Conference
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints met according to adjournment &
by appointment in the assembly
Room in on Sunday the 28th Day of
March, there being Present W. Woodruff &
of the Travleling High Council
& one High Priest 13 Elders 28 Priest 10 Teachers
& 8 Deacons the meeting was called to
order by Elder Woodruff at half past ten oclock
when it was moved by Elder Woodruff second
ed by Elder that Elder G A Smith
be appointed President of the Conference
carried unanimously
moved & carried that Br &
be clerks of the meeting.
Moved & carried that Brothers ,
& Burrows, be appointed to assist in
the business of the Day keeping order &c
The opened the meeting by singing &
prayer & then called upon the officers to
Represent the various Branches of the Church
when Elder read the minutes of
the Conference which represented
| member | E[lder] | P[riest] | T[eacher] | D[eacon] |
| Birmingham Conference | 112 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| [Elder Cordon represented] Conference | 67 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Elder [represented] [Conference] | 34 | | 1 | 1 |
1 |
| E [represented] [Conference] | 14 | | 2 | 1 | |
| [E Wm Bradbury represented]
| 7 | | | | |
| Elder [represented]
| 102 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
1 |
| [represented]
| 19 | | 1 | |
1 |
| E [represented]
| 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
1 |
| E [represented] [Conference] | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
1 |
| E W. Bradbury [represented] &
| 144 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
1 |
| E [represented]
| 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
1 |
| Br [represented]
| 10 | | | | |
| [Br Vernon represented] Minutes of Conference | 91 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| [Br Vernon represented] scattered | 7 | | | | |
| Total one High Priest
| 663 | 17 | 54 | 25 | 14 |
| | ^5^ | ^8^ | ^7^ | ^2^ |
| | ^22^ | ^62^ | ^32^ | ^16^ |
T It was then moved & carried that Brothers
T. J. Fitcher J. Taylor O Shaw, & H
Booth be ordained Elders. Also Brothers
H Simpson
Wm Bradbury
& Be ordained Priests
Also
& be ordained Teachers
Also & be ordained Deacons
The conference then Adjourned untill half past 2
oclock
Met according to adjournment
opened meeting by Prayer After which 15
of those named for ordination were ordained
under the hands of Elders Woodruff,
& , Moved & carried that the remaining
ordinations nominated be attended to by Elder
Cordon.
The President then brought up the case of a Br
Mumford , who was holding the office
of a Priest, from whome fellowship had been
withdrawn by the council of official officers in
consequence of ^his^ practizing fortune Telling,
Magic, Black art &c & called upon Elders Woodruff
& Cordon to express their feelings upon the
sudbject when Elder Woodruff arose, & spoke
Briefly upon the subject, & informed the assemb-
ly that we had no such custom or practice in the
Church, & that we should not fellowship any
individual who Practiced Magic fortune Telling,
Black art &c for it was not of God, when
It was moved & carried by the whole Church
that fellowship be withdrawn from Br
Moumford
Moved & carried that this conference grant
unto Elders Woodruff & G. A. Smith a letter of
recommendation, manifesting that the Church
in this region, accept of their labours & considerd
that that they have filled their mission with
honour & Dignity
Moved & carried that this conference
adjourn for three Months
G A Smith (President)
(Clerks)
we had a vary interesting conference on
this occasion it being in the assembly
Room which would hold about 800 which was
crouded but in perfect order much ^good^ feelings
was manifest during the Day & a prospect of
a continual increase in the . I dined with
Elder & spent the night with Br
