Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 23, 1881, Page 6

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: MONDAY, MAY 23, the fair pages of tho New Testament, all readers, young or old, are dive enowurh to note at ones that a Mosaic law is not to be considered asa Christian law, on the opposit. the flaw of nssverntion many to imaging that the Chnreh of to-day Jooks upon Levitiens and Deuteronomy as being books of common law for all who t Neve in Inspiration, With tho best minds of } Amertea’ concentrated on this dled with ax- Tot glad the tea of iteviston. THE REVISION. How the Corrected Testament Is Regarded by Prominent effort, it cannot by cellent. results, revision hias been inade, for it hus long been “Whit will be the attituds uf the Me formetl Episcopal Church 2? “Tdo not imagine that we shall abandon the King dames version in our churel wor- ship for some time to come. Any change tn this direction would have to be” authorized by the General Couneil.” “Do you think thera will be any smme- diate movement towards substituting the re- “Tthink not. Such a step would be pi mature, and ought not to be taken untll the revision had been long enough before the cope fora thorotigh: trial forced oun ehurch, The Naw ‘Testament has sutfered much from thus being found In bad company. Those treatises are valuable, as belng a part of the history of the Jewish state, but notas being n part, much } valuuble part, of Christianity. of the Hebrew laws were so unjust eir presence in the popular Biblio essential that each clergyman and tencher shall. spent the relation. of An Almost Unanimous Concur- rence in Favor of the Amend- much time in explainin Mosaic things to Christhin affairs, planation to bo made caster by a wi The laws about women and slaves are particularly unjust, and thelr pres: ence In the mood book will always compll- Irs What as iispiration 2” all Christin scholars adinit, those laws were the temporary stitutes of a nation, temporary compromises between a horrid cpuch and a kinder one in compari- son, that legal literature should have lapsed with the Hebruw. and the Amorite, and Jobusite, and not be spread. out to-day before our youth, part of the divine tra sides the savage injifstice in sone of those Inws, thero Is much that offends against the relinement of our more clyill minister, no family, dat Tt came from afar-olf thne and jars like a discord upon tho modern It Will Take Several Years for Popu- lar Conservatism to Dis- it cannot be If they cting te the King James Yaralny and absolutely refuse to tele forefathers prk City to-morrow lo attend the General Council of our Church, but Lido not anticipate any action will be taken on the re- oes eM, do you think the “TC think that white It will not supplant the authorized yerston for years to come, that it wilt be invaluable as a coninentary, and 13 such will by most extensively used by pastors Before It Will Take the Pince Now Filled by the King James Into quietness alon, A Prominent Episcopalian Divine Pro- nounced It a Nine Days! 7 hatdo you think of the enormons de- mand for the new book 2” “T consider it a healthy sign of the times. It shows that In spite of the provalling seepticism = nianifesting hand, that menu are not willlng to up the Bible, that they consider it a grand old book, and that mucli as they loved [t before, they will prize it tha more now that it has undergone an honest revision by the warmest. frlends of the Christian Church, Lwas asked wasn't afraid that undermine the public Tsaid [had no such Tngergollisin was flaunting the charge thatn new Bible was being mannfuctured, but the scholar and the honest critic. knew Such saw that there was no chause in the spirit of the Book,—that It was not re- written, but simply retransiated, aided | the achleyenténts in bistory and in leet rr rd {nteresting. Interviews with Henry. Wai tiara nto diuueti:belogs aati Beecher, Bishop Cheney, Prof. Swing, nv false or shim modesty, and who wil say that the Bible 13 all perfectly elegant, and Uint only dafidels cun tind In itindetleate words and statements, but the numbers of persons who hive this oversensitive modesty. Is small with the number of clergymen who are over- about the qualities of the Mosale Bible has already been xo deeply Injured by the timidity of its friends that now, since the rage for a new version fh come, It is high tine a demand were sade that the best of all be sane of the weights which so je nee of havin AMONG TITE DIVINES, In order to obtain the views of the clerzy of different Protestunt denominations, re- porters of Tur ‘Trimunt yesterday called upon a number of the representative men, and luguired of them what they thought of the revision of the New ‘Testament. Many ofthe more prominent clergymen were ab- rent from the elty, and of those who were Interviewed several declined to formutate thelr opinions, as they had not tind time to give a thorough examination to the revised text. Others again were conservative Jn thelr remarks, suying that they desired to walt the general distribution of the book gimong their people, in order to ascertain what the driftof thought was, Some had the revision a eritienl the question to-da any change wou faith it the Seriptures, ‘The New Verston will bring out some hith- There will be beauties of. words, and of paragraphs, aud of whole ‘alms and In Job, some nJdob. & pow on certo tnseen beauties, ‘The work of the revisers 1s no more making anew Bible than it would bu to correct typos graphical errors in a copyists of the middie ages, as well as King dames? translators, were al ofto-tlay may correct their mistakes, 1€ we enn tind sued, . “Wiat do you think of St, Paul's familiar being changed to Faith, episodes. In tho new charms will appear. anning will be found, showing that tn his went far underground nud silver, and earried torches to and Which no wild fowlever '§ Whelp hiadever been? In the deep mines man “binds: the fioads from overflowing, and then the hidden things he bringeth forth to light’—a poem net to bo Surpassed in ourage, full as it isot. this geareh In the depths of the earth, Aside from those additvons to, the minor detalls of the Bible, the New Version nothing to mankind, rather than the rebuilding of