--- title: Times and Seasons description: Issues of 1840 to 1841. authors: - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints editors: - Ebenezer Robinson - Don Carlos Smith - Smith, Joseph, Jr. - Taylor, John collections: - periodicals tags: - newspaper - times-and-seasons - nauvoo - nineteenth-century periodical: Times and Seasons volume: 2 number: 21 published: 1841-09-01 publisher: E. Robinson and D. C. Smith; later John Taylor publisher_place: Commerce and Nauvoo, Illinois language: en type: article reference: "“Minutes of a Conference held at Akron Erie county New York on the last Saturday and Sunday in April, 1841,” *Times and Seasons* 2, no. 21 (September 1, 1841): 522–523." printed_title: Minutes of a Conference held at Akron Erie county New York on the last Saturday and Sunday in April, 1841. source: url: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1841-09-01_2_21 transcription: Text from the Centerplace.org transcription (https://www.centerplace.org/history/ts/v2n21.htm), with its page breaks; this Internet Archive scan is the reference copy (its OCR was used only as a witness for OCR repair) identifier: per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1841-09-01_2_21 start_page: 522 end_page: 523 curator_note: A Mormon newspaper published by the church in Nauvoo; included for historical study. Inclusion does not imply endorsement. rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1841 (Nauvoo, Illinois); published before 1931, so public domain in the United States source: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1841-09-01_2_21 publication_year: 1841 --- # Minutes of a Conference held at Akron Erie county New York on the last Saturday and Sunday in April, 1841 According to previous notice, the official and lay members of the Genesee conference met, and were called to order when Elder Charles Thompson, was unanimously chosen President, and Elder Joseph Mount was chosen clerk. The president then addressed the conference at some length from the 15th of John's Gospel. Adjourned till 2 o'clock. Elder McWithey represented the branch at Bennington of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, to consist of 24 members, all in good standing, reports one having withdrawn. Elder Knight represented the branch at Castile, to consist of 6 members in good standing, organized by himself. Elder Gleason represented the branch at Sparta; about 40 members in good standing. Elder Brown represented the branch at West Niles, Cayuga county; 31 members all in good Standing. Elder Russell represented Akron branch; 50 members in good standing. Elder Collins represented the branch at Alabama; 10 members in good standing. Elder Burtolph represented the Batavia branch; 32 members, all in good standing. Priest Webster represented the Athica branch; 9 members, all in good standing. Adj. till to morrow, 10 o'clock A. M. Met pursuant to adjournment. When Elder Joseph Mount delivered a discourse on the fall of the Gentiles, and reinstating of the Jews. At 2 o'clock P. M. Elder Brown preached on the subject of death and the resurrection &c.-After which, the sacrament was administered and five members confirmed, who had been baptized the day previous. Br. Josiah Tyler was ordained an Elder and Dr. Stephen Taylor was ordained a Priest; both of Batavia. It was then recommended, that Elder Strattan receive a recommend to go forth and preach the gospel, also that Elder Calkins receive a recommend to the brethren in the West, whither he is soon to remove, together with the branch at Sparta. In the evening the president delivered an address on the subject of the stone cut out of the mountain, which was interesting and appropriate; after which many testimonies and warnings were given; gifts and spiritual blessings manifested, and determinations expressed; all directly calculated to show that the saints composing this conference are generally determined to have the cause of truth advance, and to advance with it; may God grant it. The preaching and addresses throughout the session of the conference were spirited and interesting imparting much light and intelligence to the hearer, and conferring much honor upon the speakers, The conference adjourned until the last Saturday and Sunday in August next. Charles Thompson, Clerk. Joseph Mount, Clerk.