Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-10-09
SUNDAY BEADING.

SUNDAY BEADING.
FEAR OF DEArn.-Death can have no DOW
er Independent of our mental condition.
Fear is always connected with weak i'm
sgination, while it is easily overcome by .
strong one. even on mere principles Of men,
tai and moral philosophy. The fear of death
like the kingdom Of heaven. Is within for
. while the latter 10 involved in our ardent
desire to do good, the former is regulated
by the strength of our Imagination. The
man that would be happy in life and resign.
ed in his death. must look weell to the de-
sire + his heart and to the proper culture of
his Imagination. Persons Of intense thoughta
vivid imagination and good desires, are
never known to die thousand deaths in
fearing one.
Follow THE RlGHr.-No matter who you
are, what your lot, or whore you live you
you cannot afford to do that which ia wrong.
The only way to obtain happiness and
pleasure for yourself, is to do the right
thing. You may not always hit the mark:
but You should, nevertheless, always aim to
it, and with every trial your skill will in>
crease Whether yoa are 70 be praised ov
blamed for it by others. whether it will
seemingly make you richer or poorer, or
whether no other person than yourself
knows Of your action still. always, and in
all cases. do the right thing. Your first
lessons in this rule will sometimes seem
hard ones. but they will grow easier and
easier, until finally doing the right thing
will become habit. and to do q wrong will
be an impossibility.
MAN Is PRoGR EssING.-Man 10 this day
nearer to God than at any other former
time. Not that God is nearer to men, for
his omDiscisnt and invisible presence will
admit of NO augmentation but man, at
every advancing step.is necessarily brought
still nearer to his God. and 10 made capable
OF seeing still more and more of his bound
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God in his works, are those upon whom the
truth has performed its Office work There
is freedom, joy and communion with God
In truth, and how true il is that Chris 8
yoke il easy and his burden light, for when
ever We pitch upon that course of life that
is the most excellent. habit soon makes it
agreeable. and at every improvement we
make our capacity is increased for still
higher attainments.
SOUND DOCTRINE AND Coop CoUNsEL.-A
theological critic says:
Religion is not the straight jacket sys-
tenn Of the Pharisee, nor the semi sensualism
Of the liberalist, but denying ourselves Of
all ungodlinsss and worldly lusts. and liv-
ing soberly, righteously and godly."-re-
joicing in hope, patient in trioulation-the
sweetest and most precious enjoyments of
religion being the results of tribulation,
and the Of self-denial.
Learn in childhood, If you can, that hap
piasss 10 not outside, bot inside A good
heart and clear conscience being happi-
ness no riches, and no circumstances alone
ever do. Alexander conquered oil the world
and then. fer from being happy. hs wept
because there were NO more worlds to con-
quer.
SroCK IN HEAvEN.-A few years ago :
poor emigrant tell from steamboat on the
Ohio river. and was drowned, leaving his
wife and one or two small childsen, who
were On board, In destitute and distressing
circumstances. On coming into port, the
case was spoken of among number Of
river men"on the wharf, vhsn one Of them
with charactsristie bluntness. observed.
"coms boys. lets take little stock in Hes-
ven.' ct the same time taking from his pock-
ct couple Of dollars ~ bis part of the con
tribution for the benefit Of the poor widow.
Hissxample was followed BY others, and
handsome present was the rsealt of this
rough. impromptu exhoftaaion.
In IN intsrior town Of Psnnsylvania, not
long ago. attached to the Presbyterian body
vas distinguished clergyman, whose ner-
vousness rsvolted ct monochrome interrupt
lions in The ssrviss. On ssvseal Successive
Sabbeths his ate ntion hed bssn attracted
By young man. in The falnsss of pride ct
the possssaion Of snowy gold watch sstab>
lishmsnt. deliberately drawing it forth In
ostsntatious prominence 70 ascertain the
heur.
This display msttlsd the divine. who de-
t~minsd to sod Il. On the last day Of iis
sxposars the preacher was dilsting 70 .
rspt aadisses % the great thsns Of Etsrn-
ity, aad bic own fssnngs sad inaginations
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