the house. will bea good, but nota great oot. lenders will conto along after a tine to make clinnzes of a more radical nuture, and from their hands the Bible will come, ready to ba the hand-book of the Christians of the noxt century. ‘Che Bible will always live, and al- ways lead man, “SA NINE-DAYS’ WONDER.” The reporter called upon a prominent Epls- who, ,however, against being Interviewed, not faulty edttion. “Che human, and wo fro, along ett and where no trinity of yirtu ctly proper change, ‘The Greek word means love in {ts widest siznifi- ention,—luve to God and man, Ous modern useol the word charity has been less com- rehensive than the Greek word. so trats- ted In that passage, and lings come to mean little more than kindness of heart, which gous out In sympathy for the unfortunate, Tt Is shnply one of the many seriptural words ‘i undergane radical meaning sines the reign of King James.” “The Amerlean Comnnittee desired to haye the word ghost translated spirit, what do you thir of that sug d “That is aw pores Those who had looked tho matter over wero mostly averse to dellyering an opinion based on the cursory glance whiel: they hnd been able to bestaw ttpon, the text, there was a general distiellnation to furnish matter for publication until a more thorough examination had been inude, yluws of those who cild talk are recorded us the revised text. It isa house-cleaninz ITENRY WARD BEECHER, : The Rey, Henry Ward Beecher renehed the elty Jastevening from Valparaiso, Ind., where he lectured Saturday night, and the reporter found him nt the Grand Paestic. “What do you think of the revislon?” sald ‘The word ghost has Holy Spirit would be de- cldedly hetter, fad an opportunity to exninine t yEimetagentleman who had the und T tokd revision-siippleme elnily wanted re was one thing L esp what the revisers liad done with “T haven't examined It.” “Was it necessary to revise the Dible?* “There was a necessity for it. Lhave been indignant at the American Bible Soctety for Yenrs ago they went to the great expense and labor of correcting stmply the typographical errors whieh had erept Inte the text-—-they amounted to thou- sands sand thousands—ond published an edition, And Bishop Coxe got up on his hind legs, and some of the Presbyterlans as- serted that tho Bible Soctety were attacking the chupeh, and so on, and the Society backed While he did not alive lils oph revision, he said: “Its not authorized by the Church of England, and, therefore, can- notbe usedin the Eviscopitlian churches, We haven version of the Bible, you know,— the St. James’—and the Methodists, Presby- terlans, Baptists, and other Protestant de- noitnations have adopted. it What they will do with the revision, of course 1. don't know, but, in my opinion, the book will shuply bo a nine-days? wonder, and thon drop ht Undoubtedly a good many be foll, and the newspapers make money out of It.) ‘The gentleman then lauded the reporter a copy of the Chirchinan, and poluted out an artleic on the subject, saying that, while it Coxe, of Western New is Individual views, ft probably reilected those of muny of the ‘The materia! pata of the article are ape Wien we take the revision In hand, tet it be ns reflecting an academe text, which ma: private studies, but whi eal und doginatic wes, stt- orsede that which underlies onr Authorized ‘To do all honor to it, we entl it the sity ext,’ beeatse the two univer- sites are along responsible for it seopyright, and thei But tho term given thom rest, ete! J was pleased to find that they had corrected whut had always deen a palpable error of the transliters, and ube tuted the name of Joshua for that uf 18, Bishop Cheney thought it a wondertul stroke of enterprise on the part of ‘Tine ‘TuBuNe in putting to press na New/Lesta ment entire und unabridged in the short space of twelve hours. backing off the track, publishers und A reporter called yesterduy afternoon on Prof, David Swing, of the Central Church, at bis residence, No, 403 Supertor street. The Professor saidhe thought ‘Lian Tri UNE had shown commendable enterprise i presenting such a clear and correct copy of the revised New ‘Testument to the people of the Northwest, aud he fel no hesituney tn siylng that the new work would bo recepted by the people. “Professor,” asked the reporter, “what 1s your opinion of the change In the celebrated, passage in the thirteenth chapter of the First Corinthinns; that ts, the substitution of the word “love? for ‘charity? 2 “TL think it perfectly proper and right. ‘Charity’ ineans the application of love to the lower classes,—to beggars, for instance, reek yvord from which it was trans- Inted ‘charity represents the universal love of man for lis nelghbor, Lapprove of the chanue. a broader and more significant meaning, less obscure than we xet from the word *churity.” {tinay not be as rhythmical, but L think tho ply will soon get used to dt”? There have been abjections made to tho substitution of ‘hades’ for the’ What 1s ur opinion of that change?’ Well, that is unimportant. chauge, however, as. hades? means death ov the graven meaning more appropriate than we get from the word ‘hell’ “Do you think this “revised edition pted by the Church, P: is notorlously-erroneous Jt would not have been for men that didn’t beileve in the insptration of the Scriptures; but for men who did believe —without that to stand on we have wo ortho doxy—te ndinit that in the version whiel: Is given to the common people the mind and will of the Lord ns expressed In the text ts perverted isan ontrage. ‘The text ts obscure, At is tw misstatement of tham, and they know It, no matter how small Tt was not only Incan- alstent, but it was an outraze for men that fi the divine lnsptration of did, that have any Hes 2 saver, wus an outage, was written by Bistos York, and expressed and they know tt. greatly assist our the particulars are. cunnot, for Tture! petated, thoroy 1 Enxhind, representin nutions, and tn Atmert ail Chrlatian not be suppasal to concede that the untversitles aru this prenmitttrely committed to huve dent it thelr oflleial sanction. ‘They ulthnately see the necessity of more factory revislan, anil p:! y contd have bec it, or tha, they world’s histo: yeurs and u halt ta not for the sake of inmaking a new version, but for the sake of a revision of the old vere ston; and ft is not thelr work can be Breat advanes on the no renson whitever thrown out of ‘the text that which scholars without exception inve for a long: time nd- qailtted was foisted Into It, and did not belong 0 it.’ “That will take away some of Ingersoll’s ny period of the ave given ten of this qnestlon, ‘That is the reason Lthlnk ft gives it is purely oxveriinenul mere provistonal text. easy to prove, fice to sow t without authority, unexceptionable Indox of the facts. high time.’ he says, ‘it should be acknowl edged, with tumilit that wa of this age, wl yet in Its Infancy, must be contented with a provisional text, founded on such data agare wellassured and defined for us, and inust leave It lo other mex and mora completa states of our manuscript evidence to approx- {niute closer nnd closer to what may be pre: t é ultimate best text.’ shop Hilleott’ is Chairman of ‘the Now When he accepted this position he was not Inconsistent, because he did so with an understanding that the revisers were ‘to Introduce ny few alterations us possible In the textof the Authorized Version consistently with faithfulness. ‘This was-the first rule laid down by the Convocation of ‘Tho creation of 9 new text was but since tho enter- tu the universities other dens ave prevailed, and Dr. Schall now informs ts that ‘the linprovements are tis and occur tn every ehupter.” Mark this startling confession, ‘The convoen- ton plan was a very modest one, and tn- volved tie adoption of an Improved text, only so far ns might bo findlented in the ‘The Infancy of the selence of textunat criticism, to which hie, Of course, that but let a alngio witness suf- hat Cao not venture to say this Lelte Dean Alford asan rer versions L have ex, good deal of tt? you regard the version as a liter- “7 haven't read tt? “Do you think It will by regationnl ehurehes 2?" je adopted by the but xome will hold out. Me back if the trump of 1 think, gener- some will object to its aceaptation, bub oxition will be comparatively small.” is your opinion regarding th ies made as a whole Yt think the work defective In polnts, but. ry aeceplable on the whole, Long tga, and was xublect to haste and ‘The Information is not so abundant or clear as in tho new version, Shakspeare aud corrected, and wre: Hints that had bee eas, and 1 cto not see why a revision by com potent ied would not du the sume thing for th us,’ a ‘ “Do you think the revislon of the Old ‘Tes- tament will be as acceptable as tia work? “Tehink Itwill be more so, as foam sure the greatest advantages will be found tn the Old ‘Lestament when the menning of the Psalms is male ‘clear, sou of the Palma Is often sadly mistaken, and especlatly ts this the case in the nine teenth, which 4s invariably inisunderstood.” “Whatrehanges do you think should be made tn the Old ‘Lestument, Professer?” “Wall, Inthe first place, Lthink it should A great seal But some would } ‘Testament revises,’ the resurrection sounded, ally speaking, the churches will very soon see thelr way to adopt il? “OF all the Protestant denomlnttions 2" “1 think sa? “Will you adopt ita” “That will depend upon the action of my if the congregation want ttt will” “WIL not general netion other denominations be necessary ? “Tn the highly organized ones$ but [think tho Congregational and Presby: es WIL take It up. will doubtless give utternnve on the subject, Many Presbyterian churches; however, will do as they see fit. ‘They are not bound to usk the Synod or Presbytery what hymn book they shall use.” “ How about the Ep! ‘Tha works of nte have been revised, ed, bringing out not then contenplal re and ineaninge prise was given ovel on the part of an ‘sand Synods ‘The sizniticance of Dean Alford wus apparently recognized, ant nothing more than provements which are universally accept- by scholars | could All this bas been lost slgit of, and the excellent Bishop Elfteott has dritte a position whieh tte cout roved of at the outset, iin to show that Dean Alford was right in ils two posttlons—(1) as to the Infancy of the seianes of textual critichits and (3) us te the Jogical consequuenee, fe, that possible for it in thls age to afford ws any- tstnw better than a provisional text “Tn his earlier prefaces aaa commentator Bishop Millett confesses; subject af anxious thought with me whether Tshould adopt.thy text of Lachmann, for whose eritleal abititles 1 Tisehendort.? adda concerning fnforlor to Lachmann tn talent, scholarship, eritleal neumen,? Sertvener for tho estimite of Lachmann to whieh scholars have gravitated, justly censured tha ‘voluntary poverty? of tis materiads, ‘his deliberat rejection of tho testhhiony of inany hundreds of documents of various dates, countries, aul Teaddas ‘Lackmuni’s text seldom rests on more than four Greek codices, very atten on three, not untrequently on two,’ Serivener goes on to overthrow Lachmann’s work, based on suelo a tseanty roll? of dlploe matic quthoritles, and to note that be hiinself regurded tls fourth-ventury text as *purel provisional; as mere suli Iscoprlian churches?” “My hinpression Js that they will accept It. The revision comes from Ti from the Provinea of the Archbishop of Canterbury,—and some of those engaged 11 the work ure are. the most eminent” Eplsco- yallan scholars there and here, developed under Epiicopatlan ausplees,? “What do you think of the ‘Falth, hope, “It is eminently propos, 1 have used that form twenty-five years in readin, When you use “Charity! you thouht;. you entinot Ity orlglially meant the meaning his pie a Xpeettio Hine eR nearer the meant, be condensed. and vulgar matter should be thrown out: Many portions of it are inupplicable, us, for instances, the Mosule 1 Laws buve no inore to do with Christiaulty than have the ius Laws of Connectleut.? “What do you tli will be tho results of the revision of the Bible?" “To not think that, hoy dnportant re ‘These Moxalo see the face ue He BCR UTE a SRN Oy was compiled so long ago trom the nis changed so tit seripts of the atielents that think thia re- vision should bave been undertaken before, Ldo not mean to say that the people have sulered on account of errors in the Bible, ad the beat of everything, Inelud- ing a Bible. The