| Excommunication of Elder Charles Kelly for abandoning his family. |
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May 23, 1836 |
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Kirtland, Ohio |
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High council met in the house of the Lord … |
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President S. Rigdon present & presiding |
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Warren A. Cowdery first session, Vinson Knight second session |
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Joseph Coe
Jared Carter
Cyrus Smalling
Henry G. Sherwood
Thomas Burdick
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John Murdock
William Smith
John Smith
Roger Orton
Emer Harris |
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Prayer By the president |
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The case of Elder Charles Kelly was preseented by the complaintant President O. Cowdery. |
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Charles Kelley was a member of Zion's Camp, and of the First Quorum of Seventy. |
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Hyrum was called on to testify and Stated that said Kelly did go away and leave his family in a destitute situation about the time of the solemn assembly Every part of the testimony goes to show unchristian likie conduct to the full extent of the declaration of the complainant, |
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Counsellors Coe on one side & Murdock on the other having spoken. The complainant O. Cowdery having Spoke in short but pathetic manner and then submitted the case |
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President Rigdon then rose and gave decision as follows that said Kelly be excluded from this church Counsellors all concurred in it. … |
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W. A. Cowdery clerk |
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Kirtland May 23d 1836 |
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The case of Asahel Perry was presented by O. Cowdery as Complainant. |
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To the Presidincy of the church of Latter Day Saints I prefer a charge of unchristian like conduct against Elder Asahel Perry and Priest Job L. Lewis |
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Job Lewis kept the tavern in Westfield, New York, where meetings were held and missionaries routinely spent the night. |
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<your obt servant O. Cowdery Clerk of said church> |
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[209] President Rigdon decided as follows in the case of Asahel Perry that he [be] cut off from this church |
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Counsellors concurred in the decision. |
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The case of Job L. Lewis was presented by O. Cowdery |
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Joseph Smith Junr. was called to the stand to testify. and stated that Job L. Lewis accosted him in the Street respedting the money. I said if the money Could not be found or an amount of it I would pay it. He met me in the street and wished me to pay it as the boy said. |
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Motioned and voted that we proceed to trial on the case of Job L. Lewis although he is not present. yet has been duly notified |
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It was testified by O. Cowdery that said Job L. Lewis did treat this [-] with contempt |
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President Rigdon then rose and decided that Job L. Lewis shall be excluded from this church and the council concurred in it. |
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Vinson Knight clerk |
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