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Source: Church History Vol. 4 Chapter 26 Page: 463 (~1885)

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463 August 12 a discussion commenced at Webb City, Missouri, between the Reverend J. Hacker, of the Baptist Church, and Elder F. C. Warnky.

A tragedy occurred in Lewis County, Tennessee, where a mob murdered William S. Berry and J. H. Gibbs, of Utah; also Martin Condor and J. R. Hudson, of Tennessee. This was deprecated by the Reorganization in general.

The committee appointed to arrange for a Danish periodical announced through the Herald for September 6 that they had decided to issue the periodical at once. The first number of this paper appeared under date of October, 1884, entitled Sandhedens Banner, Elder Peter Anderson, editor. It was intended to circulate as a tract as well as a periodical, for the benefit of the Scandinavian people who could not read the English literature of the church.

September 15 Mr. Mecham Curtis, who had long been associated with the church (see volume 2, page 323) wrote from Bandera, Texas, to President Joseph Smith concerning some early historical events. 1

In the issue of Zion's Hope for September 27, 1884, the first series of Sunday-school lesson leaves was commenced. They were prepared by William C. Cadwell, of the committee appointed at the last annual conference.

October 1 Elder T. W. Smith and wife sailed from San Francisco, California, for Tahiti, on board the Tropic Bird.

A reunion was held October 4 to 12 on grounds belonging to Elder Henry Garner, in Harrison County, Iowa; Joseph Smith, president, J. C. Jensen, secretary. The names of the following ministers appear in the account

1 I carried a petition from Black River, Wisconsin, from Lyman Wight to a council held in Nauvoo, Illinois, in February, 1844, asking permission to locate a mission among the Indians, which the council granted, your father in the chair. At the same time Lucian Woodworth was directed to go to Texas to apply for the privilege of settling a colony in that State, which he did. He called upon Sam. Houston, then president of the republic of Texas. Houston's reply was he could not do anything till Congress met; but your father was killed the June following, before the work was completed.

In the same council there was a call for volunteers to go to California to examine the Pacific coast. Salt Lake was not mentioned.

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