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Minutes, 3 September 1837

19 Feb. 1793–14 July 1876. Tanner, farmer, minister. Born at St. Clair, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania. Son of William Rigdon and Nancy Gallaher. Joined United Baptists, ca. 1818. Preached at Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, and vicinity, 1819–1821. Married Phebe...

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then arose, & made an address of conciderable length, Showing the starting point or cause of all the difficulty of Elders

An administrative and ecclesiastical office not associated with age. The Book of Mormon explained that elders ordained priests and teachers and administered “the flesh and blood of Christ unto the church.” The articles and covenants of the church directed...

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Boyngton

20 Sept. 1811–20 Oct. 1890. Merchant, lecturer, scientist, inventor. Born at East Bradford (later Groveland), Essex Co., Massachusetts. Son of Eliphalet Boynton and Susanna Nichols. Baptized into LDS church by JS, Sept. 1832, at Kirtland, Geauga Co., Ohio...

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& Johnson, he allso cau tioned all the Elders, concrning leaving their calling to persue any occupation derogatory to that calling, assuring them that if persued, God would let them run them selves into difficulties, that he may stop them in their career, that Salvation may come unto them, Elder Boyngton

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then arose and still attributed his diffi culties & conduct to the failure of the bank, stating that the bank he understood was instituted by the will & revilations of God, & he had been told that it never would fail let men do what they pleased Pres. Smith then arose, and stated that if this had been published, it was without auth ority, at least from him, he stated that he allways said that unless the institution was conducted upon righteous principles it could not stand, The church

The Book of Mormon related that when Christ set up his church in the Americas, “they which were baptized in the name of Jesus, were called the church of Christ.” The first name used to denote the church JS organized on 6 April 1830 was “the Church of Christ...

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was then called upon to know whether they were sattisfied with the confession of Elder Boyngton

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, Voted in the negative Adjourned for one hour.

Congregation assembled at 2 O clock P.M. & called to order by the Pres. & meeting opened by prayer, by Elder [Henry G.] Sherwood

20 Apr. 1785–24 Nov. 1867. Surveyor. Born at Kingsbury, Washington Co., New York. Son of Newcomb Sherwood and a woman whose maiden name was Tolman (first name unidentified). Married first Jane J. McManagal (McMangle) of Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland, ca. 1824...

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, the Pres. then arose and said he should next call upon the church to know if they were satisfied with the high Council

Although JS utilized councils of elders and high priests earlier in church government, the first standing high council of the church was organized in Kirtland, Ohio, on 17 February 1834. The second high council was organized a few months later in Clay County...

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& next proceeded to name them individually [p. 236]

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Editorial Title: Minutes, 3 September 1837
ID #: 6744