Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 11, 1875, Page 1

wane Dailp Teibune, VOLUME 23. HOUSE.FURNISHING GOODS. " CHICAGO, SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES. N THE HOUSE-FURNISHING ROW! 215, 217, 219, 221, 228, 225, 227, 229, 231, 233 STATE-ST., Is the name given by common consent of the public to the Block just occupied by HACKEY & (0, o3 STATE AND 47, 51 AND 3 JACKSON-8TS., i ots, Curtain Goods, Paper Deales i e eading, Foathers, £0. HOLLISTER & COREAN, 291 AND 223 STATR-ST., o ealers in Carpetings, Curtains, low o Shades, Bedding, &o. ALLEN, GOLBY & WIRTS, 217 AND 919 STATE-ST.. Manufacturers_and dealers in Furniturs, Bedding, &c. Upholstering s specialty. C. C. HOLTON & G0, 25 AND 237 STATE-ST., Manfs. and wholesale deslers in Furniturs, Lounges, Mattresses, and Upholatery Goods. WATKINS —Removed to 215 Btate-st.—sucosssor to Morwin Church & Watkins, Kitchen Outfits, Stoves, Ranges. Jewstt's Retrigerators and Water' Coolors, wholesale HILGER,JEREINS & FAXCON, 29 AND 21 STATE-ST., Deslers in Wall Paper, Lace Curtains, Tambrequins, Bedding, Window Curtains,&d These Houses are too well known in their raspective lines to need more than their individual and collective assurance that they will make it most DECIDEDLY to REAL ESTATE. THE CALUMET & CHICAGO CANAL & DOCK CO. Call attention to LOTS and BLOCKS in their subdivision adjacent to Docks, Depots, Rail- road Shops, and Manufactories. Also, to ACRE PROPERTY, end Locations for Industrial Establishments. The development and merit of all is now fully established. - PRESENT LOW PRICES WILL BE CONTINUED TILL MAY 1. Harbor fine and ample. Draw Bridges completed. Now is the time to SECURE A SHARE in the advancement of property. A visit of examination will prove convincing. Tickets and escort furnished apon application at 182 Dear- born-st. JAMES H. BOWEN, President. To Builders. “"We have for sale 80 feet on North LaSalle-st., running back to Whit- ing-st., east front, between White and Oak-sts., without any money down, and offer the same on long time to parties who wish to build immediately. Foundationsonland and one party-wall on north side. ADOLPH LOEB & BRO., 129 and 131 LaSalle-st. LAWNDALE. Property for sale mbmn beautiful suburbd y MILLARD & DECKER, Bascment, 159 LaSalle-st. Our book on Lawndale is now ready for distribution. Call ¢ our oflice and get ome, - FOR SALE. The southwest corner Clark and ‘Madigon-sts., 25x76 feet. The best business corner in the city, paying over 10 per cent. HOLMES & CO., 72 and 74 Dearborn-st. EXTRACRDINARY BARGAIN. Toffer for sale my two-story marble front house, with besement. on leading aveae, north of Fourteeath-st. A DECIDED BARGAIN, if tikea at once. _If not sold, WILL RIINT, aod sell furnitare coeap. Address BAR™ OMces and R 70 RENT TRIBUNE BULIING INQUIRE OF WILLIAM C. DOW, ROOM 21. RENT. [ , Three 3.story and basement Brick Dwell- ings, 8. E. corner State and Ilinois-ats. OFFICES IN EXCHANGE BUILDING, $10 to $20. LOTS ON LONG LEASES, North, South, and West Divisions. 105 ft. Dock by 240 ft., for COAL YARD, east side North-av. Bridge. Inquire &t 43 Exchange Building. ADVANTAGE TO BUY THERE, FINANCIAL. TEHE STATE SavIngs Msttation, 80 and 83 LaSalle-st,, Chicago. ‘THR OLDEST AND LARGEST SAVINGS BANK IN THE NORTHWEST. Paid Up Capital. ..$500,000 Surplus Fund... 70,000 Bbmeir ooy QT o s Savinee Bank. its. Hxhenhflli per eemt per Pbastness, suit on all the rincipal citfes tn "5, SRR, Brisiint. DR. D. 8. SMIT! Vice-President. A.D. GUILD, er. ©. G. BULKLEY, Aw't Cashisr, CHICAGO MORTGAGE LOANS. JOSTATFL EX. REED, 2 Nasssust., New York, represented by JOHIN H. AVERY & CO. 159 LaSalle-st., Chicago. Firat-class facilities for financial negotintions In London. OFFICES FOR RENT The Here Machine Cos Bulding, B. E. Cor. State and Jackson-sts. To Ren Ta Kingsbury Maste Hall Buflding, 51 Olarkst., i Randolph st., near CI the Kingebury Slock on and fn and convenient dock on Kingsbu: occapied by O. S. Richardwon & Co. a3 ard. Anyof the above will be rented at aciory purcies. Powcssion eiven let, May. Room 1 Music Hall Building, 51 Clark-st. For Rent. Large list of STORES, OFFICES, and DWELLINGS in all parts of the city. Apply to WM. H. SAMPSON & CO, 