Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-09-19
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The following account Of an old Bible,
taken from the Journal Of Commerce. will
be cad with interest by those Of our read.
ers from whom the remembrance of the
New England Primer has not Departed
The writer says:
Speaking Of old Bibles, there is one now
in the city Of New London. Conn, which
il remarkable not only for its antiquity, but
for its early history. 1t claims to be the
identical book that Rev John Rogers, the
martyr, owned; and after the persecution
Of Mary, concealed in q bed TO keep it from
being destroyed by the minions of Gardi-
ner and Bonner. The Martyr. who was
bured kthree hundred and three years ago.
gave tito his oldest son. The posterity Of
that son removed to America in 1855.
bringing the Martyrs Bible with them. In
this wilderness it was kept as an amulet to
keep off the devil and the Indians. When
its owner, James Rogers, Travelled, he wore
it in his bosom, and when he slept at night
it WAS his pillow. 1t was the light Of his
log cabin and the instructor OF his children.
1t descended from James. through the gensr
ations Of the same name, to Judith Rogers,
who married Thomas. Potter, Of Hopkinton,
Rhode Island, and has now been III posses
sion Of the Potter family about one hundred
years This family claim also the direct
Rogers decent through Jutith Rogers, wife
Of Thomas. It's present owner lives at Pot
ter Hill, r. l.. but the Bible is. for time,
in the hads of Daniel Rogers, Esq., Of New
London. 1t contains the New Testament,
Psalms, and part of the Liturgy Of the Eng
lish Church, in the reign of Edward vi. 1t
is not divided into verses, and its division
into chapters differs from King James
Translation. 1t is Matthew's or Cranmer's
Bible.
An INDIAN CHIEr AT Glass MEErING.-A
missionary among the Indians at North
point, Michigan, says of an Indian Chief,
that "he came with staff in his hand, feel
ing his way distance of six miles, as he
was nearly blind. He attended forenoon
service and class as usual. also the five O.
clock PRAYER meeting. where two other In
dians, who had recently learned to pray,
took part, and were wonderfully blessed
lie stayed in the place until next morning,
when he called on us again. When break
fast was over we sang hymn in his own
language, and after kneeling with us around
Tile aithr, he saiu ou nave very Soou
meeting last night Me pray in my heart,
and me feel happy in my teart. Then me
think me take your religion" Then he add
ed, las though something new had discover
ed itself TO his spiritual vision) 1--WE Indians
are the only foolish people We know not
about Jesus" lie then requested that we
should see the O-ge-ma or elder, and have
him send them missionary to talk to them
about this Jesus. He then left, saying he
would attend our meetings which he has
not failed to do this far"
Mr.. SruRGEoN.-Henry J. Raymond Esq,
editor of the New York Times, now in Eu-
rope, makes the following reference to Mr..
Spurgeon, in recent letter:
81 went to hear another English celebrity
MIR. Spurgeon, who continues to preach to
enormous congre cations, and with undi-
minished popularity, which it is not easy to
explain or understand. He is neither able
or eloquent lie is excessively common
place in both matter and manner. He has
a clear voice, very great fluency in the con-
struction and utterance of sentences, and
certain drectness in his style Of thought
and expression. But he is excessively shall
low, and frequently sophstical to degree
absolutely insulting to the understanding of
his hearers. There are at leat half a dozen
clergymen in New York who are not only
far ADLER preachers, but tho would seem to
have the elements of popularity in a greater
degree
REV. DUDLEY A. TYNa-The family of the
Rev Dudley A. Tying of Philadelphia have
received $4,000 upon policy in London
office.
CONTINUED PRAYING. - Felix Neff once
made the following comparison When a |
pump is frequently used but little pains is
necessary to have water; the water pours |
out at the first stroke because it is high
But if the pump has not been used for a
long WHILE the water gets low, and when
you want it you must pump long while,
and the water comes only after great efforts,
1t is so with prayer; if we are instant in |
prayer every little circumstance awakens
the disposition to pray, and desires and
words are always ready. But if we ne
glect praye it is difficult for us to pray
for the water in the well gets low"
Slaymaker, Gano L crawford,
D.v1 N.SnS- A->>aH.