Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-07-12

The General Conssssnes q Ne nsths' |
dist Episcopal Chsreh recently closed II |
Session At Iadianspols. Methodisa ~
become to - . nation, and he qusdrensial
meeting II IL Congress eommands usivss-
ssl attention. We watched with cassful
eye the in,er%sting proceedings o. this dis.
tinguished body Of: Divinss, ssd perused
win delight some Of the discussions, char.
aeterized BY eminent ability, on the i,npor-
tan, topics brought before them. We do
not propose TO give the general result or
asummary of the do;ngs Of that body; for
a volume would be little enough 10 do them
justice, bat simply 70 state our profound
qualification on the elevation = the Chair
Editorial Of their lending Magaziue-,he
QUARTERLY REvIEs-of the brightest lu-
minary Of the Church, Rev. DR.. Whedon.
organs-the mirror Of their administration
the reflection OF their aentisnent-the al
vocate Of their systen-the supporter OF
their whole Consta6ulary aud general ex-
FOUNDER Of their government. As in State
SD in Church, the ablest writer's are put a.
the head Of their leading press. Witness
the w ash inston Union, the National Intel.
iigencer, the New York Tribune, tie
Charleston Me curry Of our own, and tie
London Times and the Paris Monitsnr Of
70, eign government. The Methodist 9 Jar
terlv Review is She PAixhan, he Gibraltar,
The Milxkof Of that Church which never
surrenders, and the Mar.hals BATON Of dis
| tinction has been properly conferred by as
signing Dr.. Whedon to the Chair Editorial.
. With an intellect c!e,r as crystal, ard
sharp as Damascus-a wit Ger, anime and
| logic Websferian, united with scholarship
unchallenged and piety exalted, greatness Of
soul aad Lofty patriotism, he com ines the
virtues OF the Christian, philosopher, phi
l-n'hropist and statesman, and presents at
once and unmistakabIe, the BEAU IDEAL
Vt the good man great. Profoundly versed
in the history Of his Church and all history
thoroughly ;Hbued with the spirit ami
power Of liaL's God, familiar with az
theology and science, holding the pen OF a
ready writer, bold as Lion in his aiyoca-
cy Of truth and attacks On error, having
both Il inclination and The ability 10
f hit manfully the b4ttss Of the Lord, h.
stanls beacon light, a castle tower. a
san and fame OF fire 10 point mankind the
path from earth to Heaven. Every sentence
hs writes viii do execution, every para
graph carry destruction, svery leader snni
iiifa;e some stronghold If Satan. This
diamond from the nine ha, been clis.ll ed
AMI polished with al the embellishments OF
elegant literature aud solid science, with a
Chester feldian finish and Baconian depth,
it's j give forth the light Of life which, az
in the ancient torch race, will pass from
hand to hand, until the whole country is
iSh'e with tn hlms. Hs will strike the
key note with laundering touch. sending
lis clarion voice TO the million hearts Of
their Church OF MetheGism waking a
corresponding shou' from the hosts of Isra-
e., AMI "a Was once said Of the morniag
drum Of Eng'an!, the hAl!e!1,hs OF z on
will keep parallel with the hours and even
with the San in lis journey round the
World. Well. may the Methodist Episco.
cal Church cong fatulate Itself on the 81 G.
ton Of DR. Wheion to the Editorial Chair
IF lis leading Press. =.