Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 30, 1875, Page 1

CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE, HEAD OFFICE: TORONTO, - - - ONTARIO. Cptl it ) - $6,000,000 Gl Resrse P - - - $1.000,000 Gl I, WILLIAN HCHASTER, Prosint Agenoy of this Bank has been opened. .G“t;l Ofl:ei, 128 WASHINGTON-ST. (cor. Exchange Place), Chicago, for the purpose of transscting & Generel Banking Business. ‘Accounta of Country Banks kept under special arrangement a3 1o interest, etc. ‘Bterling Exchange bought and sold. Collections msde in Canada and elsswhere 8% favorable terms. |mire J. G. ORCHARD, Agent. TETR STATH Savings Tsttmton, 80 and 82 LaSalle-st., Chicago. P98 OLDEST AND LARGEST SAVINGS BAXK IN ‘THE NORTHWEST. .8500,000 70,000 Three and Qne-Half Mllicas, e extrastvely tunt of Savinge Bank. om Deporiia at tho rata of 6 per eent per. sznum, compounded nall-yoarly. of success The First National Gold Bank OF AN FRANCISCO, CALTFORNIA. PAID UP CAPITAL,........ 82,000,000 GOLD. CORRESPONDENTS. LOXDON......BARING EROTHERS & 0. ™ CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA, LONDON, AND CHINA. BAMBUR( A WEW YORK..DUNCAN, SHERMAN & CO. BOSTON ......BLACESTCNE NATIONAL BANK. CHICAGO.....FIRST RATIONAL BANK. Collactions attended to and prompt rotaras mado at the Mowest market rates of Exchango. Loans on Real Estats. We aro prepared to make loans on good in Chicago, and wall established suburbs, in sums to suit (above $2,000), for & term of years, at current ratos. BAIRD & BRADLEY, 90 LA SATLLE-ST. UNION TRUST CO. SAVINGS BANK, N. K. eor. Clark snd Madison-sta. Paid Up Capital......$125,000.00 Surplus o 55, .00 Iutarest allowsd en dsposite at the rate of six () per oant per anm: WO HOSWALE, Cashter = E. F. PULSIFER, Vico-President. MONEY TO LOAN On Chicago City Property, in small sume. SAM'L GEHR, 114 Dearborn-st. MONEY T0 LOAN In suns of §30,000 at 8 por cant. Good applications o . " JOHN, E. AVERY & CO., 1:9 LaSalest. NOTICE. FIRE INSURANGCE. FATRFIEL D Fis Tstrance Cn PTEGEL & CAE, SOUTH NORWALK, CONN, CASH CAPITAL, - $200,000.00 ASSETS, Jan, 1875, 336,112.78 WESTERN DEPARTMENT, 156 & 1568 LaSalle-st. AT SMITH, Goneral Agent FARMER, ATKINS & CO, LOCAL AGENTS, 86 DEARBORN-ST. PENNSTLVAN FIRID INSURANCE (0. OF PHILADELPHIA. ORGANIZED A. D. 1825. Assets, $1,5672,000. CHO. C. CLARGE, Aem! _ 3 and 4 Bryan Block. The above-named old and well-known Company is prepared to'issue policies on ell classes of desirable risks in Chicago or vi- inity. CARPETS. CHICAGO, SUNDAY. MAY 30, 1875.—SIXTEEN PAGES. FURRITURE. ARE OFFERING Special Barzains Gha,mb;r and Parlor Suits, For the next thirty days, in order to reduce stock before the close of the season. 992 Wabash-av., Between Adams and Jackson-sts. BUY XOUR Furniture UPHOLSTERY G00DS At the Targest Farniture Establishment in the West, Established in 1857, GE0. GLBERT & €0 vo s magnificent and extensivo stock of the very choloest and most elogant designs to be found {n any Fur- niture House In this country, eithor in rich, plain, or common gonds, _Alsa Upholstery, Bodding, etc. we ateq tosell at lower priocs than any firstor second clas establishment in the West can or will do. "Don't il to give uvz call, and examino our goods and rices. We will convince you you can boy cheaper aad tor than at sny other house in s e ey ey e Sy otbar clty. e shall take plgssurs in showiag our stock whethor you wish to purchase or not. GEO. GILBERT & CO., 267 and 269 Wabash-2v. Hollister & Gorham, 221 & 223 State-st. Carpets! Carpets! Carpets! The Tatest @l Choicst Stls &l the Lowest Prices. TO RENT.. OFFICHS T0 REAT TRIBIE BTG INQUIRE OF WILLIAM C. DOW, ROOM 10. BUY DIRECT FROM THE HANUFACTRERS, Through their Agents, Sampson, Greene &G0, And save the RETAILER'S PROFIT for all kinds of FURNITURE! AND BEDDING. 