144 LA SALLE-ST. SUBURBAN HOTEL FOR RENT AT MOUNT FOREST. The Mount Forest Land Company desire to rent thetr Hotel in that most charming suburb. The houso contains 25 rooms, mostly farnished. To the right party the houss with contents will be lot free of rmnt. Callstoffics of the Company, 106 Fifth-ar., from 1010 12a. m. FOR RENT. Two elegant front Banking or Real Estate Rooms, with Vaults. in Speed’s, Also other Btores centrally located. Look at them. b J. M. MARSHALL, Rent Broker, 87 Clark-st. TO RENT. Dock Lot **7,” corner Main-st. and_ River, in South Division, now used as a lumber ard. Inquire of ANDREW BROWN, 101 outh Water-st. Offices for Rent, “With Fire-proof Vanlts, on first, xacond, and third floors of Fullerton Block, 84 Dear- born-st. Also, Basements, with vaults gad redr light.” Apply et Hoom 4, in the low rates to sat. Apply at GALN, Tribane oBcs. The best French Kid Button Boot in the city for Five Dollars. Other goods in proportion. SRR & Vet 82 STATE-ST. TREES. ‘Trees! Trees! Trees! AT THE SHEFFIELD NURSERY. ESTABLISHED 1846. Myusual large stock of fine Home-Gromn Troos, Shrul Pyt okt AT hdxlx::, Maple, Ash, and Linden (Ball frees); 3 107 o I Qlamiotes, for streat planting. Semo for cata- EE:. » for strpt §ULEWS, ¢ Racine-ar. e Diviston-st. and Clybourn av. cars; GAS FIXTURES. WM. H. PATTERSON. " Gas Fixtures, BETAILED AT WHOLESALE PRICES FOR CASH. 44 and 46 ADAMS-ST., Betweon State-st. and Wabash-sv., Chicago. SPECTACLES. G ZILIAN PEBBLE SPECTACLES Batted to ail sizhts by & tion &t MANAS| Optte S @ Madlicues (Tribane Baudisgis i DOCK FOR RENT. 150 FEET river front, near Twenty-socond-st. Bridge. Railroad tracks en the property. Apply te JAMES GAMBLE, Room 6, No. 80 Dearborn-st. TO LET. The fine Store and Third Floor of Windett ‘Building, N. E. cor. of State and Randolph- Bts. MEAD & COE, 155 LaSalle-at. To Rent. Part of Store, 185 and 197 Wabash.av., oorner Adams-st. Inguire on premises. SPENCER H. PECK. TO RENT. Stors, corner of Wabash-av. and Adams-st.. i i B{Sxa Houso. Also, large Lofte lo same bullding. Address - WoR BODIOK, ~TO RENT. Btors 168 South Clark-st., from May 1, now occapled by Scott & Co. Also 4 roams on second floor. g E. C. COLE & CO., 144 Dearborn-st. Northwest cornez of Clark and Madisonsts. On main i it. Alro fine offices on3d and o, 2 otces W e T R U REDAN: 153 Madison-it. To Rent—Coal Yard, With side track, on West Side, noar Polkst. Apply at Offica 13 Chamberof Commerce. TO RENT-DOCK On South Branch, nesr Palk-at. bridgo; 150 feot front. Apply af Ofics 15 Chamber of Commeree. LAUNDRY. MUNGER'S Laundry, OFFICES—12§ Dearbers-st.y 13§ Michiganst., 160 West Maduansbe LOAINS Made on good Chicago Real Estate, in sumsof 81,000 and gl’wll‘d.l. for torm of years. Caan also bay some good artgage Paper in small amoante: 8. M. MOORE & CUMMINGS, 119 and 131 LaSalle-st. Money to Loan At8peroent, in sums of $20,000 and upwards, on Chi- cago Ciity I d Rea] Eaate, Y TG S TYARALL, 9 Tribuns Bullding. BT g OO GO 0 TO TH'.E_}_I_“RONTI In consequence of reduced freights, we are ensbled to REDUCE THE PRICE Of our Calobrated PiedmontCoal, The bost in Amerfcs for blacksmiths' use, to $8.50 per Ton, delivered. SHAWNEE XX COAL. Lump $6, Nat $5 per Ton, delivered. Al grdora by mall promptly attended to. N. B.—We aro now prepared to make coatracts for steam purposss at very low rates. General Office, 88 Washington-st., And at Branch Offices, Balt. & Ohlo Teara Track foot of Watorav, soathonst ot K. & 0. Frolght Depor: 518 Arch- erar.; corner Tenty.sevonth-st. and Coutage Grovaar. s ‘Tweaty-ninth and State-sts. TAMILTON, HARDER & HAFER. GENERAL NOTICES. den, cor. Fifty-nth-st. and West- ern-av., at $25. Fo {8 one of the best thoroughbred Horsos in the coun- in his_two-year old form in 45, and, at three arsold, In 4. Ralzed by John Raber, of Ohio, out of Lazcastor, by Bonais Sootland. - Scvon years old; dark bay: fine size: perfect in form aod action. Also for sale, as above, 50,000 or 0,000 Austrian Pine aad Norway Spfuce st very low iguces. GEQ. W. GAGK, 161 and 163 LaSalla-st. NOTICE. Al persons being indebted to the estate of MALOOM MCNEILL, of Christian Connty, Kentucky, are request- ed ta call at tha office of s3id estats, Rooms3 and 