during the evening I attended the meeting of the Seventies
being 3 of their presidents present, Joseph Young Z. Pulsipher
A. P. Rockwood the House was crouded to excess the meeting
was opened by singing & Prayer. And was then addressed
by A P Rockwood who spoke upon the government of
children that Parents ought to set A good exhample before
their children & not nickname them but call them by
their proper name for the way that Parents set their
children going in life they are apt to go through & if they
start with Jim, Jo, & Pall, they are apt to go through
life so.

Br Pulsipher followed & made many
interesting remarks. And He was followed by President
Joseph Young who reproved them in the spirit of the Lord
against the spirit of dancing & warned them to forsake all
sin & be faithful in all things He spoke in the spirit and power
of God feeling the responsibility he was under when He closed
his remarks W. Woodruff arose And said that should
I say that I did not desire to address the Seventies I should do
dishonor to my own feelings for I do desire it at this time.
All who know my course when I have been at head quarters with
the Presidency either with Joseph, Brigham, or others of the twelve
know that I have never put myself forward to preach or teach
the people, why hath it been so, because I have had file leaders
between me and God whose business it is to lead teach & instruct
the inhabitants of Zion And I have felt it more my duty to sit
& hear while with them at head quarters than to put myself
forward to teach yet when I have been called upon to speak
I have endeavoured to do the best I could, but when I have
been abroad in the vineyard I have had the spirit of my
mission & been much blessed in bringing souls into the
kingdom of God. And I do feel it a privilege to address
the Seventies at this time. Br Young asked me to speak in
the fore part of the evening But I desired to wait untill the
Presidency of Seventies had address them And I can now see
that it was wisdom for I should not have had the same
matter before me that I now have, I have A number of things
resting upon my mind which I wish to lay before you. Your
President Joseph Young has spoken to you in the spirit & power
of God to night has warned & exhorted you not to defile
your Priesthood & calling & not to have your minds all taken
up with fiddleing & dancing. I have taken up more real injoy-
ment this evening in hearing the teaching giving by your
Presidency than I would in hearing A million of dollars worth
of fiddlestrings worn out, you must not think hard of
Br Joseph Young because he reproves, rebukes, & ehxhorts you
with all long sufferings & doctrin, for their is an almighty
responsibility resting upon his shoulders As the seenier President
of this August body of Sevenenties ordained unto the Apostle-
ship And the Lord will hold him responsible for the manner
that he watches over the Seventies And he is stired up from time
to time by the spirit of the God of Israel to reprove you And
the rebukes of A friend are far better than the kisses of an
enemy And you must not think hard of Br Young if he
does reprove you for he does it for your good. It is for better for
you to spend your time getting instruction & council than in
fiddleing & dancing for while the latter is of no profit to you the
former you will need when you are seperated far from your Brethren

during the evening I attended the meeting of the Seventies being 3 of their presidents present, Joseph Young Z. Pulsipher A. P. Rockwood the House was crouded to excess the meeting was opened by singing & prayer. And was then addressed by A P Rockwood who spoke upon the government of children that Parents ought to set a good exhample before their children & not nickname them but call them by their proper name for the way that Parents set their children going in life they are apt to go through & if they start with Jim, Jo, & Pall, they are apt to go through life so,.

Br Pulsipher followed & made many interesting remarks. And he was followed by President Joseph Young who reproved them in the spirit of the Lord against the spirit of dancing & warned them to forsake all sin & be faithful in all things He spoke in the spirit and power of God feeling the responsibility he was under when he closed his remarks W. Woodruff arose and said that should I say that I did not desire to address the Seventies I should do dishonor to my own feelings for I do desire it at this time. All who know my course when I have been at head quarters with the Presidency either with Joseph, Brigham, or others of the twelve know that I have never put myself forward to preach or teach the people, why hath it been so, because I have had file leaders between me and God whose business it is to lead teach & instruct the inhabitants of Zion and I have felt it more my duty to sit & hear while with them at head quarters than to put myself forward to teach yet when I have been called upon to speak I have endeavoured to do the best I could, but when I have been abroad in the vineyard I have had the spirit of my mission & been much blessed in bringing souls into the kingdom of God. And I do feel it a privilege to address the Seventies at this time, Br Young asked me to speak in the fore part of the evening but I desired to wait untill the Presidency of Seventies had address them and I can now see that it was wisdom for I should not have had the same matter before me that I now have, I have a number of things resting upon my mind which I wish to lay before you. Your President Joseph Young has spoken to you in the spirit & power of God to night has warned & exhorted you not to defile your Priesthood & calling & not to have your minds all taken up with fiddleing & dancing. I have taken more real injoyment this evening in hearing the teaching giving by your Presidency than I would in hearing a million of dollars worth of fiddle strings worn out, you must not think hard of Br Joseph Young because he reproves, rebukes, & exhorts you with all long sufferings & doctrin, for their is an almighty responsibility resting upon his shoulders as the seenier President of this August body of Sevenenties ordained unto the Apostleship and the Lord will hold him responsible for the manner that he watches over the Seventies and he is stired up from time to time by the spirit of the God of Israel to reprove you and the rebukes of a friend are far better than the kisses of an enemy and you must not think hard of Br Young if he does reprove you for he does it for your good. It is for better for you to spend your time getting instruction & council than in fiddleing & dancing for while the latter is of no profit to you the former you will need when you are seperated far from your Brethren