--- 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: 5 published: 1842-01-01 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 in Attica, Wyoming co., N. Y. on the 28-9th of August, 1841,” *Times and Seasons* 3, no. 5 (January 1, 1842): 651–652." printed_title: Minutes of a Conference held in Attica, Wyoming co., N. Y. on the 28-9th of August, 1841. source: url: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1842-01-01_3_5 transcription: Text from the Centerplace.org transcription (https://www.centerplace.org/history/ts/v3n05.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_1842-01-01_3_5 start_page: 651 end_page: 652 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_1842-01-01_3_5 publication_year: 1842 --- # Minutes of a Conference held in Attica, Wyoming co., N. Y. on the 28-9th of August, 1841 According to previous notice, the Elders and members of the branches of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, composing the Gennessee Conference, met at the time and place above stated, and proceeded to business, by choosing Elder Almon Babbett, of Kirtland, President, and L. E. Harrington, Clerk. On motion of the President, a committee of three were chosen to receive and investigate notices of ordination. Whereupon Elders Charles Thompson, James Bartholf and Joel McWithey were appointed said committee. After singing and prayer, the President read from the book of Doctrine and Covenants concerning the duties of the officers and members of the church, also proceeded to make some remarks concerning them, and the proper business of the conference, which were instructive and appropriate. Elder C. Thompson presented an adjourned case from the Batavia branch, relating to priest Tyler receiving an Elders licence [license] or ordination from a branch to which he did not belong; after many explanations by those interested, and the president, the ordination was confirmed. Adjourned for one hour. Met pursuant to adjournment; Conference opened by singing and prayer. Elder J. Bartholf represented the Batavia branch containing 30 members in good standing, 3 Elders, 2 Priests, 1 Teacher; 1 member expelled and 3 baptized since last conference. Teacher Moore represented the Ackron branch, consisting of 53 members, all in good Standing but one; 4 Elders, 2 Priests, 2 Teachers, and 1 Deacon; 1 expelled and 2 deaths since last Conference. Elder McWithey represented the Bennington branch consisting of 26 members in good standing, 1 Elder, 1 Priest, and 1 Teacher; 1 expelled. Priest Sprague represented the Castile branch, consisting of 10 members, 1 Elder, 1 Priest, and 4 baptized. Priest Webster represented the Attica branch consisting of 11 members, 1 priest and 2 baptized. Elder Winnegar represented the Alabama branch, consisting of 11 members, 1 Elder, 1 Teacher, and 3 Baptized.-Priest Wheeler of Alabama, having previously denied the faith, and requested it, was expelled. Elder Stratton represented 5 members near Rochester, not organized. Adjourned till to-morrow morning 10 o'clock. Met pursuant to adjournment. Heard and accepted the report of the committee of investigation. Elder Almon Babbett was appointed to address the Conference. He spoke on the subject of Daniel's interpretation of Nebuchadnezer's dream, his vision of the beasts, kingdoms, &c. In the afternoon, Elder C. Thompson delivered a discourse on the gathering of Israel, the book of Mormon, &c. On Saturday evening, Sunday morning and Sunday evening, meetings were held, in which several short addresses were made by different Elders, Priests and members, all tending to give life and interest to the occasion on which they were assembled. There were several ordinations, baptisms, &c., administered, which I have not the minutes of in possession. Adjourned to meet in Castile, Wyoming county, on the last Saturday and Sunday in December next. ALMON BABBETT, President. L. E. HARRINGTON, Clerk.