| 100 sustaining them should first have been presented to this quorum. And we hereby request that the officials of said branches present the charges and evidence to substantiate the same, to this quorum for our consideration. And we also further request that all other branches or districts in future having grievances against members of this quorum requiring trial, shall refer said cases to us for adjudication. . . .
Whereas, Much misunderstanding exists regarding the legality of the ordinations of some of the quorum, by reason of their having been ordained at district conferences; therefore,
Resolved, That we request the present conference to settle the question as to the legality or illegality of such ordinations.
Resolved, That we sustain C. G. Lanphear as president, and Frank Reynolds, secretary, together with all the members of the quorum in righteousness.
Resolved, That we sustain President Joseph Smith, his counselors, and all the other quorums in righteousness.
Adjourned to meet at the call of the president.
C. G. LANPHEAR, President.
J. S. PATTERSON, Secretary pro tem.
-The Saints' Herald, vol. 22, pp. 294, 295.
The request that the conference decide on the legality of certain ordinations was deferred until the semiannual conference.
The following providing for locating a place for gathering was, after much discussion, adopted:
Whereas, The impression seems to be gaining ground, and it is believed that this impression results from the prevalence of the spirit of the gathering, that the circumstances of the country and the condition of the church indicate that the time is come that there should be a gathering of the Saints into a more centralized condition, and that such centralization is demanded by the necessities of the church and the genius of the latter-day work; and
Whereas, The spiritual condition is favorable to such gathering; and whereas such a gathering contemplates the centralizing of the chief authorities of the church at as early a day as practicable, in order to the more effectual work of the ministry, and building up of the church of Christ and the locating of the "publishing department," press, and fixtures within the limits of such gathering place; therefore be it . . .
Resolved, That a standing committee of five be appointed by this conference, whose duty it shall be to select and make such location as is contemplated in the foregoing preamble, and arrange for and effect the purchase of lands, locate a town site, and perform such other acts as are consistent with the making of such locations, and consummating such purchases; and that said committee make report of their labors to a
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