William Clayton writes in his journal: "This morning I composed a new song, 'All is well.'" It becomes the most famous Mormon hymn composed after Joseph Smith's death and becomes known by its first words: "Come, Come, Ye Saints." On this same day, the anti-Mormon WARSAW SIGNAL publishes a description of the "Mormon endowments" of the Nauvoo temple, as revealed by an endowed Mormon signing the article as "Emeline." This could refer to Increase and Maria Van Dusen who published their book-length exposure in New York in 1847 or Catherine Lewis who published hers in Massachusetts in 1848. "Emeline" wrote in response to an article which had been published on February 1846 which charged that participants in the endowment were "in a state of nudity throughout the ceremony." "Emeline" wrote that endowment was "nothing less than fearful blasphemy." However she denied that the ceremony took place in a state of nudity, except for an initial robing ceremony during which only women were present and stated that no indecency took place between men and women since they were admitted separately.
[Advent Adam website (defunct) - based on http://amzn.to/originsofpower]
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