the Sermon on the Mount) and must be "trodden under foot". Rigdon was then followed by Smith with a short speech, in which he seemingly sanctioned what Rigdon had said. Response The Salt Sermon caused a great deal of demand to purge the church of any disloyal members. This included the formation of the seemingly unauthorized Danites, a secret militant society for the enforcement of church orthodoxy. Two days after Rigdon sermon, eighty Latter Day Saints signed a statement (the so-called Danite Manifesto) warning the dissenters to "depart, or a more fatal calamity shall befall you." According to John Corrill, an early church member and leader, Corrill stated that "although [Rigdon] did not give names in his sermon, yet it was plainly understood that he meant the dissenters or those who had denied the faith." The dissenters and their families interpreted these words as threats, and they quickly left Caldwell County, Missouri. Their stories helped stir up anti-Mormon feeling in northwestern Missouri and contributed to the outbreak of the 1838 Mormon War. Notes References 1838 in Missouri 1838 Mormon War 1838 speeches Latter Day Saint sermons Sidney Rigdon June 1838 events