Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 15, 1873, Page 1

i i VOLUME 27. DRY GOODNS, &o, IT PAYS TO TRADE OIN TETH West Side MADISON & PEORIA-STS,, Carson, Pirie & o, RETATL DEPARTMENT. Great Atiraction This Week! First-Olass and Desirable Dress Goods at 650 and 600 on the Dollar, Another lot of those astonishing Dross Goods on the Contre Tablos at almost one- third formor price. Largo lot handsome New Brooado Sergos, Drab 8hades, suitablo for Wrappers, 35 cts., worth 50. Line of Plain Colored Serges marked down to 35 ota, Ohoice Bhades Empross Oloths, rogular 600 quality for 40 ots, Very Largo Lino of Real Fronch Merinos, dsairable Bhades, Hoavy and Fine Goods, re- duced to 50 and 60 ots, on tho dollar of regu- lar pricos for same qualitios. Camel’s Hair Suitings, Vigognes, and othor New Fabrics, half prico. Bpocinl Bargains in Black Alpaons, Black Cashmeros and other Black Dress Fabrios. Folt 8kirta at 75 cta., $1.00, and upwards. Black and Oolorod Dress Silks at lowor prices than same quailitios have over beon offered. Oheapest Lirons Oloak Velvets in the city, The above ore o few among hundreds of bargains now offering at MADISON AND PHORIA-8TS,, and 0., P, & CO. invito tho publio to eall and aco what thoy aro doing, and convince themselves that ITDOES PAY 0 TRADE ONTHE WEST SIDE, NEW PUBLICATIONS. The Hos logent Book of e Year TEE FIOLIDAYS. HEAVEN IN SONG. Comprising the Gems of Pootry of all Agea on the Better Land, by HENRY C. FISH, D. D., Author of ** Blstory of Pulpit Eloquenoo," ato, ONE VOIL., QUARTO, ‘With Ornamontal Rad Line bordors, printed on tinted T Davor, and moat eloganity buund. Priso, fn cloth. full git, bosoled boards, 8 6.0 2% T ikkoy mibrobcorser % A Many of tho groatost poots of all agos havo chasen ‘Heavan ns tho thome of thair aweotcst songs, and there ehuloo poonis Ara mw Fur 1116 fret. {10 collactod (0 wg yolame, and publishod in the most clegant form, T he resuit I’ 8 volnuno aspoctally sulted for aa ornemont to th parlor-table, for con-wlntion {n tha sick toom, o for hours Stlitorary sinusomont ud duvotional musings. The Choicost Oolloction of Minor Poems in ¢ the English Language, Our Poetical Favorites, Prof. 4. C. Kendrick, One Vol. Crown Octavo. Toned papor, bovelod boaed Full giit., Full Fur Either of tho abevo eont by mall on rocalpt of tho prico. SHELDOXN & COMPANY, 677 Broadway, N. ¥. FINANOIAL, Preston, Keea & G, BANKERS, SOPTH SIDE. WEST SIDE, 167590 15 Latais-t. | cor. Teadoip & Hastod.ats, Reooive Deposits and Discount Business poper, Storling Bills on London, BALT LAKE CITY NATIONAL BANK., B. M. DuReLL, Prost, J. M. BUBKETT, Cashr, Outas. HENTSTEAD, Atty, Collections mado in Utah, Montans, Idaho, Novada, Arzons, Washington, Cullforais, and Orcgo: and ro- miitod for In our oschango avallablo in any puct. of ths Uslted Biutos aud Oanadn. Kzohango and tole tranfors o this Hank cau bo procuced from one Chicago corrospondont, itio Third Nutional Bank of Chlcago. ROBERT WINTHROP & CO. BANKERS AND BROKERS, o, 18 Wall-at., Now York, 1ty d f RS, BONDE, AND GOLD, ailow 4 573:":11;'&1(423-%1‘13»“. POBITH, and transact & genoral Hanking ol Trokerage s0r REMOVALS, REMEVAL. The Merchants' National Benk Has removed from the Chamber of Commorce to GALLUP & HITCHOOCK'S BULLDING, Northwest Cornor of LaSalle and Madison-sts. 0. B, BLAIR, Prosldent. JOHN DE KOVEN, Oashier, $300,0060. Capital Prize, $50,000, Missouri State Lottery. Grand Siugle Number Schome, Dr':‘ llhn‘}‘l’lld\flflfl Dfluflnly‘lll’. I;‘B:fl[‘rfi‘? lm(:{lnt. e Wiiots tharae bn; Maver c o e s MURIAY, SHLLILE Gov e Sand for Louls, Ao ROYAL ITAVANA LOTTERY, Drawlngs twics ovury month, Ofroulars, glving fall fn. formutlon, sant free ou spplicativa, Prizos wwhud and o ifod, " Kateaurdinary drawlog 18l Docombor 2 Ao BIARIO & CO., Agoals, £3 Uroadway, Now Raoin 6, or P, O, Ls HOLIDAY GOODS. BURLEY SRR 274, 276 & 278 WABASH-AY,, OORNER VAN BUREN-ST., OFFER A LARGH STOOK OF AT GREAT REDUCTIONS: FROM FORMER PRICES. NBW DESIGNS IN BRONZES, CLOCKS, VARSES, Mantel Ornaments, Copeland’s Parians, French China, DINNER, TEA, & DESSERT SETS, VIENNA GOODS, Silver-Plated Ware. WHOLESALE AND RETATL, SANTA CLAUS AT HOME! HONDAY, Dgc. 15, 5 1. m, And respectfully requests the company of the little folks, to- gether with the older ones, on the occasion of the GRAND OPENING of HOLIDAY PRESENTS, and the lighting up of the living Christmas Tree, at the establishment of VER- GHO, RUHLING & CO., 138 to 142 State-st. The entire building will be thrown open for inspection. Retail Depart- ment will be closed from 8 to & o’clock p. m. on that date. VERGHO, RUHLING & (O, 138, 140 & 142 STATE-ST. APPROPRIATE HOLIDAY PRESENTS AT REDUCED PRICES, Rich Embroidered Piano and Table Covers, in great variety; choice patterns in Nottingham, Tambourd, and Real Point Lace Curtains; rich Draperies and Lambrequins; beautiful tinted Window Shades; great variety in Cretonnes, etc.; Slip Cover Materials, Bedding, Mattresses, Feathers, Blankets, etc. } FIELD, LEITER & CO. State & Washington-sts, BANKRUPT SALE AT ATOTION, HOLIDAY Go01S, Consiating of China Ware, Glasswaro, Lova Ware, Dolls, Vases, and Ornamental Wara ot all kinds, at 14 STATEH-ST., Up-stairs, commenoing Monday, Deo. 15, ait 10 &, m,, to be sold iu lots to auit Wholesalis and Rotail Buyers. THE ASSIGNEH, Holiday Presents. PICTURES! PICTORES! PICTURES.! All kinda of Chromou and Lithographt sold ot tho lax est pricos, Irames mado pranply to ord, KOHL & TIATUE, 54 Woit Moneoo. SHIRTS, &o. SHIRTS ‘To Order and Ready-Made. Col lars, CUFES, Ot the beat makes of Linen, in STYLES TO SUNY ALL. ISCN BRI 67 & G WABIINGTON-ST., CHIUAGC), And Pika's Opora Housa, Fourthest., Cluclenuti, . FOIt SALL, BXTRA CIOICH SWEET CIDER, N Lo o e By e, 138 and 165 Bouth V/ater-st, CHICAGO., MONDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1873, PAINFUL DISCLOSURE. Defalcation in the Treasury. Treasurer Gage $200,000 to $300,0:00 Short, The Examination of His Aec- counts Befare tho Election. Statements off Alderman Sher- wood and Ex-Mayor Bond, Mr. Gage's Ofoial Bond---List of Hiu Sureties, Monthly Balanoes of the City Funds Since October, 1871, Legal Rem.edies of the City. Opinion of Corporation Counsel Tuley. Oity Meeling of the Bondsmen Saturday Night, TRumors havo boen