June 15th Conference Minutes
Conference opened in Franklin, Oakland, Co
Michigan on the 15th Day of June 1844
There were present two of the Twelve, W. Woodruff
& G. A. Smith 5 High Priest, C. C. Rich, H. Green,
Z. Colton, G. Coltrin, D. Fulmer, 2 Seventies
Wm Burton & G. Savage, 9 Elders, 3 Priest
2 Teachers
President C C Rich called the house to order
Elder G. A. Smith called to the chair
Elder C. Dunn Appointed clerk
Conference opened by singing, & prayer by
the President
Instructions were given from the chair
concerning the object of the conference, when
the following branches were represented
Franklin branch Oaklin Co | Members 35 | 1 E[lder] | 1 P[riest] |
| |
Waterford [branch Oaklin Co] | [Members] 12 | 1 | 1 T | ||
Livonia [branch] Wayne Co | [Members] 12 | 1 E | 1 P | 1 T | |
Redford [branch Wayne Co] | [Members] 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 D[eacon] | |
Brownstown [branch Wayne Co] | [Members] 23 | 1 E | 1 P. | 1 D. | |
Van Buren [branch] Wayne Co | [Members] 10 | 1 | |||
Auburn [branch] Oaklin Co | [Members] 13 | 2 E | 1 T | ||
Superior br | [Members] 18 | 1 | |||
Riga br to Richfield | [Members] 18 | 1 P. | 1 D. | ||
Royal Oak Oaklin Co | [Members] 3 | ||||
Lapier Co | [Members] 4 | ||||
Confidence Essex Co West Canida | [Members] 9 | ||||
Total | 170 | 8 E. | 5 P. | 5 T. | 3 D. |
After some instructions was given by the chair
It was resolved that Elder M. Sarine be ordained
to the office of High Priest
Resolved, that B. B. Searsls, M. Wait, H Sprague
C. Lumis S. Goodnell, C McBride, And Jonathan
Collins in the 80th year of his age be ordained Elders
Resolved, That P. Van Avery ^Jr^, C. Hodge & S. Hopkins
Be ordained Priest
Resolved that J. Taylor be ordained Deacon
The above named persons were then ordained
under the hands of Elders G. A. Smith W. Woodruff
and C. C. Rich
Resolved that we sustain Elders C. C. Rich & H Green
in their mission assigned them by the Twelve
A spirited & edifying address^es^ was deliverd both
by Elders Woodruff & Smith, directed & C C Rich
directed mostly to the Elders. After which
conference adjourned till tomorrow 10 oclok
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