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Asterisk (*) denotes a "featured" version, which includes an introduction and annotation *Minutes, 10 November 1837 Minute Book 2 Elders’ Journal, November 1837 History, 1838–1856, volume B-1 [1 September 1834–2 November 1838] “History of Joseph Smith”
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. Tuesday, Nov. 10. 1837.
At a general meeting of the of the in this place, opened the meeting by prayer, and Pres’t. read the memorial of the of , and his counsellors, to the churches abroad of Sept. 18th. 1837. He then laid before the meeting the subject of laying off Cities, of consecrating for public purposes, and for remunerating those who appoint and lay them off, &c. When it was unanimously voted that all city plotts hereafter laid off, after remunerating those for their labors who may be engaged in appointing and laying off the same, shall be consecrated for the public benefit of the church— for building houses for public worship, or such other purposes as the church shall say.
then read the prospectus of the “Elders’ Journal,”— which was unanimously received. It was then also unanimously voted that the persons present use their exertions to support said paper.
It was then voted that the town of be enlarged so that it contain four sections— that is, two miles square.
Voted, that and his counsellors be appointed a committee to appraise the land adjacent to the present Town Plott, see that it is enlarged according to the above vote, provided the present holders of the lands will take such a price for the same, as the above appraisers shall think worth, and that the same be then disposed of as is voted above.
A call was then made for those whose circumstances were such as to permit, to go out to preach, to present themselves. These were twenty-three who arose.
Sylvester H. Earl, , and John W. Clark, were ordained Elders, and William J. Lemans was ordained a .
then closed the meeting by prayer.
Clerk—. [p. 86]
. Tuesday, Nov. 10. 1837.
At a general meeting of the of the in this place, opened the meeting by prayer, and Pres’t. read the memorial of the of , and his counsellors, to the churches abroad of Sept. 18th. 1837. He then laid before the meeting the subject of laying off Cities, of consecrating for public purposes, and for remunerating those who appoint and lay them off, &c. When it was unanimously voted that all city plotts hereafter laid off, after remunerating those for their labors who may be engaged in appointing and laying off the same, shall be consecrated for the public benefit of the church— for building houses for public worship, or such other purposes as the church shall say.
then read the prospectus of the “Elders’ Journal,”— which was unanimously received. It was then also unanimously voted that the persons present use their exertions to support said paper.
It was then voted that the town of be enlarged so that it contain four sections— that is, two miles square.
Voted, that and his counsellors be appointed a committee to appraise the land adjacent to the present Town Plott, see that it is enlarged according to the above vote, provided the present holders of the lands will take such a price for the same, as the above appraisers shall think worth, and that the same be then disposed of as is voted above.
A call was then made for those whose circumstances were such as to permit, to go out to preach, to present themselves. These were twenty-three who arose.
Sylvester H. Earl, , and John W. Clark, were ordained Elders, and William J. Lemans was ordained a .
then closed the meeting by prayer.
Clerk—. [p. 86]
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