circulating for some time to the offect that.)Mr. David A, Gage, the rotiring City Trensurer, was finaucially cmbarrasaed, aud would not bo il1 a poeition to turn over the en- tiro city funds to Lis successor. As Mr. Gago oxpeoted to bo able to raise monoy to mnko Lis ualance good 'y Tuceday noxt, nothing has boon published abeat hus dififeulties, but his failure to offect tho rolo of cortaln bonds on which ho relicd to rale» monoy, makes proper a statcment of the facts in tho cae, 28 glohned from the ‘most reliablo sources, s F'ho first intimation that everything was not 08 it should Ioe, was given during thoe recent po- litieal campnign, whea his opponenta stated that the city funds were short, and that Mr. Gage could not, ‘if called upon, pay over ihe outire smount. ‘This was belioyod by Mr. Gago's frionds, ad by those who eupported him, to be s campaigii-canard manufactured for olection- cering purposes. About ton daya prior to the olection, 1ir. Gage roquested tho Council to ex- smine his accounts, and the Councll referred tho investigation to tho Finance Committoe, consist: fng of Acling-Mayor Bond ond Aldormon Sher- wood, Ogdon, McGonnis and MeAvoy. . A mejority'of the Committeo prooeeded with the Investigation, and found that the books m the Trewsuror’s offico agreod with the books in the Comrptroller's ofiice as to the amount of funds owwnod by tho city. Thoy drew up o ro- port_aasordiugly, and after being sigued by Messrs. Ogden and McGenuies, it was presented gfi:g;.g- ayor Bond for transmission to the ‘ouncil. . ALD. HI'ERWOOD, & momlior of tho Committee, had been cnlled to Minoerota by the denth of a sister. On his re- turn, a.ftor tho elaction, ho was asked {o sign the veport, but declined becauso hio was not satisfied that all was righl, o went mto the Irensurer's oftice and wan shown that the balance corro- spond sd with tho amount called for by the Comp- trollar’s books. Mr. Sherwaod then asked where tho money was, and was given o list of the banlesin ich 1t was snid to be deposited, as fol- $ 220,883.04 Unlon Stock ¥ 60,000,00 Third. Natjonal, Union National, TFourth Nutiounl Mechanlcs’, . . Cou'c County.,. Hibernfan, . Barik of Ghicago, Btaie Savings Tustiiuiion. ., . 6,000,00 124,123,03 November balanco. .., 4 0en o 8L,083,010,44 IMr. Sherwood asked to seo the bauk books, to cotnpare them with tho balances above given, Tha clerk replied that Mr. Gage hind taken the bauk oooks nway, and that thoy had not boen writton up for sevorsl months, Ho (the clerk) had eutored tho balances un Mr. Gago gave thom to him, and to tho Lost of his knowledge tho accounts wero all straight. I'hie stuba on the check-book showed that thero were but two ¢ live " bauks,—that is, banks on wibich ehecka were drawn,—tho others being ac~ eounts which hnd not been disturbed from the sfma of the fire until tho panic. The Soptember balanco-sheot showed that tho Second National find §100,000 aud tho Michanics' £85,000, while iho November balanco showed an fucrenso of 816,000 daposited in the former, and of 8,600 in tho Intter. With the excoption of the two bouks that were being conetantly checkod upon, thoso wore the only changes that had beon made in tho uccounts of other banks sinco the five. Such iy tho roport which Mr, Sherwood recoived frow the clerk. Mr, Blhorwood Inslsted that the bank books should be exhibited fully written up. Soon after, Mr. Shorwood received s note from Mr. Gugo roquesting him to call at the Pacitic Hotol, as lio desired to sce him, Tho result was au iutor- viow, during which Mr. Gago acknowledgod ho was sliort, and appoaled to Mr. Shorwood to givo him ten doys, aud hio would come out afl right ; that it he (Sherwood) liad not discovered tho ronl facts, nothing would aver be known about thom. Blc. Gage felt keanly the eituation in which ho was placed, He appealed to Mr. Sher- wood's gencrosity, and his appeal provailed. Mr. Blorwood did not insist upon examining tho bank books, though ha now thinks ho shonld lave done eo. o mays ho pitied Mr, Gago. He told Mr, Gaga it way due to him that o should Lnow tho worst, that ho undorstood that Mr, Gago had confessed to Mr. Bond und Mr. Burloy, sinco tho olection, that the deflcit amounted to $250,000. M. Gago roplied that Lo was short 3300,000, o futerview closed, Mr. Bhorwood rtiring with the expectation and the bolief thacMr, Gage would make up tho deficioney before his suc- cossor demanded o routloment, This oxplains why the veport of the Fiuance Committeo was nover sont to the Conncil, ‘While pursuiug his suveatigations, Mr, Sher- wood prooured from the Wreasurer's oftica & stutoment which is interesting, as it shows the AMOUNT IN THE HANDS OF THE TREASUMER each month from Ootober, 1871, to Outobor, 1878, inclusive : 3 984,310,02 Aprit3, I ay 1, 187 Jutio 3, 14 July 1,187 A, 1, 187 Bepl, 1, 160 1873, «_ BRU,EAO.GU 087,051,453 010,003.00 089,48 s . HOND, tho lata acting Mayor, said Lin suspioious wore not aronsed until 3z, Bliorwood mlo the do- wand, subsequent to thoe oleotion, ihat tho bank- books shonld” Lo earutinized, nud that then Mr, QGage admitted to him (Bond) that he was shoit 200,000, 'Tho balnuce in the Treasuror’s ofllco tullied with tho Comptrollor's books, and he did uct mow that thoy coutd msk for Mr, Gagu's bank-books, whioh wore his private proporty, Not suspeeting anything wiong, thoy wore sate | Isflod when thoy found that the acconntain tho two officen ngroed. Tho discropanoy hettveon Mr, Gage's etatemonts to him and to Mr, Sher~ wood was accounted for by 870,000 in chocks, ngablo to tho City Trensuror, which Mr. Gago nd on hand, making tho total doflcioncy, if tho chiocks wero not convorted into casb, of £320,000, Theao checks woro takeon by Mr. Gage in payment for taxos, \Whon askod wlat awnkened tho sus- picion that all was not right, Mr. Bond stated that Mr, Heslag wout to Mr, Bhiorwood and told limn that Mr. Gage conld not pay ovor the money, Mz, Sherwood Inughed, and “said that was uoneonge. Mr. Hesing sald ho know hotter; that & Prosident of o bnuk whero Mr. Gogo clnimed to havo a hoavy doposit told- him (Hes- ing) thnt thero wag not o dollar of city monoy in tho banle, hat was why I, Sherwood Inststed on seoing the bank-books, * The first thnt wns known of a doficiency by Mr. Bond was on tho