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Mar 16, 1845

Journal Entry

March 16, 1845 ~ Sunday

Glasgow Conference

16th The Glasgow conference of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
assembled at the ODD FELLOWS HALL
in Glasgow at 11 oclok A.M. Meeting was
called to order & Elder Peter McCue
was called to the chair
And Elder Wm Gibson Clerk
their was present one of the quorum
of the Twelve, 4 High Priest, 24 Elders
25 Priest, 21 Teachers and 13 Deacons
Conference opened by singing & Prayer
after which 15 Branches of the Church
was represented containing
1065 Members, 35 Elders, 51 Priest
37 Teachers, 24 Deacons
The meeting was addressed by Elders
Woodruff Hedlock & Ward, And adjourned

Met according to Adjournment. The
reporter of the Glasgow Examiner was
present in the fore noon, but did not come
in the afternoon we communed with the
vast assembly of the Saints after which
their were ordained 3 Priest, one confirmed

one child blessed. Elder Hedlock addressed
the meeting at length upon temporal subjects
followed by Elders Ward & Banks.

Met again at 6 oclok in the evening Elder W.
Woodruff addressed a large audiance upon the
rise & progress of the Church endowment of
the Twelve, Death of the Prophet, organization
of the Church oin the U. S. A. Temple &c
I had the spirit of preaching & a good
time & felt much interested in my visit with
the Scotch Saints in Glasgow. I spent
the night at the council room.

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Banks, John
6 Feb 1806 - 15 Jun 1862
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Smith, Joseph (Jr.)
23 Dec 1805 - 27 Jun 1844
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Ward, Thomas
1808-1847
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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2
the th we held The Glasgow Conference at the Odd Fellow's Hall Glasgow The meeting was called to order by Elder Peter McCue was called to the chair and aAfter singing and prayer 15 Branches of the Church wasere represented containing 1065 members 35 Elders 51 Priests 37 Teachers 24 Deacons. Wm Gibson was clerk of the Conference. During the day the vast assembly

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Mar 16, 1845