RELIGIOUS NEWS AND NOTES.
—Rev. Joseph Cook will be in Brooklyn this month. —It is stated that a guard is kept at Brigham's grave to drive away body snatchers. —Of the 7,944 periodicals published in this country only 397 claim to be religious papers. —The corner-stones of two African M. E. churches were laid in Baltimore, Md., the past month. —The American Bible Society received during the month of August $17,411, and issued 49,112 Bibles. —Cardinal Riario Sforza, who was believed by many to have the best chance of succeeding Pius IX, is dangerously ill. —The deficiency in the receipts of the American Missionary Society for August, 1877, as compared with August, 1876, was $6,984. —St. Louis has only 169 congregations, of which 42 are Roman Catholic. The German Lutherans are very numerous in that city. —It is stated that John Taylor, president of the twelve Mormon apostles, and acting president of the Mormon church, is to retain that position until a new president is elected. He is represented as a bigot of the most pronounced stripe. —England allots more money for religious purposes than any other government. Last year she gave $23,500,000; Spain came next with $12,500,000; then France, $10,000,000; Russia, $9,500,000; Italy, $6,250,000; Bavaria, $4,500,000; Austria, $3,000,000; Norway and Sweden, $2,000,000; Portugal, $900,000. —The London Times says: “The Pope grows weaker. He is unable to stand while saying mass and is becoming difficult to manage in matters conducive to his health, such as refusing to occupy larger and more airy apartments, and persisting in eating indigestible food, which is especially hurtful because of his inability to take exercise.”