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wading was waved. Councillor Geo. W. Harris moved
that Sister Savery ==== neared before the council. some altrication
a committee had been appointed to investigate her case
she said she was willing the committee should investigating
Her case was then =====  Pres^t O Hyde relative to the
emigration, and the propriety of some good farmers
remaining here, to take the oversight of farming affairs
for the benefit of the poor saints in this country.
     The councillors all spake on this subject,and tho't
it within the jurisdiction of Prest O. Hyde to say
to some, whom he shall think adissable to stay and
assist in moving the work here as it will take all
the nerver  of these settlement if all such men
go away, those that remain will be without homes &
means and mostly brethren from foreign countries, not
inured to our etimate, or  accustomed to raising corn..
     Pres^t O. Hyde said he advised the  Brethren to put
their claims at fair reasonable prices, and they can sell
and fit off to the Valley well; and if not then stay here,
leaving it in the hands of the Lord to thus decide who
shall go and who shall stay..This position was sane-
tioned by the council and whole house
      Pres^t O. Hyde said he wanted four men whom
he should name to stay and help him out, and as
  Bro J. M.  Grant and N. H. Felt had taken the respons-
ibility to advise all the brethren in St Louis to come up
here, they were two of the number. Pres^t Hyde then
suggested that as Bishop Aaron Johnson was going west
it would be well for the council nominate a man
to fill his place,l to be sanctioned by the people at the
adjourned conference-It was moved that the adj-
ourned conference be held on sunday the 18th inst,
and the nomination of Bishop be postponed untill
that day== Carried--- Bishop Johnson enquired as to the
propriety of using tything to fit of poor families that were
on the bishop's hands here, and would likely to be there,