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Source: Church History Vol. 4 Chapter 11 Page: 172 (~1877)

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172 The thirty-ninth annual conference of the church convened at Plano, Illinois, April 6, 1877, Presidents Joseph Smith and W. W. Blair presiding; Elder H. A. Stebbins secretary, Elder John Scott clerk. The Recorder's report showed a net increase in membership for the year of seven hundred fifty-two.

An order was read from the conference in England on Bishop Rogers for the amount in his hands as emigration fund to be transferred to the Utah chapel fund. After some discussion this was denied. 1

The Bishop was, by resolution, instructed to procure an abstract of title to the Kirtland Temple property.

The following resolution was adopted on the 7th:

Resolved, That the Bishop be, and is hereby instructed to pay all moneys now in his hands for the Utah chapel to the present building committee, on their order.

On the same day the committee on music reported through its chairman, Elder M. H. Forscutt. The report was referred to a committee consisting of I. N. W. Cooper and John Scott. This committee reported on the 9th, recommending that the work of tune book be completed and submitted to the Board of Publication for further investigation before publishing. This recommendation was adopted.

An attempt was made by Elders J. W. Briggs and Z. H. Gurley to amend the articles of incorporation, but the amendments were denied.

On the 10th a committee to whom the trouble in Canada

1 The editor of "Herald" explains this action as follows:

"While writing of the Utah chapel, we deem it advisable to state, that the emigration fund to which reference was made in the late conference, as having been ordered to be paid to the use of the chapel, was a fund raised by contribution from Saints to be devoted especially to emigration purposes. It was very properly deemed unwise to divert this fund to any other object with a probable result of losing it to the one for which it was created; as to do so would be to act in bad faith toward the depositors in that land. We took no part in the discussion upon the question, but certainly commend the wisdom of conference in refusing their consent to the payment of that fund to the Utah chapel. It is true that the amount is not large, but the principle is just as important, and applies with equal force to ten or ten thousand dollars; and while we will be pleased to see the chapel prosper, we can not afford to see it prosper at the expense of what we deem right dealing. We write this without prejudice to the brethren of the conference in England, as we feel they acted conscientiously in the matter."-The Saints' Herald, vol. 24, p. 140.

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