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Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18

The name mocking bird comes from its
power to initiate the cry Of many other
birds. you were listening to him for
the first time. you would have 70 look
closely to satisfy yourself that the mel
ody was ripplinG from one little feath-
cred throat and not from a whole con-
cert OF sonGstsrs. The clear, mellow
whistle Of the red bird, tho chatter Of
tho jay, the continuous warble Of tho
Carolina wren, the abrups call OF tho
partridge, the low but lovely song Of the
pinswood finch, the shrin new Of the cat
bird, and the harsh scream Of tho hawk,
are all mingled with strains Of his own
and those OF many other birds in such .
manner and with such power that the
effect il always extremely hns. He has
oven caught the snatchss Of song that
tho bobolink pracrisos when passi ns
northward
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18

MORTGAGE SALE-Default having been
Iu made in the conditions Of a certain mort
gage, executed by Elery W. Wilson aud Sarah
8 " ilson. of the town of Gaines Orleans
county. State of New York. to John Pratt OF
dated March 81 ISL and recorded in
he effice of the register Of deeds Of the
pages As. 544. on the 9TH day Of April. A. ID.
ISL; on which mortgage there s claimed to be
due at the date Of this notice the sum of forty
Hve hundred ana thirty dollars of principal
and interest; and no suit or proceedings at
law % In equity having been Instituted 10 re-
cover the said debt Or Any part thereof; now.
;ained in said mortgage ana in pursuance Of
the statute in such case made and provided,
said mortgage viii be forec csed By q sale of
the premises therein described for she purpose
Of satisfying the sum claimed 10 be due on
said mortgage and the interest thereon and
the costs and expenses allowed by law. At pub
day the ID day OF September. A. u. Isei. az ten
o'clock tn the forenoon of that day. at the
south front door Of the Court block iso-calledi.
being the place Of holding the circuit court for
the county In which said premises are sltuated.D
The premises to be sofd are described In said
MORTGAGE ss iullows. To- wit; All that tract or
county Of Kent and State of Michigan. known
and described ~ follows. to-wit; Lots number
one. two, three and four OF section number
twenty six f1sl. town number seven 90. north
of range number nine ~ vest. containing by
the United states survey In ALL one hundred
and niuety-two and o.i1 acres OF land; but
By survey Of w. L. Coheuturg Jafy. 1<<. con
tsiping two hundred and two and 'ssle scres
Of land more or less, excepting snd reserving
the right of John u. and 4. W. Fox. their
heirs, executors. administrators or asstgns TO
rebuild. maintain or repair their present mill
dsn or Q new one the same site and the
embauk meat on the east side of Flat River on
said premises. and the right way n get 10
and from the sane fer toe purpose sfsre<sid.
reference being had tn Q deed AT said land eHe-
cufed April 2. 1851. by John Western and EiiI-
abeta Western. his wife. 20 the said Wilson n.
Werden and 10 the record thereof now
mainfng IN the once of the register of deeds
of Kent ceunty. In nber q Of deeds on page
ST.
Dated. Middlevilie. Michigan, May 2, lsol.
JOHN PRATT.
CAevErH HsSnpcK. Mortgage.
Attorney fof Mortsager. ia auG Il
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18

