Show A WORD TO THE WISE As evidence that the example of persons in this city who have given to masquerade balls and such amusements as have been disco discountenanced untenanted by our leaders the influence of their example and support is not without its 0 effect upon others we have before us an invitation to a masquerade in the county court house coalville Co alville I 1 just printed in this city Welle we hear hean arof aros of others nearer home the affair at coalville Co alville is to be considerably sider ably mixed it is to be participated in by people of various kinds and characters we take occasion to say once more that such entertainments among our people are to be deprecated we do not wish to interfere in matters that do not concern us let those who are not of our faith take their own course we have nothing to do with their amusements but we speak to those who are called Late rUay sai sal saints tat lehat and say most emphatically y 1 that liis 1114 it s unwise and impolitic to introduce these agencies for evil amon among our youth youtie and to give them the sanction of the presence or permission of influential men and women or of parents and guardians d ians lans unsophisticated the e unsophisticated do not understand the evil tendencies of such tra traps s for the unwary but the wise and the tre local leaders of the people are derelict in their they ther neglect to use their influence in all ali kindness and persuasion and ind reason and explanation to dissuade the saints and their children from participating therein outside pressure inimical legislation the attacks of our enemies persecution in all its forms are nothing against us in comparison to these insidious internal attempts to lead away the young and entice them into by and forbidden paths every oile olle who favors zion eind and desires to see our youth grow up to be bean an honor tok their parents an ornain ornament ent to td society and a strength the kingdom kin dom of our god will set his face M like ilke 4 a flint against this mingling 1 of discordant elements and those elos e recreations which are cale calculated A a t ed to d do irreparable |