▁said . ▁ ▁Response ▁ ▁The ▁salt ▁ser mon ▁caused ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁demand ▁to ▁pur ge ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁any ▁dis loy al ▁members . ▁ ▁This ▁included ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁seem ingly ▁una ut hor ized ▁Dan ites , ▁a ▁secret ▁milit ant ▁society ▁for ▁the ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁church ▁orth odox y . ▁ ▁Two ▁days ▁after ▁R ig don ▁ser mon , ▁eight y ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁signed ▁a ▁statement ▁( the ▁so - called ▁Dan ite ▁Man if esto ) ▁warning ▁the ▁diss ent ers ▁to ▁" de part , ▁or ▁a ▁more ▁fatal ▁cal am ity ▁shall ▁be fall ▁you ." ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁John ▁Cor r ill , ▁an ▁early ▁church ▁member ▁and ▁leader , ▁ ▁Cor r ill ▁stated ▁that ▁" although ▁[ R ig don ] ▁did ▁not ▁give ▁names ▁in ▁his ▁ser mon , ▁yet ▁it ▁was ▁plain ly ▁understood ▁that ▁he ▁meant ▁the ▁diss ent ers ▁or ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁denied ▁the ▁faith ." ▁ ▁The ▁diss ent ers ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁interpreted ▁these ▁words ▁as ▁thre ats , ▁and ▁they ▁quickly ▁left ▁C ald well ▁County , ▁Missouri . ▁▁ ▁Their ▁stories ▁helped ▁stir ▁up ▁anti - M orm on ▁feeling ▁in ▁north western ▁Missouri ▁and ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁M orm on ▁War . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 3 8 ▁in ▁Missouri ▁Category : 1 8 3 8 ▁M orm on ▁War