the popular plea for round dances, stria regulations were demanded by the church. There must be no close dancing. There must always be two or three inches between the partners, or as someone said, you must always be able to see daylight between the partners.' In some of the towns, floorwalkers walked up and down the dance floor, making sure the rules were strictly followed. And the parents were always there on the side-lines, backing up the floor-walkers. This rule was gladly accepted, and then we danced the latest dances, the two-step, the racket the rage, and the Irish Washerwoman, but the two-step was the favorite. Amusement Centers In the wake of the financial panic of 1893, which threw the American economy into a slump, the Church took specific measures to stimulate the regional economy, including the establishment of Saltair bathing resort on a beach of the Great Salt Lake.122 The Deseret Evening News of 31 May 1897, Decoration Day, had the following announcement: "Saltair was formally opened today, and a large company of people went to that resort, some of whom enjoyed a bath in the Lake. "The Lagoon at Farmington was also opened, and crowds went there by the Salt Lake and Ogden Railroad."123 People of Morgan enjoyed the easy access to these resorts because of the railroad. Ezra T. Clark, of Davis Stake, spoke in Morgan Stake conference in August 1897, warning the people about mixing with the wicked, referring in part to "Lagoon, now a resort of pleasure in Farmington."124 Brother Clark, who lived near Lagoon obviously saw things there that concerned him. End of the Nineteenth Century—Statistics of Morgan Stake From the beginning of the Morgan Stake in 1877 until the end of the century, there was steady growth in the population of Church members. Church records show that on 1 January 1880, the total membership of The Church ofjesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was 160,000. Twenryyears later, in 1900, it had grown to 268,331. During this same period, membership in Morgan Stake had increased from 1,492 to 1,783- The only boundary change in Morgan Stake before the end of the century was the consolidation of the East and West Porterville wards.125 Breakdown of statistics in a few of the wards in Morgan Stake: Porterville Ward, under Bishop Joseph Durrant, had 316 members: 1 Patriarch, Alma Porter 13 High Priests 9 Seventies 18 Elders 7 Priests 16 Teachers 25 Deacons 148 other members and 79 children under the age of eight. 78