by the nanoss sad pspaioasa sss of
wsssriag places near and far, ey the slar
sssi nssst 20 Europe Asd by the dtspro
pssstssAss sf wsasa 20 nsa In al these
ssaasr nsvsGsass Of pspaissioa one
Bsy sss ssns iAes Of the Aznbsr Of
ess isfs ~ home m New Ysrk whose
wives ars out of town.
Tos years the Aumogises have gioatsd
spea Tie vicious possibilities Of this A.
rsAssaasas. hiatsd as ths gsy Life II the
pAa shas dissaskrallsd saa 6sssrfssd in
esmie terms ais sisxuss - NE sisss Of
sbs ssassn sAd shs rssarn Of the family.
We srs lsd to iafsr Wholesale brsaktns
Of marriage sAtAs-aotAtaS lssA. Aaa
0sd kAows there be many rspstitions Of
soch catAsssephiss bas what Il the ass
Of dwelling upon thsmf Why cant we
fsos the fact sAss aest nsn are Of esstsr
sta6 thAs the butt of tho humorist's
WIFI A vfrtaoas nAa is net funny
sigAs. is 10 admitted, bat be is . cheerful
ssss and that Is . million simes bstssr.
by nay pen live. but have nsvsr yes
eaten bread earned BY representing my
fellow men a. worse than they are, or
helping make printed pages bear false
witness 10 posssrity of exaggerated vice.
This u che type Of shs Ausband whose
wife 10 out OF town You all know him
He II . somswhas distrAuEhs man. giveo
80 reading letters aad writing others not
capable sf dietation 20 his stsnoRYapher.
He IL abssnt- minded ~ timsA A rrihe
irregular In hts habita maybe; but thAs
comes Of having no oss TO care for him.
ons norning he will come 70 work an
hour earlier than usual, from his rising
early and having nothing better to do.
The next he may b half % hour iate.
He rssd . love story fss into the night
sad ovsrslsps himself He looks up old
frisnds whom he hasn't sen since last
summer. Their wives are away. too.
They dine together AZ restaurants and
hold prssRsetsd conversations He may
even. II the stay be . loag one, get TO
Visiting relatives In she suburbs That
II IN sxtrsms ease. He goes to Coney
Islssd OF Long Branch or farther afleld
to kill time. Whatever he does,
wherever he 4. he looks little wist-
s04sy - OsoOf i0oo Wnu0o WtvOs anu Con-
drsa are with them. He k6ows 10 10
well for his wife and babies to breathe .
frssher air shsa Ootham's and tries to
be patient. Yet it Is not easy TO avoid
being . little envious OF those who are
poorer In wealth but richer In the con-
tinual presence Of their home ones.
Why cannot ws sdd, speaking the
whole truth, that the summer Hitting Of
wives is a source of danger and sin to
weak men, bat that the true metal rings
all che clearer fer the sbsencef Tho
summer parting, the old practice
OF letter writing resumed, the un-
expected trips into the country ''to
- Jane" the Joy OF all concerned when
the sisy home h homsiiks again with
the wsadsrsr back-why those things
bring back into marriage something OF
the spirir Of courtship Why should any
one bs ashamed to think % we'll OF his
fellows ~ to know that this 10 trueY
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18
Our Cosmopolise Town.

1t Is a trite remark that New York Is 3
cosmopolitan city. Reminders of tho
fact are numerous, il one were at all In
:lined to forget 1t. was passing an
absurd little picnic ground at Harlem,
near tho Polo Grounds. when my eye was
,aught by sign setting forth the lin
suistic capacity Of the proprietor aud ~
assistsuts. "on psrle," 10 began in the
universally understood Gallo phrase,
ION parIe Anglais, Francais, AlIemand,
Italian, Roamain, Turo. Ra,ss, Grecque."
Probably the aceonp plishmsnt doesn't
90 much farther than to ring the changes
On 'zwei beer, deux bssrcs," and 90 on
through the list, but even this speaks OF
tho bibulous needs Of . very much mixed
populotiou.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18
Proposals for City Lighting

Sealed bids will be received at the once Of
the City Clerk. mp 20 3o'cisck pL m, Aag. ~.
lssi. for iighting the city OF Grsnd Rapids with
candle power each. Distributed on towers and
individually as follows: One hundred and
sixty are LAMPS TO be placed on forty towers
four lamps c0 each tower. and one hundred
and forty are lamps on mast arms. poles. or
suspended on cables across street fnterssc
tons. according 10 the necessity Of the ioca-
..oa: tne iosas,on oi the lovers sna individsa
and approved By the Committee on Lamps.
The towers used TO be first-cIass In every re-
spect. LIE feet high. and provided with si 9th
er modern improvements. the base Of each 10
he as small. and the towers ~ uE Objectionable.
as those now In use In Detroit or other cities
where tower public lighting Is In vogue
Each bid TO include the furnishing. erecting.
lighting anc Keeping In order and repair. the
towers. mast armA. lamps aud the entire plant
necessary 10 eiileientiy light the city. all night
ana every night. for period OF three years:
also To- include price per lamp. for additional
Iamps and towers. and q separate price rer
Lamp for additional individual lamps needed
and ordered during the HE OF the contract.
The successful bidder viii also be required
TO give the city an option ON alf towers used 10
light the city. l. .. state price AZ which the
city can purchase the towers ~ the close Of
the contract; said option TO be made part Of
the contract.
Bios Viii also be received to light the city
with electricity as above described. the city to
furnish the towers and the bidder all other
maferiai as described above
Each bidder shall deposit with his proposal
the sum OF $500 To be forfeited 10 the cify OF
Grand Rapids Ia case be shall fatl TO enter
into contract in accordance with his proposal.
should hts said proposal be duty accepted by
the Common Council
Separate bids will also be received to furnish
to the city forty I5lfoot towers. first class In
every respect. TO conform tn every way with
the above described specifications
Bids viii also be received for furnishing.
lighting and keeping n order and repair such
incardescent electric lamps of sixteen or
thirty-two candle power. or both. for lighting
the streets or bridges as the Common Council
mag order; bids 10 be for three years. and ell
night and every night.
In all the above proposals. the city reserves
the right to discontinue one CT more lamps at
any time and TO be entitled to proporfiouate
reduction In the contract price, provided.
however that the city shall not be entitled to
any reduction from the contract price for the
discoatinuanee Of any OF the 800 lamps orig
inaliy contracted for.
The council reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
FRRp SAUNDERS.
EUGENE ID. CDNGER,
GEO. W. MILLS.
augN Committee on Lamps.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18

