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Source: Church History Vol. 4 Chapter 33 Page: 590 (~1888)

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590 The following of the ministry reported by letter: T. W. Smith, J. F. Burton, R. J. Anthony, B. V. Springer, M. H. Bond, John Smith, D. S. Mills, E. M. Wildermuth, I. N. Roberts, H. N. Hansen, Thomas Daly, L. R. Devore, Arthur Leverton, R. C. Evans, Thomas Taylor, F. M. Sheehy, C. E. Brown, J. H. Merriam, Thomas Whiting, J. J. Cornish, Samuel Brown, Thomas Matthews, James Moler, G. W. Shute, F. P. Scarcliff, F. M. Cooper, I. M. Smith, A. J. Cato, D. L. Harris, W. M. Gibson, J. R. Badham, J. P. Knox, G. R. Scogin, John Shields, J. A. Currie, Jr., and David Scott.

These reports showed labor done in Utah, California, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Australia, Society Islands, Illinois, Minnesota, Canada, Colorado, Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, Montana, Idaho, Kentucky, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Virginia, England, Nova Scotia, Indian Territory, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas.

The Church Secretary's report showed a gross gain in membership for the year of 2,614; a net gain of 1,442.

The report of the Board of Publication showed a net gain of $2,353.32 over last year's assessment.

The report of the committee on amendments to the Book of Rules, chapter thirteen, deferred from last conference, was taken up; and after some discussion and amendments the report was adopted.

1. In cases of offense or transgression, where redress by church trial is sought, or discipline required for the purpose of reclaiming the erring, the following rules of procedure should be observed:

2. Any person, a member of the church, who shall have been offended by another, whether such offense shall have been publicly or privately given, or any officer whose duty it is to examine into and settle differences between brethren, shall be entitled to proceed against the person so offending before any court of the church having jurisdiction, providing that such proceeding shall be commenced within one year from the time it becomes known that such offense has been committed: except in cases of felonies, as provided by the laws of the land, and where the statute of limitation does not run.

3. No member shall be entitled to proceed against another for an offense

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