A large pipe-organ had been set up in the assembly room, and served as an accompaniment to the choir of selected voices, by whom the anthems and hymns, specially composed for the occasion, were rendered. The essential and characteristic feature of the service was, of course, the offering of the dedicatory prayer; and to this were added brief addresses by officials of the Church. At the first session, each of the First Presidency delivered an address, replete with promise and prophecy. Throughout the service, ran the solemn refrain, which was voiced in anthem, sermon, and prayer: "_The House of the Lord is completed_." FOOTNOTES 1. See Contributor, Vol. XIV: No. 6; April, 1893; p. 248. 2. See Josephus, Antiquities of the Jews, Book XV, 11:3. 3. See the author's "The Story of Mormonism," pp. 63-81. 4. For description of this feature of early enterprise, see an admirable article, "The Salt Lake Temple," by James H. Anderson, in "The Contributor," Vol. XIV, No. 6, April, 1893. The article gives much detailed information concerning the work of erecting the Great Temple. 5. See "Deseret News," Salt Lake City, August 17, 1854. 6. See "Millennial Star," Liverpool, Vol. 16, p. 753. "The Illustrated London News" of June 13, 1857, contains an article, "Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City," in which are given many specifications of construction. In connection with the text appears a large woodcut of the great building in perspective; and this picture is a true representation of the finished structure except as to details of spires and finials. 7. As an instance of these separate assignments, and as an example of direct appeal to the various organizations within the Church, see the circular letter, issued in 1876 by the authority of the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles, addressed to Elders, Seventies, and High Priests; this appears in "Contributor," Vol. XIV, pp. 267-8. 8. See Revelation 14:6, 7; also Pearl of Great Price, Writings of Joseph Smith II, 30-48. 9. See Book of Mormon, I Nephi 3:7. 10. For the epistle in full, see "Contributor," Vol. XIV, pp. 280-281. CHAPTER VII THE GREAT TEMPLE AT SALT LAKE CITY--EXTERIOR