ezs kasws sAsa Bas As 10 ksenly inter
sst~d 20 asts shss ths psssAnss tAroagheas
FrAass almost saissrs&iiy kaow hsw "a
prepare sear.hiaS aud profitable feed
from the eommonsst materials.
rhis fasssnes 10 typical Of dsa- Clark
sons iatsrsst II honsly practical Affairs.
which 10 sas secret of his rapid fossiag
10 the froat 1 thiak l have never sssa
. msa ssttss qa.liEisa 10 90 20 the very
heard him pus tas whole philosophy Of
is~xsAlism int nvs miaatss' iakornsi
talk Years Of sxpsrisaes could elabor-
ate dstaiis bat would noe add Ruca to
che prlaeiplss laid down
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18
rui,inx shepard's Les.


Col. Elliott r. Shepard Il gentleman
who knows as little about run ming news
paper as any man alive. Jet who IL max
ing a reasonable success In doing 30.
owing some little to circumstances The
"Mail aad Express" Is the only evening
Republican newspaper IN New York I
know scores of educated Republicans
whs will say they rssd Col SaspArd's
paper. and apologies for u in the ne xt
breath by citing It's politics-men we'll
able to appreciate what laughing stock
tho Colonel's zeal aud lack Of savior
faire combine TO make him oftsutimss
The Colonel IL fortunate aud unsortu-
nate tie doesn's need . newspaper to
sappors him, having vast Independents
mesns The ccntempsuous chsrscteriEs-
sion os him by the elder vsaderhsIs--
morally FAR inferior msn-to a circls Of
his cronies p>rpesusiiy hangs over him.
dI-countisx what ne does wersn deiss.
Personally he 10 . gallant man aud .
generous one. His wife. born . Wander.
bils. has from her indspendsns fortsns
given nsasniecsssiy - good work Of oas
sort snd another. sessbly the fouas
wswea's Chrississ Association and tbs
Mars syss Icui~ Hom~ Ooi ssep>vd 10
a. generous on his own secouat A
stream Of clerical bssssrs flows through
bis room in the Mail sad Express"
butldiss bearing sioas the sosden sands
IN It's course. Even the psliticisns havs
caught the sc-as sna msks fr-aaens de-
pssds on the strength Of party fs>'sy Or
by ssrs.ss ssd impossible promise. Of
psrsosaI pr.fsrmsss For the CsIcnsa 10
am sttic@s
Cob Shepard seems ssrs 10 hssp vo-ss
aen lsushiss - hfa. n ssrse~sn~@,
sesessy 81 rrrpese sad generosity esnas
ssr sny thsnE he dsserves . better fate
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18

And now . friend tells me Of hearing .
Clergyman, of all men, telling story after
story of the most gross indelicacy at
"stag racket" while hardened old sim
ners blushed for him What are we
coming to, these I'm Dc steele daysf
OWEN LANaDoN
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18

fs ore ~ the chief blessings ef every
home. To always in-nre gccd cusssfss.
rudd ess, sauces. etc, fsss fssf korse"
T" Easls" Brand rosssgensed Mix. Ihrec-
tons oss The label sold hy yesr Groesf
end drnggss.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18

