Show I 1 I 1 copyright secured secunda 1 t I 1 HISTORY OF JOSEPH SMITH h 1840 4 july ad at a meeta meeting of the saints of crooked d creek branch on of july 1840 to take into consideration the propriety of having a stake gotzion Ot f zion appointed or located somewhere in the of this bratich branch brother Brothe john rJohn hick was called to the tha chair meeting was opened by prayer after which several were made and I 1 tho following resolutions were passed 1 resolved that it be our wishes that a stake of zion mon be av or looted located within the bounds of I 1 this branch provided it should meet the minds of the first presidency of df this chiger church resolved that a committed of three baab be appointed to aa ascertain ertain the minds of tho the first arst presidency and report to the branch I 1 resolved that joseph Na nathaniel Frat tipton and JQ john fin rieke hicks cam said bald committee it was that there thare were abent 2525 wres eres of land owned ly by the brethren and where ever the stake should be should be DO do donated bated or purchased for a very small compensation corn pen and that there are one hundred and twelve members belonging to this branch resolved that we meet on an thursday next at I 1 one ne oa lock pm to receive the report of the I 1 committee I 1 i that the ahe proceed proc eA dings bs of this meeting UA J signed by the president and clerk I 1 JOHN A HICKS Pre prest et william whiteman Wb iteman clerk I 1 friday sd high council councie met at toy my onice office the athe sabie ct of ute memorio of president joseph smith jr was pg ag tin brought up for wre prehearing hearing f according to the decision of the last ast council june I 1 i 37 27 when tho the following tol following lowing resolutions were I 1 entered into I 1 I 1 let ast Rt resolved solved that vie we feel As perfectly y satisfied I 1 with the course taken by joseph smith amitia jr and feel a disposition as an far as it is in im our power to assist hicso as to relieve him from the temporal of the church in oriler order that he may devote his time more particularly spiritualities of the same believing by so doing wo ire shall promote the I 1 of the whole church but as he be joseph mith jr is heild responsible for the payment of the city plot and knowing no way to relieve him from m that responsibility at present presen twe we would request of him to act as aa treasurer for the city plot those persons may appoint to make ak sales s of lota and attend nd to the business affairs of the church troy at all times be responsible and make truland true and correct returns of all their proceedings tea ce as aa well as to account for all movies properties ac which may come into their hands bands therefore resolved that elder eider henry G shod act as clerk for the same that bishop alanson ripley be appointed to provide for tie the wants of the pre 11 dency and make such appropriations 0 to them and ta 9 their clerk or clerks which eh they ina atay y require I 1 re I 1 resolved Res olred that the funds of the city plot shall not be taken to provide for the presidency or clerks but that the bishops be instructed lo io raise lands funds from other sources to meet the calls calla made on them and monies received for lots shall be deposited in the hands of the treasurer to te tile the debts of the city clovi plot saturday Sh ath the resolutions of ortho tho crooked creek branch of thed int insl were taken lito into consideration ty by president joseph smith jr and it was thought proper to establish a take ook ed A creek agreeably to the request of said branch and a tetter letter was written to tha brethren to that effect fl 41 B N THOMPSON serlia since congress has decided against us the lord has fias begun to vex this a nation and he will continue to do so except they repent for they now stand guilty of murder r robbery and plunder as a nation because they have refused to protect th their air ci and to execute justice according to their own constitution A hailstorm hail storm has visited carolina some stones are said to have measured nine inches in circumference which the I 1 I 1 ig 0 i 1 9 I 1 i J 4 W g I 1 1 I 1 I 1 1 e a 1114 A ia 1 1 I 1 I 1 x isa afi 9 4 the branch at manchester Manc netter represented by edae er r william clayton sao 8 0 3 5 5 I 1 do preston do 14 joseph fielding 5 4 68 6 i 8 42 4 a riders iden kington and browett presented the minutes of thee the coo ferdl ices held I 1 in n herefordshire Hereford shire which were read by elder wilford woodruff representing 33 1 branches of the church 1 10 52 11 euer alfred cordon read the minutes of the Confere conference ate held at hanley I 1 staffordshire I 1 I 1 representing P se tf 7 branches of the church I 1 4 13 6 2 the bru branch n h raj at liverpool p i represented by I 1 el elder der john taylor I 1 38 1 32 3 2 elder eider joseph V fielding iding read the minutes of the thornley conference the bowhea sit at and thornley by elder william ka kay I 1 3 30 3 S 1 i 1 the branch braach at Ribo Ribe hester heater represented by y ewer elder francis as claiz clark 22 2 8 I 1 do waddington Waddi do 11 I 1 I 1 john ellison elliso n 58 68 2 2 i do clithro do brother lofthouse lofthous as 35 1 3 1 ai I 1 do chatburn hat burn do I 1 elder john ron bond d i 91 3 2 2 2 do downa am do 4 J spencer spence ori II 11 1 i do 6 do