192 & 194 State-st. It will pay you to come up-stairs one flight. LAWN MOWERS. W. H. BANKS & (0, SOLE AGENTS FOR THE EXCELSIOR LAWN MOWER AND EXCELSIOR LAWN FOUNTAIN, HYDRANT HOSE, &o. Al kinds of Lawn Mowors pepaized. NS s OO Farm Machiner, Hardware, speciaities. 84 i 836 South Canal-st., CORNER WASHINGTON. OBIOAGO. FOR SALE. Besds, snd TO RENT, AT LOW FIGURES, togood tonants—tntira Buflding, . 1= Lake-st.: Store 26, Basomont 1%, snd Suitos of Rooms centrally located on South Clarkat. Apply at tha 31, MCNEILL, Offico of 234 South Olark-st., Room 2. REFUNDING OF TAXES. e or THX (CoURTY TLEASURER AND COLLECTOR, Coox CoUNTY, JLLINOIS, with an et peavidiog Tor the Fefund an act providiag for (he refun e Bh oD 'l')nvd. Bec. Yof ll?g oo hreseniing his or 1t tax-receipt for 1673 cur- Pearte ¥ Gounty Treasuter of the county s e retuad % Such pemon or corporation tho ot b himm ar it pald in cxcees of 2-350f the State G276l 1 contalned (o wuoh receipt, fadorsiag the ownt buld ‘o sach roceint. 4ad aball aiso take {rom et o payur & separats 7oceipt for the amouat paid,” Fr o Sec. 4 provides fc iblic notice in one ne per T o D e month, and 1a Acoorartios ‘with the same, notice is hereby given Lbat porsons entitled fombat o e otz it the same'y apploiag a: onand afier the At PGP BY MiLLE County Tressarer of Cook County, Tl g MILLINERY. TLLINERY. MRS, SOULER & FLY, 109 State=St., Have fust received {rom New York s large stock of fins FRENCH FLOWERS AND FEATHERS, which they 20 offering at very low prices. ‘Work-Room is in obarge of MRS. 8. PRIOR, who will e pleased to seo all of her many friends. MILLINERY, i by_all mesns call at S R LA R ing, , Te: ice e e in yeil asin Fronoh Chips. 174 e 178 State=st. posite tho Palmor House. DRY CLEANING. THE PUBLIC! TRY DRY PROCESS CLEANING excesds all other methnds of grease, di and stains from woal- ‘ea, stik aud reized goods of all kivds. ‘The garmeats, Wults, weaninz apparel of ladics and geotiemen caa be Siistelr r‘vnal\;?ad andmade ur ness as D n-;nm:. 2 1ipplng of romothl of Wininings of any kiod. e ma'eilal b uninjarod, and retains its original lustre. ATGC. HWARZ, BOSTON STEAM DYE HOUSE, 150 Miinois, 305 West Madison, sad 190 South Clark-sts. FOR RENT. Becond and Third Floars of 168 and 160 Clark-st., 452100, with Power, Elevator, and Steam Heat; rented together or soparate. H. C. MOREY, Room 5, % Clark-st. STORE FOR RENT In tho new Gommission Market, No. 204 wokson-st. AR hamber of Commerce. DOCK FOR RENT. 150 fest river front, nsar Twenty-secondt. Bridge. Railroad Tracks on the properiy. Apply to JAMES GAMBLE, toom 5, No. 48 Dearborn-at. A Rare Chance FOR AKY ONE WANTING A First-Class Road Rig. Tam leaving tho oity and will soll my Pacing-Horo, nt Busez. Har. e Bertalase. WEL b sold ot ng drst-oless. o 2ol a A X ¥ COR! z Roud |. sifion. Ci 30 RIGAN'S Earais H03%, $i Baveisonat. (in' (e elley), botweon Wabash and Mlohigan-ars. CALIFORNIA WINE. P lica, Masoatel, Brandies, etc. By whole- Lepor Anelicn, Motontel o hundrod nd, qowards. Address’ 149 Bouth Water-st., Ch{ufln; or Pauliny 3 ba County, Cal. Yaba Gounly, Otl-p AUL, ROUZE, Growor and Dealer. CROQUET. A LARGB STOCK AND CHEAP, AT 6 AND & - WASHINGTON-ST. ETADLEY BROS. & CO. BOOKSELLERS. BUSINESS CARDS. G. REIMANN & CO0., Nickel-Platers, Market snd Randolph-sts., Chicago, i arsd from the rough for plat . Nickel- tecing eyt spactalty. an‘f;fm%’:'d rock splciiod. -1 ne attachment tors® o etrons eieer plated in the best mAnzer. JOHN G. ASHLEMAN, JEWELER, 138 STATE-ST., SSCOND FLOOR. ~ STOCKHOLDERS’ MEE COhicago & Northwestern Railway 9.";',1}};‘”' Tho anmual meetine of {he stockholders 1nd bohdhoid- ersof the Chi & Northwestern jway Company for 1he slcction of Direc:ors, pursuant to law, and for the transaction of such other bust 23 may come befor Tneas O etas. will be heid at the otica of the Compauy, fa tho Cicy of ‘Chicago, on Thursdsy, the 54 o Jage pext, at 1o’clock p. m. Bondholdors will authonticate Toais right to voio by prosentiog their voting bonds at the otco uo‘fu:he Somplero. & Wall ., Now York, for T ot Dotora the 54 of May, Prozimo. e ALEENT REXP, Presdont. M. L. SYKES, Jx., Soérotars. Ofice Chicago, Beck Island & Pacific R. R. Co, 2 APEIL 27. 