The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-07-27

-. - e w 1aols procured by mean. ~ 4
sent IRON Europe Thus ii is e1p.,,..
churches, seminaries and religion.
mites will form . continuous line a.. s'as
from TIE cathedral in the city Of ~, M
into the country. In Davenpor, y
and other places, this Church ba, 90. sa
ed seminaries, secured valuabl. r..l.
and gained strong position. tn. -.
il all held by the Bishop. rpsn
Such is an imperfect sketch Of VII.
been done for the establishment, Of -
institutions in Iowa And thi.
done in the midst Of the priva.ion. ana
incident to the settlement Of a v7d.
by people who had homes 70 nal.
who had to gain the means Of l;v;,%
the soil. in the review, there i, -
gladden. and encourage the hear. ,.E
beginning has been made. Thers
more than thousand congregation, 81
ed every Sabbath, over the whole ara. -
State, for Christian worship, where IS
five years ago was savage and a.
waste. According to the last rsrn,, :, :
Superintendent Of Public Instruct;o, !.
were 1856 district schoolhouses in Il.
There are but few of them in wb;el -
worship is not celebrated by some ii.
Christians every Sabbath, or Snpdav
taught at least half the year. In the Ill
the receipts Of the American Bible q.
for the last year from the thirty three :, H
Of the Confederacy, Iowa is the niptb.
list, and stands as having paid NOR. \.
any Slave State, with the single ercep,t,
Tennessee. The receipts from Iowa,
s7,4os,25. The donations to the Ame,.
Tract Society at New York were also a.,
the last year from Iowa, than from :.
Slave State, but Virginia.
Atan early period in our history, .-,,
apprehensions were felt that the conl,.
forces of lnfdelity, Popery, and Normou,,
would acquire disastrous prepondep,,
upon our soil A noted leader az Insa.r
had chosen Iowa as the seat OF hi,
tons for introducing new social ords.
establishing institutions e5ngenial with !
principles. Mormonism was a ri.iny :,
upon our borders, and was casting i. !.
ful shadows over us. And a Roman Cal
See was erected here within four year. :.
our first settlements. But the leader, M,
fidelity and Mormonism have faIs, =,
none have risen to honor their neno,r
fill their places, at least in thi. po,,,o,1
the country. And Romanism ha, Ia. !, /,
formidableness, amid the growth Of relirg, ,
organizations more free, and more cour.,y
with republican institutions.
No portion Of Christendom has nor,
fairer future in prospect than the Sta.
Iowa. Born in the latest and hrightes. u
riod OF Christian civilization, we oughtnh !,
and, believe, we shall be WORTHY Of =, !
origin. A brilliant destiny awaits "a
Thine s noblest offspring is the last"
"videso solem orentem in Occ,dentss :
1t only remains for you, my Brethren !
bear your part in the labors that ara ram. '
site. To fill this broad and beautiful N. /,
with Christian institutions-withse hoosvs
with churches-is the high and holyrH
to which we are called. 1t devolyss mn ,
you to sustain your own Church in an IA, :
orabie manner, to maintain its purity
extend Its usefulness, and to gather tina
around you to Christ, and to assist thoss
new and destitute places, who are stru-.rr
to erect the Christian sanctuary and su.s,
the means of grace. This town, in eazaa
with all the older portions Of the Saa. :.
ccived generous aid from the hand Of Cars
tan benevolence in former years. ItaA
you now to assist others.
But our State does not stand wholly alor. =
Perhaps greater progress than we haH
reached has been made during the last qur
ter OF a century in Northern Illinois, anil :.
And similar work il .,a. 4
forward in Minnesota, and farther West j =.
California and Oregon. The growth Of nH Z,
States in the American Union, when bltss !.
with freedom, is one Of the wonders Of Ii ~
ory y.
In all these new States, prominent AMI. y
he agencies of good is the American Hon. u
Missionary Society In Iowa, this Socier r.
mas aided in planting and sustaining 10 -
For number of years its anaaa ~
to our new and feeble church ~
rave amounted to more than twenty TIN =
and dollars 1t will be proper, and It "
re expected, that, as the wealth and rssg
es OF the State are developed, we shtt
'ear larger part of this expense. The ii, q.
must indeed soon come, when it will BEL -.
hame for us longer to receive all fr- In.
broad for the support of Home Mission. !.
owa- There ought to be Christian eHa, ".
rise and conservation sufficient among -
take care OF our own destinations. Al
may be hor ed, that in time we shall haa go
heart to aid literally in planting ChriSin lIru
Institutions in other new States. ~,
Let us then look forward to the peral 81
7hen the words of the text shall have ths, -
llhllment over all this continent-gheal
ne place where it was said to them, Ye
ot my people, there shall they be called, ID
hlldren of the living God. The kingdom !.
esus Christ is to be established from ID I,
Atlantic to the Pacific, and happy will af "
IAN be, who, by labor, and prayer, and D. =
hall contribute to the blessed consume 30
ion. The work, however, is to be great i. u
'ng, and calls for the services of millions -
carts and hands. Let each one Of WI =
ieretore, in all the walks and ways off, -
Q faithful unto Jesus, and keen thu, VII y.
committed to thy trust, and be ss4a4< m
and always Astounding ii y
FORK OF the Lord, forasmuch as We knows "a
our labor is not in vain in the Lord. y
THE Author makes grateful Acknowledgement h y
GUS persons Tor valuable memoranda. He ~
Apply TO receive corrections and additions froE y
'uree some OF the statistics were omitted Ia as
very OF the diseolrse.l "a
AFTER HM.-Jadge Douglas started t1
hicago last Friday to rehearse hi. Pops -.
osereisnty lesson TO the people along the g. "
lad. The Judge no doubt thonvht he st9Is = .