Show Mif lUiES UT 9 of conference held at cedar city iron county Yo november vember 1853 eleven am present of the twelve amstus snow frankm D richards presidents of the stake J C L smith jaha steele H lunt lent Conk conference called to order by president H lunt luat singing prayer by E H groves president E snow addressed the congregation at some length encouraging them in ia the path of duty and said inasmuch as you will give heed to the general orders which have been waned ind and those which shaft be given you by your presidents and those over you yoa the lord will bless you yon with health mw mod sueng strength th and favorable weather to perform them in ft but bat if on the die contrary you neglect those than duties you brill find one difficulty after afier another w arise and ad put jealousy bealow in the hearts of the Lama thus thai YOU yoa wl win hm hare to stand guard in the pelting storm bhonn but if you ww will do what iv if required of you without complaining g and mar ma r mering tin your tort is closed the favor of the lord will be towards you and you will see his bu kindness lengthened out to you from day to day singing ginging benediction by I 1 C haight adjourned for half an hour three 0 conference opened with singing ringing prayer by elder james A little singing the sacrament was administered elder snow remarked that ahat something ought to be done relative to our stock and spoke on the propriety of establishing a herd ground at summit creek that in ease caw of an emergency communication could be immediately made wita parowan carowan and this place and the minute mounted horsemen could fly by to the rescue moved seconded ded and unanimously carried that we establish the herd ground at summit creek the auperin tendency is in the hands of the military officers who are to see that the neceia sary fortifications are made I 1 think it wold aou 4 not be wisdom tor or families to settle there this thin winter s moved seconded and unanimously carried that silas smith be the captain of that band 4 of men who establish the herd ground at summit creek and tint jesse smith simeon howd Z B decker and Samuel west assist liim kim to carry it out caw moved oved and carried that if they want helk help they call upon the brethren at parowan carowan and this place to assist them moved and curled carried that every man who has hai surplus cattle be required to put them tain in the herd and the military officers be required to me se it carried into effect moved and carried that we require them to be responsible for all they get from us that if they leave anything out at night and it is de dea strived b by Y the wolves they pay for it I 1 I 1 there are several brethren coming here av ai missionaries to the indians indiana I 1 wish you to re ceide them as such and help them all you can divide your hay for their animals and doni donl ch charge arge them 20 a to i for it but a fair moderate price and find them places to build on your line as all have to be enclosed within this ton fort this winter and any one who should speculate specula ts on oa them let the people frown him down As regards the grist mill I 1 want the brivil privilege to build one on me he east side the tort fort and s so whom I 1 please to work upon baon it t moved and carried that he have it As there will be considerable poles wanted waft and there is a coal mine on n the same mountain I 1 wish to know whether the iron company make it or the public moved and carried that the iron company build it president J C L smith presented the fol owing lowing brethren who have removed to califor nia nia win hewitt and wife richard varley and wife john gregory thomas machen wm win couzens wm win davies and wife james meaatoa and two wives john joba grant wm win Hender soly wm win slack black and wife james and wi wife fe i matthew easton easten james thorpe samuel ket kei shaw perry harvey 0 lad and wife john dart edwaad davies and wife day darif davies david muria sarah wiley I 1 moved and carried that they all be cut ON of f from in the church chorea moved and carried that beeson louis son of I 1 tarleton Tari eton be cut cul of from ahe he church conference adjourned till tomorrow to morrow morning mora benediction by elder snow monday nov 21 ten conference opened by singing prayer by elder W WH H dame singing elder F D richards congratulated the b 0 ten ren on their zeat zeal aad interest in I 1 building bail ding of this metting meeting house and other I 1 ejects which are an for the welfare of the p pet A here and building up of the kingdom of 0 G and wished the young men awn to acquaint theft selves delves with the nations of the earth aadil things which will be useful and desired the av men to help them all they could 1 foremal of the brethren expressed their deter mi nations and desires hoping to go on in hi work and remember their covenants I 1 elder snow explained the meaning of MW bial law as it now exists that it was not marow martjE lJ law as we call it an obstruction to the religion duties of the people but bt a protection to them meeting adjourned to give opportunity in for those who want to be re baptized benediction by elder erastos snow afternoon conference opened by singing prayer bj 1 bro meeks singing bro E H snow explained the reason marin why patriarch is needed to bestow the a fathers blessing and proceeded to ordo ordain 1 elder E H H groves to the a office of patriarch moved and carried that we acknowledge anil ail I 1 accept our president of this stake with SH do high council and bishops aad their council cou nuil nail As there are vacancies in hm the high chunak occasioned by the death of bro chatterley ani removal of bro groves it will be p ft appoint others in place 14 moved and carried thelt that 1 I ac C haight be bec f bained to the office of high priest moved and carried tbt merino ensign ra in ordained an high priest 4 elder P r D richards explained the d auti 4 president and bishop 1 elder snow gave all brethren residing in ini county a mission to the indians Indian sto to become na factly acquainted with the indian character af R langa language T and to establish schools for that p pi pose a also for the indian children to learn leam t ok language and teach them to work and sho j them the benefits of it by paying them for dull labor lt moved and carried that 4 joel H johnson 4 appointed a father to the indis indians to lead tho then to be acquainted with thefts the arte of civilization aw ad of salvation ir ff moved and carried that nephi johnson 4 j appointed a missionary to the wed seed of joseph W the american continents continent begin beginning song at the ft 4 edes deo also his bro tead join him and call 0 their aid whom they please tos a we the rolling on that work moved and carried that thai george bean kwa kloct I 1 sit t to teach tha indian I 1 4 moved and carried that we havie have Har peri school library and that bros bro snow and riffia vouch for the people and aad the payment of it bi bishop P K smith and jackson lewis wm vw appointed agents for perpetual conference adjourned sine pine die 4 1 benediction by eider F E snow t s JAMES WHITTAKER KERk jun Jan CW |