1875, The Annual Meeting of tha Stockholders of the Chica- q:. Hock Island & Fzclio Hailroad Company for the electiun of Directors, pursaant tolaw, and the transac- tion of such othsr bueiaess as may come bofors mam.l E{hl,l be held ;é;:fl u:g:; n{hu‘.‘do‘d,mp‘f in the URI‘ :l “hicay ca nesday, the 2d day of June ne: al RS SOHN T TRALY, Sclock a, . A ¥. H. Tows, Secretary. Presidedt. BATHS. TURKIM v MEDICATED Vapor Baths, in t? for the treal: 1t of Yo olnest o the cousiey or the, Lrpiimest o verte 13 Private entrance on Jackson-st., near LaSalle. en for M!llflflfltnflmm’ll.m.b' P. M. La- giow” Depariment 40 ‘undor ] pésiiney an E) Bto Lim. o e 6. Qsouzma, DUNDEE Creamery Butter. Tigst Prize Kane County (1% 23 Fair. St ffi from G i 181 South Water-st. FRICTION MATS. SAVE YOUR WALLS! Light matohes on BTAR FRICTION MATS—patented. An absolute necessity for every room, an ornament for the handsom- est parlor, and of undisputed utility. Hun- dreds of thonsands in use. €. M. LININGTON & BRO., 141 State-st., Chicago. SUMMER RESORTS. Summer -Hotel. FOUNTAIN SPRING HOUSE, ‘WAUKESHA, WIS. This elegant’ 5t Resort. Hotel wiil open for the L “‘:“2?:;‘33 Tignazement of ST, ETAU: tor. jer Houso ant na Honss, mr Biow ° (EW LAFLIN, MATTH] Proprietor. WIRE SCREENS, Wire Window Screens. ‘The Ginest style 2nd best make Wflnn!rkln;sd ‘Window Scrsen, oiled and every way complete, at 17 conis per square foot, and discount on large lots. GOODWILLIE & GOODWILLIE, eorner of Ohio and Kingabury sta. Wire Window Screens tate- 15 eomts per oot at Ohicago Wire Warks, 30 5t B¢ QOloth a8 B oppaatie Fiad, Latisr & Uor i, B Cloth CHINA., GLASSWARE, &e. B35 Isallweasknow for 8 White Fr. China Dinner Set, 186 pieces. Best Porcelain Opaque, 123-piece Dinner Set, fif §16. Buys Decorated orated DinnerSet $1 Gets a dozen Goblets we for Fruit Dishes we F00M MOLDINGS, &o. Put up by experienced workmen, who will b1 PBLO i ince our reduc- --$70 & $100 Set. BOWREST Buysadozen Cut Glass used to sell at $2.26. AO RS E and $1.50. Infact, if you want any- 'é};.illl!% ;n our line, it will pay you to A. PICK, Sunooessor to E. 0. LAWRENCE & 00, 276 State-st. FOR HANGING PICTURES. Gt and Waluat Window Cornics, &&. Partios desiring these articles will do well to BUY OF THHE MANUFACTURERS, Wholesale Prices. not damage yo‘nr walls, HCORMIGK & STEDBING, 133 & 135 State-st. PIANOS. J. BAUER & CO,, THE FAVORITE BAUER PIANOS. Indorsed by 20,800 Familics, Artists, and Muasfcal Crities. The Best and Most Reliable Piano in the Market! A FULL STOCK OF SQUARE, GRAND, and UPRIGHT PIANOS. AL8O, AGENTS FOR THE CKLEBRATED ENABE PIAINOS. JULIUS BAUER & CO., Corner State_and Monroe-sts. MAPLE SUGAR. SEVENTOINS BTRICTLY PURE ° Vormont Mapls Sugar FOR SALE BY 8. M. COERE o TO., 154 SOUTH WATER-ST. FUR PRE‘ERVER. Satchet Fur Preserver. ‘Warrants a perfect prosorration of FURS AND WOOLENS From Moths or othor destructive causes. Thres sizos. Prica: 23e, bic, T5c. ERBY & BARNES, Furriers, 108 East Madlson Chtoago, Agents for Northwest. CHROMOS. CHROMOS. ‘Wo_call special attention to our largo as- sorted stock of 8x10 Chromos. They are little beauties, and just tse thing to use asa gift in tea stores, goods, notions, fancy goods, and storcs in genmeral. The trade promptly supplied with any quantity at prices uurnnsmgly low. C. M. LININGTON & BRO., 141 State-st, SHIRTS. TONMLINSONGLL. MANUFACTURERS OF FINE SHIRTS 180 ST ATE-ST. REMOVA_ S. 