The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-04-19
rHE 5osEpHITEs-
Concluding Proceedings of the Con-
ference at Independence. No.

INDEPENDENCE, Mo-. April 1a.-Thf
Conference ofdhe Josepslite Branch o.
the Mormon Church, now holding its
orth-seventh annual session here, was
convened to-day on the seventh days
session. The usual preaching services
were held at morning and night The
business session convened at the usua
hour, L. 30 p. IA. Associate President
w. w Blair called the meeting to order
and the session<opened with the Singing
of the Coronation, and prayer by Elder
Robinson. After the reading OF the
minutes, reports of committees were
calledfor. Thecommittee appointed al
the last Conference to compare the
Book of Mormon with the original
manuscript, now in the hands of David
Whitmer, who Row. resides at Rich.
mond. Ray County, Mo-, reported that
they had done so and found them the
same in all essential particulars, and
offered some very important sugges-
tons as to the future publication of the
Book Of Mormon" The report was
received end the committee discharged.
The Committe on Repairs of the Tenn
pie at Kirkland, Chic, reported that
work had been done since the last Con-
ferance and that it would take s., 600 to
complete 9he temple. there being S60e
on hand A motion prevailed that
Bishop BlaEeslee .sheuld incorporate in
bis annual report the names of all who
had thus far contributed to the compile
ton of the temple.
With the disposition of these reports
the order of business set for this session,
that of sustaining the remaining officers
of the Church, was taken up, and after
much discussion as to the manner of
sustaining them the matter was pro-
eeeded with, following up the action of
Saturdays session, at which time the
President and his counsel0rs were sus-
tanned. The question of sustaining the
quorum of the high priests. forty-four
in nuRaber, was passed upon favorably,
and on motion, George A. Blakeslee was
sustained as Bishop of the Church, and
Edmund L. Kelly and Elijah Banta as
his cOunselorS.
In regular order, the first, second,
third, fourth and fifth quorum of Ell
ders and the quorum of priests were
as was also II. A. Stebbins,
secretary and recorder; John Scott, as
Church librarian, and Jason A. Briggs,
as Church historian, and the seventies
of the quorum.
Miscellaneous business constituted
The remaining business of the evening
session.
The following communication was
read to the brethren in conference as
'embled: /, the undersigned, have pur-
chased thirty two acres of land lying
south of the Missouri Pacific depot and
have got it all laid off in lots ready for
market, for which l paid and am to pay
10 900. The balance due is 1886, with
on the same. propose to let
'ne man or more pay moneys and take
IN undivided interest and form them
elves into a company to do business.
lay it before the conference to have
hem set a price on the same.
ALFRED MUM.
The communication was referred to a
Committee, consisting of the Presidency,
Sishopric and twelve Apostles.
The committee to examine the Re |
orders books had no report to make
The following preamble and resolution |
assed after some discussion:
Whereas, There are books in the church |
brary, which are rare and valuable to
he Office of publication;
Whereas. Said books are becoming |
Torn and defaced, and it is important
hat said books be preserved and kept |
1 the office of publication for the use of
hose who control the library concerns
the church; therefore, be it
RESOLVED. That the E'iltor and Libra
AN are hereby instructed to select and
0ntrol such books as they may choose.
The ministerial report of Moses r.
colt, of Indiana, was received and re-
'rred to committee.
A resolution passed that the report of
solutions Of the quorum of the twelve
postles, as printed on pages 285 and
IS of the Herald OF 1884, be repeated.
N. T. Short introduced a resolution
lat the true name of every contributor
: appended to every article which may
: given space to in the Saints Herald.
; passed, and one followed, which
ayes it with the discretion of the
ritter and the editor as to whether pub
cation of the name of the writer be
ade or not.
A heated discussion attended the pas
!ge of each resolution.
The matter of ordaining a number of
Ulcers and elders was referred to the {
st Presidency, and committee ap- !
,inted for the purpose.
On motion, President Joseph Smith :
as appointed committee to look over
number of books which were pre-
nted to Elder J. w. Brackenbury by
e widow of Elder William E. McClef-
nd, and see if there were any which
ould be of value to the Church. Nc ]
elland was one of the martyrs of the
urch {
The session adjourned with the usual
,sing exercises.
The conference adiourns this evening. \
st. Louis GlObe-Democrat.
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