Mouday nftor claction. EX-ALD. OGDEN, anothor member of the Finance Committeo, statos that he sigued tho roport becauso the Dooks in the Comptroller's and Tronsuror's of- flocs agroed, and ho naturally supposed overy- thing was corroct. OPINION OF CONTONATION COUNBEL TULEY, Mr, Tuloy, Corporation Counsol undor tho Ma- aon and Mlodill Admiuistiations, was colled upon by our reporter to give his viows of the case in itd logal napect. Ilo did not think the bondsmen could get out or their linbility in any way, Ho hind endenvored to guard agoinet all contin- immlus that might ariso, and had instructed the fity Clerk to huvo bondsmen in all cses no- Imowledgo their slgnatures, and as a furthor rmcnnuan ho hind certified copiss of tho Londs n Lils safe, so that, if anything happened to 1he originals, tho copics would be forthcoming, Tho only quastion the surotios could raise would bho as {o their liability for the nmount lost in tho suspendod hanks, Thoy ndght sot up a plen that the city had fall Luowledge of, and had tacitly given its consent to, tho deposlt of tho monoy in theso banks, Whilo this plen would sorve the purposo of gainlng tmo it would_be inoffeotunl in luw, as the clte' had never authorizod or recognizad tho deposit of monoy in tho banks. At ouo time Mr, Gago proposed ‘to tho Tinance Committee that ho would bo willing to_sccopt a salmy of sny £10,000 a yoar, aud the Comimitteo or the Council mght deposit the funds whonover thoey choso, aud rid him of the rcsFounlhmly. The Commit~ teo consulted bim (Tuloy) and by his advico de- cided that the mouney sbould romain in Mr. Gage's hands, he to pny over such interess ns ho thought proper. 1lo (L'uloy) alwaysopposed the clty taking any official action in regard to tho PL'rensurer’s fuids, which would operate to in- validate his bond, INTELEST ON CITY DEFOSITS, The paymont of inlerest into the Trensury by Mr. Gago did ot {uvelidate his bond, During Taylor's administration as Comptrollor, tho question arose as to how the inlerest wbonld ba paid in. It was arronged cint Gogo should give tho Comptroller a_chack for whatover nmount he choso (o pay i, and that the Comptrollor ehould deposit it with the Troasurar, taking Lis recoipt, sy for othor mon- ey, ‘This was dono ng to tho Hrst doposit of £101,000, o thereabouts, and Compirollor Bur- loy informed him that tho samo coureo wns pur- sued whon the remainder of the $133,000 was nid ovor. The interest was nover appropriated y the Council for any purposo, nor had any nc- tion ever Loan taken with rogard to it. The monoy wont into the genernl fund of tho city, whicli was capable of ewallowing all the monoy any ono choso to give it. Mr, 0'Haia would be justified in demanding tho iuterost, the eame as “any otlier city monoy, and Mr. Gago's bondsmen were as hablo for that ns for ny money {hat ovor _wont into s lands as City Troasurer. There was no difference whother Jr. Gago gavo it ora man from Now York, it belonged to the city all the snme, and Mr, O'Hara baa a right to de- mand that i¢ bo forthicoming. Ilo (Tuley) nover coueidered thoro was any logal obligation on Mr. Gago topay ovor auy interest, aud ho had so ndvised tho Counall, but thers wus no reason why tho eity shouid refuso to veceive itif dr. Gugo choes Lo donate it. Individunly Lie (Luley) wad always oppoted to depositing nionoy in- tho banks, and urged that whilovor funds wero likiely to bo for any considorable timo un- usad should bo invested iu reglstered United States bonds, to be placed in tho Safety Deposit vaults, the coupons to bo detached when they becamo o aud tho intorest dinwn fn thet way, e thourht it bolter tho city .shonld taite tho 1isk of tho depreciation of tho bouds thau havo fus moue{ scattorod among the banks and tako chancos in that way. Thoro nover was auy nel, resolution, or orainancoe of the Council ditoetly or indircetly ordering tha doposit of money in banks, or recognizing it us dopositod. The Finance Committco, which was instructed to invesligato tho Treasurer's accounts boforo tho eloction, nevor mado an ofileinl report to tho Council. A roport stativg that the nccounts wero correct lud been sigued by two of tho Com- mitteo, which was not n quorum of the Com- milloo, a8 it consisted of flvo membors, This report wos hanced to Mr, Bond, tho Acting- Mayor, but was nover presented to the Council, That report was in no sense an oflicial act, Thers was no dereliction of duty on the part of tuo city authoritice. The ‘L'rensur- er's books correspond with tho Comptroller’s and do now. No one was compelled to oxamine Mr. Gage's bank-books or pocket-baok, s tho city never 1ecognized any dealings with the bonlks, but lold Blx. Gage and his’ bondsmen, Tho Comptroller was not derelict in not exaniu- ing Mr. Gago's bank-books, unless ho Lad roason to euspoct thoy wero not alt right. After tho firo, from tho best iuformatton that could be obinined, it was found that Mr. Gage tiad on hand &16,000 moro thou_was charged against him. A fow duys after, 312,000 turned up in warranits not prosented for paymant Loforo the flro, which left Mr, Gago 24,000 ahead. That 54,000 stands crodited to tho Exponso Account. - THE COMPTNOLLER'S OFFICE is whera the hooks of the city are kept. On the first of avery month the Treasurec furnishos o statement of the halance in s possession ontho Inst day of tho preceding mouth. If tuat cor- rosponds with tho balwce as shown by tho Comptroller’s books, thero is o p:eaumr ton that the funds are all yight. It is prosmmed in luw that tho Tressuror keops tho money in tha vaults of his oflice, though it is well known that is nevor doue. The Comptroller has no means of oflicinlly as- certaining whote the monoy is, ar whethor tho ‘Treasurer has o haud the balence ho reports nt tho end of {he month. Ly koepiug s simplo cash account of moneys receivod and disbursod on the Comptroller's warrants, the Tronsuror can alwaya tell what balauco hio should report at the ond of tho month, to agree with the Comp- troller's books. It would bo only iu case tho Comptroller overdrew the amount the ‘Troanurer hmtl on Land that a doficiency could e discoy- aed, THE AMOUNT OF THE DEFIOIT in not dofivitely known, It is enid to bo 8340, 000, whicl includes {ho $195,000 of inforest which Mr. Gnzo puid into the