Show dancing discipline thursday bruss re printa the instructions and suggestions civi en john in be half of the twelve Apost lein the full of 1877 As this 13 the senses so cial parties we deem it ah opportune lime to copy the valuable instruct in ions which if followed out will tend to prevent much evil and mote harmless enjoyment of young and old much praise has justly been given to our late revered president for the course he pursued with regard to the amusements of the people of god it was his aim to guide and regulate not to suppress the rational of the latter enjoyment day saint do and to BO he gave their social their picnics their theatrical parties the per sanction cf hia and the aid of his presence he well understood experience religion prohibits pleasures that whilst true unlawful that are as also an unlawful of degree attachment to pleasures in themselves there is in the nothing spirit of the gospel opposed to a cheerful which is life enjoyment of the council of the apostle Apos lle full accord with these u in its members regard it as a portion of their duties to guide counsel and direct the latter day saints in the conductor heir social gatherings and reunions they believe that sin is not necessarily the sequence of aerieal performances or dancing and that parties there is no inseparable cord which binds together the evicts and amusements of mankind fraai long experience they have tant latter proven day saints can gather to enjoy themselves without the least thin occurring to hurt or offend the pun ft rits that attend or injure the feeling of the most susceptible indeed that there is no reason why thal spirit of the lord should not be enjo ed in the song arid in the dance in their proper time and place as in the purvice of public worship at ais wn anpo anted hour to injure as much as possible freedom in our social parties efery influence that is opposed to true pod liness and purity the council of the apostles at a late decided to permit of a limited number of parties being held in our waid houses until we can erect kotlier halls specially devoted to tho amusements of the people these parties the council place under the and supervision of the Buhn fi ff the respective wards es enjoining upon bopre arvo the utmost order and all these gathering ii and to permit no disreputable or immoral per ion to there mingle in the society or the Sunt it is also the unanimous sense of llie that our parties never b continued after midnight but that the priesthood encourage the closing of public parties and other social gatherings at an early hour say ab ten or eleven an and further that they ance and prohibit the getting up of all dancing for ahe of making money gatherine funds or paying debts as they have learned that cheri this wa done it too often happened th at the wives and daughters of the saints were brought in contact with and introduced to very undesirable persons the these carlies a financial success having got the better of taie inviting commit judgment so that they had permitted the presence of those whose reputations and associations rendered them very companions for men and woman who were seeking to servo the lord for thia reason TO request that th list of those to lie invited be anvari i ab y submitted t the presiding af thor itle a in tile ward ami that lj never be deviated from without their c the instructions bre given with regard to the getting up of dancing for the collection of mean are not ihl ended to apply to concerts lectures literary entertain enter tai foments omen ts etc for the benefit f sundays schoola Sc hooli improvement associations v etc the objectionable classes which we wish to exclude are not so likely to desire to attend gatherings of this character DOT can they exert the aliey ca in the of a dancing party ahn being here given to hold social parties for the latter day saints in the ward houses it is to be hoped tatt authorities will discountenance balls bac held by people jd and that awa who persist n and aulda parties chero all classes of chariw tem are and allowed to be not to choso f held under the purties of the priesthood where it w intended that only the good and the pure shau ashoo i ate in relation to arund dancea there has been among oil correct feeling people a strong prejudice against thero a they land toga natta a lly so to demoralize our youth and oper to to those innocent enjoyments enjoy ments which ought to characterize the recreations of the latter day saints we do not wish to ba too restrictive in relation to thesa matters opt duj recommend there be not more than ono ar tm in ao etching eTc ning we hopa tha tha presidents of St alcea bishops and all presiding officers will be diligent in preserving ho virtue and purity of our youth and seo that alio suggestions contained in these instructions ba car aa aa practical also iovito alio cooperation 01 voun cepa and young wt tt mutual improvement saints to diceo in cnance any thing wrong and toai their bishops in aba furtherance 01 these deu rable objects president of tha ew york baaki liola above the loael |