Moved & carried that Elders Thomas Kington,
Alfred Cordon, & Thomas Smith be ordained High Priest
And John Albiston, be orda John Blezard, William
Berry, John Sanders, John Parkinson, James Worsley,
& John Allen be ordained Elders
& Joseph Slinger George Walker John Smith Robert
Williams, William Black John Melling &
John Swindlehurst be ordained Priest
The above named persons were ordained under
the hands of Elders Young & Richard's
much other business was transacted & the
meeting closed by Blessing by Elder Young

P P Pratt President
W^mClayton Clerk

Elders B. Young & P. P. Pratt ordained a man to
the office of an Elder in the army of the English
about the last of June who is going direct to the
east Indies & will carry the gospel to that people
he sailed in good spirits & determined to preach
the gospel to the people of the East Indies he set sail
about the [blank] of July May the Lord bless him & make
him an Instrument of doing much good. July 18^th

Elders G. A. Smith & A. Cordon ordained
William J. Barret of Burslem England 17^th years of
age to the office of an Elder on the 11 day of July
& he set sail at London for South Australia
a voyage of 16000 miles on the 17^th of July 1840
to preach the gospel to that far distant people
South Australia is a new colony setttled by the
English now about 10000 souls & rapidly increasing
thus doors are opening in all parts of the world for
the rapid spread of the fulness of the gospel

we received a letter yesterday from Elder Barret
which he wrote Just before he sailed. he exhorted us to
be faithful & pray for him he was clothed with the
power of the Priesthood & the Holy Ghost the spirit of
prophecy & Revelation & the Importance of his mission
he testifyed in the name of God that he should return
to Zion bringing his sheaves with him. He took our add
ress & J. Smith ^Jr in the U. S. & says he will write. O Lord bless him

Moved & Carried that Elders Thomas Kington, Alfred Cordon, & Thomas Smith be ordained High Priest And John Albiston, John Blezard, William Berry, John Sanders, John Parkinson, James Worsley, & John Allen be ordained—Elders & Joseph Slinger George Walker John Smith Robert Williams. William Black John Melling & John Swindlehurst be ordained—Priest The above named persons were Ordained under the hands of Elders Young & Richard's much other business was transacted & the meeting closed by Blessing by Elder Young

P P Pratt President WmClayton Clerk

Elders B. Young & P. P. Pratt ordained a man to the office of an Elder in the Army of the English about the last of June who is going direct to the east Indies & will carry the gospel to that People he Sailed in good spirits & determined to preach the gospel to the people of the East Indies he set sail about the [blank] of July May the Lord bless him & make him an Instrument of doing much good. July 18th

Elders G. A. Smith & A. Cordon Ordained William J. Barret of Burslem England 17th years of age to the Office of an Elder on the 11 day of July & he set Sail at London for South Australia a voyage of 16,000 miles on the 17th of July 1840 to preach the gospel to that far distant people South Australia is a new colony settled by the English now about 10,000 souls & rapidly increasing thus doors are opening in all parts of the world for the rapid spread of the fulness of the gospel we received a letter yesterday from Elder Barret which he wrote Just before he Sailed. he exhorted us to be faithful & Pray for him he was clothed with the power of the Priesthood & the Holy Ghost the spirit of Prophecy & Revelation & the Importance of his mission he testifyed in the name of God that he should return to Zion bringing his sheaves with him. He took our add ress & J. Smith Jr in the U.S. & says he will write. O Lord bless him