19th Met persuant to adjournment. opened by
singing, & prayer by Elder
A discourse was then deliverd by Elder W. Woodruff
in which he instructed the Elders to be careful to
preach the & & not spend their time in warring with
the opinions of other men. showed the importance
of revelation, & the necessity of A prophet of God
as the head of the Church on earth, being as
necessary in order to exhist & advance in knowledge
as for a natural body to possess a head in order
to live. He considerd we were enjoying the society
of as good a prophet in this day as any people ever
enjoyed in any age of the world, & believed all good
men would think so when they became fully
aquainted with & his principles. He was followed
by Elder who bore testimony to the truth
of the . Councilled the Elders to
be humble, and not get head & sholdiers above their
brethren lest they fall like the tallest trees of the forest
that are first swept down by the raging storm &
made many appropriate remarks which was well
received by the congregation. Adjourned untill
2 oclok. Met according to adjournment at the
House of Br when the sacrament was
administered to the Church & many testimonies
given from the Elders & members present concerning
the truth of the work they had recieved, & conference
was dismissed amid the best of feelings ^which was manifested^ not ownly
