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Source: Church History Vol. 4 Chapter 13 Page: 211 (~1878)

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211 Reports from the ministry were encouraging. The Recorder reported a net annual increase of seven hundred seventy-five.

On the 6th, the Bishop reported that he had procured an abstract of title to the Kirtland Temple property. The abstract was referred to a committee consisting of E. L. Kelley, Elijah Banta, and J. W. Chatburn, with instruction to report at this session. This committee subsequently reported that there was a cloud upon the title and recommended that the Bishop be authorized and instructed to take proper steps to remove the cloud. The recommendation was adopted.

On the 8th, the committee on removal made the following report, which was received and committee continued:

The committee known as the board of removal, beg leave and report: In accordance with the intention of the board as reported to the fall session of conference, a tract of near two hundred acres of land was purchased by the committee at a cost of three thousand dollars, lying in the east side of Fayette Township in Decatur County, Iowa, adjoining the tract of land deeded to the church by Bro. M. A. Meder, of which the Bishop will report. This land was paid for by moneys provided to the committee by various persons. The sum of four thousand nine hundred seventy-eight dollars twenty cents has been paid to the committee; two thousand three hundred four dollars seventy cents of which has been donated, the remainder has been loaned; some for a longer and some for a shorter period of time. Some three hundred dollars have already been repaid, and some six or seven hundred are to be repaid soon. A portion sufficiently large is left in the hands of the committee to make some needed improvement on the tract bought, which improvements have been ordered.

The committee further report that there is a near prospect of two railways being built through Decatur County, near to the land purchased, a tax has been voted in the township to one of these roads, and a strong probability exists for the early completion of said road; which will afford an opportunity and make a removal and re�stablishment of the business center feasible.

The church will see by this report under what pecuniary difficulties the further prosecution of the work expected of the board must needs be conducted; and though more rapid progress may be desirable, we feel that but little more could have been done than has been done under the circumstances.

Awaiting further developments, and anxious for the best good to the church, we remain your coworkers,

JOSEPH SMITH,

On behalf Board Removal.

(page 211)

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