Pottawattamie HC Min Lr 1764 21 Fd 3 /
LR 1764 21_f0003_Page_25
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[Pottawattamie HC Conf Min LR 1764 21 / Pottawattamie HC Min Lr 1764 21 Fd 3 / LR 1764 21_f0003_Page_25]
Kanesville July 5th 1851
Met of the High Council, pursuant to adjournment
Geo. W. Harris Abel Evans Jacob Bigler H. W. Miller.= Jacob
Baum, D. R. Willliams, Geo Coulson,, Jas. C. Snow Harmon Cutler
Bishop A. Palmer & W. W. Lane also came in
E, M, Greene clerk
Prayer by Councillor Jacob Baum, who had just arrived
from Nauvoo and had not met with the Councillor since his
appointment in the Council.
Business called for,, Prest. Harris said one item of
business he wanted considered that the Presidings Elders of
of the Branches be instructed through Elder Snow to call on all their
Elders and other officers, and lay members to take an
active part in carrying on meetings according to their
several capacities,, and sanctioning the course taking
by E. M. Greene and Elder Snow,, and
Prest. Harris moved that Elder snow be instructed by
the Council to say to the presiding officers, of the Branches to call on
the officers to do their duty as also the members,, Carried
Bro's Snow & Cutler came in and reported high the
reason of their being behind the time also reported
Bro Messenger not able to attend the Council..--
Some remarks relative to Bishops in the Branches
considered best to make appointments in the Branches
of a Bishop and council so as to hold Bishop's courts &c.
Elder Snow said he had in making appointment of
Bishops connected two three and four branches under the
jurisdiction of one Bishop, as they were located contignons
to each other.. Bishop Lane said it was right..
The clerk read the former minutes and they were accepted
On motion the Council adjourned two weeks at
10 oclock A.M. E. M. Greene clerk
T C. C. Pendleton came in about the time of adjournment..
Thinking the appointment was at 11 oclock