Treasury, Thora in alio 8137,500 in rusponded bankw, distributod aw follows: 'Second National, $115,000; Monu- facturers’ Nationnl, 315,000, nnd Badger's, &7,600. THE LIONDHMEN, The clty is pratected by a bond of which the following in & copy : OFPICIAL ToND, Know all men by theso prozents, iliat we, David A, Willlum ¥, Tucker, Albert Groaby, John B, Bhar- mnn, James 3, MoVider, Jobn A, Rice, Nntlnniel P, Wilder, and ‘Georgo W, Gage, ‘of tho 'County uf Gook and Steto of Tlinols, sud Lield and firmly bound $nio tho City of Ohicago, In the ponal sum of §1,000,- 000, owtulineney of th Unilsa Blaten, or tho iy mont of which sim of monoy, well and truly to be made, wo bind oureclvee, ont hels, exocitors, ond ndmlnllllnlwru, Jointly und severally, firmly by thess presoute, ¥ Bealed with our souls ond dafed (his, 11th doy of ccember, Ao D, 1871, ‘Th condiilon of th’ ahove abligsticn fs snch, thut ‘whorean {bo above boundcn Guvid A, Gagty was on the T duy of November, 1871, elected 1o (he oftico of ‘Tressuirer fu uni for tho City of Chicago, to hoid wabd aflico for tho pertod of 1o Sears, ol nutil bis uceess wor sl bo duly elected and qualiiied, or until sald ofico stiall o othorwlue legally vicated, © Now, therefare, if tho suld David A, Gage shall well and falthfully porforin and dischurge (he dutles of £nfd office na preveribed and voquired by law, und the ordons wnd ordinanco of eaid Gily of Ohleayo, bud shall scconut for and pny over all monoye received by Limn s Teounaror, In docordaneo with Jaw a1 atcords ance with orders or ordiuancos heretofore passod, or hereafter to Ve paksed by the Common Council of Andd city, in confortnity with las, wnd delivor all hooks, lm‘)l_‘n‘, and all other roporty bolonging to wald city, 0 hilw uecessor in office, theu thia obligation to e void, otlierwiss 10 be uhid romain in full foreo und Davin, A, Gaok, Wat, ¥, Tieor 3 Auneat Onosuy, Jons I, Hueusiy, * 3. M, MoVioken, Jon A, Moz, ¥, P, Witnan, Qronor W, Gaox, A MEETING OF THL DONDAMEN was held Nov, 14, whon ¢ was dotermined to Issno £300,000 worth of bonds, secured by & trust-deod of Br. Gage's property, to run six months, hearing iuterost at tho rato of 10 por cont. Thoss honda wore indorged by the hond,- mon, but they woro not insucd, Another meot- ing ‘wan hold last Friday ovoning, Mr. Gngo being presout, and it was declded to mako an offort on Baturdny to ralse tha monoy, It was found imgracticablo to_ralse tho wholo amount, and o m‘rort to that effect was mado to n meet- ing hold on Snturday evoning. Mr. Gngo was not presont on this occasion. 1t was flually de- oidod that Mr. Gago turn over to tho ity all his pronorty, which it is bolieved will fully cover "the deficloncy, the trans- for uot” to oporato us n rolonso of the bondsmen, Tt is undorstood that tho prop. crty to be turned over ia intended to securo not only tho doficlt In the rogular city ncoount, but also_tho 8133,000 interest monoy, aithough tho bondsmon do not conslder thomaelvea liablo for the intorest monoy, Nob the lenst eurprising thing connccted with this melancholy affair is tho confidence which Mr. Gnge hoa oxprossed all tho timo of hia ability to make good tho defieit beforo settling-dey sloutd como, o every in- quiry nddressed to him by outsidors,—that is, persons mot on his bond,—he bna roplind that it would bo timo onough to call him a do- fauiter wheu bin succesror should call npon Lim for tho clty moncy aud not got it. When tho Staats-Zeitung published an articlo, somo ton dngn ngo, allcging that thore was n doficit in tho City Trensury, Mr. Gago was waited npon by & ropreacntative of Tnz 'I'minuxg, to whom ho gavo a point blank dounial of the Zeifung's alle- Rations and iosinuations. On Friday Inst, in auswer to another inquiry, ho raid that the mon- oy to mako lis account good was coming from Now York. AR, GAGE'S PRIVATE PROTERTY s said toconsist of o farm of 200 nores near Rivorsldo, two houses on Michigan avenue, one-half intoreat in Parmalec’'s Omnibus Line, one-half of the Garult 1Touse, an interest in the Grewory pold mimo of Colorado, $460,000 in Rivereide bongs, and sundry smaller iteros, amounting, &8 iio nssurcs his bondsmen, to #650,000 ot panic pricos, Tho extent of his in- torost in the Pacitic Hotol proporty is not known, butis supposed to ho ono-third, ‘Those who claim to bo acquainted with Mr, (inge's altzira ray thas the deflait in tho City Troasury s ac- countod for priucipally by his large investmont in Riversido bonds. S S TR o CITY IN BRIEF. A fire in tho clothing store of Jacob Mentz, & No. 746 South Hulsted strect, at 2 o'clook yester- doy morning, destroyed sbout 1,000 worth of clothing. Iusured for $2,000 in the Fireman's Company, : ‘Tho Inet numbor of the Slar Weekly contning » biography of Charles Bradlaugh, the next lec- turor, n roviow of tho first Star Conreo of this senson, ou articlo by John MoLoudburg on Newapapor Art Oriticlsm, and several shorter sltotchos of tho usual sprightly charnotor. Yeatorday aftornoon, Ofiicora Keon and Hayes arrested 2 follow named Daniol Clark, who knocked o mau down and tried to rob him atl o'clock yestordsy morning, on Fourth avenus, near Fourtoenth streot. Yesterday morning about 10 o'clock Thomas Simmons was found dead iu hia bal, at No, 79 Try streot. 1t is betioved that bad liquor killed him, a8 hie had Leen o hmd diinkor for muny yenrs, Ho Ling boon for somo timo n bat-tondor at Stonson's saloon, at tho cornor of State aud Mndison strects. o was b1 years old. and pos- sossed many good qualitios. 