Be it further resolved s'd Marsh & Patten Prepare & send a Petition to the Editor
and Proprietor of the Saints Messenger and Advocate requesting him to publish in
addition to the Messenger a Monthly Periodical large enough to contain all the
interesting or edifying Letters from the Elders abroad. When conference ajourned
to 10 oclock next day. Conference met rd according to ajornment opened
by singing & Prayer the case of Lucinda Benton Was Presented Who was found
to have been illegally cut off Wherefore she was restored in full fellowship
untill she could get a fair trial. A short address was delivered from the chair
on the necessity of the Tennessee Conference keeping a Church record of all the
names belonging to the several branches of said conference And allso the
necessity of each branch sending a Priest to represent their branch & to bear the names
before the general conference of all who have been added since the Last conference
& any that may have been blotted out. Further resolved by the conference that
the Church Purchase Books to keep a general record of the Church Also that Brother Johnston F Lane be chosen & appointed clerk & ordained to the office of an Elder to
keep the general Church record of the Tennessee Conference accordingly J. F. Lane
was ordained to the office of an Elder Also Benjamin Clapp & Randolph Alexander
ware each ordained to the office of an Elder the above ware ordained under the hands
of President D. W Patten Also Br Linzy Braidy was ordained under the hands of Priest Benton to the office of a deacon. Conference adjourned untill 2 PM. then met according
to adjournment opened by singing & Prayer after which a sermon was delivered by
Counsollor Groves & followed by President Marsh & then adjourned untill 10 oclock next morning
Met opened by singing & Prayer & a discours delivered by President D W Patten from these
words repent & believe the gospel Mark 1st 15 after which 5 presented themselves for baptism
Be it further resolved said Marsh & Patten Prepare & send a Petition to the Editor
& Proprietor of the Saints Messenger and Advocate requesting him to publish in
addition to the Messenger a Monthly Periodical large enough to contain all the
interesting or edifying Letters from the Elders abroad. When Conference ajourned
to 10 oclock next Day Conference met Sept 3rd according to ajornment opened
by singing & Prayer the case of Lucinda Benton was Presented who was found
to have been illegally cut off Wherefore she was restored in full fellowship
untill she could get a fair trial. A short address was delivered from the chair
on the necessity of the Tennessee Conference keeping a church record of all the
names belonging to the several Branches of said Conference And also the
necessity of each branch sending a Priest to represent their branch & to bear the names
before the general conference of all who have been added since the Last Conference
& any that may have been blotted out. Further resolved by the Conference that
the Church Purchase Books to keep a general record of the church. Also that Brother
Johnston F. Lane be chosen & appointed clerk & ordained to the office of an Elder to
keep the general Church record of the Tennessee Conference accordingly J. F. Lane
was ordained to the Office of an Elder Also Benjamin Clapp & Randolph Alexander.
Ware each ordained to the office of an Elder the above were ordained under the hands
of President D. W Patten Also Br Linzy Braidy was ordained under the hands of Priest
Benton to the office of a deacon. Conference adjourned untill 2.PM. then met according
to adjournment opened by singing & Prayer after which a sermon was deliverd by
Counsellor Groves & followed by President Marsh & then adjourned untill 10 oclock next morning. Met
~ Sunday
Met Sept 4.th opened by singing & Prayer & a discours deliverd by President D W Patten from these
words repent & believe the gospel Mark 1st 15 after which 5 presented themselves for baptism
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