4, 24 South Olask-at., sad make settlement. And all persons bolding claims sgainst said estate will ploase call at sama place and present their bills for adjustment and payment. MALCOM McNEILL, MALCOM GARUTHERS, Executors. ELECTION NOTICE. Mavor's Orrice, Crry or CHIC1GO, March %, o} Notice t hersby given that on the 234 (twenty-third) iy Rt L A slottion will be bl (n"ehe Gy of Chicago, at which sald election the question will be sub- mltwfkw be voted upon by the legal votors of sald city, 3 o whetber said city shall become Incorporated under an act of the General Assembly, entitled *An Act ta provide for the xn%umun of Citios and Villages." A d April 10, I Ry *_B. Di OOLVIN, Mayor. South Park Taxes. April 15, 1875, I increase the per- alty on Sale Certificates for second installment ONE-HALF. R. W. BRIDGE, 15 Tribune Building. TO THE TRADE. Ioanbe employed after May 1,0r will buy into a satisfactory business. . DAVID E. BRADLEY, Room 8 McCormick Block, FIRM CHANGES: DISSOLUTION. Owing o the continaed and severs fllness of Geo. B, Daaton, the brm of Wight, Danton & Co, i3 this day dis- aolved by mutual conseat. ~ Thomas Wight aud Thomas ¥. Dunton aro alons suthorized to l‘“:)‘!?’\gm ‘settle it GHT, *Chicagor Apri1 12, 1875. GEO. B. DUNTOX COPARTNERSHIP. ‘Wo, the undersigued, have this day entercd inte & co- ulp for ins purposs of traussctiog 8 General Commiselon Business {n the city of Chicazo, wnder iha firm name of Wight, Goodnow & Co.,” aud 28 successors 10 the firms of Wight, Duaton & Co. and Kellog & Good. mow. Thomas F. Dunton's interest and responsibilities confined o tho Broom Carn brazch of the business ioe. THOMAS WIGHT, ’ 1AM H. GOODNOW, "HOMAS F, DUNTON, Chicago, Aptl, 12, 1875, * 13 LaSallest. DISSOLUTION. MINERAL WATER. WESTERN SPRINGS MINERAL WATER, The growing reputation of the large Spring, 15 miles west of Ohicago, has tuduoed the owners to submit 1t to s tes® le for a time, FREE of charge. Prof. Whi w:m;mr contains the following fngredieats: Free Carbonic Acid, 4.G8G grain: B Carbonate of dasnesia. Kulpliate of Soda.. Sulplinte of Potassi. 1 Earbounte of Lt Alamina of Iron. Siiczn... TTotal solld matter, in one Impl. gallon. Temperature of Water taken at Spring. Physiola: persons afllicted with Bar: Dyspepais, Constipation. Headacho, 15daily. 1f 2nd gradually inresso the amount. Try the water efectuslly, sond a bottle or jug for it liavo tested this Water proounce it & mild lazath o it Diseasos of the Kidngye, Talsmmation, Boght by ita 3 mve erined 1o i b bed ‘ot oared by ita se, 2nd have testified to ita o(Rosoy. e boan e rone the bowls tag frtoly, reduot the auantisy. 1a oeler, of the Chicago University, and the lata Dr. Blaney, show otive dinretic and tonlo. A large number of Diseass, Dinboten, atc., Disease of the Blad- ‘omou, Weaknosses, Scrofula, Rieumatism, oto., Drink from1to 5 glawses at a time, or8 to In chronic cases uso amall quantities at first, and report its effcts. Persons not able to come may On Draught, Free, corner Clark and Washington-sts. For particalars sddrass WisTRRN SPRINGS (0., Room 4 Lukeside Building, DIAMONDS. WATCHES, &o. FURNITURE. * WATCHES! DIAMONDS! ‘We offer an unususlly Large Stock of FINE WATCHES, imported expressly for the Retail Trade. DIAMONDS of all sizes, sctin the most elegant manner. We make Fine Stones a Specisnlty, and always have in stock GEMS in FINGER RINGS, EAR BINGS, STUDS, &o. Our assortment of STERLING SILVERWARE, for Wedding Presents and Family Use is the LARGEST IN THE WEST, and sold at EXTREMELY LOW PRICES. FRENCH CLOCKS, and BRONZES, of our own importation, and of Latest Designs. . MATRON &C0. * State and Montoe-sts, CHICAGO. -MERCHANT TAILORING. ‘WE OFFER FOR THE SPRING TRADE ‘The most desirable assortment of Overcoatings, FRENCH AND ENGLISH WORSTEDS LONDON. SUITINGS, With a full line of imported WOOLENS for Men’s Wesr. We cl. to have as fine an assortment of these goods as ever exhibited in this city. Purchasers will consult their own interest by examining our stock before buying elsewhere. ' POPULAR GCODS at POPULAR PRICES J.B.HALL & CO,, Tailors and Men’s Furnishing Goods, No. 130 DiZARBORN-ST. REMOVALS, REMOVAL. “KELLER,’ THE LADIES’ BOOTMAKER, CAN NOW BE FOUND AT 76 