1o leaves o family, The Coroner was notified, aud will hotd an in- uest this morniug. Ilo was abrother of Oficor ?Jouuy Simmons. Patrick Murphy, who lives on Pauling_stroat, near Indiana, han bean nigsing from bis Lome since Baturday morning, when e left his home to go to Fox & Howard's oflice, on Gooso Islund, to draw £200. It {s not known whether Lio was there or not. As he was & sobor, quict ma, it in feared thnt somo misfortune has befallen him. Avy information concerning him moy be loft with the Huperintendont of Folica, Tho stonc-front building No. 674 Wabash avenue, lately ' vacatod by the Prairio Farmer Compnny, has boen standing open for several days, und_Ling boen entered by boys, who hiave, in'n epivit of malicious mischiof, brolken the murblo mantols, ripped up the flooring, carried off lead pipe, and ransacked the building from basemont to garrot, 1If the owners du not caro for it, it will o taken poukcssion of by persons wlio will soon malke it untenantasle, Yosterday morning about 1 o'clock Officer Dan Hogan heard tho cry *f Polico! Polico!" at tho cornor ol Xadison and Peoria siroots, near Tiaight's billnrd-hall. IIo hastencd to the pleco and found two men struggliug on the sidowalk, 1Mo soparuted thom, and, whils ho hold thom ot avm's length, ono, who wus drunl, accused tho othior, who was sobor, of stenling bis pockot- boolk, containing $25. In proof of the aceusation, L pointed to Lis ompty ‘packothoolk, which lay in the gutter, and showed his pants-pocket, which™ was ‘turnod inside out and nlmost toru off. T'he ollicor took them both to the Umon Streot Station. The man who lost tho money enid that he was Chatles Fay, of Cloveland, O., and was stopping with frionds ut No. 90 Juckeon wtrcot, The man wlom ho charged_ with robbing him said his name was Barney MoWoen: that he was a molder, aud hnd bosn in Chicago threo weoks on o wedding tour. Ha very stoutly afliimod that ho was in- nocent, IIe was searched, butthe monoy was not found, Thoy wero botlh looko:d up, aud will appear Loforo Justico Scully this moruing. —— PIR. §. T. K. PRIME AND THE STATE GRANGE. To the Editor of The Chicage Tribune: Stn: My attention lns beon directed to tho foilowing dispatch from DBloomington, falsoly purporting to bo an Associated Pross dispatel ‘BrooMisuToy, Iil,, Dec, 12,—Tho follawing resol tlouw wore adopted tiilh aftoruoon : Witeneas, Cartalu of tho leadiug nowspapers of our Stato compliin, with just 1eason, thnt ouo of the duily Journul, of Chicago Lins scemed ta onjoy w monooly of thio proceedings of this buly; thereforo, Liesolved, 'Yunt wo Loreby' express our sovero co donmmation of tae’ ungenticiany conduct of 8, T, Lrime, who grosely violated ull the propifotles of thé ‘thougl himeolf an swistant cdltor of o so-calicd tltural journal, and his own pledged word, by furnisling the late "uddress of our Worthy dlaster to I'e Crucaao TRIBUNE, Lteuleed, That the Commitleo on Publication owo :t 1o thumn<elves aud to this body to make such un exyose of oll tho facts i this matter us will relleve themeolves and ns of any imputation of fnlentionnl unfuirness to- ward suy portion of the press of vur State, ‘The fects in the caso are precisely thoso: Iap- pliced to the Publication Committeo of the Stato Grange, Mr, W. W, Corbott and Mr, W, 3. Ken- uedy, for tho addiass of Mr, Alonzo Golder, the Mastor of enid State Grauge, tolling them I wanted it forTun Ciuicaco 'Trivue. Thoy gave it to mo cheerfully, I propared my report, in- cluding the address, and filed it in tho telegraph- oflico, Subsaquontly & note from Mr, Kennody wan lelt for me at tho telograph-oftice, telling me to sond the address to tho Associated I'ross. Not being myself an agont of the Associntod Press, aud thero belng no such agont in Bloom- ington (as will appear from the subjoined note of the Goneral Agent in Chieago, which was shown to me this morning), of course I Qid not comply with Mr. Kenuedy's roquesi,—tho more oapeolally 28 he had provided no fundy to pay tho tole- graph chnygges thoreon, T did, howover, furnish 4 oupy of the addiess to tha only nowspaper man who apphed to mo for it, viz, : tho city wlitor of thoe Bloomington Pantagraph, wlich purcr way thus onobled to lmbllah it simultuncously witl Tup Ouroaco Irinuy ‘o chargo that 1 violntod wmy own plodged wordls fulse,” Whether T violated any of tho proprietios of jonrualism, x‘»r not, muy be inferred from the torogolug nots, I wieh to add a word in rogard to tho maunor in which theso resolutions wero puosed. I was in my room during tho whole ovening, und had no opsmrtuuity to muke any anuwer to the groundless churgo preforrod ugainst mo. Tho rosolutions were hurried through at tho end of tho manllu};, when there wore few mombors prosont. Those who know anytlu aret organizations know that sush a canvention had no suthority to pronounce j out upon mo without a hearlug, 8.0 K, Prasg, 0 Fidttora : outo supprose Woomington (INL) ftew fo roport to-ufght, a tho Avsociatcd Press Liak nio agent at that point, sud the dispateh s not anthorized by the asw- clatiol M0r KnOWn 10 com from iy Teapouslblo per- Bou, WiLLiasx HeNny Syrru, Goural Agent W, A, Frevn, Cnicago, 1L, Dec, 13, 1878, BISHOP CHENEY. Interesting Services at Christ Church Yesterday. Sormon by Bishop COummins, Elaborate and Exhaustive Review of the Ofico of a Bishop. What He Is, and Who May Conse- crate Him. The Form Adopted by the Re- Sormed Episcopal Church. Collections for tho Eustontation Fund. Tho Rov. Charles Edwnrd Chenoy, Roctor of Ohriat Chureh, was congccrated n Bishop of the Roformed Episcopal Church vesterday morning, Tho ccromonios took placo in Dr. Cheney's Churely, corner of Twenty-fourth strest and Michigan avenuo, and wero witnessed by an {m- menso concourso of poople. Livon heforo tho church doors wero opened & large crowd gath- ored on tho sidowalic in the hope, by boing early, of gaiging good soats, Tho membors of tho cougrogation wero ndmitted ot tho Twenty-fousth stroet entrance, about two- thitds of the pows belng reserved for their uso, The romatndor of tho scats, and tho gallory, wore glven to the genoral publie, and were crowded within ton minutes nftor admission was accorded, Many people arrived too late to get into tho vestibulo even, and were consequently obligea togo away. Tho steps of the chancel were accupied by ladies, and the side aislea wera full of people who were satisfled to stand up in order to soe what took place. Thore wero no decorations of any kind. The only chango noticeablo in tho church was the removal of the loctorn and tho placing of the pulplt in tho contro. Tho Presbyters taling park in the ceromonies formed the semi-~ cirele, with Bishop Cummina in the contre, and Dr. Cheney on the Joft, tho others stauding in tho following order, commencing st the left. The Rev. Yunson Gallabor, of Now Jersey ; the Rov. B, B, Seacock, of Now York City; the Hov. W.B. Feltwell, of Now York, aud tho Rev, Charles H. Tucker of Chicago. Mr. B. Aycrigg occupicd the right, PRELIMINATY SERVICES, ‘I'ue coromonios wors beguu