There were present of the Twelve Apostles Brigham Young Parley P
Pratt Heber C. Kimball, John Taylor Willford Woodruff George A
Smith and Willard Richards and of other officers 5 High Priests
19 Elders; 15 Priests; 11 Teachers and 3 Deacons

Shortly after 10 a.m. the meeting was called
to order by Elder William Clayton. It was moved by Elder Brigham
Young and seconded by Willford Woodruff that Elder Parley P. Pratt
be chosen President of the conference which was unanimously
carried and William Clayton was chosen clerk. The President opened
the meeting by prayer. There were then represented 41 churches in
England and Scotland. The British Mission thean stood
as follows

Churches 41. Members 2513
Elders 56; Priests 126; Teachers 61; Deacons 13.

Increase of the last Three months
of Members 842; of Elders 22; of Priests 74
of Teachers 23; of Deacons 5.

It was moved and carried that Elders Thomas Kington
Alfred Cordon and Thomas Smith be ordained High Priests and
John Albiston John Blezard, William Berry, John Sanders
John Parkinson, James Worsley and John Allen be ordained Elders
and that Joseph Slinger, George Walker, John Smith, Robert
Williams William Black, John Melling and John Swindlehurst
be ordained Priests. They were ordained under the hands of
Elders Brigham Young and Willard Richards.

Much other business was transacted this day
and the General Conference closed with the benediction from
Elder Brigham Young.

President—Parley P. Pratt
Clerk—William Clayton

Elders Young and Pratt ordained a man about the last
of June to the office of Elder who was in the British army
and who is now ordered to India with the regiment to which he belongs
There he will carry the Gospel. He sailed in good spirits determined
to preach the Latter-Day work in the far off land where he was
bound. On the 17th of July Elders George A. Smith and A. Cordon
also ordained to the office of Elder William J Barret of Burslem

There were present of the Twelve Apostles Brigham Young Parley P Pratt Heber C. Kimball John Taylor Willford Woodruff George A Smith and Willard Richards and of other officers 5 High Priests 19 Elders; 15 Priests; 11 Teachers and 3 Deacons

Shortly after 10 a.m. the meeting was called to order by Elder William Clayton. It was moved by Elder Brigham Young and seconded by Willford Woodruff that Elder Parley P. Pratt be chosen President of the Conference which was unanimously carried and William Clayton was chosen clerk. The President opened the meeting by prayer. There were then represented 41 churches in England and Scotland. The British Mission then stood as follows

Churches 41. Members 2513 Elders 56; Priests 126; Teachers 61; Deacons 13.

Increase of the last Three months of Members 842; of Elders 22; of Priests 74 of Teachers 23; of Deacons 5.

It was moved and carried that Elders Thomas Kington Alfred Cordon and Thomas Smith be ordained High Priests and John Albiston John Blezard, William Berry, John Sanders John Parkinson, James Worsley and John Allen be ordained Elders and that Joseph Slinger, George Walker, John Smith, Robert Williams William Black, John Melling and John Swindlehurst be ordained Priests. They were ordained under the hands of Elders Brigham Young and Willard Richards.

Much other business was transacted this day and the General Conference closed with the benediction from Elder Brigham Young.

President—Parley P. Pratt Clerk—William Clayton

Elders Young and Pratt ordained a man about the last of June to the office of Elder who was in the British army and who is now ordered to India with the regiment to which he belongs There he will carry the Gospel. He sailed in good spirits determined to preach the Latter-Day work in the far off land where he was bound. On the 17th of July Elders George A. Smith and A. Cordon also ordained to the office of Elder William J Barret of Burslem