DEARBORN-ST,, Opposite Chicago Gas Light Office, MR. KELLER uses the very finest French materials, and can suit any shaped foot with a perfact fit. REMOV.AL. Dr. E. BERT, Deutscher Arzt 233 Twenty-fitth-st., bat. State-st. And Wabash-ar., C! cigo. At Homo—7to8s. m., and 6108 p. m. At Ofi —29'State-st., cor. Jacksen, 1 to3p. m. DR. W. T. AKIN Tas romovod te his clegant new office, 366 Sonth State-st, jjust south of Harrison, BASE BALL. BASEBALL SEASON 1875. . Tiekets for Seasori Seats in Grand Stand for sale at Brewster’s Hat Store, 134 Clark- st., near Madison. Sale terminates Tuesday Afternoon, April 13. JAS, WOOD, " Manager C. B. B. A. IRON PIPE. To Water_ i i Compaies. INTERNATIONAL PIPE CO, OFPFICE, 50 West Washington-st., Chicago s prepaced to contract for and farnish CAST TRON GAS & WATER PIPE Promptly and at lowest markot rates. FOR SALE. Galifornia Veostablss AND SATMON Will arrive early HONDAY MORNING at A. BOOTET'S, Cor. Lake and State-sts. FOR SALE-CHEAP, Largo Ice Boz, Diebald Donble-Door Safs, 1 5-barrel Oil Taak, 3 Showeases, and a complota set of Grocer's Fustaras, at 5 State-st., corner Randolph. : MULES. Por ssle, in guantities to suit Eurchum 176 small, and. medium-sizge mules, young, broken to barneks. 4 JOHN MACKEY, Morris, TlL SPIEGEL & CAHN, 222 WABASH-AV., Botween Adama and Jackson-sta., Will offer SPECIAL INDUCE- MENTS in FURNITURE FOR SPRING TRADE! Purchasers should not fail to ex- amine our stock of Parlor, Cham- ber, Library, Hall, and Dining-room Sets, Easy Chairs, Fancy Goods, &c., before buying elsewhere. We claim to have the best assortment of these goods ever exhibited in this city. We guarantee our work as to quelity and durabilily, and Our Prices Lower Than any housse East or in this mar- kot. Amn inspection is respecttully solicited. 222 WABASH-AV. TMPORTANT T0 HOUSEKEEPERS. FURNITURE! o0 for ew Styles and Materials Furnitmre Coverings, FRENCH GOODS, UPHOLSTERY, BEDDING, &. GILBERT , aad new atyles constantly arriving dur- Spring, one of, the lacest and most cle- EDIUM AND RICH FURNITUEE to s fonnd west of New York. Ouf designs ace new, and ot stock 13 At B Kavin boon Bousht and ur & entirely now, on boug] maa- nfactured st ** Panio Prices " sinca we were burat.out in the fire of Jaly last. We particulasly invite an examination of our stock and pricos, You will find our salesmen gentlemanly and courtsou: aad will tac great pieaturs 13 showiog ¢oods sad Tiving any jaformation desired.. o whteaat all oaz work made aad fidstied In the very ‘best maaner. GEO. GILBERT, 287 & 269 Wabash-av. WANTED. WANTED. 500,000 BRICK, FOR CASE. J. C. MCCORD, 86 Washington-st. Elogaut Houses for sale on long time; cheaper than renting. BUSINESS. A gontloman (age S1) with 16 yoars sctive and varied bas- fnoss expsriencs, a thornugh and accomplished sccount ant. and capablo’of taking eatiro chargs of an office,'de. 4iros an encagemont with a responxible mercantils or pub- lishing house, wnere faithful sarvioes will be rowarded by adrancement. Promizent business men of this clty aa reference. ‘Address BUSINESS, cars Central National Bank, city. WANTED. Boing about to erect two firat-class marble-front houses on North LaSalls, betwees Goethe and Schilier-ata., oast front, I would like to confer with parties wisbing to’ pur- ghasd smch 8 Bouso as to plans. or might ront on, long leas. Houses will be 2 ft. front by € {t. deep, with lot 1621t dosp, Housos tobe ready by noxt Septembor, Price of oaeh will be aban . Terms easy. » Inquiro o JOHN MCEWEN, 323 North Wellwst. WANTED. Desk room in the offics of & lawyer or firm of lawyers. Roferences exchanged. Addross N &, Tribane offics. WANTED. A young lawyer desires to form 8 partnership with some attorney of good standing. Address T 79, Tribune office. BUSINESS CARDS. BOOKS AND STATIONXEXRTY, ‘WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. EMERSON & KENNEDY, 229 West AMadison-st. WEST SIDE LIBRARY. MILLINERY. MES. H. B. FULTON, 19! State-st., under Palmer ‘House, would call the attention of the ladizs to ber lar, and ¢Tegant stook of Adillinery Goods, Whioh she will ofer at the very loweat prices. MOVING. - Lavge trucks and caroful men farnished for moving uschold Goods. ApDly to Boashald O PPH%10N