FRONTIER GUARDIAN editorial "Dancing" observes: "Among the Saints, it is regarded not only as a civil recreation, but a religious exercise when conducted by the sanction and under the government of the Church."
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The correct year should be 1849 (not 1848). See DMQ, MH:EP, Appendix 5, p.748.
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