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Apr. 9/48

          1/4,, 10 A. M. [=====]

High Council Jas. Allred H Hyde Silas Richards Ira Oviatt E. M Greene N S. Bulkley
Door keepers as usual.  Marshalas also { H W, Miller Wm Snow

Jno. Key sung "The Seer"

Bro. Emer Harris spake to the congregation on the rise and progress of the Church
from his own experience.  He had been highly edified with the teachings of
the brethren during the confrence except one point the purging out
of the rebels from among the saints. read 25^c of Mathew 31^v - -
1/2 /1 10 O. Hyde presented the following item of business,,

I wish to speak on one thing that is we are situated here on P planes
it is not sacvezed[?sacred? sacrilege?],, the heb- have made claims near to each other
and difficulties arise that one encroaches on an other,, the time
is at hand when the Lord will give us the whole earth,, and
if we querrel over the small tract give us here,, you would
also quarrel about times if you had the whole earth,,  here is
a test,, the grand council above says we will open the way

in Pt. Ca. to see how they will use it,, now here is the test
I dont want to see you go to law,, under certain circumstances it
is better to give up rights than to quarrel about it one has made
a claim but not fenced it all and another has been fencing
on to his claim to his detriment I want to get you to understand
what I want and you recommend ^{answer "to what} I have to say is that will
give a power and force that will put a stop to these quarrels,,
when a man has tried his suit before the proper authorities
and the avericious man will still proceed let him come and
have it recorded that he relinquished his claim to that ever -
man and let him go as far as he can and he shall have to
come to the other not withstanding their we[...] they shall have
to come and beg of him something to sustain life,, voted,,

G. A. S[mith]. made suggestion to that man who was moved of his
claim,, I notice to get near this pile of logs.  I want to
notice there is good timbr prairie and mill priviliges,, and
we want the people to go to the land of the tall timber,, It is a
matter of interest for all to make claims where there is
good locations,,  I want the people not to claim so as to crowd
you[r] neighbors,, it is bad policy,, these small claims wil not
sell to advantage,, it is a matter of interest these small claims
when half a dollar of one or one half cent[?sections?] give their intire impre[?]
to the poorest one [...on three?] and the rest go to tall timber
if the people on the river Bottoms are washed out I am
clear as a watchman having given them full notice.
I want to say a word on the subject of the case of Bro. Yokums [?William 2BL7-VSL of Haun's Mill?] presented
by bro Miller,, when I talk about him it is about a man who has
become a matter[?mother? martyr?] to the cause,, I propose the idea of someone
letting bro. Yoc have a mare and light waggon to go answer
his friends and I will be responsible for him in this,,
and he can do good in spreading good principles good for him
self and others,, I am the son of a prophet and belong to the family
of prophets, and I know in the name of Israles God if the people
do not shoulder the brethern [?burthen-burden] of the poor of the other sick of
the river we shall not be blessed in in labors + but if we
do we shall be blessed in all things,, do [...] laboring
under the disadvantage of the poor education I know the use
of it,,,, and feel to correspond with Brother Pratt in this
thing - I want when our children come out of the wilderness
better learned than those who have been all the time in
in the midst of it - I want every neighborhood well furnished
with a good school,, there another thing I want to mention
again - reflect on the situation of the settlement of the valey
in one or two years it will not take 1/4 the teams + means
 that it now will. 3 or 4 members together and send 1 man on