Elder Willard Richards having been ordained
into the Quorum of the Twelve Hyrum Clark was appointed
Counsellor to Elder Fielding in the Presidency in the place
of brother Willard.
Upon motion from Elder Fielding seconded
by Brigham Young it was determined that a Hymn book
be published and farther motioned that it be done under
the direction of the Twelve. A monthly periodical was
also proposed.
Several ordinations were attended to
in the afternoon's Council.
Heber C. Kimball laid before the
conference the importance and propriety of ordaining a
Patriarch to give Patriarchal blessings to the fatherless and to
the Saints according to the dictation of the Spirit
After various remarks BleazardCorbridge
was chosen by the Twelve to fill the Patriarchal office and
President Fielding and his Counsellors proordained him.
On motion by Brigham Young seconded
by P. P. Pratt it was agreed that the next Conference should be
held on the 6th of July at Preston but it was subsequently
arranged to be held at Manchester.
The next ^day^ the the Council
of the Twelve held its last sitting prior to the adjournment
Brigham Young proposed and John Taylor
^seconded^ that Parley P. Pratt be chosen as the Editor of the monthly periodical
for the Church. Elder Kimball moved and P. P. Pratt seconded
that a committee of three be appointed to make a selection of
Hymns and Orson Pratt proposed and Willford Woodruff
seconded that Brigham Young P. P. Pratt and John Taylor
be that Committee
George A Smith seconded this motion
and Brigham motioned and Orson Pratt sustained that
Elder Willard Richards having been ordained
into the Quorum of the Twelve Hyrum Clark was appointed
Counsellor to Elder Fielding in the Presidency in the place
of brother Willard.
Upon motion from Elder Fielding seconded
by Brigham Young it was determined that a Hymn book
be published and farther motioned that it be done under
the direction of the Twelve. A monthly periodical was
also proposed.
Several ordinations were attended to
in the afternoon's Council.
Heber C. Kimball laid before the
conference the importance and propriety of ordaining a
Patriarch to give Patriarchal blessings to the fatherless and to
the Saints according to the dictation of the Spirit
After various remarks BleazardCorbridge
was chosen by the Twelve to fill the Patriarchal office and
President Fielding and his Counsellorsordained him.
On motion by Brigham Young seconded
by P. P. Pratt it was agreed that the next Conference should be
held on the 6th of July at Preston but it was subsequently
arranged to be held at Manchester.
The next day the the Council
of the Twelve held its last sitting prior to the adjournment
Brigham Young proposed and John Taylor
seconded that Parley P. Pratt be chosen as the Editor of the monthly periodical
for the Church. Elder Kimball moved and P. P. Pratt seconded
that a committee of three be appointed to make a selection of
Hymns and Orson Pratt proposed and Willford Woodruff
seconded that Brigham Young P. P. Pratt and John Taylor
be that Committee