by the singing of tho 215th hymn All hall the power of Jesne’ name ; ‘Let nugels prostruto fall, thule'mgreuuuun uniting their volces with the chois. ‘tho Birhop, who presided, then offered the wing prayer mighty Gud, from whom cometh every gaod and putfect gitl, gIve grace, wo beseech Lice, to all Bishops smd oflier 'pawtors of thy Churen, (hib they may diligen*ly preach thy word, sul duly adinfulater tho gouiy diciphuo thercof ; cud geant 10 tho paopie, thac they may obedioutly fullow s samo that 1l nuy recelvo the crown of ovorlasting glury ; through Jesus Chirlstour Lord, Amen, Ho noxt read the epistle from Acts xx., 17, ns foilows: Trom Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus, and called the Eidors of the Church, And Wheu tuey wero como Lo afm, o sald unto themn, Yo kuow, from tho first day I eame nto Asla, after what maniier I have boen with you at ail seasons serviug tho Lord with il bumility of infod, and with many tesrs und temptations, which Dofell e by the lylngg fn walt of the Jow; and'how 1 kopl back nothiug tlit was profitable unto von, bat vy showed you, and lnve taugut you pablely, and from houso {0 honee, testifsing voth to tho Jows, aud also {0 the Greeks, répentance towards God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Curlst, Aud novw, behold, I go bound 1 tho spitft unto Jerusaiem, not knowiniy thie things that shail befall mio thero ; suve thut tho Holy Glost witucssetl i every cily, eoylug, thut bonds and alilictioua abide mo. ~Butnous of these things move me, nelther count I my life dear unto myscif, so that 1 might finish my coursy with Joy, uml tho ' ministry whicn I huve recelved of tho Lord Jesus to testify tue Gospel of the graco of God, Anid now, Lehaid, I kuow (hat yo all, among whom Thuve gono preaching the Kingdom of God, sball sec my faco no more, Whorefore I tuks you 'to record (his day, tbatI um pure from tho lood of sll mou. For T bave not shunoed to declnre uuto you ll tuo counsel of G Tuko beed, therefore, unto yourselven, nud to ali the flock, over tho wisich'the Loly Ghost buth made you Overicers, to feed tho Church of God, which he linth purchused with Lis own blood, For I luow thls, {lut after my departing eball griovous wolves enser In amiong you, 1ot spuriug tho fock, Also of your own sclven il men arlse, epeaking perverso things, to draw_away diseple after them, Tucrefore watch, andremember, thot by the spaco of threo years, 1 ceuwed not to warn every one, night uud diy, wits tears, Aud now, brethren, I commond you o God, and to the Word of Ik grace, which i zile to. Lufld you 1, wud 10 give you s jubéritance smong all them Which are aunctified, I have coveted no mau's diver, or gold, oruppnrel ; yoa, yo yoursulves kuow, thut thest hatids Luvo minfsterod uuio my nccessiles, ud to them that wero wilh me, 1 huvo showed you ali (hings, bow thut so Tavoring 3o ouglit to support the wealt ;' and to remembor tho words of the Lord Jesus, how Mo gaid, * Tt {s wore bicssed to give than to rer celve, ‘I'iero was read tho Gospol, 8t. Matthow xxviii,, 182 Jess came and spake unto thom, saying, all power fa given unto mo i heavenand in eartl., Go ye, therefor:, and toach all uatione, baptizig thém in ihe e of ' tho Fatber, and of tho Sou, aud of the Joly Gloat; teaching tuem 10 obscrve uil tilogs whateoover T uave' commanded you 3 and Ie, T um with you shway, even unto tho end of thd world, Bishop Cummins, at the conclusion of tho roading, said : I dosira to siato Lo the congroga- tion, beforo announcing tho next bymn, that the prayer-book used on this ocvasion is tho prayer- buolk of 1785, s set forth by tho firat genornl convention of tLo Protostant Episcopal Clureh in that yoar, presidod over by tho Hov. Dr. White, afterwards Bishop White. Tho litauy to 0o used thin moruing, and tho communioi sorvico, aro also from tle prayer-book of 1735, BERJON 1Y DSHOP OUMMINS, ‘The 97th liymn was ticu sung, and was follow- ed by the sormon, which wus preuched by Bishop Cuununs, who said: TUL BERMON, This f8 o solemn oc.0sion, 1ot aloun for this con- grogudon, but for fhe entire’ Reformed I Iecopal vommunion, which {s now abont to Lestow npon our buoved vroiher e couseerated titlsof Dirhiop, 1 take my text for (s day from 11, Peler, #f,1, 4 “ Dt thero woso falio. problucly aiso wiiiong th people, oven o6 thera sball o falso teachors umony you, who privily ehiall bring in_damuuble Loreaies, evelt denglig tho Lord that bougut them, und briug upou themrelves awlft destruction ; sud Inuny shall foilow thole pernicious weye, Ly resson of whom the Wiy Of trth sbal bo vt wpufia o, % And through covotonsuess slall’ they with felgned wards make mevehundbse of you 3 to whom Judgiont now of 4 long time lugercth not, sud ther damnus tion slumberath not, “ For {f God spared not the ungels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, aud_deitvored them unto clislia of darkness, (o bo piorved unty udgucnt.” b stritdng cuslug of Erasmis (il i tit Lpine copal Chnreh of Sulnt Peler In worthy of the yrines of tho uposties, und full of apostollo dignily aud author- Ity, wpuring i wordy, but Cull of enso~=verow it gatent s, i perhns the welghtlor of ko insplired uttory ot the eliets 3 Included i the words of the toxt, 'Tle cldera (preshutero), whiclh aro uuiong youl, T oxliort, who win alio i elder—(cum prexbiuternd), o fullow Prewbyter—ho who fu the openlng of th eplstio deelages himself % Loter, an apostls of Jesus Ourlaty” uow proclaims hiwwelf ons with the Preabyters, o whom he vritess I exherd you, feed tha sfack of God which §s nmong you, tukdng tho over- sight theroot, ot by eonwtratnt, but \wiilingly—not for fithy luere, Tt of n rendy mind, nolther a bebyz ovds over God' lerltago, but holug exciuples to the fluck—aud when tho Olver Shophord shatl appear, e shull recoivo n crawn of glory that fadoth nol a What uttorunce of thoBpirit uata the churches éonld uore fitbng on an oceaslon Lke this, whon we ave ussombled tu valeinuly consecrate—tliit fu, wot upart, —to tho uilice and work of u Blabop fu thy Chureh of @od, u beloved Presbyter; to ratify aud contita by the **laglug on of bide” os am ontsvurd slgn nud wymbiol, thouot of hin fellow-Chrlstiune, who have, by et wwlection, utready couferred upou him the priority awmong his brethren, 