Show 1 of a special Con conference ferenee for A at the church of f tam jesus christ chrid off of J 10 0 U saints held at akl sidney mh match 2 23 3 I 1 conference vw met pu pursuant to notice fice i opened in the usual form J 10 on motion C W wandell high priori chosen prod president dent and counsellor john A M dk atice in the opening ad address dresa the he pr aam rev J the history of the minion aue sion considered coni dered ito pent prosperous roua condition and future spoke of assistance now no doubt near ar at i 1 from abroad exhorted the members to ai of action as well as aa of thought and invoke 3 divine aid to assist us as in au ab our oar delibe delibes I 1 and decisions 1 I 1 1 the conference was then addressed by y I 1 jones kand evans and d was as L I 1 to meet on an aw friday at half daut tea e n am I a the ev evening euing eora at su aa k 0 union avgi be held in horm honor of presidents 1 tl t dell abow ow a about to depart for zion I 1 second liaf X mot met pursuant to a adjournment it J ope f abna om after A re r which wh ich the president elders rei reports elder hillo fc reported the branch bb bourne to equi staf one priest ayed and w i I 1 I 1 bers ben elder JJ mccarthy CCarthy reported the alai i II 11 ai I 1 brict branch to consist of one one elder one priest and twenty members sixteen baptized since the last conference elder jones reported the sydney branch to consist of one high priest four elders two priests two teachers two deacons and fifty two members mostly in good standing elder anderson reported by letter five mem bers near I 1 after each officer had given in his report it was resolved re solved ved ast 1st that we receive and sustain president bigham heber C kimball and willard lard richards as the first presidency of this church and all the other quor urns unis as stated at thelast the last conf conference arence 2nd and that we receive president C W wandell as the president ot of the mission in the australian group and elder john jones as aa his counsellor 3rd ard that while we lament the anticipated departure of president wandell we believe that his peculiar circumstances are such each as to i ally fully justify him in going away at this time imp yet we cannot but realize the fact that the loss will ace e deeply felt by the public and the saints for hs his affability and his unimpeachable morality lias has won for him the esteem and admiration of many among the public and his tenderness and love have so united him with the saints that the contempt con contemplated abed separation awakens feelings of regret that are only allayed bythe hope that we shall soon be re united with him in the home of the saints his manners ability energy and constancy in preaching the gospel and in in trusting truc ting the saints have tended to awaken the interest convince the judgment to edify and build up in the faith and the holy spirit has i nt attended tended his administrations and through him blessed us and we recommend him to the first presidency and church in zion as a faithful t of the lord jesus christ and we pr pray ily our father in heaven to bless and preserve him I 1 even so amen ath that the future prospects of the work are good and we pray the lord to raie raie up laborers and send them forth to our assi assistance stance i ath that the members of the conference renew their licen licenses licences ces these resolutions were adopted by an anani in ous voice an epistle to the saints in australia from apostles P P pratt A lyman and C C rich at san bernardino dated apt 9 1852 was then read it was moved by elder jones and seconded by elder mccarthy and carried unanimously ni that we receive the epistle and engage to carry out the counsel contained therein adjourned until half past two p in met at the appointed hour and opened in due form the president arose and requested the conference to release him from the presidency or of this mission A motion being made to that effect aft act by elder baxter and seconded by elder robb it was carried president wandell then nominated elder jones to succeed him in the presidency of this mission elder robb seconded the no nomination Mi nation nd ind elder jones consenting it was carried una elders robb and mccarthy were chosen counsellors coun elder robert evans was chosen president of he sydney branch the conference then adjourned until six pm dismissed as usual with benediction met again at six pm for a reunion re union the meeting was large many friends being present thereby testifying their respect and esteem for sider eider wandell and for the truths he has so i industriously inculcated after the president had asked a blessing the company began to deal justly with the buns biscuits grapes peaches melons cold water ind lemo lemonade nades which were plentifully plentiful ly spread nr tho the tahle table I 1 I 1 after the company had refreshed themselves I 1 bro wandell and others addressed the meeting third day sunday i at six six a in s seven even persons were baptized at eleven am a m conference met pursuant to tat da j ourn ment and as usual was opened by sing ag g and prayer the president presented the motions appoint ng the new officers to the fhe mission for the rati of the present meeting they were severally eve rally ratified by an unanimous vote president wandell donated 30 worth of boks to be sold for the benefit of the austra an st ralan perpetual emigration fund and the con arence adjourned until evening I 1 in the evening elder jones was set apart by i president W M andell to the presidency of the mission mission elder evans to the presidency of the sydney branch bro pain was confirmed or bained and set apart for it 9 mission to ong six others Ali cers were confirmed australia a rewel composed by elder nandell ivandell was then sung and the conference ad birned to meet again in in sydney the first thur slay in in july next benediction by the president |