| 310 secretary of the Quorum of Seventy, was adopted by the quorum:
Whereas, In the providence of God, our beloved brother, Frank Reynolds, has been removed from us by death, by which we have lost an efficient secretary, and, in common with the church, a worthy member; and,
Whereas, Our loss has been and is in direct sense a still more serious loss to his family to whom his virtues most fondly endeared him, be it
Resolved, That we do hereby tender to his bereaved wife and family our sympathy and condolence, praying for them, that He who has promised to be a "husband to the widow" and a "father to the fatherless" may be their sufficient helper, defender, and guide.
Joseph F. McDowell was elected secretary. The High Priest Quorum reported the condition of quorum and asked that Donald Maule and Eli Clother [Clothier?] be ordained high priests. These recommendations were laid on the table because they were thought to be out of harmony with a resolution requiring the consent of parties before enrolling names in quorums.
Preambles and resolutions were presented, looking to a system of delegate representation in General Conferences. The matter was deferred until the semiannual conference, and it was provided that a committee of five, of which the president of the church should be one, be appointed to prepare a system of representation. The President named as the four members of the committee not provided for, H. A. Stebbins, E. L. Kelley, M. H. Forscutt, and J. R. Lambert.
The First Quorum of Elders reported that it had received into the quorum the following elders: H. N. Snively, Jobe Brown, and I. M. Smith.
The following missions were assigned as recommended by the First Presidency and Twelve:
Thomas Taylor, continued in charge of the European Mission. John R. Gibbs, in charge of the Welsh Mission. Peter N. Brix, in charge of the Danish Mission. Odin Jacobs and R. Peterson, to Norway and Sweden. John L. Bear, in charge of the mission to Germany and Switzerland. James W. Gillen, in charge of the Australian Mission. William W. Blair, in charge of the Rocky Mountain Mission, which mission was created by vote of this conference, embracing Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Eastern Nevada. Josiah Ells, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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