TEAMING 0O., Room 4, 156 Washingtont. YUNKER & SHAEFER, PREMIUM BOOT AND SHOE MAKERS, 71 DEARBORN-ST. GEORGEE.CGATLE, GRAIN BROKER, No. 129 LaSalle-st., Chicago. OPENING. IIRS. STARING'S OPENING DAY, . WEDNESDAY, April 14, AT HER ROOMS 174 apd 176 STATE-ST. NUMBER 239, RELIGIOUS NEWS, The New Testament on the Divinity of Christ, Critieal Examination of the Sgb- jeet by Charles H, Reed. The Doctrine of the Trinity Tustrated. Comments of the English Press on Moody and Sankey. Notes and Fersonals at Iiome and Abroad. Church Services To-Day. THE DEITY OF CHRIST. CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE NEW TZSTAMENT. To the Editor of The Chicago Tridune: Crrcaco, April 10.—A reading of “Der Alte und Neuo Glaube,” (The Old and New Belief or Faith), by Strauss, and a recent re-reading of the “ Life of Christ," by Renan, have indnced ma to critically examine the New Testament in the original Greek, to ascertain what it teaches con- cerning this wonderfal mystory. I firmly believe that the New Testament teach- 8 most clearly that Christ was God. Matt. i., 23, is & roference to Isaiah vii., 14: * Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son. and they shall call His name Immanuel, which, beiag interpreted, is God with us.” The last clause of the verse, *‘which, be- ing interpreted, is God with us,” is the inspired Innguage of Marthew, and is not found in Isaiak. The Greek is ho theos, ** the God.” Itismnot “a God,” but ‘‘the God” Hersis a distinct and positive statement of Matthew that Christ was the Ged. Jobni, 1, reads: *“In the beginning ‘was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” The fourteenth verse of the same chapter reads, in the common version, thus; *“And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us," &c. The Greek bere tranalated *was made,” is egenclo, and should be rendered “became,” which would make the phrass read : *“ And the Word became flosh,” etc., a strong and forcible statement that God Himsolf became flesh of His own will and power. The Greek word translated in verse, “*dwelt ” is eskenosen, aund is & word used in Scripturs to denote the dwelling of God smong men. Alf., Gr. Tes. vol. 1, p. 635. It siznifies to dwell, as in tents, to tabernacle. The word tabernacle, in tbe phrase, ‘‘ a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.” ~Acts vii, 46, is the noun skenoma, dorived from the verb used in Johni ; 14, Habitaton is a better translation than tabernacle m Acts vii ; 46. John xx : 28 i8 ; ** Thomas answered aod said to Him, * My Lord and my God.’” The Greek of the last clause is, ‘“'ho Kurios mou, kai ho Theos mow.” There i3 here avidently an ellipais of Su ei, “ Thou art,” which would make it read, ** Thou art my Lord and my God.” Ho Kurios and ho Theos are in the nominative case, and not in the vocative. .Thomas did not simply ut- ter an exclamation, but answered and said to Jesus, * Tho art my Lord and my God.” Jesus approved of the msnner in which he was ad- dressed by what he Baid in the next verse. Will suyone say that Christ was guilty of approving of blasphemy ? In John xiv:9 Jesus said to Philip, ** He that hath seen me has seen tho Father,” a most emphatic assertion that Christ was the Father. But eome one may say this verse is expressly contradicted by Johni: 18, “No man bhath seen God at eny time,” &e. These verses harmonize perfectly in the original Greek. Doth have the same Greek word trans- lated **hath seen,” viz, : eoraken. It is the per- fect indicativa of horgo. It signifies in both verses the seeing of God in tho Banse of know- ing Him, of being acquainted with Him, of knowing His character and sttributes. This no genuine scholar will deny. No one will mssert that &uy oman has ever seen God in the sense of knowing Him, His character, and attributes. Thus how trueitis that po man has geen God in the aboye sense, and how plain it is that the words of Jesus to Pnilip (above quoted) do not contradict those in John 1:18. No one ever saw Jesus in the seuze of fully knowing Him, His true character and attributes. In the Sinaitic and Vatican Greek manuscripts of the New Testament, and the Syraic, the phrase ‘‘only begotten Son,” in John 1:18, is the * only begotten God.” This