Elder Charles Beck paid 48 dollars for
stage fare of six of the Twelve to Baltimore and
a collection was taken up of about 20 dollars to
assist us to Philadelphia at which place we
arrived on the 5th of August. having left Pittsburgh
on the 3rd.

On the ^Sunday^ afternoon of the 6th which
was Sunday we met in the Canaanite Church
about 300 Saints. Elder Grant opened the meeting
and ^which^ President Brigham Young addressed the
meeting at considerable length. Among other
things he said

"A man or a woman may
ask of God and get a witness and testimony from
[word erased] concerning any work or messenger sent
unto them; but if a person asks for a thing
that does not concern him such as governing
the Church &c he will not get an answer and
if he does it will not be from God"

He also remarked in conversation
upon the enquiry of, Who had the ^fulness of the^ Melchisidec
Priesthood that if any in the Church had it
he did not know it. For a person to have
^the fulness of^ that Priesthood he must be a King and a
Priest. A person ^He^ might have a portion
of ^it^ that Priesthood the same as the governors or
Judges of England have power from the King to
transact business but he is ^they are^ not the King
of England. A person may be anointed
King and Priest before he receives his
Kingdom &c.

In the evening Orson Pratt
preached, followed by remarks from George
A Smith. One the morning of this
Sabath I went with Elder Young and others
to a Millerite Meeting. Here we heard
a Mr Litz preach a sermon destroying the
literal return of the Jews and rebuilding of Jerusalem

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Elder Charles Beck paid 40 dollars for stage fare of six of the Twelve to Baltimore and a collection was taken up of about 20 dollars to assist us to Philadelphia at which place we arrived on the 5th of August. having left Pittsburgh on the 3rd.

On Sunday afternoon of the 6th which we met in the Canaanite Church about 300 Saints. Elder Grant opened the meeting which President Brigham Young addressed the meeting at considerable length. Among other things he said

"A man or a woman may ask of God and get a witness and testimony from O concerning any work or massenger sent, unto them; but if a person asks for a thing that does not concern him such as governing the Church &c he will not get an answer and if he does it will not be from God"

He also remarked in conversation upon the inquiry of Who had the fulness of this Melchisidec Priesthood that it may if any in the Church had it he did not know it. For a person to have the fulniss of that Priesthood he must be a King and a Priest. He might have a portion of it the same as the governors or Judges of England have power from the King to transact business but they are not the King . A person may be anointed King and Priest before he receives his Kingdom &c.

In the evening Orson Pratt preached, followed by remarks from George A Smith. One the morning of this Sabath I went with Elder Young and others to a a Millerite MEeting. Here we heard a Mr Litz preach a sermon destroying the literan reurn of the Jews and rebuilding of Jerusalem