Cf11 Tasxsrnss's 0sTlcx.l
Gssxp PsFfp~ Mich. Jury ~. i<s'
Notice fs hefety sfT~D thsf the assessment
rsil for opening sad sxfepsscB ef Patis ave
nHe from ~ feet south ~ south line II Them
as street 10 nth avenCe. Tn tire city ~ srsva
hattds. IL Bee ~ ray hards. ard that | viii
receive payweBs thereon Tor the period ~
tsehtv asys frsra this date. ~ tAe eysse If
TIE CITY Treasurer. city Han.
WILLIAM H&EF.
suE - stfT frFa<1.rpr
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18
TRKAsuRxa,s NOTICE

Ctty Tre~sssrerss a fs3ee
Grnns Esr4ds utea fHfy r. Fsei I
N~tfee - A<fesT si~ea that the ss~-~<eseat
fest fef the r. vfaa etfh sheet s@rhsft faas5
- fhe cry ~ tfr~As Rsrfs< fs new 10 ar
ssns- spa tsst efF receive fzfmess ts~re
ca fef the rs~ftos - te~nfe ssfs ftosa tHts
HsH
WILLIAM HsgE
eus tfy Treasurer.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18

When Gsn. James 3. Cissksoa was m
Psris sAis sann>r ne wsns With friend
s,s Sav 20 Rws La Chaise 20 80 thess
sstehly crowded streets In the city Of sbs
silussyfsus Seed. where nesriy every
tomb las es story To seli cf dspsrtet
versA or greatness After tssy had
vsIasd far and wondered mach, the
frsssd sssd: .Come, viii show yoa shs
ssms q . nan Who has done more for
Frsnes shsa any II shsses"
IN . fsw nssutes shsy sseoA by the
us.ssss svsvs ~ pwfslss ssvsrir. Here. ;"
sssd shs sssaa. ~resss the rsn wse
s>uaAs rysscs TO prspsrs good food sad
make ecssery sa esscs scssnceT
Go. Cisvasss 80 sss ks>s pAfsse-
phsr n, ,stsr,sss sAts estimate 81 ssvs<-
Tan, and he tells shs story sc~ Win
svsvy saek - spp~-vsA tsised isus
Asfoes shas u,~s - 49, despsy isssresssd
IN 4cneesse escsoay Hs paper wss
60 - - arss IN 80 eo~ssvy - sevss.
sepsrtmsss 80 sAs isservv>s sf sAe
ksne Hs - fully alive ~ tAs npcrs-
ss-s - heslskruf saa scsnssikcai essk-
fns. soc frs~ NE ssar~s~d's ssssd
rcsns s,s sress sass ss he sarsf'si sad
esscs~scai Acssswtfs n dess nss frs
prsss sin ss ell shsf -. - shi- ~ sc .
sesd ss>i |. rsv4s - - - IA k.s-v
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18
LEGAL ADVERTISING
TREAsuRKns NOTICE

City Ireasurer's once.
Grand RAPIDS Mich July p T.sf
Notice - hereby givea that ths assessment
roll for the opening and extension Of Brad
burn street ES fect south ei the sonth liue OF
Thomas sFeet to Ffffh sveBun fn tie
city of tsr>nd hapids. IS sov In nv asnds. and
that | viii receive payment theseos Tor tie
period of twenty days tTcm this date. st the
Office Of the Treasurer. City Han
wILIsItM HAKE
sug Ia Ctfy Treasurer.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18

'EvefY day- MEX days-
e.cn A. NJ. runs sthreush tn Detroit with par
O.st isr carr seats. - rsnfs
ION p. NJ has fhreusb psrsof ear W D-troit.
lspV seafA - cent?
Cox T. N runs through tc Detroit with pael
O.ZO lcr car. SEATS. S cenfs
7.0S A. A. has psfior ear 10 haginavs seats
rsr ,fctets and fnfcrmstios sppiv ~ rriop
tieke4 ofhrt. - Monroe st. or Infoe sfstiea.
sBe. DsBANES. Gen Rsss'r AIT
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18

