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Day in the Life

Oct 5, 1845

Journal Entry

October 05, 1845 ~ Sunday

5th Sunday I met with the Lemington Confer-
ence this day in Lemington & at 11 oclok
There being present one of the Twelve & one
counsellor 6 Elders 3 Priest 2 Teachers
and 2 Deacons

W. Woodruff was chosen President &
Thomas Smith chosen Clerk. Conference
opened by singing & prayer. After which four
Branches were represented containing
92 members 4 ^e[lders]^ 5 ^p[riests]^ 1 ^t[eacher]^ 3 ^D[eacons]^ and 6 Baptized

There were 2 ordained to the office of A Priest
and one to the office of Deacon under the hands
of the President. Council was also given from
the chair. The Afternoon was occupied
in Partaking of the sacrament confirmed one
& blessed one child & gave instruction to the
conference. The congregation was addresed
in the evening by the President, & followed by
Elder Hedlock we had a good time, full House good
attention A good impression was made through
the whole conference upon the minds of
a large Audience of Respetible citizens. The
congregations who had assembled for several
evenings before had raised a mob & broke down

the banisters around the stairs benches tables
&c but they were vary still while we were
there

W. Woodruff President
Thomas Smith Clerk

Lemington is A Town mostly sustained by
the Nobility & gentry in consequence of the
Sulpher Springs that it contains the sames
as the Saratoga Springs in America. the street
and buildings are splended

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1840 British Convert, United Brethren

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Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York

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Mission - Herefordshire Conference Minutes, 14 September 1845
The Leamington Conference met on the , there being present, 1 of the
Mission - Herefordshire Conference Minutes, 14 September 1845
The Carlisle Conference met on the , when there were represented 5 branches containing 167 members. 6 baptized since last conference, and the prospects, generally speaking, were favourable. 2 were ordained elders, and 5 were baptized after the close of the conference. The Saints in Carlisle were rejoicing in the truth, and in a better state than they had been for two or three years previously. THOMAS BARTON, President. ELDER BARKER, Clerk.
Autobiography Volume 2 circa 1865
was held th^ Myself and Elder Hedlock from Liverpool attended. A good impression was made through^out^ the conference upon the minds of a large audience of respectable citizens notwithstanding that mobs had recently been raised there who had broken the banisters around the stairs of our

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Oct 5, 1845