According to testimony and the voice of the
Holy Spirit which is in us, we say unto you
that God in his infinite mercy doth yet grant
you a space for repentance, therefore if you
confess all the charges which have been alleged
against you, to be just and in a spirit that
we can receive it, then you can stand as
a private member in this Church; otherwise
we have no fellowship for you: and also that
the ordination of Sylvester Hulet by Samuel
Brown is illegal and not acknowledged by
us to be of God, therefore it is void and
of none effect." Brother Brown confessed the char-
ges and gave up his licences but retained his
membership. Council adjourned on the evening
of , but previous to adjourn-
ing the council gave the following letter to
the Elders appointed to visit the churches in Clay Co. &c.
To the Latter Day Saints who have been
driven from the land of their inheritance and
also those who are gathering in the regions
round about in the western boundaries of Missouri, the High Council established according
According to testimony and the voice of the
Holy Spirit which is in us, we say unto you
that God in his infinite mercy doth yet grant
you a space for repentance, therefore if you
confess all the charges which have been alleged
against you, to be just and in a spirit that
we can receive it, then you can stand as
a private member in this Church; otherwise
we have no fellowship for you: and also that
the ordination of Sylvester Hulet by Samuel
Brown is illegal and not acknowledged by
us to be of God, therefore it is void and
of none effect." Brother Brown confessed the charges and gave up his licences but retained his
membership. Council adjourned on the evening
of , but previous to adjourning the council gave the following letter to
the Elders appointed to visit the churches in
Clay Co. &c.
To the Latter Day Saints who have been
driven from the land of their inheritance and
also those who are gathering in the regions
round about in the western boundaries of
Missouri, the High Council established according