--- title: Times and Seasons description: Issues of 1841 to 1842. 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: 3 number: 17 published: 1842-07-01 publisher: E. Robinson and D. C. Smith; later John Taylor publisher_place: Commerce and Nauvoo, Illinois language: en type: article reference: "“Evening Session,” *Times and Seasons* 3, no. 17 (July 1, 1842): 845–846." printed_title: EVENING SESSION. source: url: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1842-07-01_3_17 transcription: Text from the Centerplace.org transcription (https://www.centerplace.org/history/ts/v3n17.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_1842-07-01_3_17 start_page: 845 end_page: 846 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 1842 (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_1842-07-01_3_17 publication_year: 1842 --- # Evening Session The conference re-assembled, and after singing and prayer proceeded to business. The president made some pertinent remarks on the subject matter of the controversy. Elder Adams exhorted the brethren to settle the difficulty between themselves. Elder Latson consented to drop it if Elder Divine would make acknowledgements [acknowledgments]. Elder D. having confessed and asked forgiveness, Elder L. expressed himself perfectly satisfied. On motion of Elder Everett it was Resolved, That the conference accept the confession made by Elder Divine, and of what has been said and done by Elder Latson, and consider that the matter has been settled according to the laws of the church. Moved and seconded, That Charles E. Spencer, Jesse C. Braley, of N. Y. and Geo. T. Leech, of Norwalk, Ct. be ordained elders. Carried. These persons were then ordained under the hands of Elders Foster, Nickerson, Adams, Maginn, Everett and Wandell. Moved and seconded, That the president and secretary be authorized to furnish new licenses to those elders within the limits of this conference who are entitled to receive them. The conference adjourned until 9 o'clock to-morrow morning. Thursday morning, 9 o'clock the conference met agreeeably [agreeably] to adjournment, and are opened with singing and prayer. The president represented the branch in the city of New York to consist of about 200 members, about twenty of whom have been received by baptism, and 5 to 10 by certificate, since last conference. It having been reported by several elders that the branch at Hempstead, L. I was in a cold state, and that some unkind feelings existed in it, Elder Maginn was deputed to proceed to that branch and regulate it;* and Elder Beebee to visit the branch at Setauket, L. I. The delegates generally gave very cheering accounts of the progress of the cause of truth, and stated that the calls for preaching were very numerous. Elder Maginn addressed the audience at considerrble [considerable] length, giving an interesting narrative of his travels and labors, and some valuable instruction to those who have been called to the ministry. On motion, it was Resolved, That the next general conference be held in the city of New York on the third Wednesday in October, next Resolved, That the Secretary be instructed to transmit a copy of the minutes to the editor of the "Times and Seasons," with a request that he would give them a place in his valuable paper. The minutes of the conference were read and approved. The Conference then adjourned sine die. The benediction was pronounced by the President. L. R. FOSTER, President. J. M. Bernhisel, Secretary. * Elder M. reported on his return that he found the branch in a better state than it was represented to be, and that it consisted of 36 members, 1 elder, 1 priest, and 1 teacher.