| High council and bishop's council vote to pay
themselves and recorders for services and reimburse Bishop Partridge expenses
he incurred defending the church during the Jackson county episode. Appeal
from elders' court rejected; parties to seek mediation. |
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| Date |
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December 6, 1837 |
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FWR,126–128.
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| Location |
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Far West |
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| Description |
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The High Council and Bishop and Council met … |
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| Presiding |
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David Whitmer organizes the
council |
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| Clerk |
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Not named |
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| Open |
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Prayer by David Whitmer. |
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| Committee
on church pay |
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Several subjects discussed, then Elias Higbee
Simeon Carter, Elisha H. Groves are appointed a committee to investigate the
"propriety of proposing" that the church pay for certain services. |
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| Sundry
comments |
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Comments on another subject by Thomas B. Marsh
(h) and David Whitmer. |
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| Fund
raising |
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Bishop Partridge,
John Corrill, and Isaac
Morley appointed committee on raising funds for church expenses. |
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| Authorization
to sign elders licenses |
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David Whitmer to sign elders
licenses as chairman, W. W. Phelps as clerk,
Frederick G. Williams as Chairman pro
tempore in David's absence, and John Whitmer
as clerk pro tempore in William's absence, and Oliver Cowdery as
recording clerk. |
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| Adjourn |
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Adjourn for two hours. |
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Philo
Dibble appeal
Choose mediators |
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Philo Dibble appeals his disfellowshipment by
a council of elders, Charles Hewlet complainant. Council directs the parties
to choose two brethren to help them reach a settlement without "troubling
the Council." |
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| Oliver
records patriarchal blessings |
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Oliver is appointed recorder of patriarchal blessings
"of this branch of the church." |
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| Committee
on church pay reports |
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Elias Higby, Simeon Carter, and Elisha H. Groves
submit a plan to pay the presidency and high council, bishop and council
for their services in church business: |
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| $1.50
per day |
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… it is out [sic] united
opinion that the aforesaid officers togegher [sic] with the clerk of the
council the Patriarch and also the agent of the Church (as also any other
person who may be employed in the same or the like business) receive per
day each one dollar and fifty cents. |
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| Approved |
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Report is read three times and passed. |
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| Edward
Partridge's Jackson county expenses |
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Bishop Partridge petitions council for reimbursement
for $600 he paid to lawyers for Jackson county suits plus $300 in costs.
Had to borrow to pay these amounts at 10% interest. Has a large family and
can't pay off the debts. Asks for reimbursement from "property consecrated
for the benefit of the church "And charge the Church for the same." |
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| Reimburse
bishop |
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Council votes to direct the bishop to use church
properties for this purpose. |
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| Pay
recorder |
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Council votes to pay recorder of licenses and patriarchal
blessings [Oliver] $10 per hundred records. |
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| Adjourn |
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Adjourn to tomorrow. |
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| Close |
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Prayer by President Phelps. |
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