'S. 8. WILLARD, Attgraey, U. 8. Commissionor, and Commussionor of Decds for tho several Statos, Removed to Rooms 8 & 10, No. 82 Dearborn-st. LAUNDRY. MUNGER'S LAUNDRY. OFFIOES-13 Deacborn. Weet Madiecarsh i - ___CLOTHING. $300,000 WORTH OF GLOTHTHG For the Male Sex for you to Choose From. $15,000 worh of SPRING OVERCOATS, $6000 “ MENS SOITS, $15000 © COATS and VESTS, $20000 “ PANTALOONS, 825,000 * YOUTHS' GLOTHING, $4,000 “ BOYS CLOTHING, $40,000 ° CHILDREYS CLITHING, $15,000 UNDERWELR, 20,000 " HOSIERY ond GLOVES, $2000 " SHIRTS, of all kinds, - $16000 © COLLARS; and NECKWEAR, $20,000 * VHITE VESH, $20,000 “ BOOTS aud SHOES. The whole comprisirag a stock of Goods for the Male 8ex unequcled in the world for quality, quantity, andl LOW PRICES. We (] deal ONLY in Goods we can guarantee, BOSTON SQUARE- DEALING CLOTHING- HOUSRE, SOUTHEAST COBNER OF Clark and Madison-sts. SEICAGO. WATCEES. JEWELRY, &e. WATCHES | - JEWELRY! We will offer on MONDAY (to- morrow) New Goods in every De- partment. Bargains in Gold Watches, Chains, and Fine Jew- elry, Sterling Silverware, Silver-~ Plated Ware, French Clocks and Bronzes. . MATSON &G0, State and Monroe-sts, Opposite the Palmer Houso. AUCTION SALES. ‘WM. A. BUTTERS & CO., AUCTIONEERS, FOK THE SALK O . PERSONAL PROP#?TY AND EETATE, 18 MADISON-ST. :I‘HIS ‘WEEK’S SALES. The Unclaimed Goods of the Adams Express €0, MONDAY MORNING, MAY 31, AT 10 0'CLOCK. A. Lipman’s Twenty-ninth Sale of EDEEMED GOODS, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE], AT 10 0'CLOCK. UNCLAIMED EREIGET Of the United States Express Co., ‘WEDNESDAY MOENING, JUNE 2, AT 010'CLO'E, DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, Straw Goods, Boots and Shoes, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE$, AT 43 0'CLOOK. ‘Farniture, Pianos, Garpets, and Other Merchandise, SATURDAY, JUNE 5, AT 93 O'CLOCK, REAL ESTAT! Slaughter ! Fine Brown Btone Residence for $6,500 to save a client from foreclosure. GEO. H. HESS, 108 Dearborn-st. FOR SALE. 401108, corner State and Harrison-sta., with bailding. 403100 on Fourth-av. P. O'NEILL, For Sale-A Barg;z:h. Batory and b: ent marble front house No. 39 T ; ngnd.,-unfifl Bars, il odern mproremerta; i ric jow, torma easy B o A L ek, ioom 13 Chamber of Commorce; WANTED. Wanted, Immeflia}t\gly, Propositions from owners of lots to erects two-story brick buflm‘. 25270, suitable for occupand by 3 Insur. ance Patrol, or from owsers of baildings, already erected S Ler the sara for abovo occupancy. . Said building to A oy tho Chioago Bostd of Uaderwritors for tive Location, batween Madison sad Polk, and Union and Sangamon-sts. Proposals ‘will only bo receired in wmins. when, if nb‘esl#ncdh M‘;{"l:v“l"l:;l&?o. ;!lol fi o ey s T ST iR G pECRT, -, JAMES, Committes Firs Tns. Patrol Chicago Hoard of Under- writers. BUILDERS’ HARDWARE. e “T0 BUILDERS. eing BUILDERS’ HARDWARE A58 torclose business. Call early and seoure bargains. 5. HAMILTON HUNT, 42 STATE-ST. COLLECTION AGENCY. NS. sreans GORTor s oo af desbital gubiaand sudementa. o shares nplemt e, 1) Teak Counly kept ia this Oca. ; < S — RELIGIOUS NEWS. Elder Thurman Has Revised His Calulations. Tke Great Event Will Probably Hap- pen in Two Years, ' Disoordant Accounts of the Child- hood of Jesus. The Genealogies of Matthew and Luke Explained—Immortality of the Soul, Notes and Personals at Home and Abroad. Church Services To-Day. THE JUDGMENT DAY. PLDER THURMAN RETURNS. Elder Thurman, who prophesied the advent of Christ for April 19, and whose doings on and just preceding that date attained such great no- toriaty, has turned up with & new interpretation of tho prophecies of Daniel, and is as confident 88 he was before. He has begua the publication of anew paper which he calls '*The Day of the .Lord, or Daniel's Morning Light.” In the firat number of this the Elder gives an affecting sc- count of his sufforings, and doubts from the failure of bis hopes before. Hesays: When &t the sppointed time the dates failed to bring ‘my Lord, the dark veil was drawn.. I fclt that all was lost, For if the cruel band of timo tears up the foundation on which we stand, what is our dcom but the bottomless pit of deep des) T . . There- fore, when the awfal bour sank into ‘the pest, my Bible, like the fall of a mighty bullding, with sVseavy crash, zppeared to give way, crushing me beneath the doleful ruin; and my only relief was to bathemy pillow with Howing tears, Yea, I wept, not_only until my eyes were swollen and sare, but even my face was chapped with briny tears. > He (hon goes on to describe how he again pro- ceeded to examine the prophecies on which he relied, but conld not make the prophstic times estend to auy other date. He did, howerer, find th:at the prophecies did mot necessarily declare tiat that waa the date of the sdvent of Christ. The vision of Denil was to extend “unto 2,300 daya (sears); then shall s holy pooplo be jus- Says St, Paul: “ e conclude that a man {8 justified by faith.” Then I ude that, at the end of tue 2,300 years, even upon the self-simo day, April 19, 1875, » people were justified ; for, with the Tullest as- surance of faith in the Word of God. they, Lke valiant soldiers of the crosy, did come right up, even to the very dav and hour of God's own appointed time. ‘Elder Thurman holds the prophecies to b con- clusive that on Aprii 19the ‘‘day of the Lord” dia come. But thia ** dsy of the Lord,” accoiding to IL. Peter, iii., 8, is with the Loxd as a thou- sand years, so that now the definite time cannot be fized. Althongh itis true that *the great day of His wrath is come” (Rev., vi., 17), it is 2lso trae that there are ** four angels standing on the four cornersof the earth holding the four winds of the earth,”to whum anotber acgel cried, ‘‘Hurt pot the earth. mor the sea, nor the trees, till we have sesled the servants of our God in their foreheads” (Rev., vil., 1 and 8). Thus is the period in which the world now 1s, ac- cozding to Kider Thurman, and the work of ‘gealing the servants of God in their foreheads” is the object to which he is now gomg to'sddress his energies., This solution of his difficulties bas filled him with an exceeding great joy. Ho 68y8: or leaving Bunyan's Doubting Castle, I now feel welling up in my Lieart one continual flow of celestial love, Joy, peace and plessure, pure, mild, and satiafy- He thinks, howerer, that the advent of Christ is not farther off than two years. He says: It in hacdly possible that He caa tarry two years, for no prophatic dato can Teach » later date. Tho Jubilee and Daniel's remaining ‘half a time’ would appear to limit ua to this fall; but those prophetic dates which give definite time being now all in the past, the power to make lknown the time is alone in the hands of God the Father.” . ‘With "this new Gospel the Elder has begun puuhing!ulin at the hall No.110 Desplaines street, where he will be to-day and Sanday. ploms ek : THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS. CONFLICTING BIBLICAL ACCOUNTS. Te the Editor of The Chicago Triduna : Cr1caco, May 29.—The conflicting genealogies donot constitute the only, or the most serions, discrepancy.-between - the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. The two histories of theinfancy and enrly childhood of Christ are entirely. at vari- ance, and sppear to be utterly irreconcilable. Matthew says that, when Jesus was born in Bethlehem, there came wise men from the East to Jerusalem, saying, Where is He thatis born King of the Jews? that thoy bad seen His star in the East, and had come to worship Him; that when Herod the King heard these things he was troubled, and all Jerusalom with bim; that when he had gathered all the chief prieats and seribes togetuer, he'demanded of them where Christ was to be borft; ' that