19th [FIGURE] According to appointment I met in conference with
And the High Council near the
stand in the grove, one hour before the general meeting
Elder Hyde Addressed the council in substance as follows
That there was business left unfinished at the conference
which must be closed to day As osome officers are going to
the others must be appointed. Bishop was
going Another Bishop must be appointed Also men must be
appointed to visit the various branches who would attend
the council & carry the spirit of the council to the people
& bring back the spirit of the cPeople to the council. & who were appointed last Year
were not with them at all ieither in Body or spirit &
whenever they did attend A council Joseph Young could
not stay till He went away we will pass them over &
let them go. Elder Hyde also remarked that it was necessa
ry to make arangements to receive the poor that had of
late arived among us I have given council through the
guardian for the poor not to come here & some have
contrary to this councisl through tha misguided zeal councilled
them to come to this place & such must bear the consequen
ces of it. It was voted that A Bishop be appointed to
take the place of Bishop Johnson, & that Elder
be appointed to travel among the Churches & call such
men to his help as He needed. Three men were Appointed
as A committe to locate the poor.
We then repaired
to the Stand before the congregation & each item of
business was presented before the people the same as
before the council And a vote taken upon each
item Elder Hyde made many remarks upon each item
as they came up before the people Among other things said
that the Priesthood & Saints Held the keys of Blessings
in there own hands & said we have not had but one
shower of rain this year or since last fall & we have
not seen the bow in the Heavens at all this season the
earth is parched up & dry now if you want rain
open your doors & receive the poor And you will have
the Blessings the people said they would do it &
Elder Pratt Prayed for rain. Elder Hyde Also wished
the sin course & evil that arose in that place from the
grog shops should rest upon the Head of those who kept
such dogeries & the people said Amen to it
In the Afternoon Elder O. Pratt Preached to the people
in an Edifying manner spoke Also against the Grog shops
Also of his travel in the progress of the work in that
land the many thousands who were coming into the
church the great increase of the publications the
opposition that was begining to be manifest against
them spoke of the signs of the times the building