is romarkable. These threc are the oldest of the Lknown manuscripts, and are of the highest au- thority. Which reading is correct, I do not pre- tend to koow. John x:30, *“Iand My Father are one,” is an unequivocal declaration that Christ was God. The Jews who heard Christ use theso words understood Him as declaring Himself to be God, a8 is shown by tha thirty- et;lird verse, wherein they accused Him of blas- emy. v It Actsxx:8 is correctly translated "from the original Greel, farther examination is uoneces- sary to prove that Chmet was God: *Take heed thersfore unto yoarselves, and toall the flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath mads you overseers, to feed the church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood.” Thas reads this versein the Common version. Did Paul here usethe Greek words lou Theou, *of God,” or did he use tou J{uriou, “of the Lord,” in the phrase *to feed the church of,” etc.? If hs used lou Theou, then this verse alone is sufficient to firmly establish the fact that Christ was God, —that God z0d Christ wers the same in every re- spect, each possessing the same attributes, : omniscience, omnipotence, omaipreseuce, and ‘eternal self-oxistonce. If b used tou Theou (of God), then God himself purchased the church with his (God's) own blood, that is, He Himsolt suffered death on the crossin the formof a man; but if he used Kurwou, he referred to Christ, and then this verse furnishes ro proof that Christ was God. Wken Panl uses Kurios he refers to Christ, while the same word in tha Gospels usually refers to God. Winer U. T. Gram. p. 124 : Green's Hand Book to U. T, Gram. p. 203. to the dis- covery of the celebrated Binaitic and Vatican manuscripts, the manuscripts ere aboat equal- ly divided between the two readings. But, since then, manuscript authority is decidedly in favor of tou Theou as the correct reading. ‘They (the 8. and V.) both have Theou. The Syriac Peshito and the Valgate bave it. The Alexandrine has Kuriow. The most learned critical editors of the Greek text who favor Kuriou are Tischen- dorf, Tregellia, Griesback, and Lachmaon. Dean Alford formerly adopted XKuriou, butin his ixth and last edition of the Greek Testa- ment he gives Theou as the correct reading, and, in his notes on the verse, presents elaborate res- sons for his change of views. Critics of the Greek text are about equally divided between the two words. Ses Alford's Gr. Testa., vol 2, pages 230 and 231. The concurrence of the Sinaitic, Vatican, and Syrisc manuscripts is of the very highest ctder of evidence in favor of Theou 2 the correct resding. They are certain- Iy the oldest kuown to exist. I believe internal evidence favors Theou. My reasons for this be- liof are briefly these : A coDFist, on coming to this verss, would very maturally pause to consider whether Paul’ would speak of the od of God, =28 such a statement oo startle sy one. * What!" he wold ex- claim, * was the blood of God Himself shed to purchase the Church ? is amazing, incred- ible!” And, thus rondul’ng. he world attempt to explain the awfal declaration. He might well and truly say withio bimselt thatit wasthe blood of Christ which was shed on the croes, and Paul must have meant Christ, and 80 I will make the word correspond to kis meaning and write Kuri- ow.’* Idonotsay this was dove, only it might bave occurred. Itis s good rule for our gmd- ance that, in cases of nearly equal evidence, the more difficalt reading—the reading which a transcriber_would not be likely to introduce—is seore reliabio than one which presents no difi- culty. Guided by this ruls, the i 83y, ** It was nn:’lhs bkmdq of u:dop !";::;' o:’: eied, but Christ's.” And so he wounld writo Kuriou, believing ttat Paul used it, forgetting for the moment tias Christ was in fact God. In ‘addition to this, the phrase *The Church of God, * was a favorite and well-eazablished Bay- ing of Panl. He'uses the expression, The Charch of God, in I Cor., 1 and2:x,33; in Chap. xi: 16, he uses “ The Churches of God; " in xi: 22 and xv: and 9, * The Caurch of God " also, in HCor.,T;, 1; Gal, ‘i, 13; i Thess., 038, H i i, 1t; IL 88, 1, L iil, 5, 15. Ho uses the phrass, Tha only oncs.