| Joseph Smith meets
with committee to draft rules and regulations governing conduct in the
House of the Lord. |
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January 14, 1836 |
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Kirtland council |
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… council room in the printing office … [House
of the Lord, Kirtland Ohio]. |
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| Presiding |
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[Joseph Smith Jr.] |
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| Description |
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I then retired to the council room … to met my colleagues
who were appointed, with my self to draft rules and regulations to be observed
in the house of the Lord in Kirtland … |
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| Presiding |
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Not named. |
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| Clerk |
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Not named. |
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| Rules and regulations |
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1 |
All "regular and legal organized bodies" should
have a president to keep order. |
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2 |
That body is obliged to "be in subjection to that authority." |
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3 |
Rules of conduct in this house: |
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| Manners |
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1st— |
no man shall be interupted who is appointed to speak by the presidency
of the church, by any disorderly person or persons in the congregation,
by whispering by laughing by talking by menacing Jestures by getting up
and running out in a disorderly manner or by offering indignity to the
manner of worship or the religion or to any officer of said church while
officiating in his office in any wise whatever by any display of ill manners
or ill breeding from old or young rich or poor male or female bond or free
black or white believer or unbeliever and if any of the above insults are
offered such measures will be taken as are lawful to punish the aggressor
or aggressors and eject them out of the house |
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| Insult to presiding elder an insult to all |
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2nd— |
An insult offered to the presiding Elder of said church, shall be considered
an insult to the whole body, also an insult offered to any of the officers
of said church while officiating shall be considered an insult to the whole
body— |
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| No going upstairs during worship |
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3rd— |
All persons are prohibited from going up the stairs in times of worship |
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| No exploring house without guide |
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4th— |
All persons are prohibited from exploring the house except waited upon by a person appointed for that
purpose— |
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| No exploring pulpits |
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5th— |
All persons are prohibited from going into the several pulpits except the officers who are appointed
to officiate in the same |
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| No vandalism |
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6th— |
All persons are prohibited from cutting marking or maring the inside
or outside of the house with a knife pencil or any other instrument whatever
under ain of such penalty as the law shall inflict— |
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| No children playing |
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7th— |
All children are prohibited from assembling in the house above or below
or any part of it to play or for recreation at any time, and all parents
guardians or masters shall be ameneable for all damage that shall accrue
in consequence of their children— |
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| All treated with respect |
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8th— |
All persons whether believers or unbelievers shall be treated with due
respect by the authorities of the Church— |
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| Protection of rights |
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9th— |
No imposition shall be practised upon any member of the church by depriving
them of their <rights> in the house—council adjourned sini
di |
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sini di: sine die without
a future date set for resumption |
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Minutes of January 15, 1836
Minutes of January 13, 1836
Ohio Minutes
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