Hsw ssay usu drip ss-sias-iy s-s 81
sssst - ss~ rsrs se.sy yesr. sss-spssr
nyss>risssis ssd srs asrsr kssrt sf
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18
OTTAWA BEACH

vTrx DAYS. Az r,s, ,: ?. y.
If0;;.sassssa X &c, aas.ss -. rs ss .'s .4 sss rs
Lvnttaws Beach s:s eos I epI s:.5 81
Ar "a. Esplls ses le.ss ss@ t.Di ss5
sUNDAYe.
Leave Grand Rapids-...-. 1910 Am. 40 Pm
Arrive ottawa Beach. e:2s m. ssS pm
nETQOTT JUNE II. ,ssi
lAhsiNo q NoRrHGRs r. n.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18

The sxprsssien, ''ths north side, !" COM
noa enough as . geographical term In
London, Paris, Chicago and other grsas
cities OF the globs. II beginning to bs
heard IN New York. where 10 h applied
60 . region the like Of which no other
city has to show.
Mashattan may be eleven miles long
a iss utmost, and from the Battery to
He'll Gate and she Third avenue bridge
viii be perhaps seven or eight Beyond
the Harlem River, - far from tho City
Hall as the utmost extent OF Paris within
the walls from northeast to southwest,
lie the mere beginnings OF . city still
great which is not Of Manhattan. Harlem
itsslf, . region long sacred to goats but
new solidly built mp, lies south Of the
river; beyond it are Mott Haven. Nor
risania, fremont, Fordham and, IL you
would push inquiry 50 far, Williams
bridge, once beautiful villages bound
together by forest roads. now all but the
last dominated by the elevated railroad
For two or three miles along the prin-
cipsl arteries Of travel arteries at night
pumping the people who are the city's
blood from its hear. 10 It's members
veins; In the morning pun ping them back
to is again--ths buildings are dense aud
continuous Is has oil the chaxacteris-
tics Of closely buils cisy-ths blocks Of
buildings, tAs stores, the saloons. But
by day only the women are 1T home.
The men. sxceps saloon keepers and a
few Others, are ten miles away It Is not
. suburb IL IL still part of the solid
city. You eannos travel. even In Lon
dos. % many miIes from Temple Bar In
suy dirscsion withous ever passing tho
bricks ssd movssr and coming 10 green
asidA
0Ths length Of New York Is surprising.
amazing 10 h the despair aud the In
spiratioa of enginsera IL compsls tbs
ssssment, chskss nve-sixshs of the pse-
pie In erssnp>d quarters. mskss good
ssvsrnnsss diflieuIs and pleassns living
With medersse means impossible.
Was ever efsy 50 unfortunately. yss 90
Inn mpsrisuy pisced ss New Tork upon It's
sarpsw strip Of rock and qaicksaadf
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18
A Home Of Wealth and Taste.

That's . hns placs," said an &C
suaintance, as we rolled past pleasant
mansion In Brooklyn, y. Y, street car.
He WAS right. Tho house was large
and high and we'll appointed, speaking
Of An ample fortune and wsli-informed
taste. Broad porches in front and at the
eide communicated with the front walk
and with the garden. A beautiful gar
den this, not apparently "skimped" in
size by the fact that the land was worth
81. coo city lot. There was space
enough In it for very pretty landscape
gardening effects, for . profusion OF
flowers and soms little fruit
1T is, fndesd' replied, do you know
the ownerf'
"Yes," replied my acqusintsncs with
. little chuckle, ''he's waiter In Del
monico's, or was, rather"
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18

Isupposs women real esssts dealers
are ros unknown low In most large cities
At leass. know tAsrs are one or two In
era eirssA Bus several ysars ego ths an
trsaes of womAa into the business was
indeed . novelty. and Miss Agnsss K
Aurphy, the first woman to engage in-
depsndsntiy IA 10 IN New York was looked
upon - . curiosity of white elephant
like rarity.
IL was my pleasure TO iatsrvisw Miss
Murphy almost ~ the outset Of hsr
career. She had taken up the business
In the most natural way, through man
aging it during ths long illness proceed
ing her fathers death, and was at the
time a rather pretty. slender young girl,
whose manner was a. ladyIiks as her
conversation WAS sensible and practical.
She had plenty of nerve and Judgment,
and carried through some pretty big
transfers with utmost success What
ever prsjudiss there may have bs,u
against her among the male dssiers soon
wore or and she became q gener Il
favorits In the Exchange. Outside she
had some queer experiences with shsdy
characters OF one sort and another, bat
pluck and common sense carried her
through.
Now Miss MURPHY is studying law In
addition to her real estate business,
which long ago developed sufficiently to
require an assistant, also Of tho gentlcr
sex. believe she Is Qualifying to do
estate law business mainly, which will
work In we'll with her other interests.
The times change rapidly when . wo-
man can be the pioneer In . new profess
sion, SEQ dozens Of others following her
example until there 10 nothing unusual
IN 1t, and she not yes past 30
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18

