| 197 upon the brother, and present him these reasons for not sustaining him, and give their report at the next annual conference.
Motion to appoint W. W. Blair as one of that committee was defeated, by substituting the name of Phineas Cadwell, who was appointed. Charles Derry and I. L. Rogers were nominated, but declined. George A. Blakeslee was nominated, but motion was defeated, by substituting the name of Jonas W. Chatburn, who was elected. Jas. M. Harvey was appointed also. . . .
The Order of Enoch met on the conference grounds September 22, 1877, and elected the following directors for the ensuing year: David Dancer, Elijah Banta, I. L. Rogers, D. M. Gamet, Phineas Cadwell, William Hopkins, and C. A. Beebe. David Dancer was elected president, I. L. Rogers vice president, and William Hopkins treasurer. The board of directors met again at Lamoni, October 13, when William Hopkins resigned as treasurer and Elijah Banta was chosen to succeed him. Their financial report showed receipts to the amount of $3,857.11 and expenditures to the amount of $5,038.44, leaving due David Dancer, who advanced the amount, $1,181.33.
October 13, 1877, a remarkable case of healing occurred in Harrison County, Iowa, to which we give place. The cases of healing were of frequent occurrence. We have not space to relate all, but give place to some of them simply as historical incidents, and as contributing incidentally to the proof that God approved of the work of the church. We do not make a specialty of them because we do not consider that the evidence of God's approval is based alone upon miracles and signs, but these are given as special blessings to the children of God, who have laid the foundation of their hopes on something deeper and more reliable than outward manifestations. This remarkable incident was related as follows:
On Saturday morning, October 13, 1877, while Bro. D. Chambers, Jr., who lives on Spring Creek, Harrison County, Iowa, was caring for one of his colts, he received a severe kick over his right eye and in his breast from both feet of the animal. The force of the kick raised him from the ground and sent him headlong outside of the stable, several feet from where the colt stood, where he lay in a helpless condition, with a fearful gash over his right eye and some of the breast bones broken. He made an effort to rise, but failed. His wife was soon by his side, and she called a
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