1t fu suvet riu 3ight on i occasion o momentous {lt wo shaw L eavoriily declare S what station thi aftice of » Bishop §3 hell i this branel of Olirist's Church, 60 thut 1t wny do dnquire of him whabocon.en my partner and follow-Loljor concerning you, or of otir bretliren who aro hereaftor to A1l thio same' villeo he ‘Hl!lllr!l‘ of, wa will resp Aid 8L, Paul of Titus, aud ofhier folldweluborerus " Xhey aro th messengors e Ohiconn Dailp Teibune, NUMBER 116 of 1ho churches, overscor to feod the Church of Gnd which 110 hath yiurchused with 11ls own bigod,"— ot loids over God's lmrllngal but examples to the finck i word, i convernatiow, fu ciarits, u wyrit, i flth, n purity, Our apperd in (fk, 5d in nil quostions, s to tho ‘Word of God, (ho invpired records of the primitivo Chureh of Ohirlst, “'To the luw and tho tastimony,” Thero truthin wo clafm an most clearly settled and e tablixhed by the Now Testament, 1, Our bicased Lord Himaolf, tho Divine founder of M Chnrely, prescribed 1o for of pollty uder which itehonld oxist, ax:t loft no rules for its governmeut or mode of pubilio worehip. ‘That the Chiteel, un comprehiending tho wholo com- pmxl‘f of churclies, s a divine inatitntion, fonnded by Clirlet Iimecif, in admitted by oll Chrlstian yeople, Ou this rock™ (Iks trua chinracter s tho Chrlat, the Bon of tha living God, God munifest in the fosh), T will build my Church, and tho gates of lioll sbati not prevail ngainst {t,""—8t, Matthow, 1t fs fo this Churech tho promise in made, “So T om with you alwuys, even to the end of the world," But for this * blcksed \:n,ll[mny of all falibful peo- plo, oa they should afterward bo gathered together iuto the particular or nationnl chircher, our S.vior Clrlat, proderibed no ritual nud dofined ho order of church coustitution, ** All tho chureh's consiitutions,” a3y Tooker, * uro of tho naturo of o kuman fuw, Eccicatastical Polity, i1, U, 2. The Arostles of our Lord adopted or promulgated no definite codo of ordinances and regulntions for the Christiuu Oburch, What tho aposties did appolnl. sad sanction {n the Church in thoir own day we shall preeently conslder. and whon wo shuli havo uscer- talned from tho testimony of the inspired Hands of thu carly Oliureh what was tndoitbted upostolio prace tica and custom, we must bow to it na the wark of holy men, under the guidanco of the oly Spirit. Dut these divinely-guidod men upon whoee foundation the Chureh is butit Liave left no record, no flzed Tilles, hiave lunded dowa to all agen no influxible order for th3 governmont nud preservation of tho Chireh, And this ehnructoristio of tho Apostles fu made moro e mficant and imrn:ell\'n by {tn_contrast ta che destib Church, In tho nucioit Churcl divin regular tions wero Lromuiguted, minntoiy controlling und ore dering the minisiry, the ceremonfal, and the whole structuro of cccleaiiutient poiity, compreliending ovory detail of modo of ordiuution, 1is form, postures, ani vestmenta of the pricsts ; and the rules were written down by luyfllmmn, or ordered to bo presorved fo- tho useef the Church {n ull succeeding ages until tLese ¢ shiadows " wera lost Su the substance of u bel- ter dispensation, aven in Him_whoro_oflica and worl they profguced. 1t thero devout Israelites, trafned under all the {ustacuees of this elnborate and posing systom of ehureh order and rtual, o8 Aoon o they ro- celved tho baptism of tho Holy Ghost, nxhibited an en- tiro emaucipation frem this yoke which theie fathers had solong borne, Chelr supremo and constant nur- pose ecoms to havo been to propagate and majutain - the truths of rodemption through tho love of tie Lamb, and to streugitien end deepen the rpiritual life of tho converta to tho faith, vather than to eatablish un ¢elshorate polity for all uircumstances, or to preseribe o sltunl for all Aiiceceding ng-n. Teuly han 1t been sald, *“Thero 18 no Leviticus in tho New Testa nent 3 thero are no ayostolte constitutions, rightiy so uamedj* 3. ‘Lae forms or offices of the Chriatian minfsiry that cxisted In tho npostolic day muy, therefcrs, Lo justly regarded as baving the sanction and authord of the Apostles themenives, and were not the resnit of Divine prescription. Tho mintstry I8 1ot the casence of the Goapel ; it f4 not ecssentinl'to the being of the Churely of Chifst, 1t Is u nocosally for is well-belng for the proper admivistzation of scipling and govs crnment, aud for the propagation and ninfutenunce of the falih Ly nu order of men st aprrt o this worir, and whono caro {3 to watch for onls 13 they that must glye account to the great Shiouterd of Soula, Under what forms did the miuistry oxist in tho Agostles’ timo 7 “Lhers was Indeei in tho Apostolle Chureh u kind of minfstry whoo oflico and_work was only teinporary. This was the “ ministry of gifts” (Rarismata), consiste ng of the gift of healing, of speaking with other tongues, of “prophesying,” or of exposition oud ap- pral under tho juspiration of the Holy Ghost, Thia ninfstry was indecd u necessity in the carly Chureh, tut von designed to serve ouly tho exigencies of the Church, and to give wiy to the permunent mindstry, whoso ofiice §s that of teaching aud of ruling in tho liouschiold of faijth, For n tim thic Apostles wero tho solo offlcc-boarers in tio Church, Tno necersit'os of the Church gnve rige to the establishment of the dinconate. I noed not detall tho circumstances which gave rise to the aflice, fumillar as they uro to all readers of tho New Teata- ment. Wo do not now enter into the diccussion whetuer the dlaconnte was an order of the Christizu mindstry, or simply nn oftice for tho care of tho poor and hoipless. I i sudiclent for onr purpase now to mintain as we do, that the diuconate was au obico cu tabllshed by the aposties; that thoso elected to Il 4his office wero sct aport to thelr wark by * tho laying onof hands™ of the Apostles, that S{, Daulin the paetoral uplstles declures tho quallicalions that ¢hould bolong to deucons; that they were to be men “holding the mysiery of the fulih in n pure conseienee,™ 1ud that they who have used the ofiive of « deacon will purchaze to themselves n_gaod degree,— 1. e, gain an bonorable stauding, and grezt voidnese of fufth—*that this oftice origimuly fucluded women an well as men, s Pheebe, o denconess of tha Church I Cenchica, aud, doubtles, 4 Tryphom and Typho- 13," and tho betoved Persis, and ‘other wormen who la. bored. witl: $t, Panl in tho Lovd, The diacouate, us it exists inthe Auglican communion at tho present time, is only o namo and not s reality,—a e1ago whoro on abides o _year provious to belng ordained a Presbyter, Tf it could bo made a real oflice, and not & name only, tho oflica of evangellst, o work ebauld bo to preach the gospel, and ta minister cmong tise macses of our largs cities living without a God, and m!lon?