| 309 legally preside in a branch while a high priest lived in the same? It was decided, an elder could legally preside when a high priest was present."-The Latter Day Saints' Herald, vol. 3, p. 133.
The following resolutions were passed--
"That we sustain the Twelve, the High Priests, the Seventies, and all the other officers of the church."
"That we sustain Joseph Smith as President of the whole Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints."
"That we sustain each other by our faith, prayers, and good works."
After the close of the conference President Smith made a special appeal for means to purchase a press. (See Herald, vol. 3, pp. 108, 109.) With renewed courage the remainder of the year was improved by the elders, and around many happy hearthstones the subject was discussed with renewed hope and assurance. Drooping spirits revived and many who had become ashamed of past teachings in the name of the church again became zealous in advocating the faith and doctrine as they had learned it from the beginning.
In June, 1862, occurred the killing of Joseph Morris, in Utah. He was never in fact a member of the church proper, but we give his movement brief mention because he was a professed believer in what is known in history as the latter-day message, and may properly be mentioned as one among the many who claimed to be called to the prophetic office and to be a leader of latter-day Israel.
Mr. Morris was born at Burswardly, Cheshire, England, December 15, 1824. About the year 1847 he united with the organization under Brigham Young at Duchinfield, England. He emigrated to America, first locating at St. Louis, Missouri, subsequently at Pittsburg [Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, and finally arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1853. He resided at Salt Lake City, San Pete, and Provo, and at the last named place was rebaptized in 1857 into the Utah Church, as was their practice. He was also ordained by them to the office of teacher. About the same time he claimed to
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