Show eroll don D on thursday dinst elders wm win H I 1 cimball G D grant I 1 jas A 4 little joseph A young oung with other friends were don convened at the eside asi dence of elder edmund elsworth ellsworth who with he e brethren just enst named is about to depart on a assion to england at no time have we felt I 1 nore ore deeply interested in ill a mission than this I 1 aliese hese brethren are so well known and have renamed so long steadfast in the cause of truth that 11 10 0 ordinary feelings are awakened upon this their departure to carry the gospel to ao a foreign land and the afternoon passed pleasantly la in social re relations ireat reat ions and after supper tile company assem il toL together rether and were addressed by elder t Ils worth followed by elders grant kimball little ittle young and others present all expressed biair air sentiments and feelings e in a mo most st happy manner anner restraint or fear seemed banished and me a fre freedom edorn inspired by the spirit of the lord rev retailed ailed unanimously prest frest young called ma u it w minutes but being quite feeble did not stay A dance in the evening was whispered du doing ag the afternoon but when evening came few S ere there who wished to dance and even they j oon forgot it N after the elders began to speak apon pon the occasion ofa of a farewell reunion re union of friends ke this a more intellectual enjoyment than dan ding king was demanded j we have no objections to the dance for we can enjoy it as well as any one else but we do object p 3 dancing all the time time there is a time to dance ud nd a time to refrain I 1 but some men dont know when lien to refrain they dance dance dance dalice and arill ill neglect their business and their duties to go b a dance not men alone but also women 0 o sacrifice c too great when a dance is on hand hat do y you u think of t you yon wisa mothers and dis beet daughters you venerable sires and noble ons ns Is it in dancing that you seek your alti ulti of happiness if so seek on but we i ill remind you that true trie happiness is not found lore lere who has a right to dance the thoughtless io ie gay the proud who regard not the truth nor ie voice of the lords servants no they have i business bu Biness to dance for they cannot glorify god i it perhaps god is not in all their thoughts hile the devil is seen in all theer actions may I 1 inch ach dance yes but not with the saints of sod od let these if they must dance dance by themselves hem selves they have no part with saints and 17 they intrude themselves into the society of the I 1 j 11 saints they not only are not wanted but they disturb the peace of those who without them jl 4 I 1 be happy 5 but who has a right aright to dance we fear if this ija j question Li estion was answered strictly many wo would uld be cut t off from the privilege we wa would not for a single ingle moment curtail or restrict one particle of your enjoyment but would rather make you f nore lore happy and for this we write the soul lot lat is filled with humility and the love of truth I 1 md nd love to his brethren brethren and whose heart over aws with benevolence and charity to man and ove ve to godi god that soul that man or woman may ance acceptably before the lord lard purify your hearts sletis sanctify y yourselves in the ight of your heavenly father bather consecrate your ves property wives child children renand a ald everything y you on assess without reserve to his service and we vill ill say unto you rejoice forever praise the lord n the song and in the dance exalt his hig name in lie he midst of his saints until then you yon have no time to dance your I 1 I 1 principles need correcting your character needs 1 and everi every hour that you are not steep may be employed in self culture ask 10 0 better work until you yon have at least partially I anted virtue and truth hand and true humility in our hearts then you may enjoy the boci soci society ety 1 of stints and they yours years thon then nourish the tender I 1 I 1 I 1 lants carefully and they will grow up gradually n to the well wall developed character of a man who ears ars god and works righteousness 1 and when all tile the saints shall become pure and i ho be wicked are destroyed and the meek I 1 inherit the areli we will join with you in the holy dance to he e everlasting song I 1 I 1 I 1 |