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Show 39 In spite of brought the unpopular plural marriage doctrine 3,000 over members into its fold between 1849 and new but Mo r m o n i s rn had in fact is concerned. membership a rapid shrinkage about in part converts. Only except for some for tisms and 20 a emigration slight recovery in a total baptisms was over total toward able to Thereafter, the general only 22 bap- reported.2 were decreased so and Dundee had followed suit, scattered all tide. low of 203 members in 1890 when membership one were as decrease in number of 1864 and 1868, 1862, Edinburgh only a was 1859,1 branches, brought emigration (and excommunication) Kilmarnock There is and (1848-56) far as general tendency and number of ferences: between, in Scotland days After 1855 the few years emigrations As the its best membership downward to was seen continuous a with the keep pace trend by in the church in Scotland merged the with also did the number of Con- in 1857 and Glasgow leaving country, and by 1869 "the Saints few and far most of them, very poor. Conference in Scotland where there used to be four. ,,3 1890 the practice of plural marriage was abandoned by the church. "Official Declaration," 256-7. See Doctrine and Covenants, lSee in Millennial "British Mission Statistical Reports" for appropriate years Star; also British Mission Statistical Record, 2Millennial 3Letter, January 5, 1883. Star, LIlI, 1855-72. 86. John Crawford, Glasgow, to Ogden Daily Herald, |
