<​19. Minutes of the Twelve Black River Conference​> “On the 19th Nine of the traveling high council met with the church in conference at Pillow-Point [Pillar Point] New. York, and resolved that the limits of the conference embrace all the northern part of the state, to be call the “Black River Conference.” The elders of this conference had been diligent in their callings. Their manner of teaching, in, some respects <​Report of the Churches​> needed correction, which they gladly received. The church at Pillow- Point numbered 21, but did not generally observe the works word of Wisdom. Sackets Harbor numbered 19: Burville 7: Champion 6: Ellisburgh 33: Henderson, 4: Alexandria, 4: Lyme, 4: and Two in Orleans: 6 3 in ; and 6 in . After hearing the report of the churches, five of <​Teaching of the Council.​> the council successively addressed the conference upon the principles of Church government; The nature and exercise of Spiritual gifts; The word of wisdom, and the propriety of choosing wise men and sending them, with moneys, to purshase lands in , so that they might not gather in confusion, and the conference unanimously acquiesced in the teachings of the council.

<​20 John Elmer’s false principles​> Adjourned until the 20th. then met and John Elmer was presented as holding very incorrect principles, such for instance, some that the Spirit of God sometimes took him and threw him down, and that he could die the death of the righteous and of the wicked, in order to shew his power with God, He also stated that he had passed through a kind of death so as to become immortal, and should exist forever without any other death, <​John Elmer cut off.​> or [HC 2:225] change only grow brighter and brighter eternally. He persisted in these things and would not receive teaching from the council, therefore was cut off, on monday five were baptized and <​our​> public meeting closed.

<​29. Minutes of the Twelve Conference in Loborough.—​> “June 29th. Six of the Travelling high council (viz) , , , , , and assembled in conference with the church in Lo[ugh]borough, Upper Canada. <​The​> church in Loboro’, composed of 25 members, were uninformed in many principles of the New Covenant, not having had the same privilege of instruction as the Churches in the . Brothers Henry & Jacob Wood, who had been suspended, had a re-hearing but were cut-off. Elder Frederick M. Van Leuven was appointed presiding elder, and a number were added to the church during our stay.” <​Minutes of the Twelve​>