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Indians,, Yet for all this they had gone to Pawnee 
villiage had there taken Iron and steel belonging
to the government and has been seen with the bars
of iron in use as false tongues reached &c about
there waggons,, and as men are known by the comp-
any they keep, he moved that George Miller James
Emmet and those who have gone and are still with
them be disfellowshiped  from the  Church, for withdrawing
from the councils of the Church, and for taking the property
of the United States at Pawnee,, voted in the affirmative.
   Pres. Hyde then spoke of the brethren & Sister mingling

with people of  other colors, which he said was contray
to council, for said he God has made a distinction , and
we should observe & keep up the distinction.. He further
said this intermariage would subject those individuals
to the same curse & Stigma.. He further said those
parents who willingly consented to such a union of them
Children should be subject to the same stigma..
Said it was time enough for such union when the
Earth is cleansed from sin..He then spoke of the
case of John Eldrige showing he had taken an under
handed way to get back, into the church, by going over
the river where his case was not know..
    Pres. Hyde then stated that Said Eldridge had
a pair of cattle loaned him by bro. Hunsaker to
go through to California in case the twelve did
not want them,, and he has sold or disposed of
them in such a mauver that Sister Hunsaker was
fearful they should never get them or their equivalent
and he moved that said Eldridge remain cut
off from the church until he return here and make
satisfy Sister Hunsaker for her oxen.. Voted in the
affirmative.. Pres. Hyde then spoke of Extra toll taking
at the Indian Mill.. He then gave some instructions
relative to tithing,, said we should tale it over the

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