King Janes Bible ts too torie and bulky. id) passlon as well us benefiee “Well, how do you of ‘Hades? for *hell! “It ought to have been substituted, don't Uhink our madern ken of hell existed $n those days.” “Where Is ‘Ilades'?? “L hope l shall never find out, cography avant which 1 am mure 1 te be lnarante’? ilutlen’ destroy locality 1"? pose, Lbelleve hiro state rather than ,reeard the substitution vow turn to printed In large, clear type, and, to make this possible, wn Jarge portion of Inent should be omitted from the editians of ‘the following from an advance sheet of ives snare fully the Pros No very huportant results are to bo expect- ed from the new transition of tho Hy Such o now study of diean and of the meaning of the writers wl o wlong ton period so diferent in the present, should have been nade long age, not beeause the human race account of any error inthe King dames ie bie, but because all need the beste any thing, bult water, or food, or clothes, ar wave erniuent, or money, or Bible. haying at all, fa worth having well. happens, however, that all modern diflen!- es of auy moment, In the direction of thy Serlptures, are nat diteulties with wo rendering, but with the subject matter, how= ever laterpreted, ‘There should be ln the new versions sliminitions of whole chapters and whole boaks, on the ground hut tho; the sacred volume too large to be priited th We Old ‘Testae today's tltlance fessot's views on LISUOP CHENEY.. A reporter rang the bell ut Bishop Chenoy's residence last evening. ‘Tho gentleman who cnmo tu the dvor stated that the Bishop was very inuch Sapaued after a tard day's work and ought not to be disturbed, but Onally condesconded to take in the reporter's card, Bishop Chenvy sooncame tn the parlor and lent imannserlpts, pntal hitbies Srowe Hect-miutieron whieh Litual confecture infght advantageously Rs such text Unt Mieott ali but proferred to Tischendort’s, asa whole, and whieh hu netually adopted ag preferable 103, lon of 1859 wo find Bishop Elly clous of hts uwn pind inatuver jrdmoent, but al iis former uplilons fram. a convice Uy prilaus Dent its suTaring an What is worth “1 shall haye to say to you the same thing Sart be ea 1 told the other reporters who called to-day, that 1 cannot give any opinion on the New Hon that they were sound, ‘e beeu too busy ta examine’ Altord, but marks with signuttleant words bls own radleal difference with such wi ad: viiiced eritic us Prof, Jowett. somewhat liter years, we tad hin cobporat- ing with eritles “of the tuxiness of revision, “Suit, ina comparatively recent volume, We tind hha thangtully acknowledsin: Authorized Verstun, iin the words of a * the bast transiauien to the worl isonly ‘from the collective wisdom ot many that we must glone look for any hopes ful speciuen ef a revision of tho noble ver- As to his text, he owns fudebted io Thschendart’s ft thon Le ranches olf into Keviolon, as} hay “ But you must be more or less famillar with It, from the greut prominence It has ree ceived In the publia prints “Yes, 1 have read w good deal about |t frou thine to time, and have been In hearty, sympathy wi the undertaking, Judge of St, thus far, only by the undoubted scholar ship of the men who have been tdentitied with the revision. 1 have the pleasure of the personal acqualntance of the ley, Philip Schad, President of the American Comm!t- saine selool dn thi ible ulways means that the type is almagt s me aM ee popular Bibte should be ut of falr clenr type, and ta, jnuke this posable a large part of the Old ‘Testament should be umitted from the edie Hons of the rature, Not only are the laws of the Mosale State repealed and dead, and therefore waworthy ota place di this guilds of the publle, but they ire the laws of a saul-barbarous age, and cast no little of thelr Imperfection over upon once portable and son naw in use! TEN PAGIN, such complatnts as almost strip * this patient | to maken single comparison, So far ag tho and Invorlous paleographer' of allelalinto be | result of the revision had been foreshadowed, rezarded ag ‘a sound and saacloua critic.’ | though, he heartily tudorsed it, but thought Yet thia ls the master eritie of the age, the | it should not be introduced tnt general use discoverer and ementdator whose researches | unlit the revision of the Old. ‘Testument was have given the chlef stints to the revision. | completed. On the "love-charity” question “Ln tils preface to tls! Pastoral Kpistles’ | he sald that love was the proper translation, Bishop Ellicott very modestly admits us to | and that aGreek scholar would know It some iden of the tronross, be fad made hn _ tho studyof the Shemitic languages and of e {he vernions Hisrehit santana and Alen of THE COURTS. hg Gothie version; but he glyes usa deplor- = 7 “ able pletnre of the hoverty “ot tho nge tit the CITY Vs. COUNTY. Apparatus requisit for n mastery ot such Tho motion for Injunction in tho cnse of studies. *1t is naw a common opinion, he | the County of Cook against the City of Chi+ tells na, ‘among many Oriental scholars that “- the Inngunge of the New Testament is yet to | CU camo up before Judge Jameson Satur recelve, In it mere grammatical polutof view, (lay morning. ‘This wasn bill filed the 14th its most, completo Hiustration from Syringe,’ | lust. to restrain tho collection of water taxes Now, what is the atate of Syriac learning? | or rates against the County of Cook for Hu lamented that at that time there was no | water used in the County Hospital, ‘Lho bill tolerable Syrine textcon to be had. Bornstein fgdarbetrs has since published a stile spectmen of his | teed that tho hospital was erected tn 1875 promised work; but he dled without making | by tha county at an vxpanse of $150,009, and any progress In the publication, which wasto | Iga public charity In whieh the poor are re- have been costly, as it is beautiful, ‘The | colved for the purpose of medical attention Jearned Dean of Canterbury has purchased his manuscripts, and, it !s said, will incorpo- and nurelnx, "Tho wvomnge dally, ettendancy rate their material in tila ows) longexpected | ! 