History Draft [1 January–31 December 1840]
History Draft [1 January–31 December 1840]
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History draft; handwriting of ; 19 pages; CHL. This manuscript covers the period from 1 January 1840 to 31 December 1840.
Historical Introduction
Historical Introduction
October 1840
<3> <Saturday> oct 3rd Minutes of the Gen. Conference. (X 185 T.&S. 186. 187.) Clerk
Report of the First Presidency, to the General Conference at Oct 3rd. 1840. The Presidency (O T&S. 187. 88) Israel”
<6> Tuesday. Minutes of the gen conference X (M. S. 165. 6. 7. 168) Secretary.”
<8.> Thursday 8[th]. “Minutes of a council of the Twelve. viz. , , , , & ; , & High Priests, at the house of . No 1 Chapman St Presiding.— Moved by that , take charge of the Millenial Star, for the time being, & carried: voted that our publishing office be removed to , as soon as circumstances will permit, & that Elders & Curtis go where they please to labor. clerk.”
<10> Saturday 10 preferred a charge, against Oliver Walker, “For repeating certain slanderous stories of a fallacious and calumniating nature calculated to stigmatize and raise a persecution against the church, & individuals in it. in this place. & for a variety of unchristian like conduct, &c,” before the High Council at : The defendant pleaded that “he was not prepared to meet the charge, it being to[o] indefinite &c.” council adjourned till next day.— Elder returned to & followed soon after.—
<11> <Sunday> High council met according to adjournment. The charge against Oliver Walker was taken up and the following substituted, “To the High council of <of the church of J. C. at> . For & in behalf X (H. C. 79. 80 81.) .”
Walker plead that he was not prepared to defend himself & the trial was deferred at his request till April conference.
<12> Monday. “ England. ( X T.&S. 250. 1. 252) ”
<17> Saturday 17. a conference was held at , Elder presiding. 896 members were represented, including 24 Elders, 11 Priests, 6, T, 5 deacons, including the branches in , & vicinity. has been preaching in Wales. 56 have been baptized at Overton, Elder has no
<19> Monday. X (L. 188. 9) , To the travelling (O L 190— 196) Smith. < & family arrived in ,— & soon resumed the editorial of the Star.>
<21 Elder arrived in , Eng. from >
<28> Wednesday. London O (T&S. 261. 2. 3. 4) . [p. 17]
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Footnotes
Footnotes
- [139]
See 3, 4, and 5 Oct. 1840 entries in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1102–1104.
- [140]
See 6 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1106–1109.
- [141]
See 8 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1109.
- [142]
See 10 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1109.
- [143]
See 11 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1109–1110.
- [144]
See 12 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1110–1113.
- [145]
See 17 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1113.
- [146]
See 19 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1113–1119.
- [147]
See 21 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, p. 1119.
- [148]
TEXT: Insertion written sideways in left margin.
- [149]
See 28 Oct. 1840 entry in JS History, vol. C-1, pp. 1119–1123.
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