TO BROTHER J N ANDREWS AND SISTER H N SMITH DEAR B E O AND SISTER B y v i r t u e o f t h e w i s d o m o f the Church it becomes our duty to advise you of the General Council lately held at Battle Creek and some of the proceedings connected therewith This Council numbered about fifty or more persons and was convened June Over it Eld Joseph Bates pre sided as Moderator and Bro S B Whitney as Secretary We will here briefly state the occasion of