—Rom., xvi., " and ‘“Churches of Christ 16; aud then he uses Christou * Chrat, not Kuriou. The phrase **The Church of the Lord " does not occur in the New Testament if it was not used in Acta above cited. If he de- sired to say the Church of Christ,” why did he not nse Christou as in Romans above quoted ? And when Paul referred to **the Ch: " did he not epesk the truth in calling it “the Charch of God ”? Was and is it not the Church of God? Wno is bold enough to deny this? Another emphatic statement is found in Rom., ix, 5: “‘Whose are the fathers, and of whom 8 concerning the flesh Chriss came, who is over all, God bleased forever. Amen.” Tha phrase *who is over all, God blessed forever,” rafers $o Christ in the preceding clause. The Greek Ppreposition here translated * over is epi, which here denotes superintendence, authority. Winer N.T. Gram., p. 375. Philiopians, ii.. 65, is as follows in the Common Version: *Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus o andiG: “Who, beiog in the form of God,thought it not robbery to be equal with God.” It is some- what difficult to translate this mixth verse, but there is no doubt but that it teaches the equality of Christ, in nature and esseace, with God. I will now refer to » few passages which ars not correctly translated in the common version. Hebrews i., 8, reads thus: *Bat unto the Son, be eaith, Thy throns, O God, is farever and ever.” This tranalation signally fails to give the full force of the original. The Greek translated, 0 God " ia ho Theos, and is in the nominative case, and not in the vocative. Winer N. T. Gram, p. 182, there is here also (a8 in John ii., 28, abova) an ellipsis of Su ei, **Thon art,” bew fore ho Theos. Green's Hand Book to N. T. Gram, p. 224, Enapp’s .Theology, p. 137. The phrase, “But unto the Son,” i in the original Greek, pros de ton | The proposition pros does not here mgnify aimply * to,” but means in reference to, in respect to. The words are nok addressed to the Son, but are used in refer- ence to Him, in respect to Him. Winer N. T. Gram., p. 405. 8o the verse should be trans- lated. But in referencs Lo the Son, he saith, ** Thy throne, Thou art God for ever and ever.” All of the verse after the word *‘Bon,” is s qao- tation from the Forty-fitth Paalm, sixth verse. Tischendorf's Septuagint, Vol 2, p. 59. Here, then, is a vivid utterance of the eloquent writer of the Epistle to the Hebrews, quoting the words of the Psalmist, and referring them to Jesus. He burats forth in the fuilness of i.nspi.llkiunA and says in reference to Jesus, **Thou art God.’ The pbase, **Thy throne,” is used ax an_emblem of power and dominion. BSec- ond Thess., i, 12, reads, in the common version, “According to the grace of our God snd the Lord Jesua Christ,” but the originsl Greek reads, ““According to tho grace of our God and Lora Jesus Christ.” Anzus’ Bible Hand-Book, . 69. The Rev. Thos. 8. Green, in his scholarly . T. Grammar, concedes that this is the gram- matical rendering. Titus i, 13, reads in the C. V.: “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorions appearing of the great God and our Bavior Jesus Christ,” while the original Greek reads, “Of our great Goé and Savior, Jesns Christ.” Angus’ 8. H_ Book, p. 6; Middleton on the Greek Article, p. 334 Olshausen, vol. 5, p. 595. The Iast clause of I Peter, 101, reads, in the common version, *“Tho righteousnass of God, and onr Savior Jesus Christ,” but the original Greek reads, “The mnghteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ.” This transiation givea the original juss asit is, and texches thal God and our Savior Jesus Cbrist are indentical. This i8 the travalation given by Wyckiiffe, Tyn- dale, Cranmer, and the-Geneva and Rheims ver- sions, the Bible Union, the Rev, Thos. 8. Green, Bloomfleld aud Lange. Rishop Middleton, in his excellent and scholarly treatise on the Greek Article, p. 433, uses this empbatic language in Tespect to this verss: **The passage it piainly aad unequivocally to uodec- stood” a3 an assumption that Jeana Christ is our God and Savior,” This tranalation Dbarmonizes with the object of the epistle, which was to refate the errora of those who denied Christ and His Deity. I conceds that this aub- Jject is fall of difticulty, and