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Day in the Life

May 18, 1845

Journal Entry

May 18, 1845 ~ Sunday

May 18th
The Carlisle Conference
met for the first time in about four years
on this 18th Day of May 1845 Sunday morning
at 10 oclock in the Recabites lodge room, Castle
Street Carlisle
As it was sumthing of a special Conference
Elder Woodruff was called to the Chair
And Joseph Maughen Clerk
Their being present 1 of the Twelve, 8
Elders, 9 Priest, 3 Teachers & 2 Deacons.
The representation of the branches was then
called for which was as follows E P T D
Carlisle Rep John Barker 78 m 4— 6 3 2
Brampton " John Harding 24— 2— 2 1
Alston " Joseph Maughen 23— 3— 3— 1
New Castle By Letter 28— 1— 4— 2
Sunderland Elder Kent 7— 1— 2—
Dunfries 3 River Green 2— 5
165— 11— 17— 7— 2

John Barker surrendered the Presidency of
the Carlisle branch & Elder Robert Stoddart
Appointed in his stead as the president of that
branch. The Conference was addressed upon
the order & goverment of the Church of Jesus
Christ, by the President, which closed the
meeting in the forenoon. Met in the After-
noon sacrament was administered the time
was then taken up by the members of the
Church & we had a good time the spirit of the
Lord
was with us. We met again in the
evening, And a crouded house was addressed
by the President upon the origen, rise & progress
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints, which closed the Conference & business
of the day


W. Woodruff President
Joseph Maughen Clerk

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2
Sunday th This conference had not met before for 4 years and as it was somewhat a special meeting now Elder Woodruff was called to the chair and Joseph Maughen clerk. The representation showed the conference to consist of the Branches of Carlisle Brampton Alston New Castle Sunderland and Dunfries and containing 165 members The necessary business in putting the Churches in order was attended to sacrament partaken of and in the evening the president of the meeting preached to a crowded house upon the rise and progress of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints which closed the Conference I parted from the Saints of Carlisle and returned to Liverpool by the same steamer in which I came. It had on board 400 sheep and some horses and cattle which nearly covered the entire deck yet the sailors found space large enough to fight on. About a dozen of them got at it which left many bloody noses and sore heads We had a very good passage however.

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First Thursday of the month designated for fasting and prayer (later changed to first Sunday by Wilford).

May 18, 1845