“ When the world seems to be rising new around the aged saints, a generation flushed with hope and full of expectation and presses upon their rere, the companions of their youth are called abroad, or have already fallen a prey to the king of terrors ”

“ Therefore, God kindly calls away the aged from the society where they are becoming strangers and pilgrims. He removes them from the evils to come, and the bodies of the Saints shall rest in hope and, their happy spirits dwell in the paradise of God. ”

“ Conference held at Newry, Mo. A conference of elders and members of the church of Latter Day Saints was held in Newry, Oxford Co Mo. on the 12th, 13th, 14th, of August last, agreeable to prsvious [previous] notice by letters missive to the different branches of the church represented.
Elders, Brigham Young & Lyman E. Johnson (two of the twelve) were present, Elder Johnson made some preliminary remarks, previous to the beginning of the conference; Elder Brigham Young was called to the chair and Daniel Bean was duly elected clerk. Meeting was then opened by singing. ”