| 266 and Rhode Island. D. H. Bays, Texas Mission. A. J. Cato, released from Texas Mission. J. W. Bryan, Texas Mission. Ralph Jenkins, released from Texas and appointed to Northwestern Iowa. W. T. Bozarth, Missouri, with privilege to extend to Texas. Gomer Griffiths, Missouri. Columbus Scott, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. R. M. Elvin, Southwestern Iowa, Northeastern Kansas, Southeastern Nebraska, and Northwestern Missouri. Joseph Luff, Indiana, Michigan, and Canada. John J. Cornish, Michigan and Canada. G. S. Yerrington, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. James Brown, Western Virginia and Ohio. Thomas Taylor, President of the European Mission. P. N. Brix, Danish Mission. F. C. Warnky, Colorado. J. L. Adams, present field. E. M. Wildermuth, T. E. Jenkins, and George Hatt, as circumstances permit. C. H. Jones, under direction of A. H. Smith. J. L. Buckingham, to labor in Oregon under direction of J. C. Clapp.
A petition was presented to continue Bro. D. S. Mills in charge of the Pacific Slope Mission. A telegram from there was read, saying that Bro. Mills had been unanimously sustained in that presidency by the conference of that mission held April 6. This choice was ratified.
Bro. William Nelson was sustained in his mission to the Society Islands, and the return of the two hundred dollars to him by Bishop Rogers was sanctioned.
J. F. McDowell was relieved from his appointment.
Bro. Robert Evans was released from the presidency of the Welsh Mission and Bro. J. R. Gibbs was appointed in his place.
All other ministers in good standing were requested to labor as they may find opportunity.
A conference for the Pacific Slope Mission was held at San Francisco, California, April 6, 7, 8; Elders H. P. Brown and J. F. Burton presiding; Peter Canavan and J. R. Cook secretaries. The minutes as published in the Herald indicate that there was much difficulty and ill feeling manifested. The chairman, Elder Brown, and sixteen others, published over their signatures a protest against the publication
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