Show I 1 ProSe edinga of the josephite conference SECOND DAY 34 SESSION GREAT S alt L CITY abtil api il ath 1864 conference convened at 10 a in singing prayer by elder lewis frederick und and henry were confirmed f as members in tb the c reorganized church of Jesus christ of litter day S saints under the hands of elders brag briggs s and mccord diederick Fie derick ursenbach was ordained high priest an dHenry ursenbach elder and were appointed by the conference on a miss mission ion to switzerland to preach the gospel of jesus with instructions to call upon the prophet Josep hSmith on oil their route elder squires delivered an address from matthew chapter vii ad verse for with what hat judgment ye judge ye shall be judged and with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you proved from the scriptures that the foregoing had been verified in every generation reasoned upon the doctrines of human sacrifices that it t was a practice of idola idolatrous troug nations and not recognized as a portion of tho the gospel of jesus adjourned to 3 p m benediction by elder briggs brigge AFTER OOS singing prayer by elder squires elder briggs delivered a discourse on polygamy proving that doctrine to be one instituted to gratify the lusts of wicked men that it could not be sustained by holy writ adjourned to 10 a in ath dinst benediction by elder squires 1 GRE GREW it SALT LAKE CITY april ath 1861 f DAY ING SESSION conference convened at 10 a in singing prayer by brother green moved and seconded that a conference of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints be organized in this territory divided into northern southern and central districts salt lake city to be the central carried moved and seconded that elder thomas squires ci be ordained high priest and preside over the conference carried carried moved and seconded that elders george M rush P peterson J hanson and charles IV lange be sustained as traveling elders under the direction of the president of the conference cairies Cai ried moved and seconded that david kab A william william chapman and thomas job bo be ordained elders to prosecute the of the ministry as their several circumstances admit under the direction of the president of the conference carried moved and seconded that priest J green be sustained in tho the ministry carried moved and seconded that elder john stiles be ordained higi high priest also delegate from this conference to represent the intel cit of the some same to the church in the east carried moved and second that elder it II 11 atwood be ordained a seventy carried elder briggs lemarL cd in relation to the seventies that the law of the lord made provision for seven quorums of seventies only seven presidents to preside over these the ae quorums qu not seven presidents to each quorum should the ministry require more further revelation i would have to be given doc and cov see sec 3 par 43 resolved lie solved that we wc uphold and sustain joseph smith as president and prophet of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints william marks as his counsellor thy the quorum of the twelve ill high li council J L rogers as presiding bishop and nd all the constituted authorities of the church while acting 0 in purview of th their air office the foregoing ro solutions carried by unanimous vote clerk reported the records not ready for presentation about one hundred joined in salt lake city and fifty two in provo city A A letter had been received from G P dykes california six branches already organized gani zed DUl cumbers libers not reported the work goes onward with rapidity and the saints rejoicing north ogden branch reported thirty members work very prosperous in weber county and surrounding couil country try several elders who had bad been engaged in the ministry gave in their reports found the people everywhere they traveled more or less dissatisfied believing bel evin their leaders were ambitious of wor worldly adly honors under a cloak of religion but through t b rough fear and anti inti intimidation mi dation were prevented d from avowing their sentiments publicly they w waited for favorable opportunity adjourned to 2 p in benediction by elder Y squires |