Resolved that Thomas Bradshaw & Henry Druce
now holding the office of A Priest be ordained
to the office of Elders.
Moved & carried unanimously that William
Walker be appointed for the time being as
President over the Manchester branch
Resolved that James D. Ross be appointed
for the time being as President over the
Manchester Conference
Most of the branches were represented
in good Standing & in Unity
Sacrament was administered in the afternon
& two ordained & one confirmed under
the hands of Elders Woodruff & Ross
A recommendation was read and presented
to Elder M. Holmes by the unaimous vote
of the whole Conference
Milton Holmes President
Wm Walker Clerk
I preached in the evening to a full house
And made an address to the elders Mrs Woodruff attended meeting twice through
the day
~ Monday
15th I spent the day in Manchester with
Elders Holmes & Ross we took tea
with friend Holebrook. In company with Mrs Woodruff & others firiends I went
through the Manchester Museum among
other curiosities we saw the representation
in glass of the Largest diamond in the world
now in the possession of the Emperor of
Russia about the size of a turkeys egg
valued at £125,000000 pound sterling
or $625,000,000 dollars
Resolved that Thomas Bradshaw & Henry Druce
now holding the office of A Priest be ordained
to the office of Elders.
Moved & carried unanimously that William
Walker be appointed for the time being as
President over the Manchester branch
Resolved that James D. Ross be appointed
for the time being as President over the
Manchester Conference
Most of the branches were represented
in good Standing & in Unity
Sacrament was administered in the afternon
& two ordained & one confirmed under
the hands of Elders Woodruff & Ross
A recommendation was read and presented
to Elder M. Holmes by the unaimous vote
of the whole Conference
Milton Holmes President
Wm Walker Clerk
I preached in the evening to a full house
And made an address to the elders
Mrs Woodruff attended meeting twice through
the day
~ Monday
15th I spent the day in Manchester with
Elders Holmes & Ross we took tea
with friend Holebrook. In company with
Mrs Woodruff & others friends I went
through the Manchester Museum among
other curiosities we saw the representation
in glass of the Largest diamond in the world
now in the possession of the Emperor of
Russia about the size of a turkeys egg
valued at £125,000000 pound sterling
or $625,000,000 dollars
"Journal (January 1, 1845 – December 31, 1846)," September 15, 1845, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed April 20, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/mZ70