| 581 Brownstown branch consists of 23 members, one elder, one priest and one deacon.
Van Buren branch consists of 10 members and one elder.
Auburn branch consists of 13 members, two elders and one teacher.
Riga branch consists of 13 members, one priest and one deacon.
Confidence branch consists of nine members.
Four members in Lapier county, and three in Oakland county.
Total 170 members, eight elders, five priests five teachers and three deacons.
After some instruction was given by the chair, on the subject of ordination, it was
Resolved, That elder M. Serrine be ordained a high priest.
Resolved, That B. B. Searls, M. Wait, M. Sprague, Peter Van Evry, William Van Evry, C. Loomis, S. Goodnuff, C. McBride and Jonathan Collins, be ordained to the office of elders.
Resolved, That C. Hogle and S. Hopkins, be ordained priests.
Resolved, That J. M. Taylor be ordained deacon.
The above named persons were then ordained under the hands of elders G. A. Smith, C. C. Rich and W. Woodruff.
Resolved, That elder M. Serrine be the presiding high priest over all the branches of the church in eastern Michigan.
Spiritual and edifying addresses were delivered by elders Woodruff, Smith and Rich, directed mostly to the elders.
Conference adjourned until Sunday morning 10 O'clock.
Conference met pursuant to the adjournment.-A large audience was assembled at an early hour, which was addressed by elder W. Woodruff, followed by elder Green, and in the afternoon by elder G. A. Smith; a good impression was made upon the whole congregation.
G. A. SMITH, Prest.
C. C. Dunn, Clerk.
Minutes of a conference of the elders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, held on the first and second days of June, 1844, in Alquina, Fayette county, la.
The following are the names of the official members present:
High priests-Amasa Lyman, Willard Snow, William Snow, James C. Snow and George P. Dykes.
Seventies-Dominicus Carter and Josiah Fleming.
Elders-Wm. Taney, Robert Reehey, Wm. Martindale and Ephraim Turner.
The conference was organized by calling elder Amasa Lyman to preside, and by appointing elder James C. Snow, clerk, after which a hymn was sung, and the throne of grace addressed by the president.
The choir sung another hymn, when elder Willard Snow was called upon to address the saints; who, after making some preliminary remarks, took the 37th chapter of Genesis, 7th verse, for his text. From this he showed the design of God, in protecting his servants in carrying his designs and purposes into effect, and in frustrating the wicked in all their secret works of darkness, showing the contrast between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not. He concluded by telling a dream, of President Joseph Smith's, dreamed about fourteen years ago, viz: "That his name should be had for good and evil, among the nations and kingdoms of the earth, and that they would seek his life from city to city, and speak all manner of evil against him falsely."
Another hymn was sung, and conference adjourned until 2 o'clock.
Afternoon services opened by singing and prayer, by elder Dominicus Carter.
Elder William Snow then arose and gave a short synopsis of the revealed will of God to man, from the creation down to the present time, showing what had been written was for our own profit and learning, for the express purpose that we might place ourselves in a situation to receive the revealed will of heaven given directly to us, and in so receiving, we would escape the evils to which we are continually exposed. He then took the 3rd chapter of Malachi, and reasoned upon the new and everlasting covenant which should precede the second advent of the Savior, also some of the circumstances attending it. President Amasa Lyman then made some general remarks upon the different applications of time and days spoken of by the prophets and apostlss [apostles], for the fulfilment [fulfillment] of certain scriptures; for instance, the first and second verses of Hebrews, where Paul says: God who at sundry times, &c.; but hath in these last days spoken to us by his Son. This shows the very time here referred to, was the very days then passing. Again, the prophet Joel says, in the last days saith God, I will pour out of my spirit upon all flesh, &c.-This time refers to the very last days that will ever be. He then showed the permanent foundation of the kingdom of Christ, and the surety of its continuation under the present dispensation.
Conference adjourned until Sunday 11 o'clock.
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