Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845

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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
1 March 1845 • Saturday, continued Page 1 4 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 32 11 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 77 18 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 131 22 March 1845 • Saturday Page 181 25 March 1845 • Tuesday Page 231 5 April 1845 • Saturday Page 266 11 April 1845 • Friday Page 267 15 April 1845 • Tuesday Page 327 22 April 1845 • Tuesday Page 349 29 April 1845 • Tuesday Page 355 6 May 1845 • Tuesday Page 361
Source Note
See source note under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.
Historical Introduction
See historical introduction under Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845.
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Dont we want these men for some other more important purposes. The time has come for us to separate from the gentiles and the next step is to unite with the Jews.
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While Spencer may have been referring to Jews, he probably was speaking of American Indians as Jews, since Mormons viewed Indians as part of the house of Israel. In the April 1845 church conference, Brigham Young stated, “[A]s they [the Gentiles] have rejected the fulness of the gospel by killing the prophet of the last days, we turn to the Jews and the house of Israel.” (“The Conference,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 16 Apr. 1845, [2].)
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Nauvoo Neighbor. Nauvoo, IL. 1843–1845.
The gentiles are already boiling over in
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Missouri
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, but we dont care how much they boil over. If God wants us to take another real drubbing we shall have it, and we cant help ourselves, but if he wants us to give the gentiles a drubbing he will guide us by the spirit what to do as the circumstances require.

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J. Dunham
14 Jan. 1800–28 July 1845. Soldier, police captain. Born in Paris, Oneida Co., New York. Son of Jonathan Dunham. Married Mary Kendall. Moved to Rushford, Allegany Co., New York, by 1830. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and ordained...
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. He had thought it would be best for some of the company to go the northern rout and visit the northern tribes and meet others who go on to the Cherokee council.
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For information on the council called by the Creek, the neighbors to the Cherokee, see the editorial note preceding the entry for 18 Mar. 1845.
If trouble should come as it did last summer like a whirlwind there is a place [p. [184]]
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Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
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385
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[271]
While Spencer may have been referring to Jews, he probably was speaking of American Indians as Jews, since Mormons viewed Indians as part of the house of Israel. In the April 1845 church conference, Brigham Young stated, “[A]s they [the Gentiles] have rejected the fulness of the gospel by killing the prophet of the last days, we turn to the Jews and the house of Israel.” (“The Conference,” Nauvoo Neighbor, 16 Apr. 1845, [2].)
Nauvoo Neighbor. Nauvoo, IL. 1843–1845.
[272]
For information on the council called by the Creek, the neighbors to the Cherokee, see the editorial note preceding the entry for 18 Mar. 1845.