~ Sunday
JAN 1st 1854. Sunday I attended meeting at
the Tabernacle the people were addressed in an inter-
esting & ediyfying manner in the morning By Elder
Orson Hyde. In the afternoon By Elder Wilford Woodruff
& Followed By Presenident Brigham Young. He spoke as He always
does much to the edifycation of the People
~ Monday
2nd ^
^ I delivered an address to the inhabitants of the 14th
ward ^at the^ school House was followed by several others
in the fore part of the day I attended a party in
the evening at the Social Hall time was mostly spent
in music & danceing we had However an interesting
address from President Young on the subject of danceing
He said I consider this a suitable place to give some instrution.
we have assembled here to have music & danceing
the world have had vary strange Ideas concerning these things
they have supposed it was a vary wicked thing for a Christ[ian]
to dance or hear music many preachers of the day have
said that fidling & musick came from Hell But I say that
their is no fiddleing or music in hell their is not a fiddler in
hell or any music of any kind music belondgs in heaven
to cheer God, Angel, & man. if we could hear the music
their is in heaven it would overwhelm mortal man the
Lord gave us that organ that makes music so delightful to
man & the Devel has stolen musichk & many other things
that was ordained of God for the Benefit of man & has
turned it to an evil use but music & danceing is for the benef[it]
of the Holy ones & if those that come here to night are
not Holy & righteous & feel to worship & Praise God they
have no business here what strange Idea the world has
of a prophet they would expect to see a man with finger
na^i^les a foot long with his hair hanging to his hips, with
his body covered with dirt & filth with his head bowed
down in sorrow for the sins of the world that He would not
have a house or lie in one, or in a bed, but lie in the caves of
the rocks & on the Ground th& must never smile or appear
happy. And as to seeing an Apostles the people would
expect to melt if one came along. But all of these
Ideas are vain & foolish for this company before me
to night does not begin to be adorned inside or out as
they should be in order to meet with the Angels in heaven who
are adorned in purity power & Glory clothed with clean
white linen. I will say a word concerning danceing with the
Gentiles. As I have got up this party If I had felt disposed
to have invited some Gentiles herse would they have
contaminated me or this company No because the
priesthood rules here with the keys of power truth light
& knowledge. And I would not suffer any thing that
is rong for I would controlls things & have them my
own way or break up the party. But if any Elder in this
church was to follow after Gentile parties they would
submit themselves to their spirit partake of their evils
& go to the devel any Elder would fall that persued this
course
~ Sunday
JAN 1st 1854. Sunday I attended meeting at the Tabernacle the people were addressed in an interesting & edifying manner in the morning By Elder Orson Hyde. In the afternoon by Elder Wilford Woodruff & Followed By President Brigham Young. He spoke as He always does much to the edifycation of the People
~ Monday
2nd [FIGURE] I delivered an address to the inhabitants of the 14th ward at the school House was followed by several others in the fore part of the day I attended a party in the evening at the Social Hall time was mostly spent in music & danceing we had However an interesting address from President Young on the subject of danceing He said I consider this a suitable place to give some instruction. we have assembled here to have music & danceing the world have had vary strange Ideas concerning these things they have supposed it was a vary wicked thing for a Christian to dance or hear music many preachers of the day have said that fidling & musicCame from Hell But I say that their is no fiddleing or music in hell their is not a fiddler in hell or any music of any kind music belongs in heaven to cheer God, Angel, & man, if we could hear the music their is in heaven it would overwhelm mortal man the Lord gave us that organ that makes music so delightful to man & the Devel has stolen musick & many other things that was ordained of God for the Benefit of man & has turned it to an evil use but music & danceing is for the benefit of the Holy ones & if those that come here to night are not Holy & righteous & feel to worship & Praise God they have no business here what strange Idea the world has of a prophet they would expect to see a man with finger nailes a foot long with his hair hanging to his hips, with his body covered with dirt & filth with his head bowed down in sorrow for the sins of the world that He would not have a house or lie in one, or in a bed, but lie in the caves of the rocks & on the Ground & must never smile or appear happy. And as to seeing an Apostles the people would expect to melt if one came along. But all of these Ideas are vain & foolish for this company before me to night does not begin to be adorned inside or out as they should be in order to meet with the Angels in heaven who are adorned in purity power & Glory clothed with clean white linen. I will say a word concerning danceing with the Gentiles. As I have got up this party If I had felt disposed to have invited some Gentiles here would they have contaminated me or this company No because the priesthood rules here with the keys of power truth light & knowledge. And I would not suffer any thing that is rong for I would controll things & have them my own way or break up the party. But if any Elder in this church was to follow after Gentile parties they would submit themselves to their spirit partake of their evils & go to the devel any Elder would fall that persued this course