‘ tho spir- stuilly deatituto in most dis iricte— rhiwep huving nc sheplierd,” tho discouate might bo tho sour.o of ta- speakublo blezsings to munkind, Virtuslly, it does ex. ist in the werk of the faitbful Jaymon who, withont #tlio laylug ou of biande, proach tho gospel fo the oo "Tue presbyterato or office of Preabylor is of undis- puited apostolic origin, uud_ arose, ko, out of 1hio us vessities of the Ciiureh, As the aposties orginizod Chirfstian comsmunities fn the dliferent citlesof the Roman Empive, tucy wore compeliad to provile those communlilvs with ollicers to instract, togulde, to 1ule, and to wateh over tuem, ** They ordained their eldera in_cvery city ;" this is tho simple record, ‘Whenee camio tho name, and_ what was the model :\r;il typo after which tha first Christian. ehurches and 1] H oflice-liearers wera molded 2 Not from tho Temple, n m the Jowish pricsthood. There i no resture of the Temple with ita wltar of burnt offering, and altar of incensy and tabla of ehew bread, and golden candletics, and lialy of ho'fes, with its cmbreidered val, 10 b disceried 1 tio ceonnt of tho Templo nstoin binges of tao carly Christians, “ ‘They continned atesdfastly fn the Apostics fullowship, and ductriue, and ju breaking of breatt end In prayer, The ryragoguo was tho model ou which tho Oheisthun culirebes woro ostublished ; the xy with its pulyit and boly Seviptures réad on overy Sab: tulls oy, it ruler, who not only read but cxpoinded God's Wurd, or, as wo should say, preached to the | o2 +da. Tho ofticcrs bore the Vory nmo of presviteror, “ clders,” or I'rcat-yiers,” and wo kuow that tho firat Christinhe among tho Jéws formed themeelvoa fnta Curlsilun sywagoguce, Thso eynugogies smong tha Jews were tho phives first resorted 1o’ by the Ajostles i thelr visits o tho eftics of the Empiro on thelr mis~ slonary fourneys, To (ho disporced of Liacl smoxg (o Gontilea they fitst proclaimed the Gospel, And when any suong flioke uo were men of touk, calture, tnd of chracter, becomo converts to tho new fuith, they were ulready’ fitted to hecomu teachiers and tulcrs i 1hio Ghristian communities, nud were ordafned Preaby- ter by e Laying on of the Aposties’ hands, Nor fs thera any trace of tae Jewlsl: privs thond o be discovered In the ofice thus es.abifshed, The thls of “prlest * (ulereus) In never applicd to byter or Rider 4 tho New Testunent, Sacordotal 0 Press finctlous or oflice re never attributed to thoin, They are npostles, evangellats, pastors, deetors, toichors, heralds, ambassadors, Wawchiven, slowards, ruler awver *'prlests,” The wholo Loy of thy faithfal formed 4 royal pricsthood, snd sixred fu this cytially. “Plsero aro bitt twoorders ‘of u mediating, racficing pricsthood—the order of Asron und tho ofider of Mei- ¢hiredec, Tho order of Anron ceased with the do- atructlon of tho Jowloh pojity—tho ordar of Molchises decl 4 contatned lono 1n 0d Lord desus Carist, withe ot beginuing of daya or end of yerre,—s *hesd ™ fore ever,—udmitting 1o cuceeesovs OF tlmters fu 1lis gloris ous oflice, ‘Tnia oilico of Presbyter boro another titls in the Apostolic Chureh, viz,: tiat of spiscopos, or Lishop— 1hat 14, an ove soer ot Anperintenident,—tho two titles or nanies Lol ured interehangoably'in (ho Now Tese tument ; one of Iebrew, 1 otacy of Iollouie orlgin, “Pho word epikcopos Wi o fumlilar word to Lo Grecks, and was tho (itie choren by tho G.ntilo Glurchen t deslguete nm who was'sot over thew s toacher and fender, and §5 Hndted In It wio to tho Gentlie Cliurch, whilo 'tho Jowlsh_ Ciirlstiaus preserved tho mame preabuterow, or * older, a8 _ono lrcady in neo amoug thean fix 1o vorvieo of the synrgognz, The (e numos, therefore, i the Now Testazient, designated tho ona st tao same offtee, Phil, 12 1; Acts xx 5 28; Titug, 1:7 4, "Wa aro now prepared to advanco anotlier propost- tlon s We have secn, from clowr lestimony of Loly Seripture,tunt tho Aposties themsolves eatablishied nnd sanctioned the ofiico of tho deicon_and the otlico of tha Preabyters fu tho ciurehes under thelr care, 5, But thero f4 uo evidenco from Seripturo that the Apontles cktublirhed the Epireopulo £ an order in the tuinfstry distinet feom und superior inruuk to the Prosbylerate, 18 thero In to be found uny trace of Bpiscojaey In the Now Testument, §f 15 ouly e au oilicor oxerelaed by ono who was' Linwelf 1 fellow Tresbgter, commissioned or sol apart for (ho exorels of sl powers un weve sendered noreseary by tho ex- Igencles” of the Church, and for the pramiion of it well being by & systen of general oversight aud su- erintendenco, Darhig thy Hotfme of ilie Apontlcs, ey wore, of ourat, 1ho ehief rulers and overeeers o tho” Chureli, wud ut' st caro and government woro oxvrelsed by themeelves, Hoon, lowever, as (ha now futh wpread repddly, sud churelies weeo. taultiphied in widely separated portions of the Roman Enmpire, arosn” tho neel of helpers i hole work, i B work urally tho persons solocte:l for would he tho intimate personal friends of Taul, the Apostie to the Gentlles; and sox fngly wo tind that Timothy and Titnt, and, periiirs Pychrow, nd Epaphroditus, and otfiere, Wwore dvle- watod by B, ol to rosido for a thno i cortain plices, i to dllhurgo Wt oo dosigunte w placopat functione, viz.i * Tho ordalulug, siperintending, ve- Droving, ‘o ehcouraging tho | miulsters of thoss claireliis, us will g6 (0 pramoto I overy way tho well- Tlig of thw Cirlvtian community thero! P it T othy i "Hitis wory 1ot 1 bttt 1isiops of Ephesi audd Crefo ; thelr ¢ amissionn wore uulf tomporuzy, w4 it, Panl fndicaton fu soveral phices (o spproachl it:g cloeo of thoir wpeclul work to witleh e I deloe cted them, Moreover, thoy are wuot ealled ishops,” or dosiguated by auy title to ‘ndicate (Gontinur? on ihe Eighth Pagor)