they amswered, in Bethlehem, of Judes, citing the prophet Micah ; that then Herod privately inguired of the wise ‘men what time the star appeared, and sent them to Bethlehem, telling them to search diligently for the young child, and when they had found bim, to bring bim word sgain, that he might come and worship him also ; that the wise men departed, and the star which they had seen in the East went befors them, it it cams and stood over where the young child was; that they Baw ths young child with Mary His mother, and fell down apd worshiped Him; that, bemg warned of God in s dresm, that they should mot ro- tarn to Herod, they departed into their own country another way ; tnat when they had de- parted the angel of the Lord appearsd umo Joseph in & dream, teliing him to anse and take the young child and His mother and fles into Egypt, and remain thers till he should bring bim word, for Herod would seek the young child to destroy Hilh ; that when he arose he took the vyoung chnld and His mother by night and de- patted into Egy%t. and was there until the death ot Herod ; that Herod, when he saw how he was mocked by the wise men, was very angry, sud had all the children slsin that were in Bethle- hem, of 2 years of age and younger, according to the time whon he inquired.of the wise men ; that wnen Hercd waa dead an sngel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, telling bim to arise and take the young cbild and His mother and go into the land of Israel, for they were dead who sought the young child’s life; that he arose and took the young child and His mother, and came into the [and of Tsracl; that, hearing that Archelsns wss reign- ing in Judes, im place of his father Herod, ho ‘was afraid to go thither ; thas, being warned of God in & dream, he turned aside iato the parta of Galilee, and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth. 2 B Luke says tbat Christ was born in Bethlehem, and was laid in a manger, bacause there was no place for Him in the inn; that the angel of the Lord appeared to certan shepherds, aod, under his direction, the shepherds came and found Mary aod Josoph, and the babe lying in » manger; that when they had geen.it they Made _Emown sbroad what had been told them by the angel; that all that heard it wondered at what was fold by the shepherds ; that when eight days had passed and the child had beeu circumcised, He was called Jegus, hav- ing been 80 namod by the zugel before His con- ception ; that. when the time bad passed for Mary’s purification, according to the law of Moses (thirty-threo days in casa of & malo child), the arents of Jesus brought him, where ? to Egypt ? g‘o. to Jerusalem, {o present Himto the 3 and to offer » sacrifics according to the law; that there was & just and devout man in Jerusa- lem whose nams was Simeon, who wss waiting for the coneolation of Iarasl; that it was re- vealed to Bimocn that he should see Christ ; that NUMBER 279, he came by the Spirit into the temple; thag when the parents brought in Jesus, Simeon took Him up in his arms, and blessed God, nttering language similar to that of Isaish ; thac thers was one Anna, a prophetess, of groat age, and she, coming in that instzut. gave thasks likewise unto the Lord, and spake of Him 5 ali them that looked for redsmption in Jerusalem ; that when they had performed all things accordiog to the law of the Lord, they returned into Galiles, to thoir own city, Nazaroth; that the child grew and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom ; tbat the grace of God was upon Him. Luke then statez that His parents went to Jerusalom every year, at tha feast of the Passover, and cloees the chaptar with an account of one of those wisits, when Jesus was 12 years old. These are the two accounts of the childhood of Jesus, Mark and John being silont o the