[Quorum of the Twelve] Rudger Clawson ordained. (1)
-- Oct 13, 1898
[Apostle Rudger Clawson] Attends his first council meeting with First Presidency and Quorum of Twelve Apostles in Salt Lake temple. (2)
-- Oct 15, 1898
[Financial] With the church still reeling from the destabilization of its finances during the Edmunds-Tucker enforcement years and the possibility of financial bankruptcy looming, Lorenzo Snow announces the sale of bonds to permit a gradual recovery. (3)
-- Nov 4, 1898
John Longden, who became an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve is Born in Oldham, England on this day. (4)
-- 1898
Church Membership at end of year: 267,251
New Converts : 11,515
Percent Change from previous year: 4.50% (5)
Publication of first serial Conference Report. (6)
-- During 1898-1900
[Periodicals] Southern Star; Southern States Chattanooga, Tennessee Mission (Periodical) (7)
-- 1899 October-November
[Apostle Rudger Clawson] Travels to Canada to investigate the canal business of Alberta Irrigation Company. (2)
-- Jan 5, 1899
[Apostle Rudger Clawson] Becomes member of the newly created church auditing committee. (2)
-- Jan 10, 1899
[Apostle Rudger Clawson] Attends first quarterly conference of apostles in the Salt Lake temple. (2)
-- Jan 12, 1899
[Apostle Rudger Clawson] Partakes of the first quarterly sacrament of bread and wine with First Presidency and Quorum of Twelve Apostles. (2)
-- Jan 27, 1899
[Apostle Rudger Clawson] Arranges to buy house on Canyon Road in Salt Lake City for $1,856. (2)
-- During January 1899
[U.S. Religious History] In the apostolic letter Testem benevolentiae, Pope Leo XIII condemned the "heresy" of "Americanism," a doctrine which he regarded as an attempt by American Catholic clergy to reconcile Catholic teachings with modern thought and liberties. (8)
Footnotes:
1 - Wikipedia, Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronology_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles_(LDS_Church)
2 - Larsen, Stan (editor), A Ministry of Meetings:The Apostolic Diaries of Rudger Clawson, Significant Mormon Diaries Series No. 6, A Rudger Clawson Chronology, Signature Books in association with Smith Research Associates, Salt Lake City 1993
3 - http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/282148/
4 - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, United Kingdom, "On This Day," https://www.lds.org.uk/show_oda.php
5 - Wikipedia, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Membership History, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_membership_history
6 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Macmillan Publishing, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol. 4, Appendix 2: A Chronology of Church History
7 - Ludlow, Daniel H. editor, Encyclopedia of Mormonism, Vol.4, Appendix 3: Church Periodicals
8 - Cline, Austin, History of American Religion: Timeline, http://bit.ly/Fwgbe
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