800, ninety-six per cont of whom nro resl- work: bat who pretends that any such ad- | dents of Chienago, Tho annual expense of vance hns been innde In this brauch of sci- | maintaining the hospital is $72,000, which is ence as cowl supply the revisers with so | paid bya general tax, ‘Tha medical attund- requisit nn instrument forn more complete | ants all perform theirs ervices gratuitously. nnatery of tho language of the New Testa: | ‘rhe sim of abont 8500 a year 1s derived from mentina mere grammatical point of view? | patients who pay for the treatinent re- How, then, san. the text they have con-| ceived, but this amount ia expended structed bo anything better than tho pro- | In luxurios for the patlents, and not in rune vivbnal one which Dean Alford declared | ying the hospital. ‘The bill thon govs on to the utmost which this axe could attaln to! | give an account of the other county char What were Bishop, Eliicatt’s honest con- | ties, tha Poor-House and lnsune ‘Raylitut, victions at that thine? He owns *his honest | ‘ihe Poor-llonse hag attached to Ita firm of conviction that for any authoritative reviston | 140 acres, with a dally average of 725 panpera, we ure not yet mature either in biblleal | ‘The Insane Asylum haa a dally average of Jonsning or Hellenistic schotarship,’ Even | 480 {mmates., Those who nre able to pay aro in Enginnd he felt that its superior learning | charged one dollar a week, while all others had not yet been suficlently diiected to Now | are free. ‘The county also expends $72) at Testamont study ‘to render any rational at- | nually in the West ‘Town of Chicago and $000 tempt af roviston elther hopeful or lnstingly | each {n the Nurth and South ‘Towns for free profitable, dispensaries; the sum of $05,200 annunily for out-door relief, and $24,818 through the Su- THE REV. MERRICK JOMNSON. pervisors of tho diferent country towns. On The Rey. Horrick Johnson, pastor of the | the 2hl of September, 187), the Common Fourth Presbyterian Church, was found by Pounell:passod Gngrultanee authorizine tg a‘Trinunn reporter yesterday afternoon in abet 7 " Nn rebate the wator tax or rates nysessed against the Bible class-room of his chureh, After the roperty used anil occupied wholly for cuit class hind been dismissed the reporter asked | tabfe and. educational purposes. Since the the reverend gentleman what he thought of | passage of this ordinance wator rates have tho revised edition of tho Naw ‘Testamantas | accrued up to Mareh 1, 1881, to the nmount published in Sunday's TrinunE. of $3,583.70, whieh has not been pald by the words,” sald Dr. Johnson, “I think itis a | Works, however, has refused to allow tho Rrand thing, and I shal! adopt it nt once in | hospltal any rebate, and the county files a my church, Lused a copy of tt at the sery- BUL to peuvent the city authorities from shut- leo this’ morning, my chorister having |“ Connty-Attorney Willett read the bil! an brought ono togne out of n box that arrived | oxitbits, and atntod that the Uleory. of una in tho elty Saturday night. I hardly ex- | complainant was that the County Hospital pected to havea copy of it until to-morrow | Was 0 public charity. and as such was by the aorning.”” ont nalies exempt een PS Giee of any or tax. f a Do oa think it witbe generally adopt, | POW Sana st ihe oblate ol ete Doctor? plainant relled entirely on tho ordinance for “Yes; Iam quite sure it will, Some may the exemption, object to ita usw at first, but I think It witl bo enenoreen-Conneel | Adains abpenral for secentet by everyono eventually. questions,—first, as to the construction of the wat ts your opinion regurding tho sub- | ordinance, and, second, na to whether tho Stina oF ie ont at for “charity'?”” Couey Counelt had any powar to betes the oye’ is broad and compre- | ordinances. ‘The ordinance did not make henstv ke ville * Mi ity? be re ne y. | uny rebate, but empowered the Commission- i ne iceer T ee Piolisiedys alta er of Public Works to make it. ‘The latter that particular passage, I am oblized to ex- | W98 not compelled to muke any rebate, but plafu it tomy people, and I think te change | had it in his discretion to grant or refuse the Will lve Ain stenliicaney that will be under | Wiierek iacretion was lodged th ant onlest stood by all without an explanation. ' 4 a “Do you rexard tha substitution of ‘hades? Heer Rau BOL ibortore i conbeat ite A alin ror est Lettie aint Isahothor wise change, | Based the ' ordinance, vhad” also con % : C 7 aq | strued ft, and constried it against tho You sev hell significs a piace of damned % ty hospital, In September. 1880, spielts, whittle hades mens a place of depart. | Orne glands utrodtont foe tho puriont citar. te really 1s 1, piace of | denarted | OF excinpting the Hospital from paytue water epee Lapprave of ge ertsage yt the taxes, ‘The ordinanes was re orred to the term a broader and more comprehensive | Committee on Tire and Water, which re, meaning, That change, however, is of but | Ported ngninst it, and the Council approved malnur Linportaness a tor, th edi 1 orate next pines the Common Couneil had Then you thin ector, that the wor! ‘ has been iinproved hy the revision 2” no power to rebate water rates legally “Tdo, most certaluly, 1 think the learned | levied. Wheu levied they were debts dua men who had the work in hand arecapable of | the elty, for the recovery of which an action tt, and they have succeded in oxplaining | Of dobt would Hie, ‘To rebate was to pay many things Ih the new edition that were | back, to remit was to relense; in-elther case dark ant obscure in the old, Lintend elving iw ig donation of the amount legally duo ne pesole wtolic on enaxt Wednesday sven maken donation orto authorize an onilcer to do so, and it it attempted to do it any taxpayer PROF. BOARDMAN. could pring sult to recover back the amount Dr. G. N. Boardman, Professor of Theology release he power to rabate, baie a tr igiven pik deaaes x OBY }- oxpress id not be. imp! Inthe Chicago ‘Theologienl Seminary (Con- | fa" trore’was no statute on which to. found gregntionnl), locutey| near Unton Park, stated | it, and [t would not be put in ay ndefensa to Insteven:ng that; he tad not examined the | Asult by A taxpayer, | Agni the ordinance revision of tho New ‘Testament closely | © y operation, ‘Chere was no reason why char enough to fudge. of tho value of the | ities or edueational institutions should. bo work, but he