Louisa Louis T Clark
Elizabeth Tyler. C. Price
James Gettings
Mary [blank] W Parsons
Ann Morris
Elizabeth Morris
Susanna Prosser—J Cheese
^20^ James Tayler—P Green 20
James Hill
Mary Badham
Ann Casthope J Gaily 21
{Wilford Woodruff} Bap at Froomshill

Thomas Hooper T Clark 21

Ann Cole
Sarah James
Ann Cole
Richard Cole
Martha Clark

Minutes of A conference held at Standly Hill Bishop ^Castle^
Froome Herefordshire England on the 21^st June AD 1840

The preachers & members of the Frooms Hill circuit of the
United Brethren met at the house of Elder John Cheese on
Stanly Hill Herefordshire England June 21^st AD 1840
at 10 oclock AM according to previous notice, when the meeting
was called to order by Elder Thomas Kington & Elder
Willford Woodruff was chosen president & Elder John
Benbow clerk of the meeting.

After prayer by Elder Richards, & remarks by the president
concerning the business of the day it was
Moved by Elder Kington seconded by Elder Benbow that
this meeting be hereafter known by the name of the Frooms
Hill conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints organized & esstablished by the will & comandment
of God in the United States of America on the 6^th Day of April
A.D. 1830. This being the 15^th Day of the third month of the
eleventh year of the rise of the Church. Carried unanimously

Mooved by Elder Richards seconded by Elder Kington that
Thomas Clark James Hill
Charles Price Samuel Jones, be ordained Elders

Also John Jones John Morgan
Joseph Shinn Samuel Badham
Henry Jones John Dyer
James Baldwin be ordained Priest

Also that Robert Hill James Shinn
George Brooks James Watkins Be ordained Teachers

Carried unanimously & ordained under the hands of Elders
Richards & Woodruff

Mooved by Elder Kington seconded by Elder Richards that

Rough Leasowe
Birchwood
Tunbridge &
Duns Close will
all be united in one branch called Duns Close branch

Carried unanimoussly

Mooved by Elder Richards seconded by Elder Kington
that Elder Thomas Clark have charge of the churches at
Duns Close
Old Starridge
Ashfield &
Crawcutt

Elder Samuel Jones Keysend Street
Wind Point
Colwell
Pale house
Malvern Hill

Elder Philip Green Shucknell Hill
Lugwardin
Mardon

Elder John Cheese Stokes Lane
Woferwood Common
Bishop Froome

Elder Charles Price Ledbury
Ridgway Cross

Elder James Hill Hope Rough
Stanly Hill

Elder John Benbow Frooms Hill
Carried unanimously

Mooved by the President & seconded by Elder Richards that Elder
Thomas Kington be the presiding Elder of all the churches
composing this conference. Carried unanimously

Meeting After remarks by the President Meeting adjourned
to 2 oclock P.M. During recess 10 persons were Baptized
Assembled at 2 oclock according to adjournment & admi-
nistered the sacrament to several hundred Saints after which
20 were confirmed & 20 children blessed under the hands
of Elders Richards & Woodruff accompanied with observations
from the President explanitory of the ordinance.

Mooved by Elder Richards seconded by the President that
Elder Thomas Kington represent this conference to the general
conference at Manchester on the 6^th Day of July next. Carried

Mooved & carried that the clerk of this conference present
to the presiding Elder Thomas Kington a copy of the minutes
of this conference for safe keeping Also a copy to present an
the general conference at Manchester

These minutes were then read article by article & accepted
by the conference.

The President followed by Elder Richards then proceded to
give such instruction to the Saints concerning the order of the
Church & the duties of the members, as the Spirit directed,
& bore testimony to the multitude of the truth of the work
followed by Elder Kington when it was moved by Elder
Richards & seconed by the President that this conference
adjourn to the 21^st Day of September next 10 oclock A.M
Carried unanimously

After prayer & singing the assembly dispersed & the Elders &
officers went into council & chose Elder W Woodruff President
& Elder John Benbow clerk. Opened by prayer by Elder Richards
Moved by Elder Richards & seconded by Elder Kington that we
procede to establish & organized monthly councils of the officers
of the frooms Hill conference to commence on Friday the 3 day
of July next 7 1/2 oclock PM in the several Divisions respectively

assigned to the different Elders viz) standing clerk
Elder Thomas Clark President & James Meeks, Duns Close
[standing clerk] Samuel Jones [President] William Williams Wind point
[standing clerk] Philip Green [President] Francis Burnet Lugwardin
[standing clerk] John Cheese [President] George Allen Stokes Lane
[standing clerk] Charles Price [President] Thomas Jenkins Moorend Cross
[standing clerk] James Hill [President] Joseph Pullen Standly Hill
[standing clerk] John Benbow [President] John Morgan Frooms Hill
Carried unanimously

