| 604 of the Twelve, and Israel L. Rogers, Henry, A. Stebbins, and David Dancer, the Bishopric of the church. It was therefore carefully considered, and after a few unimportant changes unanimously reaffirmed, and is now placed before the church as containing the "Basis of Adjustment and Principles and Rules of Action" upon which these quorums agree to execute the important duties resting upon them. It is as follows:
Here follows "Basis of Adjustment" by the First Presidency and the "Principles and Rules of Action." The only important changes were the eliminating of the words, "Such agents to be elders," in paragraph 2, and the striking out of all after the word annually in paragraph 9. (See pp. 223, 225.)
The above document was signed by the following: Edmund C. Briggs, William H. Kelley, James Caffall, John H. Lake, Alexander H. Smith, Joseph R. Lambert, James W. Gillen, Heman C. Smith, Joseph Luff, Gomer T. Griffiths, of the Quorum of Twelve; George A. Blakeslee, Edmund L. Kelley, Elijah Banta, the Bishopric of the Church.
About this time Mr. Charles B. Thompson, who figured as Baneemy, about 1854 to 1856, reappeared before the public as the editor of the Cypipz Herald, published in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. We are not informed as to the fate of this paper, but think it did not long survive.
On May 15 Elder R. S. Salyards entered upon his duties in the editorial department of the Saints' Herald, having been selected by the board from the missionary force.
During the last days of May Elder John T. Davies and Elder Thomas Lee, of the Utah church, held a series of debates at St. John, Utah, on the several issues between the two bodies represented.
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