Westminster College Dean Robert G. McNiece newspaper clippings, 1880-1899.

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McNiece, Robert G. (Robert Gibson), 1839-1913. Westminster College Dean Robert G. McNiece newspaper clippings, 1880-1899.

Westminster College Dean Robert G. McNiece newspaper clippings, 1880-1899.

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This collection consists of copies of newspaper clippings dating from 1880-1899 which were collected by Robert G. McNiece, Dean of Westminster College (Salt Lake City, Utah). The clippings have been organized into the following five topics: Churches, John M. Coyner, Home Missions, Robert G. McNiece, and Mormonism. The "Churches" file features three articles: "Methodist Workers," "Rev. Greene Found Guilty," and "Poured Hot Shot." These articles are written about the involvement of the Presbyterian Church on issues such as the Methodists, embezzlement, and the ties between saloons and the church (respectively). Of particular interest was the "Rev. Greene Found Guilty" article, which details the trial of Rev. Elijah W. Greene from Logan, Utah who was accused of stealing from his creditors and "undertaking work under the jurisdiction of another denomination without the permission of the Presbytery." Greene was found guilty on all charges, stripped of his ministerial power, and excommunicated from the Presbyterian Church. McNiece was chairman of the prosecuting committee in the Greene trial; the jury consisted of 10 Presbyterian ministers of Utah. The "Coyner, John M." file contains an editorial written by J.M. Coyner titled "A Brief Account of its [the Utah Presbytery] Sessions at American Fork." The title of the article reflects its subject and content. Coyner was the founder and first principal of the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute. The article featured in the "Home Missions" file was published in the Interior (Chicago) and details the Presbyterian Church's home mission work in Utah. Locations of interest featured in this article are Springville, Logan, and the Sanpete Valley in Utah, and Eureka, Nevada. The "McNiece, Robert G." file contains his addresses or articles about him, some coming from LDS publications. His addresses can be found in articles titled "Anti-Polygamy," "Dust to Dust," and "A Mormon State." Articles about him written by the LDS press can be found in "Christian Reconstruction" and "The Ministers' Latest." The remainder of the articles concern McNiece's addresses or lectures. For example, an article titled "The Martyred President" comments on an address McNiece made about President Abraham Lincoln. Articles found in the "Mormonism" file detail similar LDS-related topics that are common throughout this collection: politics, polygamy, etc. Similar articles are found in McNiece's scrapbooks (see Collection ACC-003C).

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