| 964 members, including five elders and one priest, all in good standing.
Grand Island branch, by Brother Stacy, nine members, including one elder, all in good standing.
Lewiston branch, by Brother Small, nine members, two elders, two priests.
Cayuga Creek branch, by Brother Lacomb, six members.
Scattering members, by Brother Neale, twelve members.
The conference then took into consideration the necessity of sustaining the Messenger, Times and Seasons, and Neighbor, after which Elder Farr continued his remarks.
Adjourned till evening.
Met pursuant to adjournment, Opened by prayer by Brother Kenny.
Brother Sheffeild spoke on the first principles of the gospel. Followed by Elder Stratton.
Adjourned till Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
Conference met according to adjournment,-Brought to order by the president.
Sung a hymn selected by Elder H. Stratton.
Elder Winslow Farr then addressed the congregation upon the subject of the restitution of all things, spoken of by the prophets, and this is the dispensation that was designed of God to bring about this great and glorious work-Showing from the scriptures, that God in every dispensation, had prophets to lead his people, and showing from scripture that God did nothing but what he revealed it unto his prophets, and that no one ought to teach without being called of God, as was Aaron, and that the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy, and it was by revelation that Peter knew that Jesus was the Christ, and as God was about to gather Israel back to the land of their fathers, it could not be performed without revelation.-Then going on to show that in the restitution of all things, it was necessary to restore the priesthood, and through that priesthood he would reveal all things that were necessary for the salvation of the human family.
Elder Stratton then arose and spoke on the first principles of the gospel.
Adjourned for one hour.
Met pursuant to adjournment. Opened by singing and prayer.
The president then arose and said that it was his intention to have spoken on some particulars of our holy religion, but those who have spoken before me have gone over most of the ground, and spoke on all subjects, consequently he should be under the necessity of reviewing some of the principles that had already been advanced by his brethren, and then went on to show his hearers something of the restitution, and the situation that man stood in the presence of God, and the beauties of the resurrection of the dead, showing by scripture and good sound logical reason, the difference between the saints of light, and the narrow contractedness of the people in this generation, who have not embraced the doctrine of Christ, and that it was by perseverence [perseverance] that the saints of God ever would obtain those blessings and hearkening to the counsel of those whom God had placed in his church to lead his people.
Elder Farr made a few remarks on the same subject.
Br. S. A. Neale made a few remarks concerning those who had not embraced the gospel.
It was then moved and carried that the Lewiston branch be attached to the Cambria branch.
Adjourned till evening.
Met pursuant to adjournment.
Meeting being called to order, after singing and prayer, the brethren and sisters spoke and told their determinations.
After which the conference adjourned sine die. DAVID H. REDFIELD, Pres't.
JAMES KENNY, Clerk.
INDIANS IN CANADA-It appears by the Report on the affairs of the Indians in Canada, laid before the Legislative Assembly on the 20th of March, 1845, that some 12,000 Indians reside in the Provinces, and that the number is on the increase. The policy of the British government toward the red man has been kind and conciliatory, and the fact that they increase in numbers in Canada from the excess of the births over the deaths, as well as by immigration from the United states, speaks favorably for the humane and fatherly care of the British authorities. There is no driving the tribes from their old hunting grounds, and the graves of their fathers, as in the United states, and the Canadian Indians are still located at numerous points in both provinces. They enjoy their lands and the protection of the Government in peace, and the social condition of the settled tribes is improving. The contrast with us is humiliating. The lords of the soil have been harassed and hunted down until many tribes have become extinct, and in our cupidity for more lands we shall ere long force the mere remnants of once powerful nations now gathered beyond the Mississippi, to remove still farther west at the point of the bayonet. What a sad record of decay and death does the history of the Aborigines of this country present.-Cleveland Herald.
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