| 75 The Quorum of High Priests made a report containing resolution of condolence for deceased members, asking for the ordination of Charles Derry as president of the quorum, and other matters. 1
Elder Elijah Banta offered his resignation as Bishop's counselor, and as a member of the Board of Publication. These resignations were accepted. Elder W. W. Blair was chosen to fill the vacancy on the Board of Publication, but the filling of vacancy in the Bishopric was postponed until the next annual conference.
The recommendations of the High Priests' Quorum for the ordination of Charles Derry as president, and Hervey Green as member of the quorum were indorsed [endorsed]. Elder Derry was ordained on the 23d, under the hands of Elders W. W. Blair, A. H. Smith, and J. R. Lambert. Elder John S. Patterson was ordained a seventy at the same time, in harmony with his call in the revelation of 1873, by W. W. Blair, J. H. Lake, and J. R. Lambert. Elder Green was not present.
The following-named persons were baptized during the session: Lucinda Bennett, Mary H. Thomas, Harrison Brown, Arnold Kester, Sarah Ann Clark, Mary Chase, Eliza Houghton, Keziah Lane, and Melissa Walter.
The question of providing a house for the president of the Pacific Slope Mission provoked considerable discussion, but the result was as follows:
1 Mr. President and Brethren in Conference: We respectfully submit for your consideration the following resolutions adopted unanimously by the High Priests' Quorum:
Whereas, It has pleased God to call from our midst and from a life of usefulness and earnestness our worthy brother, Isaac Sheen, President of the High Priests' Quorum of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; it is hereby
Resolved, That we in quorum assembled do hereby tender to his family our sympathies, and while we feel that we and the church in general have sustained a lose in his demise, we yet bow in humility to the decrees of the Almighty, and hereby [testify] to our esteem for our deceased brother, whose virtues we would commend and emulate.
Resolved, That the above resolution of the High Priests' Quorum be read before the General Conference now in session, and that the General Conference be requested to have it spread upon the minutes for publication.
Whereas, Bro. Thomas Carrico was ordained into the High Priests' Quorum in 1843, and has been received into the same quorum of the Reorganized Church.
Resolved, That we sustain him as a high priest of this church.
Resolved, That the General Conference now in session be requested to take under advisement the propriety of appointing and ordaining a successor to Bro. Isaac Sheen as president of the High Priests' Quorum, Bro. C. Derry being our choice for that office.
Resolved, That this quorum recommend that Bro. Hervey Green, of California, and Bro. Curtis F. Stiles be ordained high priests-The Saints' Herald. vol. 21, p. 621.
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