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Source: Church History Vol. 4 Chapter 25 Page: 443 (~1884)

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443 3. Resolved, That from the meager information that has been presented before us, concerning the publishing of a periodical in the Danish language, we are unable to make any recommendations concerning it.

This was adopted with the proviso that the editor of Herald should attach his reasons for not publishing. This he did as follows:

The editor of Herald states that the fault of refusing to publish the reports referred to was his, and not the Board's. His reasons for refusing are: (1) It was not ordered to be done specifically in the resolution referred to. (2) He did not consider that the order to publish the Bishop's report included the reports of elders referred to in the resolution. (3) That the reports which he refused to publish were sent him detached from the Bishop's report, and were not incorporated in it; if they had been, he could not have refused, although he believed then, and believes now that a publication of the totals of the amount each received and reported to the Bishop is all that is necessary.

The Quorums of High Priests, Seventies, First, Second, Third, and Fourth Quorums of Elders and First Quorum of Priests reported. The Seventy had dropped Nathan Lindsey for continued inactivity. E. N. Ware, B. B. Brackenbury, and T. J. Franklin, were dropped from First Quorum of Elders. William Chambers resigned as president of Second Quorum of Elders, and I. N. White was chosen to succeed him. Elder White chose as his counselors J. S. Roth and B. F. Durfee. These were approved by the quorum and the conference and were ordained on the 14th. W. B. Smith and Stephen Maloney were received into Second Quorum. The Third Quorum of Elders passed the following resolution which was subsequently adopted by the conference: "That the nature of the calling of the First Quorums of the church is of such a character as to prohibit them, or any one of them, engaging in secular pursuits, which in their nature demand the time and talent of the same."

The First Quorum of Priests was reorganized with D. R. Baldwin, president, H. R. Harder and C. P. Faul his counselors. These ordinations were deferred. John Wood, Frederick Uphoff, Jacob Smith, H. R. Harder, L. C. Donaldson, Herman Wilkie, and John Hardacker were received into the quorum.

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