elder elda r joseph fieldin fielding I 1 5 1 do whitmore do J spenceil Spen spencer cerl I 1 3 do burnley do elder H C kimball I 1 87 27 1 I 1 I 1 A do blackburn do do 17 1 elder reub reuban bedlock read the of the he Con conformance forance howat held at paisley scotland I 1 5 6 branche hran che of tits the church j 1066 6 5 3 2 the IJU branch at alston represented by e C elder john sanders 36 2 2 2 do brampton do do 36 1 1 do longton do elder Brad bradshaw shaws 54 2 4 2 do Nn wortham ain do elder P gelling 77 4 1 1 1 do whittle ido do elder wd rd 16 1 4 do southwort southport Bouth South port do I 1 R mcbride 19 f 14 1 2 0 f do dauber leas lane and Ece tenton ditto elder idor rd ald 42 1 3 do hunters do 49 richard benson 26 I 1 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 da kolton bolton tie do fider elder D wilding dildine a 1 22 2 2 db bury and elloa altott do do 12 f do db ratcliff do AO I 1 elder amor amon fielding 11 do bedford at 40 elder willard Rid richards hards I 1 40 1 1 do stockport do I 1 elder eider M X littlewood 85 2 1 2 1 do duckinfield infield do da elder henry royle 41 1 1 1 do Mac macclesfield clesfield do samuel heath 14 2 1 do 40 do de do 20 1 1 1 do ae plover do lt do 24 1 1 1 I 1 do ae North northwich do 40 william berry barry 1 14 1 do ao altrincham do do 4 1 do 40 whitefield do walker johnson 14 1 do pendley pendlebury a ry do mr elder william clayton 13 1411 1 1 1 do eccles dodo 5 do wast bromwich do elder theodore I 1 turley 16 1 1 after the of officers ficari had got the lions alons the president introduced the new hymn so book ok and after suitable remarks had bad been maile made by him and elders young and thos Kington Kingto uthe the ir the conference if they were satis aed ad with the tabors labors of those who had made the election ft and it if they reci received ived the book the 11 of the meeting was amme immediately manifested I 1 by qu unanimous vote thos King kingtsu tou alfred cordon and thos smith were ordained ordal ped high trieste priests john Albi albiston john blazzard Bl ezzard william berry John Sanders john parkinson jas joy and john allen alien were ordained riders elders and joseph slit slinger r goo geo walker john smith robt williams williama wil william limm black john melling and john Swindle huret were ord phiea priests eldir eider B young ABO called upon those officers whose awauld permit them to devote themselves entirely work of the ministry 1 I 1 and would donld 0 0 to 40 ab ab to stand u up when w a the following names were token viz of one the traveling council B young 11 C kimball johr taylor wilford Wl lford woodruff IT willard richards and od george A smith other olli officers cers namely wil liam m Cj chayton Clayt ayton nn reuben flod tt edlock lock firem dark clark theore theodore turley joseph fielding Fl eldine richardson amos Fl john Pa Alagon john bohu 1 I 1 crops killing some cattle insects are crops on en the high lands where the oads floods of country have pot not reached and great distress pre prevails valls every everywhere 3 monday atha IIA agenw gen conference of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints was waa held in the Ca carpenters Venters hall manchester on the ath lh day of july 1840 it being chelst day of the ath mouth month of the alth year of the chum church when the following officers idere off of the traveling high council were present ent viz elders eiders B Bl ayou Young ng FT P P pratt W woodruff J taylor W richards if ff C I 1 kimball and G A smith other officers viz priests 5 elders 19 priests 45 Tea teachers chirs I 1 11 1 and i the meeting being called to order A a little after ten by bk elder W clayto nat was moved by ay elder young seconded by elder Woo woodruff druT that elder pratt be ba chosen president of the con forence ference which was carried unanimously lda I 1 W C clayton on was wan chosen clerk the meeting was opened by singing and prayer by the president elder B young then proceeded to prefer charges against elder T green viz first for giving way to a false spirit second 14 busing a young fornale female by accusing herin her in a public meet meeting ilig things which he could not provi prove and third for abuse to te the houa hove and congregation at dukinfield june jane 1840 the th president I 1 then proceeded to ask elder green whether ather he was guilty of these charges or not he immediately pleaded guilty and acknowledged after elder young had made considerable remarks to the meeting present touching the conduct of df elder Gre green eix he pro proposed poseA that elder graen go to those characters whom he rad bad abused and insulted an and 4 make confession to them as far as the air offense offence extended and then tobe suspended froni office for ai a season the president then made remarks to the same effect and put it to the vote rote of tho the meeting VIZ vit that he shall make confession as stated above and be suspended from for a vason car acied ed 4 the president then hen asked elder grain if he b was as willing to make maka confession who immediately mediately fin agreed to do it the fiat fi ret opportunity the meet ing a little after twelve at two business by singing and prayer when the president called upon the officers to represent the different branche bra nehe I 1 of the church which was wan done in the