| Show MINUTES OF SPECIAL conference p TIIE tite SN bernardino BRANCH OF tile TIIE CHURCH OP JESUS CHRIST 01 of LATTER DAY SAIM sails S COMMENCED IN SAN bernardino IC M ARCH anch jath president chas C rich presiding conference czi was called to order at 10 a m prayer prater by prest west wm win J cox singing by the hoir hoir president informed the that in aa tiel pahion 0 of his hla departure for Great salt late lale city he b I 1 d 1 called the c cefi rence at till time to appoint a few and liaa acl act such ther business as would came ewe besore before our annual conference ile lie baid said he was liau laap to efe bie sea eie so many of tile the saints la in attendance anase anage comfortably situate situated dj etc and then followed fall ewed owed with wilh a discourse upon a proper appreciation of the blessings contin bially extended to fb the saints in this puce and throughout the world af after ter tvr a few appropriate reni rena arks by prest rich s tithe n the subject of voting the following were unanimously bously sustained by the v ite of the conference brigham young as president of the church of jesus christ or of latter day saints throughout the world kirber C almha as his first counselor Jede jedediah diab dlab M 31 grant as his second counselor orson llyde as resident ident ol 01 ilie yie ci normia of the twelve apostles A As embers members in of the of the twelve apostles parlor parit y P pratt orson pratt rilford willord i woodruff iJohn john alor taylora george A smith amasa liman li man ezra T denson benson charles C nich rich lorenzo snow snows erastus snow and F D richards john smith as providing pro p ebli siding ung patriarch ot of tila the church of jesus christ of latter latec r day dby saints george A smith as general church ilist Trist orlan amasa aniala lyman and chas C rich ar as presidents of the chul chai b h in southern cai Cal california tornia fornia iii lil f ers er for tor corthia this branc ii of the he church were then presented and unanimously sustained vm J cox as prisident president wm mathews as his bis first counslor cou coun nelor elor suj adf bthomas 11 MT homas thoman as ins his second counselor th tia odore burler tur T as of the high nigh council A members 0 ahr digh council B n F taylor zeffer zesser lefferson llant hunt sydney tinier T andrew lytle if 11 shepherd chantis channis C barbs harbs crisman john jqhn P D joseph mathews Mat liew llew daniel stark alfred bybee james jmes II 11 rollins wm crosby as pr pre elding eiding ishop of the branch albett albert V W collins his ha farst first counselor win S warren his hii cond counselor 1 nathan C tinney as bishop of san 33 mission ward 0 11 carter as his first counselor john johns S narris r S ashli second counslor iori lorn lori mehard richard it as hist orlan atthe ottha bianch banch bi anch prest J W cox then ihen addressed the congregation congre gatlon gation upon the necessity cAssity ne of a strict compliance with their votes and of sustaining the he individuals they thet the had voted for with thap ibar th ir faith falth and cleans and closed with a few je a arks upon practical righteousness conf rence adjourned till tomorrow to morrow the rill hill at 10 oi lock lork a am m with singing by the etoir benediction by prest W J cox I 1 sunday march 10 a am in conference was continued with prayer br iq ellez eller addelson S by the choir president rich elch addressed the congregation upon the plan ot of salv atlon and urged an immediate application ot of the principles principle of the fame to every act of the saints by so doing they would world ensure sai sal salvation here and hereafter conf arned until 2 k p ra singing by the choir benediction by president chas C rich cur our conference rence renca was wa continued at 2 f p m with prayer by prest wm J cox aud singing by the choir the following persons were tut cut off from the church by the unanimous vt vete of the conference alfred mark cooper or r diibon nt est conduct in running away without paying his bl debts por ike conduct dr joseph jose josi ph shaw condalary Cond Cona alara lin liu inan iaan cyrus canfield robert M smith john carril carroll and nife nathan hart jonathan newman xen man and isaac alien allen tuck I 1 prest rich spoke upon the necessity of putting away all evils from our oun midst and advised all who wished to I 1 retain a standing in the church to live op up to their coven ant ants ile he sali sall sal l there were some other cases under adise advise and unless there was a change in their conduct icon jeon duct they would be dealt with in the same tame way nay the following persons were tilen thin appointed to the follow lne ine miss mission ionn to the society In lands addison pratt prati ambrose alexander I 1 to austral austraha Au ia alexa alexander rider arnold potter abner uner bell california coast including oregon and washington territories charles charies IV wandell G gboyle boklep olf off 01 i lando 11 II cartr cart r and joseph hunt to southern california archibald sullivan daniel M thomass thomas john D hol nol imay iaac isaac grundy grondy wm mathews Mat hat news theodore turley N 0 turney an and dJohn john 5 harris harrl 0 prest rich then addressed tb 40 congre atlon upon local matters matter and the efrost effort necessary to rid ourselves from the that hangs over us u elder wm win mathews arose and the remarks of r president ident rich nich hi h I 1 rorert prest vrest wm J cox followed 9 and urged the saints t to an in united effort efm eff rt to accomplish the object tor for which we came to this land sacrament was then administered and conference adjourned until sunday dinst a at it 10 ocl oci ock a m ben ben den edIc tion by prest charles C nich klch sunday sundays march 21 h b 10 Oc locka a m conference was continued by prayer by prest wm J Z cox prest rich nich spoke upon the gathering of icrael igral and the building up of the kingdom of god on tle the earth 1 conference dif prence adjourned until 2 p m N with ith fth singing by the choir and benediction loprest ly prest cha chas 0 rich nicil conference conter Canter ence enre was continued at 2 p m witia with prayer grayer ty by elder thomas thornas whitaker prest rrb arose and alluded to I 1 the prospect af f alls his departure for the valley vailey prior to lils his leavi leaving rig tig for his bis nield field of labor in europe and wanted to know if the saint saints approved his labors in this land lahd and it if lie be could go wit with h their faith and prayers to which the conference responded in the by a unanimous vote elder eider theodore theodo v tinley eurley addressed the congregation upon the principles in relation to the children of israel conference adjourned until sunday sundays april oil CIL at 10 a m with singing by the choir and benediction by tty prest win J cox I 1 sunda sunday v april 10 a TO conference was continued cont nned need with prayer prater by elder daniel M thomas prest chanes chafes C rich alluded to being leing tae the anniversary of the of the Church gace gave a sketch of the rise and of the samey tamey advised the saints upon the practicability ot of an immediate application of the tiie principles of salvation prest win wm J cox coi upon the necessity essitt of f a proper appreciation cf cathe the counsel of those whose place it Is to counsel etc conference adjourned until 2 pm pan with witla witta singing sin ing by the choir and benediction by ast prest wm J cox conference was continued at 2 oI clock pm p m with I 1 prayer by prest wm win J cox and singing hy 1 y the choir fider eider theodore turley addressed the congregation upon tb the t of falth faith sacrament ws was administered conference adjourned until the oth of october next with sinding by the choir choicy and atrid benediction by prest oharles charles C rich RICHARD H R clerk N |