sub- ject. Matthew's history estends from the tima when Jesus was born till his return from Egypt, after the death of Herod. Time uncertan, b eupposed to ke from six months to two years. Luke commences with the birth of Christ, and extends twelve yeass. And how do they agree 2 Matthew says not a word avout tha visit to Jerusslem and the presentation a4 the temple, Luite not s word about the flight into Egypt. Matthew speaks of ths wise men comiog to Jernsalem, and throwing the city iato coosternation inquiring about Chriat; toat the chief priests and scribes were coosalted, and it was found Ho was to be born in Bethlebent, ete. But, accordiog to Luke, it we assume that Christ went from Bethlehem to Egypt, Ho had elready been at Jerasalem, and bad been pre- sented peblicly in rhe temple, Luke saya not & word about the slaughter of tha children a cir- cumatances, 00, omitted by Josephus in his mi- nute and circumstantial history of the Jews. ‘There is no evidence that Joseph and Mary went the second time to Bethiehem, aud thers Wwasg, 80 far a8 arpears, no . oocagion for their doing so. Assuming they did not, and that boti accouots commenco with the birth of Christ, and that is the plain meaning of both narratives, then we bave, according to Matthew, Christ and His parents, for the first six montha after His birth, at Bothlchew, on his way to Egypt, in Egrpt, on the way back, and in Nazareth. Dur- ing the same tims, sccording to Luke, they wers at Bethlehem, on their way to Jerusalem, ou tha way from Jernsalem to Nazareth, and in Naza- reth. Jerusalem and Nazareth were both north of Betblehem; g0, from Bethlenem, according to Matthew, He went one way, and according to Luke, directly the opposite way. Could any variaace be greater ? Notwithstanding bir. Reed’s declination, I sm constrained to 18k him it he considers the (ioe- pels of Matthew and Luke both gsunine, sad of equal suthority ?_ And if mnot, which is the cor- rectand inapired record of ihe genealogy and nh;ld.heod of Chriat? m regard_to the gerealogies. i might bs sdsd That Tuke DIacod gras: Shoesnion the fact that Joseph was deecended from David. For instance, in the twenty-seventh verse of the firss chapter: * To & virgin espoused to n man ‘whose name was Joseph, of the house of David ;" and again, in tho fourth verse of the second chapter: ‘And Joseph slso went mp frowm Galilee, ont of the City of Nazareth, into Judea, unto the City of David, which is called Beth- Tebor 0 he was of the house and lineaga of David”). It is nowhers atated in tho New Testament that Mary was thua descended. And iet we areasked to suppose, notwithstandicg ke considerad the lineage of Joseph of so much consequence, thatin his genealogy, after mentioning Joseph, instead of tracing his an- cestry, hs takes up that of Jary, without even mentioning her name ! There ars some difficulties in genealogiea be- side those heretofors mentioned. Not only wera the three Kings Ahaziah, Joash. and Amaziak omitted by Matthew, as has been conceded, bt in the eleventh verse the nams of Jehoiakim is aleo omitted -betweon Josinh and Jechoniab, making eightesp geuerations instesd of fourtcen 1o this division. Aieo, ay the text stands, the fourteen generations cannot be made out, withont coucting David wwice: The commentstors say these thiugs must not be econsidered sarions objections, becacse eimilar incongruities occur in tae genezlogies of tus 0ld Testament ! W. ; it I GENEALOGY OF JESUS. - M. WOBK REPLIES. To the Editor of Tne Chicago Tribuna & Cmgaco, May 29.—Two weeks 2go I anawered an inquiry made by ** W,” 28 to whether ths genealogies given by Matthow aad Luke wers inspired. 