May 27
Hyrum or of Br Joseph had not altered
it as for himself he would not sit upon the
case another day he considered it an insult
upon his office & calling as an apostle of Jesus
Christ & he would not bear it as for the rest of
the Twelve [they] might do as they pleased as for
himself he would not do it Benjamin winchester
has despised & rejected the council of the
presidency & the Twelve had said they had no
Jurisdiction over him in Philadelphia & to say
whare he should go &c but he & others will find
their is power in the Twelve we know through
whom we have received our power & who
are our benefactors & we are thankful for
it Benjemin Winchester has never for the first
time received our council but has gone
contrary to it no ^one^ is safe in his hands he
calls Hiram an old granny & slanders evrybody
he says their is a contradiction betwen Hiram
& the Twelve, their is no contradiction between
us & Hiram is there Br Hiram, (Hiram answers
No) After B Young closed President J. Smith
said he would give us a little counci[l] if we saw
fit to except it, he thought it proper for us to
silence elder winchester take his lisence &
have him come to Nauvoo & if he would not
do that let him go out of the Church, it
was then Mooved & seconded that Elder
winchester be silenced & give up his lisence
& come with his family to Nauvoo which was
carried unanimously

Br Joseph then addressed the Twelve
& said that in all our councils esspecially
while on trial of any one we should see &

May 27 Hyrum or of Br Joseph had not altered it as for himself he would not sit upon the case another day he considered it an insult upon his office & calling as an apostle of Jesus Christ & he would not bear it as for the rest of the Twelve they might do as they pleased as for himself he would not do it Benjamin winchester has despised & rejected the Council of the presidency & the Twelve had said they had no Jurisdiction over him in Philadelphia & to say whare he should go &c but he & others will find their is power in the Twelve we know through whom we have received our power & who are our benefactors & we are thankful for it Benjemin Winchester has never for the first time received our Council but has gone contrary to it no one is safe in his hands he calls Hiram an old granny & slanders evrybody he says their is a contradiction between Hiram & the Twelve, their is no Contradiction between us & Hiram is there Br Hiram, (Hiram answers No) After B Young closed President J. Smith said he would give us a little council if we saw fit to except it, he thought it proper for us to silence elder winchester take his lisence & have him come to Nauvoo & if he would not do that let him go out of the Church, it was then Mooved & seconded that Elder winchester be silenced & give up his lisence & come with his family to Nauvoo which was carried unanimously

Br Joseph then addressed the Twelve & said that in all our councils esspecially while on trial of any one we should see &