Wilford serves eighth term as member of Territorial Legislature.
31st Sunday I attended the meeting at the Tabernacle H. B. Clawson
& E Hanks preached in the morning followed by H. C. Kimball
in the afternoon G. Q. Cannon followed by O Pratt & O Hyde
all spoke well and in the spirit of God. I attended the prayer
circle in the evening president Young prayed & H C Kimball
was mouth the spirit of God was with us President Young
asked Elder O Pratt How the travelling Elders were supported
in England and about the tithing &c Elder pratt said that
Brother F. D. Richards had esstablished a tithing system throughout
England so that all pay one tenth of all they recieve and this
stops the constant Duning for money this money is then used
for supporting the Elders to pay their expens to foreign countries
& home and to pay the rent of chapels and all expenses and
when we let the Elders have money to pay there expenses home
we charge it to them. President Young said all persons should
have credit on Book for all the tithing they pay that when
they come here and Enquire about their tithing they can find
they have credit for it and when men use tithing it should be
charged to them. He said I use a good deal of tithing I do not
know that I use a dollar that is not charged to me. Elder Pratt
said I now wish to lay before you my situation and how I have
done when I got to England I commenced publishing my Pamphlet
and from the avails of it I have supported myself I paid
my fare to England and Back and paid what I owed at the office
and I have not used any tithing. Brothers Miller, Scott, and
the other Brethren, Had the tithing money to pay their fare home
they said they were willing to have it charged to them and
would pay it as far as they could. President Young said I
will tell you what they are willing to do they are willing to
keep what they have got if they have A Hundred pounds left
they will be willing to keep it and say nothing about it. At
the close of the council I went to the 14 ward in company
with Elder O. Pratt who preached to the people and I followed
him He preached upon faith and the word of wisdom and
many other things we had an interesting meeting
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