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that the brethren had full confidence in brother
Hyde.. Pres. Hyde observed he had taken a course
on the  other side of the river and it resulted in
much good, and he purposed following the course
showen him by the spirit of God..
     The brethren voted that Brother Hydes word should
be and of all strife untill the rest of the twelve
return.. And in concequence of many complaints of
stealing and passing counterfeit money,, be said
in as much as the brethren and the Lord had given
him all power to do good, both in Heaven and in Earth,
and all who were honest and had ben drawn into any
thing relative to counterfeit money,, or stolen property
he would absolve them from all covenants,, and any
person knowing anything if the kind,, and will not
reveal it to him the curse of God shall rest upon
that house or person  and the people said Amen..
and any person or persons being engaged in those things
and will come and make confession to him he will
do his best to spair them if posible,, and be gone
them 36 hours to come and make confessions..
and those who would not confess in that time
the curse should rest upon them and theirs persons
Cain, and stolen property should from that time
begin to burn in their boosom as would so much
hell fire. Voted that the case of John Loveless
be laid over till after harvest.
Br^o Hyde made some vary spirited remarks relative
to honoring God, showing that the way to honor God
is to honor Gods people,, br^o Hyde said also that
the spirit and sins of the apostate should clean
to the person who should take property because it
belonged to an apostate.. He also every man who is
in authority to act in his authority and not let