The House of the Lord

About this eBook

Author

Talmage, James E. (James Edward), 1862-1933

Title

The House of the Lord: A Study of Holy Sanctuaries Ancient and Modern

Credits

Produced by the Mormon Texts Project. See mormontextsproject.org/ for a complete list of Mormon texts available on Project Gutenberg, to help proofread similar books, or to report typos.

Language

English

LoC Class

BX: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements

Subject

Temples

Category

Text

eBook-No.

45149

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45149

Release Date

March 16, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE HOUSE OF THE LORD A STUDY OF HOLY SANCTUARIES ANCIENT AND MODERN
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.CHAPTER I A PRE-VIEW OF THE SUBJECT — FOOTNOTES
5. 5.CHAPTER II SANCTUARIES IN EARLIER DISPENSATIONS — THE "TESTIMONY" — THE PROVISIONAL TABERNACLE — THE TABERNACLE OF THE CONGREGATION — THE THIRD TABERNACLE — THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON — THE TEMPLE OF EZEKIEL'S VISION — THE TEMPLE OF ZERUBBABEL — THE TEMPLE OF HEROD — FOOTNOTES
6. 6.CHAPTER III NEED OF TEMPLES IN THE PRESENT DISPENSATION — NECESSITY OF OBEDIENCE TO THE LAWS AND ORDINANCES OF THE GOSPEL — VICARIOUS SERVICE OF THE LIVING FOR THE DEAD — AUTHORITY TO LABOR IN BEHALF OF THE DEAD — TEMPLES REQUIRED FOR VICARIOUS SERVICE — FOOTNOTES
7. 7.CHAPTER IV MODERN TEMPLE ORDINANCES — BAPTISM FOR THE DEAD — ORDINATION AND ENDOWMENT — SEALING IN MARRIAGE — OTHER SEALING ORDINANCES — FOOTNOTES
8. 8.CHAPTER V MODERN DAY TEMPLES—THE TEMPLES AT KIRTLAND AND NAUVOO — TEMPLE SITE AT INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI — THE KIRTLAND TEMPLE — TEMPLE SITE AT FAR WEST, MISSOURI — THE NAUVOO TEMPLE — FOOTNOTES
9. 9.CHAPTER VI THE GREAT TEMPLE AT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—HISTORICAL — LAYING OF THE CAPSTONE — COMPLETION OF THE BUILDING AND ITS DEDICATION — FOOTNOTES
10. 10.CHAPTER VII THE GREAT TEMPLE AT SALT LAKE CITY—EXTERIOR — FOOTNOTES
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII THE GREAT TEMPLE AT SALT LAKE CITY—INTERIOR — FOOTNOTES
12. 12.CHAPTER IX TEMPLE BLOCK — FOOTNOTES
13. 13.CHAPTER X OTHER UTAH TEMPLES — THE ST. GEORGE TEMPLE — THE LOGAN TEMPLE — THE MANTI TEMPLE — FOOTNOTES
14. 14.CHAPTER XI CONCLUSION — FOOTNOTES
15. 15.PLATES ILLUSTRATIVE OF MODERN-DAY TEMPLES — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS — PLATE 1.—THE KIRTLAND TEMPLE — PLATE 2.—THE NAUVOO TEMPLE — PLATE 3.—THE GREAT TEMPLE AT SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH — PLATE 4.—THE GREAT TEMPLE IN WINTER — PLATE 5.—STATUE SURMOUNTING THE CAPSTONE OF THE GREAT TEMPLE — PLATE 6.—ONE OF THE OUTER DOORS OF THE TEMPLE — PLATE 7.—ANNEX TO THE GREAT TEMPLE — PLATE 8.—ASSEMBLY ROOM IN THE TEMPLE ANNEX — PLATE 9.—PASSAGE CONNECTING ANNEX WITH TEMPLE — PLATE 10.—LOWER CORRIDOR OF THE TEMPLE — PLATE 11.—THE BAPTISTRY — PLATE 12.—THE LOWER LECTURE ROOM — PLATE 13.—THE GARDEN ROOM — PLATE 14.—THE UPPER CORRIDOR — PLATE 15.—SIDE CORRIDOR — PLATE 16.—ART WINDOW,—THE EXPULSION FROM EDEN — PLATE 17.—THE WORLD ROOM, LOOKING WEST — PLATE 18.—THE WORLD ROOM, LOOKING EAST — PLATE 19.—THE TERRESTRIAL ROOM, LOOKING WEST — PLATE 20.—TERRESTRIAL ROOM, LOOKING EAST TOWARD THE VEIL — PLATE 21.—THE CELESTIAL ROOM, LOOKING EAST — PLATE 22.—THE CELESTIAL ROOM, LOOKING WEST TOWARD THE VEIL — PLATE 23.—THE SEALING ROOM FOR THE DEAD — PLATE 24.—THE SEALING ROOM FOR THE LIVING — PLATE 25.—RECEPTION ROOM ADJOINING SEALING ROOM FOR THE LIVING — PLATE 26.—OUTER ANTE-ROOM — PLATE 27.—THE HOLY OF HOLIES — PLATE 28.—THE HALL-WAY ON THIRD FLOOR — PLATE 29.—THE ELDERS' ROOM — PLATE 30.—COUNCIL ROOM OF THE SEVENTY — PLATE 31.—HIGH COUNCIL CHAMBER — PLATE 32.—COUNCIL ROOM OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES — PLATE 33.—COUNCIL ROOM OR THE FIRST PRESIDENCY AND THE TWELVE APOSTLES — PLATE 34.—THE MEMORIAL WINDOW — PLATE 35.—GENERAL VIEW OF MAIN ASSEMBLY ROOM — PLATE 36.—STAND AND PULPITS FOR MELCHISEDEK PRIESTHOOD IN MAIN ASSEMBLY ROOM — PLATE 37.—SPIRAL STAIRWAY IN MAIN ASSEMBLY ROOM — PLATE 38.—ONE OF THE GREAT GRANITE STAIRWAYS — PLATE 39.—TEMPLE BLOCK, SALT LAKE CITY — PLATE 40.—THE TABERNACLE—EXTERIOR — PLATE 41.—THE TABERNACLE—INTERIOR — PLATE 42.—STATUE OF JOSEPH SMITH, THE PROPHET — PLATE 43.—STATUE OF HYRUM SMITH, THE PATRIARCH — PLATE 44.—THE ST. GEORGE TEMPLE — PLATE 45.—THE LOGAN TEMPLE — PLATE 46.—THE MANTI TEMPLE
16. 16.INDEX.
17. 17.TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE

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