1 proceed now to give the proofs of the several assertions 1 then made, recognizing, aa I do, the right, on the part of thcse objecting to the ex- planation I then gave of thy two diverging lines, o call upon me to produce them. ‘Wewill first look at tha lie=ge from David down, a8 given by each Evangelist, placing them gide by side and numbering them ; Nathews lst. Luke'slist. (Moshew's list, L ko's Het. 1. Solomon. Natban. (2. Aser. Zarobabol 2, Rhoboam. Mattattia. Sad Amon. 5, Jordas. 16. Jeholakim. I I Er. imodaz. 17, Jecomns. ~ Cosam. 18 Salathiel Addi. 1, Molol 20! Abind. 31, Etskim. Ido not 6ee how any one cancompare theso two genealogies without bocoming convinced that they are soparate and distinct from the time of David. With one or two exceptions the names ‘are entirely dissimilar, and even then, if W e1- cept Nos. 18 and 19 of Matthew's list und Nos. 21-and 22 of Luke's, their difference’1a generical order would forbid the thougit that the names could be referred to the same persons : while in tho case instanced the names are common ones likely to occur in both branches of tho family. The similarity of the names of AMatthan (mesa- ing the reios) the grandfacher of Joseph, and of Matthat (meaning gilt, he that gives), the father of Heli, given riso to the theory that Joacph and Mary were cousios ; bus thers is no proot ‘whatever that * Matthan ” snd ‘* Maithat * re- fer to the same person, whileif lhl{ did the Iaws governing Jewish genealogy would raquire that all names anterior to thatone suould be the same 1 both Matthew's and Luke's Gospels. DBelieving, a8 I do, tbat the Gospels ** according " to Matihew and Luko were written by Ma:thew and Luke respectively ; that they wore sincers and credible witnesscs; and that they wers. too well acquainted with the matter of which they wroto o make auy such great blander a8 the one imputed to them; or that they could so stultify themselves s to make the assertions they didio Matthew, i., 18-25, (quoting in proof Isaish, vii., 14) sud Luke, 1. 27- 87, and then immediately contradict themselves by showing that Jesns was the son of Josaph, T2ail to see any othor acceptable esplanation of the difference in the geneajogies than the one Defore given, and as that one is reasonable tnd satisfactory, and the objoctions to 1t made by # W." and others can be met, 1 claim iz to be tha trus one. For the sske of brevity I will pat % \7.'s” objections in the shape of ations and soswers. How was Jesus shown by Matthew to be of the seed of David? Matthew did not Inbor to prove bhim of the seed of David so much as the Measiah, the inberitor of David's throge sad dominion, and this. as explsived befors, His Jegsl connection with Joseph wonid warraat bim inassumiog. The first two of Matthew's chap- ters are fall of quotations, from the Old Scrip- tures, given to prove 0 be the baticall; indicaled Messiahy Y e d Could not a Jew ses that Jeiue was not de- scended from David? Answered abose. How could Luke's scconnt throngh 3Mary mend the matter, she being a female. snd nob counted? Where, a8 Luke had before diatiactly claimed, there was no pateroal ancestor, Jesusy could not posaibly be of the ssed of David except throuzh® the one link of 3ary: therefore, while he was enough governed by custom to omit the femsls nszms, he in several -passsges admits hers tobe an exceptional case (Luke, L, 26, 27, 43, Luke, ii., 5-11) assuming that all kaew Ler to be the mother of Josus, and that she (and con- sequently her Son) was of the lineage of David. The proof of this 18 in her traveling, 1n ber then condition, to be enrolled in the city of David with her husband, when .all went “every ons into s owa city,” at the time when Cresar had ordered s census of the entire habitable worid to be taken. (Luke, ii., 1-5). 'Whether reqnired oF not, i the chain given by inspiration? Althongh I believe the geneaolgiss to be correct, they are not inspired. Iospiration. Ihold, lum in those days at times, a3 was Deeded, to the actions of the Disciples, te