| Emily Coburn and Elizabeth
Gilbert complain about Newel Knight's attitude. He defends himself at great
length. Elders decide against him, but the sisters are also admonished.
Newel not to act as an elder until he is reconciled with the brethren. |
| Date |
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October 21, 1831 |
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FWR
Far West Record: Minutes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1844, edited by Donald Q. Cannon and Lyndon W. Cook (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1983).
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42–43. |
| Location |
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… at the dwelling house of Newel Knight's
… [Jackson county] |
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| Description |
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Minutes of a conference … |
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| Moderator |
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Br. Isaac Morley was appointed Moderator |
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| Clerk |
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Harvey Whitlock |
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| Present |
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Isaac Morley
Calvin
Beebe
Zebedee Coltrin
Parley P. Pratt (h)
Harvey
Whitlock
John Murdock
Selah J. Griffin
Lyman Wight (h) (swh)
Edward Partridge |
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original: Coultrin |
| Complaint against
Newel Knight |
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[Parley: purpose of the meeting is:] to search out &
examine into the nature of grievances as set forth by sister Emily Colburn
& Elizabeth Gilbert respecting the [43] teaching & Spirit which
had actuated br Newel Knight for a length
of time past. |
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original: Coburn
Emily is the sister of Newel's wife, Sally Colburn and Elizabeth is the
wife of Sidney Gilbert. |
| Testimony |
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Testimony is taken on both sides. |
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| Newel talksa a lot |
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" … br. Newel said a considerable." |
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It is decided that the Elders will "descide upon the
Spirit which br. Newel was actuated by" by evening. |
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| Vote/cast lots |
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And after having two votes or lots written for each Elder
& the Elders not consulting each other upon the subject the vote was
taken or lot cast whether good or bad & on looking over the votes or
lots they all agreed & came out bad; brs. Selah J. Griffin & Zebedee
Coltrin not voting being excused |
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original: Sealey J. Griffin
Zebedee Coultrin |
| Newel talksa a lot |
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br. Newel then spoke until interrupted by the Moderator.
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| Other elders speak
against Newel |
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Elders who had not voted or cast lots "raised their
voices against the spirit manifest by br. Newel." |
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| Emily and Elizabeth
rebuked |
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Elders admonish the sisters for things that they thought
were "out of the way." |
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| Newel not to act
as elder until reconciled |
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and afterwards at the request of br Newel to know what he
should do or what was to be done with him it was thought advisable that
he should not officiate as an Elder until he {sh} could see with the other
Elders & be able to discover that he had a bad spirit. |
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Minutes of October 25–26, 1831
Minutes
of October 11, 1831
Jackson County Minutes
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