Moved by Elder Richards seconded by Elder Kington that a
monthly general council of the officers of this conference
be holden at Standly Hill to commence on friday the 17^th
Day of July next 7 1/2 oclock P.M. Elder Thomas Kington
President & Elder John Benbow standing clerk
Carried unanimously

The President then proceded to explain the nature of the
Priesthood & the duties & privliges of the several offices
& gave such instruction as their situation required. followed
by Elder Richard who explained many Important principles
connected with the building up the Kingdom.

The minutes of the council were then read item by item
& accepted, when the council adjourned & after singing
"the spirit of God" &c & a blessing by Elder Richards
the Brethren seperated with feelings of Gratitude &
thanksgiving that God had been with his people & the
spirit of union & Love had prevailed in all the deliberations
of the DAY

Willford Woodruff President
John Benbow Clerk

Remarks: The different Branches in this region are so scattered
that it has not been possible to assertain the No of members
connected with each individual Church but the whole number
of the Churches connected with the Bran Green & Gadfield Elm
& the Frooms Hill conference together with a small branch of
12 members 1 priest 1 Teacher at little Gurney is
33 Churches 534 Members 75 Officers
viz. 10 Elders 52 Priests 13 Teachers
& for the comforting of the Saints & with hartfelt gratitude
to our Heavenly [Father] we would say that it is less than four months since
the fullness of the gospel was first Preached in this region, which
is a proof that God is beginning to make a short work in
these last days W. Woodruff

I Baptized 4. Jointly confirmed 20. Blessed 20 children
Ordained 4 Elders, 7 Elders Priest, & 4 Teachers
8 miles

Reflectiosns

From Adam man decended & prospered & blessed
untill he polluted the earth by sin & wickedness to that
degree that God destroyed the whole world by a flood
except 8 souls & they went forth & again peopled the earth
& was always blessed when they kept the commandments
of God & was cursed when they broke them. God blessed
Abram & made covenants with him & his seed. Though
Israel was in slavery as it were under Pharroio yet when
they cryed unto God & was humble God raised up
Moses & delivered them & cursed the Egyptian nation
& overthrew them, God overthrew the Canaanite
& gave the land to Israel. [Exodus 3] Nation after Nation has
risen flourish & fallen from generation to generation
Baybylon the excellency of the Chaldeans, & the glory of
kingdoms was in her turn lade in the dust, & while
the curse of God rested upon many nations for their
sins & for Israel's sake, Israel forgot her LGod &
turned to Idols, & proved the Lord to be equal in
all his wasys by scattering Israel to the four winds
of heaven overthrowing Jerrusalem, laying her pallaces
synnagogues, & Temples, in the dust to be trodden down
by the gentiles while Judah was driven like the dumb
Ass under his burthen scatterd among all nations as corn
was sifted in a sive The gentile nations took her lands
was grafted in whare Israel was broaken of & partook
of the fatness of her olive tree & for a short season
broat forth her fruit, then Rome arose & Greece
in her turn have both spread themselves like a green
bay tree & strove to have their branches reach to
heaven while built upon Judah ruin, who at the
same time is recieving doublye at the hand of God for
all his sins, Greece & Rome in ther turn fall to the ground,
& out of Rome comes forth ten kingdoms who are now
struggling for the mastery to sway the septure oer the
earth, But in vain, in vain, do ye strive O! ye gentiles
for this thing, ye are ownly fuel for the fire & tinder
for the Breath of the Almighty. Ye have not continued
in the goodness of God neither have ye sought to recover
Israel. WO, WO, WO, unto you Rome for you are
the mother of harlots & wo unto all your daughte
rs England & America not excepted, your destru
ction is sure, your condemnation lingereth not &
your Damnation slumbereth not, for you are all
drunk with the Blood of Saints you have spoiled
Judah & Ephram you have trodden dow[n] But he
will rise again & fullfill the word of God on thee!!