9^th ^1860^
man that had gone out on missions and turned merchants they
are not worth a groat. when they come home they are empty
in spirit and become beggarly poor Brother P. P. Pratt began this
in England and He was begagarly poor, for years & Erastus Snow
and F. D. Richards came home merchants and they are poor
and Orson Pratt came home in carriages & with silks and
satins and he is poor He spoke in the power of God and sharply
rebuked the Twelve & Elders for their spirit of speculation
which they indulged in and when such Elders get home they
have not the spirit of God in them. He was followed by
George F Hendry. Elders Erastus Snow O. Pratt, & H. C. Kimball
all bore testimony to what President Young had said was
true H. C. Kimball refered to P. P. Pratt being in merchandize
and would not trust him $5 and Yearsley said that He
would not trust H. C. Kimball nor God Almighty. we shall
live while millions of such men are dead He bore testimony
in the power of God to what President Young had said.
He said that the Elders had been like blood suckers from
Here to England, and it is time for it to be stoped, and
let the women alone & not be corting them but let them
alone. many bring home women & wandt the president to
soon seal a woman to him this will soon kill him
President Young then spoke to Orson Pratt & said that
the Book debt was the worst trouble the Saints handsd to
contend with for 6 years Orson Pratt has done more
to make that debt than any other man so many Books
are forced upon the people and they are forced to take them
or they will not be fellowshiped notw stop publisheding
& geting your portraits taken & fill the kingdom with
them & make the people pay for them. this keeps the
people poor and keeps them from Emigrating. Brother
Orson Pratt hade made some remarks saying that he had used
his own means and not any of the means of the Church He had got
it all by his publications. Phresident Young said it all coome out of
the poor Saints Just as much as tho he had begged it J V. Long
reported President Youngs speech which pierced the bones & marrow

9th 1860 man that had gone out on missions and turned merchants they are not worth a groat, when they come home they are empty in spirit and become beggarly poor. Brother P. P. Pratt began this in England and He was beggarly poor, for years & Erastus Snow and F. D. Richards came home merchants and they are poor and Orson Pratt came home in carriages & with silks and satins and he is poor. He spoke in the power of God and sharply rebuked the Twelve & Elders for their spirit of speculation which they indulged in and when such Elders get home they have not the spirit of God in them. He was followed by George F Hendry. Elders Erastus Snow O. Pratt, & H. C. Kimball all bore testimony to what President Young had said was true. H. C. Kimball refered to P. P. Pratt being in merchandize and would not trust him $5 and Yearsley said that He would not trust H. C. Kimball nor God Almighty. We shall live while millions of such men are dead He bore testimony in the power of God to what President Young had said. He said that the Elders had been like blood suckers from Here to England, and it is time for it to be stoped, and let the women alone & not be corting them but let them alone. many bring home women & want the president to soon seal a woman to him this will soon kill him President Young then spoke to Orson Pratt & said that the Book debt was the worst trouble the Saints had to contend with for 6 years. Orson Pratt has done more to make that debt than any other man so many Books are forced upon the people and they are forced to take them or they will not be fellowshiped now stop publishing & geting your portraits taken & fill the kingdom with them & make the people pay for them, this keeps the people poor and keeps them from Emigrating. Brother Orson Pratt had made some remarks saying that he had used his own means and not any of the means of the Church He had got it all by his publications. President Young said it all coome out of the poor saints Just as much as tho he had begged it. J V. Long reported President Youngs speech which pierced the bones & marrow