Omaha daily bee., 1888-07-29
RELIGIOUS.

The Reformed Presbyterian church synod,
at its recent session, directed the local ses-
sions to prosecute, according to church disci-
pine, members who advertise in Sunday
newspapers.
Mrs. Cleveland has consented to act as
treasurer of the funds for tine American
church in Berlin, and will solicit contribu-
tions and personally acknowledge by letter
all donations sent her.
The Methodist Episcopal church, during
the past twenty-three years, has given more
than 81, 00o, 600 to church extension and aided
over six thousand churches, not six millions,
as was stated last week.
The national conference of charities and
CORRECTION, in session at Buffalo last week,
elected Bishop Gillespie, of Grand Rapids,
Mich, as president for the coming year. San
Diego, Cal, Is the meeting place in 1889.
Presbyterianism in New England has
steadily increased during the last five years.
Since 1888 the number of churches has in
creased from eighteen to thirty-one and the
membership from $50 to 4,5SS. A church
has recently been established in Newport,
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The Canadian clergy are urged by the
Quebec Chronicle to preach short sermons
during the heated term. Ten or twelve
minutes is the limit it would allow, and it
| believes that in summer a ministers popu-
larity varies lnversely as the length of his
ermon
The will of Mrs. Leonard Church, of Hart
ford, Ct, was offered for probate yesterday.
The estate is estimated at S1,C0J,00O. Fifty
thousand dollars is given Mrs. Smith, the
city missionary, to be used at her discretion
for the city mission society, and smaller
amounts are given to various other local
charities.
Honorary degrees were conferred at Cam
bridge university upon the bishops of New
York, Minnesota and Fredericton. TIL sen.
ate was crowded with spectators, who loudly
cheered the REGIMENTS of the honOrS, A DrO
cession was formed after the degrees had
been conferred and marched to Kings Col
lege chapel.
In the year 1850 the Mormons had four
missionaries in Scandinavian countries, whc
in that year made 1876 converts, Of whom sew
enteen emigrated to Utah. During the thirty
two years following the total number of con
verts was 49,. 176, of whom 81 900 emigrated
TO Utah. In 1881 there were sixty-one mis-
sionaries in the field. The average yearly
number of converts for thirty-two years wa
4, l49. The number of Scandinavian Nor
mons now i'm Utah, according to best author
tiles, is between thirty and forty thousand
Most of them have come from Denmark
Sweden and Norway have sent about equa
numbers.
In the United States circuit court at New
York City Judge Wallace, on the application
of United states Attorney Walder, signe,
the decree overruling the demurrer of tn
rector, church warden, etc, of the Church o
the Holy Trinity, in the action brough
against them by the United States. The sui
was brought by the United States under Tn
alien contract law to exact the prescribe,
penalty for bringing the Rev. p. Walpol
Warren To this country from England I
preach under contract. A Judgment of Sl,0N
the full penalty and costs will be enterey
Immediately on behalf Of the United State
against the church. The case will be al
pealed to the United States supreme court.