Show IS 18 PREACHING A CURIOUS question has arisen in new york city recently A law of congress prohibits the importation into this ibis country of any person under a contract to perform labor of any kind the officers of the church of the holy trinity in the city named apparently ju liable to suit themselves in this anis country with pulpit talent made ILD an engagement with rev E B walpole War warren of england to be tb their air pastor the rete reverend rend gentleman arrived in hi september last and began his pastoral labors A disa disagreement lemeut has arisen regarding the validity ty ot of the engagement made with him and it is now sought to have it annulled on an the ground that it was wag made in violation of the law against contract labor the matter has been argued in court one party holding the position just indicated while the other insists that preaching is not labor in the sense in which the term is used in the congressional statute the opinion of the court upon the question has not yet been rendered |