Charles C. Rich Made President of High Priests in Missouri.
Tuesday, 15.—The quorum of High Priests organized at Far West, Missouri, this day. Charles C. Rich[[5]] was ordained President of the High Priests' quorum in Missouri; and Henry Green president of the Elders in Caldwell county, August 20th.
Opening in the Fox Islands.
The same day Elders Wilford W. Woodruff and Jonathan H. Hale landed at Vinalhaven, on North Fox Island,[[6]] and commenced preaching.
In the August number of the Messenger and Advocate I published the following
Caution.
To the brethren and friends of the Church of the Latter-day Saints: I am disposed to say a word relative to the bills of the "Kirtland Safety Society Bank." I hereby warn them to beware of speculators, renegades, and gamblers, who are duping the unwary and unsuspecting, by palming upon them those bills, which are of no worth here. I discountenance and disapprove of any and all such practices. I know them to be detrimental to the best interests of society, as well as to the principles of religion.
[Signed]
Joseph Smith, Jun.
The Alston Branch.
In this month Elder Isaac Russell succeeded in establishing a small branch in Alston, England.
The Prophet's Work in Canada.
At this time I was engaged in visiting the churches in Canada, preaching, baptizing, blessing the Saints and strengthening the branches.