, 1863-04-15
THE CLERICAL IMBROGIIO
TESTIMONY OF MRS. STONE AND
/, MRS. PERRlG0.
from our own Rcporter.l

JOLIET, April IL, 1862.
The investigation in the case Of the Rev.
Elijah ". 1Iager, was resumed at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. According to the rcgu.
lations Of the church, the deliberations are
opened By the reading Of selection of
psalms. Ordinarily, the evening prayer for
the 18th day Of the month would have been
rcad, but the Bishop cast his eye over the
lesson for this day, and saw therein these pas
sagts:
snve me God: for the waters arc come In,
They that h.te nc without d cause arc more
than the hairs Of ny head: they that arc mine
enemies and would destroy me Guiltlcss, are
Take me out OF the mirc that sink not: 0 let
me be delivered from them that hate nc, and ont
Of the deep waters.
DRAW nigh unto ny soul, and save it; o de-
be made n snare to take themselves witha1; and
let the stngs that should hare been for their
wea1,h be unto them an occasion Of la1ling. 49,,
Pour ont thine indignation upon them; and let
thy wrathtul diepleaeure take hold OF them -
As ian old fox is not caught in the same
trap second time" tho publication in the
TRIBUNE Of the former very appropriate les
son, suggested to the Bishop the selection Of
some other psalm, which would carr5
with it's reading less repsoof; hence an
other portion was substituted by him and
read, thus presenting another instance Of the
determination Of ''the expounderr not to
grant '' aid and conaf1rt' to thu accused. even
ha1s. 'o>iac"s'alAs eotnes 10 MIN t1rough
Mrs. Perigo occupied the witness stand
yesterday afternoon, and TO day, up to about
3 o'clock. Her testimony similar to that of
Mrs Stone, does not maintain the charges
cascs. and the moro crit;caii. 'tSll t., scseta1
stances are investigated t1n r3ora su1 Tttcum
and unImportanf 1heT anneapNtie4 ds;is
"grow small and beautifully less. u
| Perrigo may be c0usidcred thr morc i1nnnr.
taut for III nrosecut;on from 10 ~ ,tNtui H.
thttc l,dies 1,ave coma F,ruord ,r;t IT, .nA'
suasion than as hcen nscd ,r;t 60 earna ai,'a Rel
wi,ncs.cs. and from th,;T st.tcmsr4s o.her othsI
appear really 10 believe that ther ~ -"
| ea. and fhr tnEnns ~ rx1;s:t :sult.
| f1iendsl,in-wh,ch otb.rs ,,;~h+ ~. ul
rcixcd fn,m NJ oiIrs Wara- n.'Sn. si lave &c.
| liz thcm construrd ,5 bcsn,r eusa-"e!e a. W.T..
indiscrect, but unchas1e and ~ nuhc ohts
coming Christian Minister. There Is
cnyictions. Yct II Wn;star T. ~ ~ ~ 1aSls ha,s
amenahle ia; tbis Fcc1cs,a.t;e,, tr;hni ns!u ~
f,n.i1ior1y 1aIinr bis h,nd 1,n,,, 49,, Ut
Of brnfhcr or sister in tEn chnrch 'u.4er ~ fst
gIasping them earnestly and plavfally by tbe tbe
| hand willie in conversation TT IT. lin IA l.;
without sin cast the frst s,one :; ''An' 'n''' Is
Thus far, the above. arc the most grave
charges sustained, and unless somcthine Ia,e n,are
criminal is yet to appear, the bottom Viii III
ont Of the whole affair aud NJ. lager viii hc
happier nan a week hence, than for three
months mast. In that event the nnsit;on ~
bis trldl.ccrs will not be an enyiable one VI
! One Of the prosecuting attorneys shows his
disrcspcct for the Court and witnesses by rae
lug the floor, aud laughing whenever allussion
is made by the counsel for tue defense to any-
thing sacred or religious. In some Of his re-
marks before the Court this forenoon, he at.