had no doubt that it Aided more than theatres, : lind been well done, as the men who ‘The Judae—Or saloons, did it wera good scholars. Tle consented to | | Mr. Willett (gatto voleo)—Snloons do not sive Tow Uaressions aig ho had forned ‘Mr, Aduins further urged that if the Coun- day's ‘UNE Dr, Boardman atated that el haul power to exept the eumity trum tia he approved of the)’ nize in the famous pay mace iber paltes db uae excreta that chapter tu Corluthians on charity, In which ‘sok dtuate oficer, liven fearh ¢ ine the word “love” had been substituted for | {vi a spltal Soa valiatioe the wor “charity,” ns the former expressed | ets Vaid. the hospital was not a liarity. tho Greck iden better than the latter word, Lastly iT thers ty ne sult Anat duutton knowit Tha ndonuan of the worl se pales in place was poor-liouse aud nit Tnsane asylum, Mt oul in"B tea tv GU | eg cy entnet ofthe lek Dat the newly = revlsed version. aes 1s Mr. Willett, in replying, asked leave to 4 ie ported a smiull-pox hospitu and a elty physi- thaee io, ore oer a ttt eae cian, and no othor chart y. ‘The amueaunvent distinction fs clear tu the Greek. Ho was of Thought | vad to fo Wh thouich Ar Adams the fmpression that tho verbal changes and | Jott sald the case, in fila opinion, rested on thonlterations In the language were judicious. | the avneral principle that le was in the dis- At was well to retain the olf English Biblical | cretion of the Legistature as to where It style, and to substitute modern phrases only | should | the duty of for th i the piaces of those that were obsolete, puOT Sad tine aay in whieh they should ie ‘Thesu alterations would enable the people to | eared for, When that duty hag been Imposed waterstand some things better, butvorninarily. by the Legislature it must be carved thoy would make uu renee, (Heals | out in ‘accordance with that power, apiroved of quotin; old prophets tn blan 4 % yerse, which was he form in which thoy x bee aw ae ce Sete parishes, ner the originally appeured, jaws of the State, the county was doing a i rt Boardman stated that ho thought he | juty that was inposed on the elty.. A num- would preCer that the verses should "be re- borat nutharitiog wavs fe ney. Anne tained As they wero In tho accepted lie | where one town had pald out moneys for dames version, for conventenes and old | the support of paupers belonging to annthor associations, dE 15 well, however, to | town, Itenuld retover back such sums fram have a parasraph lo in English, as | the town which ought to have supported the thoy had alrendy in recent ” editions | panpers, and it was urged that by anatogy ofthe Greek Testament, Probably editions | the sane rife would apply in the present fit of the now version will be published with | stance, ‘Tho argument was not conclided at verses. Ho also thaught that it would have. nee " ‘4 been well to have rout the headlines to ins And vas then adjourned to this mura chaptors, as it enabled one to cateh readily — with the eye the Hnes sought. DIVORCES. du regard to tho suggestions made by the #3 3 Amorlenn Board of Huvisors,. the roverond |. 7enelsca Lettenborn fled a bill for divorce ontleinan stated that he hid’ not examiued | Saturday against. her husband, Fredoriek the appendix which contained them, but con- | Lettenborn, charging hint with adultery, bldered ft probable thatan American edition | drunkenness, and cruelty, would be published in which these sugxes- Caroline Page filed a similar bill, askt tions would bo substituted for the English is id ravisions, Ho nadded that ho thouhte the for 6 ike decraa a alnst Jon Page, on ac- (ne had come to make soins changes, but | COMME AE pi Perea. any ti bi not too many, Probatly enough had been rue Blair wants 0 divorce from Robert made. ‘The changes Witt not live any effect | Blalr, on his nccount of his alleged éruvity, on the conmon Christian doctrines, And Witheline Dentler from Peter Dent- In regard to the senoral adaption of the re | lef for the same enuse, aggravated by Wis viaed version of the New ‘Testament, De, | drimken ha ate a Led Boarduian thought that it would come Into Ket me 1 mn es was mee {3 Sam- use slowly, Many families would probably | "el G. Hindes tn July, 1874, but he left her want wv copy for comparison, and perhaps | WJnstly tn 187, and she asks that he may ohurehes generally would uselt inside of ten | Hever return, Sas years, but it would take some tine to replace ITEMS the old accepted version, th which Is iaveated P eat parent deal of eapitul, Voterencuta the New In the cage of W. A. Callendon, indicted Testament in the work in the Sumluary | for passing countorfelt money, the Jury Sat- wauil generally be made in the study of the | urday returned a verdict before Judge reek, Blndgett of not guilty, THE UV. te A, HOLTAND, ‘Tho recent resolutions of the Chicago Bar Tho Rov, RA. Wolland, Rector of St, | en the death of the late Charles Hitehcock Sunes’ Chureh, had not rend the new ver- | Were presented before Judge Modqutt Sat; ston whon the roporter saw lim Inst night, | Wiiay, Morulng, and ordered spread on tho fte had read a portion of It, however, and knew in a general way what changes had UNITED STATES COURTS, been made, ‘Those changes wore all deste- | A. and D. 1. Chambers begun a sult Sature uble, and most deeldedly so, beeause thoy | day against Harry O, Lawrenco and Morris broke down or did away with many | ‘I Martin to recover $5,000, things which had. seemed Inconsistent to the uninformed, and wale had been ade STATE COURTS, vanced as pleas for Indluelity. ‘The old trans. | Newman A. Ransom began a sult Satur Jation was made when elyilizacion did not | day against Henry ©, Latshaw to recover SKES eritteal Ruowledaa, or tha ree hinginice us It dons nuw, had buen Kald that. the revision would bo disapproved of by | , CAs Miller sued D, W, and Henry Baker many divlies who might discover that some | for $1,000, pot Idea of Uselrs had not been carried outin | Conrad Wilder commenced an action in the reviston, but tha. fudications were that | treapass against the Unlted States Rolllng ho revision would mest with universal ap- . proval, | Dr. Holland was auestioned as ty | Stucke Company, laying dnmages ut $10,000, ho subsiltutien of the ward “love?” Slerman