The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-01-03
From the Fro ntier, Iowa, Guardian,
Christmas among The MOrmOnS.


Christmas among The lOrmOnS.
The season of our holy days will begin
on the Goth of Dec. next, according TO the
decision of the High Council on Saturday
last, and continue till that body says they
should end.
The following are the regulations en-
tered into by the Council, which they
wish to have strenuously and faithfully
observed:
First-No person that has been disfel-
lowshiped or excommunicated from the
church, will be allowed to 60 forth in the
dance that is conducted by the sanction and
authority of the church.
Secondly-No member of the church
will be allowed to join the dance, that has
broken over the counsel and regulations 'of
the same by dancing out of order, unless
proper satisfaction is first made. Or, if
he or she hath violated the counsel rules
of the church in any other way, satisfac-
tion must be given, before permission can
be granted to join the dance.
A portion of the Branch at Alfred $
camp was spoken of as having knowingly
and in the face of the most pointed sayings
and resolutions of the Council, danced
contrary to order. They must, sooner or
later, experience the consequence of this
violation, and the presiding officers for the
holy days will remember that portion of
that branch has knowingly broken the Or
der of the church in thai district.
Thirdly-Every person that knows him
or herself to be in good standing and fell
lowship in the church-that has faithfully
and truly kept the statutes and counsels of
the same, may freely participate in the
civilities and recreatious of the season
and also our friends who are moral and
upright, and are friends and well wishers
to humanity and equal rights-who can
remember the poor and needy, and help
them-these are respectfully invited TO
participate with US, though never members
of our church.
The council would say to the church,
and 10 all interested, that the season of the
free will offerings will continue until the
holyda commence, that all may have the
opportunity of manifesting their liberality
in behalf of the poor and needy.
Those members of the church who have
kept and sold liquors for gain, and do
theseby corrupt the morals of society,
should be borne IN mind by the presiding
officers of the holyday recreations. Nat
chez under the hill, at Council Point,
should be remembered, and should also
remember that their prototype on the Mis-
sississippi was i'll fated.
Wo unto to them that dance with guile
or malice in their hearts towards their
neighbor! Wo unto them that have Sc
cretly injured their neighbor or his or her
property. Wo unto them that are minis
ters of disorder and evil. If these shall
GO forth in The dance without confessing
and forsaking their guilt, the fiat, of the
council is, that they seal their doom by it.
The following named persons were ap-
pointed by the Council to preside during
holy days over the dances:
Joseph Young, d. ID. Hunt, Jerome NJ.
Benson, Lyman Stoddard, Harlow Redfield
Aaron Johnston, l.. t. Coons, Jonathan
Browning.
Whenever dance is desired at any
place, it can be had by getting the permis-
sion of any one of the above named per-
sons, if he will preside over it, after giving
permission.
Bring all your tithes and your offering
to the proper place for the poor. that there
be none hungry among Us, and let the
poor rejoice, and then you may rejoice in
the dance TO your hearts content.