following order viz vii I 1 i I 1 I 1 I 1 1 wych john needham henry royle john blez zard D wilding charles price joseph knowles I 1 wm win kay samuel Heat Heath aWin Win parr R mcbride I 1 and james morgan I 1 moved by elder eider richards richarda seconded by elder i kimball that elder P melling be appointed to 1 preside over ever the following branches of the church namely preston longton penwortham Pen wortham north meola meals and southport southwort South port carried I 1 moved by elder Kii hall seconded by elder young that elder Ric hartl all be appointed to preside over the branches of the church at I 1 i whittle daubers lane chorley hunters hill and carried moved by elder kimball seconded by elder eider young that elder eider thomas smith be appointed to preside over the branches bran chea of the church at clitheroe downham grindee I 1 ton re burnley Bar nley blackburn ribchester Rib Ribe chester hester and Thor alay car carried ad kovs and seconded econ ded that president Preg ident yielding fielding and his counselors couR selora be bet et at liberty from the charge which they havo have sustained unstained a cy that they thay may have the privilege of more fully entering into the he field of labor aud and that their labora his accepted carried enders elders young and aad richards toen flan proceeded hwee eded to ordain those thorn who bad bein been nominated to ti their the re inspective offices after which the minutes were read and accept accepted eL the conference adjourned to the sixth day or of october next to be held in the Carp carpenters buters hall Man manchester chster at 10 I 1 0 ol eldek am tuesday 7 pursuant to notice a general council of the church officers was held in the council room at the star office manchester on the ath dby day of july 1840 the mertill meeting aide being opened with prayer by elder kimbal 1 elder young began to speak concerning those officers who had volunteered to devote themselves wholly to the ministry minister when it was moved and seconded that brothers william kay and thomas richardson go to herefordshire Hereford shire to labor in that region I 1 with elder kington carried I 1 moved Move dby by elder Kirn baH seconded amended by elder young that brothers brot liera hi hiram ra ia clark and joseph knowles go po with elder bedlock to scotland carried I 1 moved by elder rim kimball cimball ball seconded by elder you young ng that brother joseph fielding go to bedford carried I 1 I 1 moved by elder richards seconded by elder kimball Kirn ball that brothers broth amoy amow fielding and john wg b g go to newcastle upon tyne carried moved v by elder kimball Ki abaH nee ended by bv ellder elder woodruff thit brother David wilding go io to gar way herefordshire Hereford shire cat carried red I 1 moved by elder eider young seconded bymer by Elder woodruff that brother william clayton and john needham go to Birmingham carried moved by elder richards seconded by elder young you III that brother henry royle go jo to sheffield carried arrie I 1 moved by elder clayton seconded by elder young that brother john albitton AI Al biston biaton take charge of the following branches bf f the church namely dukinfield M U bolley faill ashton and sta ley bridge carried I 1 I 1 moved by elder pratt seconded by y elder Woo woodruff draff that brothw brother william purr parr go to sandbach and congleton carried moved by elder richards seconded by elder pratt that brother heath continue his labors in macclesfield Mac clesfield carried moved by elder richards seconded by elder woodruff that brother john bieszard go to corn shaw carried moved by elder Kin kimball iball seconded by elder richards that brother robert mcbride go to lancaster lancaste carried I 1 I 1 moved by elder richards seconded by elder elde r woodruff that brother james morgan abide in his own neighborhood to labor with elder dadd ins ing carried I 1 mowed by elder eider seconded by eldera elderwood 0 od ruff that brother price give up his business and labor under the advice of elder as the I 1 way opens carried I 1 moved by eloer elder richards seconded by elder brother william black go to Lia burtt I 1 I 1 ireland d as the way opens carried I 1 I 1 moved by elder eider richards seconded by eldor I 1 smith si that brother john Park jAson have a rov ing commission so long as he keeps busy and doing good carried cart led I 1 I 1 after elder young had addressed the meeting upon several important items the dismissed by blessing f rod from elder young I 1 P P PRATT V W cl clayton ayton clea I 1 I 1 at this time elders orson hyde hyda and john E page were laboring in ohio Thurs thursday duy 9 extract from elder eider woodruffs i letter to the editor of the millennial star 1 I ar rived at froomes hill castle froome hereford shire on oi the ath march trod and was as kindly entertained for the might by mr john joha benbow who received my testimony and opened his door tor for meeting and oil oi the evening following the aith th march for or the first time I 1 preached the fadness of odthe the gospel in that place to a small congregation who manifested much interest in what they i heard aud and desired to inquire further farther i alito those I 1 things and ob 09 the evening fol following lowin 9 I 1 met a larger largi I 1 number 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