that there are some passagesin the New Testament which seem to teach o contrary doctrine. The moat difficult to explain is Mark xiii: 32, where Christ Himself says: “‘Butof that day and that hour knoweth 00 man, no, not the angels which are in beaven, neither the Son, but the Father.” In Matt. xxiv: 36, where Christ is speaking of the same event, he omits the words *neither the Son,” which occar in Mark, He (Chriat) be- ing bott God and maa, the New Teatament re- fers to Him as such, Itis an inscrutable, holy, . and awful mystery,—the mystery of mystcries,— - ono which 0o finits mind can explain. If man could solve it he would be able to compreherd God. Ths following beautiful stanza upoa the burial of Moaes is appropriato hera : “ God bath His mysteries of grace,— ‘Ways that we cannot tell; Ho hides them deey, Like the secro sleop ©Of him he loved 0 welL” Crmirxzes H. Rxxn. ——— THE RATIONAL O}TT';SAEELLIAN" TRIN- TEACIING BY ILLUSTRATIONS. v the Editor of Tha Chicane Tridune: Cmicaco, Apnl 4.—To many persona the formal statement of the doctrine of the Trinity is an arithmetical jargon of words without mesaning. They could comprehend the samie formala when applied to things tangible to the senses, as in the following instagscs : I believe in ore substance called matter, which is manifested to me in three forws or appesr- ances, solids, liquids, and fluids. Solids are matter, liquids 2re matter, and fluids are matter, yet are there not three substances called matter, but only one substance called matter. Solid is not liquid, liquid is not fluid, and solid is nok fluid, yet tke solidis matter, the liquid is mat. ter, and the fluid is matter. Each of the thros is matter, yot are there not three matters, bui ane -matter. Or take another instance: I believe iwone fact called Time, which is manifested to me ia three phases, viz.: as Past, Present, and Fatare. The Past is Time, the Futurs is Time, sod the Present is Time, yet thers are not three facts called Time, but only one fack called Time. The pastis not present nor fu- ture, and the present is not past nor fature, and the future is not present nor past—yet the Past - is time, the Present is time, and Lhe Future is times. Each of the toree is Tume, yet are thers not threo times, but one Time. past con- tinually gensrates the present, and the past and present continnally give birth io the future, yet the past is eternal, the pregent is eternal, and the futare is eternal. Or tako s third 1nstance : 1 believe in the ons fact called Man, which is manifested to mein three forms—the Soul, the Life, or incarnation of the goul in the body, and the caceer, work, or energy, The soul includes such elements of the man 48 are common to all me, viz. : the think- ing, living, sufferiog, loving, acting, enjoying, principle. “The life or the inclfllllio%l of L{xeymgl in $mith includes ouly the limitatious wherein Smith differs from Jones, or Bobin=on, or Brown. The career, work, or energy of tho man is the effect or joint operation resulting from the soul and its incarnation. It may be said of the man Smith, for instance, that the soul is Bmith, snd 15 the whole of Smith in that aspect ; the embodied or incarnated man is Smith, aod is the entire Smith in that as- pect ; and that the energy or career of Smith {rom his cradle to his gravo and beyond is the whole of another sspect of the same Smith ; yet there are not three Smiths, but only oue Smith. ‘The sonl is not identical with the earth-Lfe or incarnation, and this incarnation 15 not 1den- tical with the energy or joins operation of the soal and life which result from the soul when incarnated ; yet are thers pot three men, but onemsn. The soul causes its incarnation, and the sonl and its incarnats life cause the career or operation of the man Smith ; yet Smith is not the soul merely, nor incarnation merely, nor the career or operation merely, but he i the incarnated soul in operation, and the soul is eternal, the incarnation is etarnal, and the oper- - ternal. ation or energy is ef S0 if we analyze the triuns fact called Thonght under ita three distinct and only forms, viz.s Enowledge, Belief, and Imsgination, or Fact, Hietory, and Inspiration. ¥ec facts in thoughy