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Source: Church History Vol. 4 Chapter 28 Page: 507 (~1886)

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507 M. T. Short, Phineas Cadwell, and R. Etzenhouser. Thirteen were added to the church by baptism.

About October 15 appeared a somewhat remarkable pamphlet, entitled, "Braden Unmasked," by L. L. Luse. These two reverend gentlemen had united their forces against "Mormonism" in two debates, one held at Wilber, Nebraska, and the other at Kirtland, Ohio, both between E. L. Kelley of the Latter Day Saints, and Elder Clark Braden of the Christian Church. But Luse and Braden disagreed, quarreled, became bitter enemies, and his pamphlet is a fragment of the result. It is a moist scathing arraignment of the reverend gentleman under consideration.

October 17 the conference of the western division of the Society Islands was held in the Tiona Branch, Tahiti. The minutes show the condition of the work in that far-off land to be good, showing about 1300 members in the mission. Elders reports show 581 baptisms since April conference.

About October 15 a debate was held between Elder D. S. Crawley and an Elder Cairns, of the Adventists, at Stewartsville, Missouri.

On October 15 occurred at Wheeling, West Virginia, the death of Apostle Josiah Ells, after a protracted illness. (See his biography in volume 3 of this work, pages 764 to 768.)

October 29 General John B. Clark, notorious on account of the part he performed in connection with the driving of the Saints from Missouri, died at Fayette, Howard County, Missouri.

November 1 Apostle Albert Carrington was excommunicated from the Utah church for "lewd and lascivious conduct and adultery."

Apostle Lorenzo Snow, of the Utah church, was arrested November 20, at his residence in Brigham City, Utah, on a charge of unlawful cohabitation under the Edmunds Bill.

November 21 President Joseph Smith wrote from Nephi, Utah, as follows:

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