Minute Book 1

  • Source Note
  • Historical Introduction
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11 May 1837 • Thursday
Minutes of a High Council held in the in May, 11th. 1837. Presidents & presiding——
Counsellors
Israel Calkins
M F. Cowdery appointed clerk
The meeting being opened by prayer the council proceeded to try the case
The parties were Eld. & Eld. . The case was an appeal from a decision in the quorum of the Seventies having been found guilty in that quorum.
Eld. read his charges against Eld which was in substance as follows.— That Eld. accused him of joining a company to put down President Joseph Smith Jr. and publickly withdrew his fellowship from him before taking labour with him.
Eld presented the written [p. 219]
11 May 1837 • Thursday
Minutes of a High Council held in the in May, 11th. 1837. Presidents & presiding——
Counsellors
Israel Calkins
M F. Cowdery appointed clerk
The meeting being opened by prayer the council proceeded to try the case
The parties were Eld. & Eld. . The case was an appeal from a decision in the quorum of the Seventies having been found guilty in that quorum.
Eld. read his charges against Eld which was in substance as follows.— That Eld. accused him of joining a company to put down President Joseph Smith Jr. and publickly withdrew his fellowship from him before taking labour with him.
Eld presented the written [p. 219]
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