The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-09-25
Meaning OF Words Now aud Then

Meaning OF Words Now mud Then.
We find in Archbishop Trench's remsrz
upon the English language and the changes
which it has undergone during the course of
centuries, very many striking ana useful
suggestions.
Take the following as instances. AT the
time our translation of the Bible was made,
the word "rcligon" meant the outward
manifestation Of pictv. the external service
Of cod, instead Of it, present meaning,
gollncss. With this explanation the pas
sage Of ST. James, "Pure religion and unde-
fI@l before Cod and the Father il this to
visit the fatherIes- and widows in their alil.e-
ton, pre-ents no apparent contradiction 70
those PASSAGES which spoaA # faith in
Christ as the necessary condition of saliva
tion. Thus understood, 81. James simply
exhort, the disciples to deeds Of charity and
love as a more worthy service Of God than
the ceremonial service If the Jews
Ia the Htany, Cod j. besceched go give
aud preserve to our uso the kindly fruits Of
the earth" When tho litany was framed.
kjadig fruits" meant .'naturai fruits !
those which the earth according to its kind
should bring forth. That kindly did not
moan bengnant or benevolent in that age,
appears very clearly from passage in Sir
Thomas Moore'- life Of Richard Third, to
the effect chat Richard calculated by murder
ing his nephcws, THAT he would he accounted
a "hiadiy king" that is linca heir to tho
throne By Find or natural descent.
GrN WAsuI>GroN's ArrEsRA>cE. IL The
Courier dcs Etot Jas publishes fragment
az .Ioarnal If NJ. a. BroeIie. written ii
l7S2, in which the personal appearance aud
manners Of Washington were described ~ a
Frenchman:
The General i, about forty-ninc wears Of
age he j. large, finely made, very Well pro-
pnrtioned. His figure is much more pleasing
than the portraits represent it, He was fine
looking till within about three years: and.
although those who haze been constantly
with him since that time saw that H. seems to
have grown old fast. il Is undenii,be that the
General i still fresh and active II, n Young
man.
His phy-iognomy j. pleasant and open; bis
address is cold though polite his pensive
eve II more attentive than sparkling: bat his
aspect j, kind, noble, and composed. He
maintains, in his private department. that po-
llte and attentive dccencv which satisfies all
and that reserved dignity which docs not of
fend. He is the enemy Of ostentation and
yainglory. llis character il always equal;
he never manitests the least ill-humor: mod
est eycn to humility, he seems not to estimate
himself duly: he receives with good grace
the Difference paid TO HIM, but rather shuns
than courts ii. His society j. agreeable and
pleasing. Always serious. never constrain-
ed; always free and atiablc. without being
familiar, the respect which he inspires never
becomes painful He talks little in general.
and in a sery low tone Of voice but he is so
attentive 70 what il saidto HIM, that You are
satisfied that h. understand, YOU. and are al
most willing @ dispense with areply. This
conduct has often been Of advantage to him
N various circumstances; no one has more
occasion than he u use circun>pection. and
% weigh his words.