II had not gone to the steamer dock
TO So . friend of for Europe should
nos have known where Chelsea Square
IL, with It's queer combination of green
grass aud scurvy palings, its church
back from the river and the silent old
houses about.
One OF the peculiar charms OF old New
York, "a of old London, lies In the little
villages il has swallowed up in its re-
lenticss growth. Greenwich is but .
name aud y memory, markets and whole
sale groceries covering its site. But
Chelsea, lying farther north and too far
to the west to be In the currents full
force, has retained many Of its village
characteristics. 1t 10 about tho only ma
tive American region Of New York, and
shelters beneath its modest old roofs q
great deal Of humble patriotism, intelli-
gencs and ingenuity. 1t is . region Of
artisans and small tradsemen- 1t is al
most quiet. No place in New York can
b altogether that Its church has an
air almost rural with its grsca trees
about II
sCarmansville, Bloomingdals and Morn
ingsids were villages much farther north
that, like Harlem, have much moro com
plstely lost their old character than old
Chelsea More beautiful than any, lying
low about the inmost waters Of the Har-
lem River, where they spread out into .
broad pool before pouring themselves
with angry velocity under q low wooden
bridge, lies the village Of Kings Bridge,
whose very name 10 colonial" A will
low tree dropping over the water, an old
mansion near it and bit of road winding
about make from one point Of view an
sxtremelv charming picture ,
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18

The oolIecsiea Of s.-etricsi apparatus on
exhibition At Frnakfort~oa the Main sss
h~cn insured against ere and damages ~
explosion 70 TIE extent of ssca.0p marks
The ri~k has heen undertaken by twenty
thr-s of the priacfpsi German Insurance
oss-ss. Ths ~slse ~ she exhfsstise -
whole b estss.ted az au. ao ssarks =
New York Telegram
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18
CHIC IN JUNR q. 1891
AND WEST MICHIGAN nv.

tweek days. Every day. sExcept S<tnrday
10.fl0 A. N. has Through chair car 20 Cni-
1O.VV cago. No extra change fer seafa
1.1E y. NJ runs through 10 Chicago solid
A'IO with Wagner buffet cart sczts. 20
centR.
E.Ok p N. has through free chair car to
O.IO Manistee. via NJ a n. ERR
1 sss ss1 sa s wsssss y sa
aud sleeper 10 Indianapolis via Ben
ton Harber.
11:30 2 ;Is. ~ cs. css Wagner sleeping car to Ira
Goo p. Al. Connects as ST. Joseph with
OssO Graham a Mcften's steamer for Chi
czgo.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-18

The Lake shore Via f-evrsssf IN connection
eifh the Erie sns :, abd l. y. X. r. Terms -.
euiek est sne rsssf direct rvut- - rit'sbsrx.
a. rvrrs.
CT AP. A. Clev~isnl .
r. Hs~~~~< ffckef As>st. B~pst
Jas CsxFs rta- Cts A. Z - Nsnroest
The sun., 1891-02-10
Presbyterian Dcaconssses.

The New York Presbytery discussed for moro
than an hour yesterday tho majority and
minority reports Of the committee appointed
to consider tho overture Of the General Assem-.
bly, regarding the appointment OF deaconesses,
and then sent them back TO the committee for
RECOMMENDATION.
The Rev. Dr. George ". +. Dirch. Chsirman
report r. , were risSt Ia ssSribing the dSsirS III
deaconneases 70 the Holy Ghost the Holy
did mot authorize deaconaesses, According to
the Minority report then. God meant one thing
and said another. or said one thing and meant
Snother.
am Pre- Sbyteriou con o,nore, ny birth, educa-
tion; iniIh., AMI feeling. but am ready 70 fight
polity ae snch ia Of divine origin" argued in
favor OF the appointment Of dea.ons as-.. He
had not given M the idea, he said. that there
was no warrant for them In the New Testa-
ment. which indeed did not warrant Boards Of
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