Meyer began a sult in attachment, for “eharlty” In Corluthinns, and |,against Lawrenco & Martin to recover: he auswerad — that when he first Sh GSLs heard of aw objection being mada to this | | Charles H. MeConnoll brought suit for change he said to hingelf, “Some man.) $25,000. ngalust Otte Young. ‘This i on w has been tamporing with something he knows:| nove for 319,000 made by Young to W. B. nothlig nhautey Me dont the shoemaker, } Clapp. dat Nov. 10, 1880, and duo jn six a, stick to his lust?" ‘The proper translation of-| am if the word was Jove, and no educated preacher ne Keystone Manufacturing Company ever ealled it charity. Perhops, the one | aued the National Furnues Company for thing to deprecate In the revised edition was })320,000, cr ‘ the fact that itdld not possess so jnucn inusie }) Margaret ‘Townsend conmmenced an action ad rhythin as dl Huo ald, But this should | in trespass agalust JohaG, Pleree, James Mo- be sacrificed for tratl cGiraw, Joseph Downey, W. W. Armsby, ‘iouias Downey, Monroe Heath, J. W. THE REV. ARTIUR EDWARDS, Seovill, and TD, Cleveland, clahnlng ‘Tho Itey, Arthur Edwards, D. D., editor | 345,000 daiuages, é s, e dumes R. Mullett. began a sult jn attach- of the Northwestern Chrlatlan advocate, | ment agavist Ephrain Kelle, ‘A, Bells, Lewis was another gentieman who had not read | Syils, and Poter Sells, to recover a baluuce of the revised edlon—had not yet found tue | $1,207.50 due on the purchase of nine sea = Mim iniiochaokA To ie defendants In thelr clreu: Abralinm Greenhall beman a sult in re plovin againat Lawrence & Martin and 0. 1. Sawn to revover vossesston of 183,000 clxara, valent at Sao, tobert 8. [ves flor Yard, Robb A. Kate, Jasin Willard, and Lyman f forceloso n trust-dteed fur $4400 on a strip of land off of the unst side 0} ater’s Subdiviston of Lot 21 tn th width from front to rearof sald lot, and 9 of Innd 40 feet from front to rear, from ho west side of Lot4 in the samo sub- Lot 5, of Demy THE CALTA Junar Droxxoxp—In chambers, Junin RLonarrr—Call of eriminal catendar, ArreciAte CourntT—No court until to-mor- dupar GARY—88 to 609. No. 857, Matthows ' vs, MeLoan, on trial. Juvae Suitit—Proliminary call 900 to 040, ‘Trint call term Nous, 3,800, 3,802, 8,804, 3,82, 2428, No oase on trial. Juvor Witttamson—Assists Judgo Gary. Juba JAMERON—Contested motions, dupae GAnoneR—Contoated mouons, Jupar HovEens—No_ pretiminnr OW), m2, cht, O27, 6, JUDAE MOtAN—Set ense torm No, 1.020% and Seeraee Fe. G54, 60, pes B10, GO4, 655, 063, L¥Y—Contested motions, dJupde Banxum—Contested motions, fey Hes. Lis 1,808, 1,310, 1,311, cuse No. 1,805, a TL2E, 1177, 14178, 1200, 1.210, 2.80, 1,22 Jupap HaAwes—Set case, Chiumro City Rullway Company, and Nog, 200,617, 60, B40, G78, B10, 680, nnd Oboe ull JUDGMENTS, _8upenton Counr—Conresstons—Jane E, Tay- lor vs, William Evans, $694.78. UrmcurrCount—Jupar Roaxns—John Rourko, Administrator of tho estate of Bernard Nourk: Ake, ‘Khe Union Stock-Yari & Transit Company, and Kobert D., Androw, and Jobn Fowlor; verdict, $2,000, and motion for ney ys. The Town of Li THE SUNDAY SHOOTING, A Colored Affray on South Clark Strect. The Sunday afternoon matings liven for tho benefit of tho police and-the newspaper reporters was enacted yesterday on South Glark street as usual, two silver-plated forks, two colored mun, two wonten (ono black and the other white) are the conspicuons features, mentdid not at the tine, and probably will notin the future, result fatally. uct was presented by two colored men named respectively King Meyer and Jordan Miller. They appeared about 4 day afternoon at Station and complained that one of them, Meyer, feared trouble with another colored. brother named Charles: Peyton, who had bean brandishing 9 revolver and using threat- ening Iangunge at Meyer's restaurant, No. 4% South Clark strect, Officer George Ken- . Sf yon was detailed to accompany the men to aitgau ry tho scene of the expected disturbance, When they reached the point the “ bad coon.” for whom they sought was nowhere to be found. Tha officer retraced his steps towards the Armory, and when he lind reached the cor- In the performance ‘Tho ontertain- 30 o'clock yester- Armory Police } Gonoral 10; nelghborhood from which colored man, hatless and breathless, rushing It was King Meyer. then acknowledged that he had shot Peyton, and suld that he was just going ‘The oflicer acconmoda! the restaurant, lying upon the sidewalk, near the door, Ilastity ascertalnin; ‘ man’s wounds were not immediately danger- the police patrol wagon was called, and, the assistance of OMlcor Gillard, tho wounded man was lifted in and taken to the tal, where his injuries were at- rs, Meyer, a blac! Mrs. Peyton, a whita woman, were forth- with arrested and locked up at the Armory, to be on hand when wanted as witnesses, Tho cause of the entire dimeult: be that yesterday afternoun Mrs. Meyer ac- cused Mra, Peyton, who occupies a room in the rear of the restaurant, of plated forks which ara part and parcel of the restaurant outfit of which Meyer claims tobo Airs, Peyton returned. the othe: led enciy the othar’s toward the station. thon returnes sound Poyton, sceins tO | nopat foot of Lak he theft of two womnn’s complimenta b: ‘Then thoy would have pu hair and wool respectively, had: not Ki Meyer himself interfered and kept them apact. ‘The white woman’s husband, the colored man Peyton, appeared upon the scene shortly afterward, aliberal allowance of tho day, threatened thathe would within twenty-four hours hayo a sweet re- venge. Muyer was ‘not present at the time, ad whisky imbibed | Pubuqua & Sioux Ciuy Hxpross.. PEYTON DREW A REVOLVER and swore by all the dark angels of the Plu- tonian shore that he iyoul eit aire. Aleyer. h nolge that the propric- tor, why had been up-stalrs, came down and | BE Houta remonstrated with the dusky warrior, This necessitated a fresh exhibition of ‘or went atter police ns- . arrived bi the person of Ollicer Kenyon the Peyton was nowhere to fhe svetion of the police force withdrew, and shortly thereafter Peyton ugiin wppenred, Moyer, fearing that sume onvof tho man’s many threats might be curred into execution, wulocked tho show- ense and drew from the seclusion afforded by a pile of leathery dougnnuts