| Edmund Bosley is excommunicated
for breaking his covenant to loan money to print the revelations. Isaac
Bishop to confess speaking evil of leaders. |
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July 14, 1835 |
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Kirtland council, 93–95. |
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Kirtland, Ohio. |
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| Description |
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Council met agreeable to appointment. |
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| Presidents
present |
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Oliver Cowdery
David Whitmer
W. W. Phelps
Frederick G. Williams
Joseph Smith Jr. |
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| Clerk |
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Not named. |
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| Charges |
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Charges preferred against Elder Edmund Bosley and Isaac Bishop. |
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| Sing |
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[94] Council opened by singing, Awake my soul in joyful
lays
&c.["] |
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| Prayer |
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Prayer by D. Whitmer |
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| Bosley charged: covenant breaking |
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E. Bosleys case Charge for unchristianlike conduct
in breaking a certain sacred covenant made Sept. 24th [4th], 1834 |
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| Joseph instructs on covenants |
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President J. Smith Junr. addressed the council in points
of duty such as observing covenants &c. |
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| Joseph testifies of Bosley's
covenant |
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President Smith testified to the truth of the above covenant, |
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Oliver wrote the covenant
Bosley promised to consecrate
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President O. Cowdery testified that he himself framed
the
above Covenant, and that at the time, Elder E. Bosley said that he
had a
witness that it was the will of the Lord that he should consecrate the
oversurplus of what would be for his and his familys support. |
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| Whitney: Bosley promised
to loan money to print revelations |
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Bishop N. K. Whitney stated that Elder Bosley agreed to let
President J. Smith Junr. & others have money on loan, for the printing
of the Revelations, if he
could control his property in one year, or as soon as he obtained it. |
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| Guilty, excommunicated |
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Decided that Elder E. Bosley broke the covenant which he
made Sept. 4th 1834, therefore he is not a member of this church, unless
he make
satisfaction to those whom he injured.
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Kirtland Council Minute Book |
History of the Church |
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Isaac Bishop spoke evil of leaders
John Corrill and Sidney Rigdon testify
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Isaac H. Bishop is complained
of as having spoken evil of dignities:
Whereas Michael the Archangel, durst not bring a railing accusation against
the Devil, Who said that the
High Council had the wrong tree to bark up. Brother J.
M. Corrill states
that he heard I. Bishop say the council had barked up the wrong tree. President
Rigdon says
that brother Spaorer [?] says the same thing that J. M. Corrill did.
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Also Isaac H. Bishop was complained of as having spoken evil of the
High Council by
saying that "the High Council had the wrong tree to bark up, which
[237] was testified to by J. M. Corrill, President Rigdon and
others.
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dignities: the High Council. HC 2:236.
Blue: dropped in HC 2:236–237.
Red: added in HC 2:237. |
| Marks concurs |
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[95] Mr.
Marks states the same things that J. M. Corrill does. |
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| Confession required |
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Decided that Isaac Bishop shall make public
confession to the satisfaction of the injured and walk as a saint in
all things
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It was decided that Isaac H. Bishop shall make public confession to
the satisfaction of the injured, and walk as a saint in all things.
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| Cursed |
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This curse shall be upon them. The
hand of the Lord shall be upon them, until they repent in sackcloth and
ashes, and shall touch
their [them or omitted word] unless they repent. |
The hand of the Lord shall be upon them, until they repent in sackcloth
and ashes, and shall effect their temporal and spiritual
interests unless
they repent. |
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Closed in prayer by Oliver Cowdery. |
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Minutes of August 4, 1835
Minutes
of June 6, 1835
Ohio Minutes
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