Show I 1 copy copyright secil secured tred 1 7 HISTORY OF JUSEPH JOSEPH SMITH 1 I I 1 I 1 I 1 X 1841 1 I su sunday nay 7 ship ld sailed baided from crom liverpool with saints I 1 i monday 8 levi richards writes from bom lu lug wardine I 1 I 1 i 11 TO rhy EDITOR OF THE STAR I 1 11 sineas since stanley I 1 hiu hil I 1 conference I 1 have attended a about t thirty c council situe I 1 11 meetings of church officers itT eleven diff different milt places in Hereford herefordshire shire Gloucester shire and worcestershire making 11 cibit I 1 of nearly one hundred miles union and harmony pie prevail ail among them land nd a disposition to add to heir faith ae new places are frequently opened for preaching wh which icham ace generally supplied many are baptized every yeek week although the lee ica has to yield its natural claims and step asides aside the gift of healing is manifested to quite an extent in this region tile the gift at bogues toft gues is I 1 eclied ii mast af the branches where I 1 am ali acquainted nhe spirit of f persecution is not yet wholly I 1 ast cast gutaf the wornor recently preaching in was held fw the arst parish bigit 17 piles I 1 from ledbury wy when a 4 congregation respectable in blumb numbers s and appearance were Compe Hed to retire prematurely aw i in consequence tf of the quantity of gravel I 1 thrown upon the and against the windows ae ac the nile mob were numerous nume rons I 1 and pup supplied plied tho the op their way fi ahne me with plenty or of mud the was h held e ld atac at the tradesman who bad aad boen been clerk or of the ac parish h I 1 but was so fortunate as 0 f obey the gospel and be turned 0 out o ut of his steward I 1 chip and his wife w ife wa dismissed from heror oot I 1 I 1 for the same reason by the of f the parish ore or jass ess odthe of the saints are turned tamed out of employ and oat of 0 their houses for obeying g the I 1 gospel gospe 1 city ci ty council met according to adjournment and aad opened by prayer which was made a standing r rule u le of the council I 1 reported a bill for a survey arv ey of a canal through the city which was accepted and I 1 was appointed to contract for its I 1 survey I 1 also reported a bill for an ordinance ox on temperance which yas read and laid over wednesday 10 eldr elder james burnham writes from overton Flint shire north wales 1 III I have organized tap twp branches of about members and we are continually baptizing whether it be cold or hot there here is great grea t opposition thursday 11 elders young richards and taylor in council at 72 burlington street liverpool set apart by the laying conof oil I 1 of hands elder daniel browett to take charge of a company of saints about to sail for new orleans on ship echo captain caplain wood and john cheese david wilding james lavender Lw ender william jenkins robert harris hari is and john ellison to be his counsel tors lors robert harris was ordained an elder and elder browett was clerk and to tile the company I 1 I 1 I 1 saturday 13 elder orson hyde sailed from new york for liverpool on oil liis bis way to jerusalem accompanied by elder goorge gaorge J adams I 1 sunday 14 A conference of tile the church of jesus christ of latter day saints was held at barrett s academy 57 king square goswell road london on sunday av the lath february 1841 there being present elders ciders H C kimball W woodruff loanzo snow william pitt and four priests the meeting was called to order by elder kimball at two pm moved by elder kimball seconded by elder pitt that hat elder woodruff be president of this conference carried unanimously moved by elder kimball seconded by elder woodruff that dr W apeland coopland Coo cland be clerk carried unanimously the beefing opened I 1 by elder kimball with prayer priller and singing the president ident then called I 1 upon the official members men ibers to represent theirs their respective branches tile the church at ipswich ipswitch represented by elder pitt consisting of twelve members one elder one priest and ono one teacher tile the church at bedford represented by robert will williams iams priest consist consisting in g of 42 43 members olie one priest seven moved two died the church at woolwich represented represent erd by john griffith priest consisting consist hig of six members one priest the church in ili london joudon represented by elder kimball consisting of 46 members rem bers one elder two priests excellent prospects of a coil continued increase james allen alien was ordained an all i elder and thomas barnes a priest robert williams williama was ordained an elder ehler to oresile ie over tile the branch bianch at bedford and william smith and john Slie sheffield ffield priests richard bates was ordained priest in in the branch at woolwich and A painter teacher all under tile the hands hand of eldes elde s kimball woodruff and snow it was then moved rho ed by elder kimball secondary second dAby d by elder woodruff that elder Ehler snow be appointed president of tins this conference re rene 0 also to take the of ti the ie church in ili london much uch valuable instruction bvm nas given by elders anit all aud and woodruff woodi ri ff ili in relation to t the he duties of the official bemb members era I 1 it t was vas then maed by elder kimball and seconded by emer Elder snow that this conference ca be adjourned adjourn ed to Sti sunday liday may 1841 1 the conference was then closed at t halA past fidei five by singing and prayer dr di W copeland clerk monday 15 As chairman of the committee I 1 report le ported ei ja a bill to tile the city council wh ch after a long di cassion cuss cus sion on passed into an ordinance in in relation to tem temperance ul U ia lia u uy y TI be artay esta i 1 ana aal val uvon aioo that all J gong I 1 icom whis in J hiis tiis city are aie prohibited alom vending inyl entity th than n a I 1 gallon or other spirituous 1 9 1 1 a qu ail I 1 city than a quai 4 to any person w i a 1 hepting on oil the ole recommendation of a physician ghys phys I 1 cian duly accredited in n writing by tile the chancellor and regents e aut of th the L university nive ralty 0 of f the city of halloo Nal loo oo I 1 I 1 r and g any uy person guilty of any ally act contrary cutrary to the i prohibition ant contained i led in ill this oi ordinance denance di nance shall on I 1 cOn convicts conviction victo nI thereof hereof before cefre the mayor or mill municipal i lel ipa 1 coul cobit t be fine fined d in i in ally sum not exceeding dollar at tile the discrete dis discretion cret of said mayor or court and any person or persons who abo shall attempt to evade tins this ordinance by giving away liquor or by any other means shall be considered alike amenable and fined filled as afo aforesaid ebaid 1 passed feh john C bennett cbennett mayor james jamea sloan recorder in ili the discussion of the foregoing bill I 1 spoke at great lenth length I 1 on oil tile the use rise of liquors and showed allowed that it was unnecessary and operates as a pc poison ison ia in th the a stomach to drnach and th that U t roos and herbs can call be found to effect all necessary purposes |