard to motive power powen the wind will be le in made ade available and for this purpose the vessel will be provided withwilli seven masts the center masts will be the principalprin cipa these will be bo cros crossed by yards as in a line of battlebeitle ship the other masts will bp smaller in size the sails bahs willwiil ill be of or an ef effective fictive but simple cliell character aricer it ia is however in respect of its steam power hat ththis is yes vessel elwill el will be most dished com biang blang as it doesboth the he paddlepaddie wheel A heelbeel and thathe decow scow ow thetha engines are incomparably larger than any made mide for marine purpose purposes audand their nominal power already stated they will be placed in different differ ent put parts of tielie slip and be entirely independent bof of each other the vessel tessel will boiles and arid fire five funnels and arid each boiler call can be cut off from its neighbor and used or not as desired dp sired the boilers will be placed longitudinally along the cei ter of the tile ship and anil it willwilt give soma idea of generative power when it is is stated that every bliler II 11 have bare tea furnaces thus giving to the whole no less than one hundred hurihurl dred furnafurne furnaces eesces the fuel to be used wilwll be anthracite coal the paddlepaddie engines are erect acting with ce- cil collatino latinoLitins cylinders and are on thaiha disconnecting principle in order that they may babe used jointly or separately so that both or ther tiler of uie vie wheels can be beautia put in independent motion the diameter of tle puddle wheelawheels ls will be fafty fifty ail kig feel.