and much- murderous five- shooter of the double-action, “British bull- dog” pattern, With this In hand he assumed tt position of vantage in the near nelghbor- front door and ed, Within a very few minutes the blood-shot oyes of the gore-thirsty colored gentleman peered In at tha door, Moyer caught tho team of nm revolyer os Peyton entered, Without walting further developments ho ralsed his weapon, or, in army vernactlar, vlevated the plece into position. not slow in realizing the fact that the bore of n #-enlibre revolver sometimes Jooks as capacions and ag cavernous as a cellar, turned and ran, but not fast cnough to es- cape the ball which Moyer sent after hin, ‘The nisalileatrack hin about the tho left shoulder-blade and inflleted an ugly wound, which Is not conaldered dangerous, ‘Then ensued tho arrests, und the little res- tuurant was loft in peace and quictness, the tumultef voices rulsed coons assembled to discuss the affair, fing the heat of discussion, and while several lo were congregated on the ‘ont of No, 413 Clark street a He created so much inger-enkes 9 nitddle of | Daye: ‘PLANK GAVE WAY and filled an wnierlyln; atruggting humanity of ull kinds, slzea, sorta, as It nny appear, ne yton, who ith to that meved to the hospital. the rest, and had to be dragged out’ In a manner that must have been exceedingly paluful to hin, Charles Peytan, the victim of the affair, is a “no-nccount” loafer who, subsists almost given him by, ints ) basement with one was hurt except Pe the had not.been Mu fell along wi von the mone! who somothnes earns a dollars by washing and serubbing, butreceiitly been released from the Brido- woll, where he served a short tern for pll- part of the contents of a freight-car u Ainols Contr bef be arrested for sim- aven among people of his own claas 9 worth- less fellow, Whose _absunco would xreatly inissed, rathor above the avera, despite the unsavory c! tuurant havea reputations for industry and uilnding thelr own alfalrs, —— ,Blevated Roady Dostroying Property, + ACommittes of the Board of Aldermen ut the rooklyn, were add by Jo! Schynuxer, a few days ago, nzdlnat permitting ho structure of elovated the many points, hu gave the following ‘facts about the roids in New York ‘rouds huve atfectod tho vuluo ot rosing the ines from Bi «Piftieth street, tu the extent of about balf a (block on both aldus of the roud, frou 10 to WW per vont, The Greenwich Strect Elevated Road bag troduced the value of rent vatate alo ‘Y§ to 60 per cent; and all of «duoed the income fronrtaxes to the Cit ‘Yotk, ae be is tuformed by Ml of tbo 'Pax Con of New York, as follow Wacd, 15 por vent; tro cunt; from to roads in Brooklyn, wuch roads buve res saloners Of the City From the bixtesnth tho Ninth Ward, 15 per hth Ward, 20 per cent; Fifth Ward, & per cent: from the Third Word, 60 percent; from the Flrat Ward, a per — Indigeation, weak stomach, {rrogularities of the buwols, cunnot exist when Hop Bitters are nnn Se P i URED, $100 Rewaet , RRS eT: Feat Patented Jaty th 1975, Adjustin {he patontes. Over 3) sears" Napture, Manofactucer or thy adopted by tha U8, Hove: Kiaso Btock!nga; laums | BARTLETT, BUTS {M6 £4 Sta NAIK EA 2 Nienen ty, RAILROAD Trt: ALRINSL AND THAINS—BxV, Matuics.—fenitied iMunuay excoyton. Chienge & Nort For Maps,Time-Card: apply at td Clarice oblea, Palmer Ia: Ohteago, Warlington ac Qui: For Maps, ‘Timo-J'ablon, fleeontiy Rallroat Brats Bdrona ome rete «dram Pactae ges Conteal Hepat. Canal any Satuantar, Crt] i Putney ce House, ands Cauateat, 4 Slxtaonth Taare, DOttawn & Streator Passongor....) sana c, bNebraskn Express SDubugue £3 iia cl BEE! bMontann & Pacigu Expre: bst.Josoph, Atchison etup es] Tan akansay Clty & Denver Hepress Aurora Sunday Pas: ee Aurora Passonge: 01 SSERR BEHEEETES: ERTORS 4 ng City 8k. fou Nici tr q ain bat. Thoatra Tralee ee Bunday. ¢Dail ot Munday, Chicago, Milwaukee & 8t, Pant Ratlway, pot: Madison, Cannl, and Ada Tlokat Gmboss wt Chatkent, tats ‘Grand Facile Hoteirand at bepuc Amer House, Grand : Leave. | Arrive Mitwaukes Fase Mall... wank i Bliwaukee, Ses Paulo a -d Daily, oxce All Minnovota trains run via Milwaukee. Tickets for St, Pau! and Minneapolis sregood olther via Made ison snd Prairie du Chion or vin 1a Crossa & Winos Chicago «& Alton, Union papot, West Sido, corner Madison and Canale et, Ge AgeTapa ar Haat aa te ad 'worty-third-at. ‘Ticket ees, a Sooth Clarkestr Grund Pacitia ilotel, und P mee House, Kansas City, Denver, Poshlo Ex. Kansas City,sania F}, Now Bt Louls, Springiold & Tuxss Mobile & Naw Urignns ‘Expross... Keoki sure via Ington Kast xpress. Chunoa ia Hix. vin Joltet. Tiaols Ceatent Hallrond. 4 1wot of Twenty-asconts jolph-at., near Clark, Grane liner 1ouse. ‘hexot Uteen, 12 Pele totel and Leave. Bt Loula & Toxas Expross, At Louls & Texas Fant Lin Cairo & Now Orleans Hxpro: New Orleans & ‘Toxas Fast Ex Sprinatield Express, Springtiold Nignet Expr bPooris, Burlington & ¢Pooria, Hurlington & Pontiac & Chatawort! Ghatawort Express nan Passenger, Dubuquo & Sioux City Expres d—On Raturday night to Giiman only. €On Baturday might runate Peurin only, Wabash, 8t. Zonts & Prcite Raltrar | 2 nd ‘Cwreltuuents, tate: One eee tye spat and Wontworit-a¥, care past ‘within one block. ‘Tlocut Oflees, K South Ciarkat,, Palmor House, aud Grand Macitie Hotel Dally. |* Dally exenptsundars, WeeePuliman Blvoping-cacy fram Cheeta 108k Louls, Itanana City, and Ceorin,, eatior tay Cusshek Tena aiseymgcCart Ciena to tenn and clining-Chnlr Mlaeping-Core Chicagd to Ian Kensnachy., No cnanzo of Day Conches Uulcaguta St Louts of Kansas Cir Michigan Ce EOF Lnko-nt. 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Leave. | ANTE Tle napolia & } Clnetonatt, Enda villo Day Exp Do Night expruss. = & chicago Tal Plttanaess Ft and castes, TEN hau iP tarkeat, alunos House, Grand ee + at Depot 2 a —iuave. | Aral a Tape H bs a Sin sa al aieet Ls Pate ‘Hxproas ( mde Fast Lliveee sosseens Bu F ‘ Mona _ Lossts t. Be Pittsburg, Claesnnatt ny te Tea oy wl Sennen 2 es apa Cant ga ipa 3 ae. eRe et at antteny aud Petne oe AriY® ee te ras (dally Chicago d Eastera Sittaots allt (Danville HOUle-) rout meee T Dopod, Trelttpat Heas fitaia Grau PAC el PeSlark-at, ete oe are te RUAPIE si piled * Dally, hyilie & Wiorida E {Dally, except Bun