Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-10-02
SUNDAY ia DING.

Mrs Narcissa Il. Coffin, VI Nantucket, a
min ter of the Friend-, has lately complet-
Ell a missionary visit to the prisons. aims
houses, and houses Of i'll fame in Vermont
and northern New York many of the out
casts Of Society appear to be much moved
by her preaching. Mrs c, is grand daush-
ter OF Joseph Hoag, who with his wife and
large family of sons and daughters were
preachers. and the heavenly gift appears
still to remain in the third generation.
Rev. c. g. Finney, the American revival
ist, has gone to Edinburgh, Scotland. "
hold a series Of revival meetings
The first Episcopal conv ention of Kansas
was held at Wyandott on the llth OF Au
gust. Eight clergymen were present and
delegates from several parishes. Plans for
College and female Seminary were ADOPT
ed; on the IL the Bishop kemper consecrst-
ed st. Paul's Church at Wyandott
Within the limits Of New York city and
Kings county there are 4O2 churches, seat
ing comfortably 335 900 persons The
| aggregate OF the salaries Of the pastors Of
these churches amounts to $500 900, or
an average of about sl,769 per annum
each.
Twenty six clergymen Of Philadelphis. j.
representing nearly all tie Evangelical
bodies. invite Christians Of all denomina-
lions to set apart the first Monda in OctO
ber " as day OF special prayer. that all
Christians may be 80 joined together in uni.
ty OF spirit and in the bond of peace, that
they may be An holy temple acceptable to
God 1t is serious question whether
these clergyman understand the full import
of these words and really Gesire to see it
realized
NiRrVE.-Virtue is not to be considered
in the light Of mere inocence-or abstaining
! from harm-but as the exertion Of our fac
1 ulties in doing good as Titus, when he had
let day undistinguished by some act OF
virtue. cried out 81 have lost a day y II
We regard time in this light, how many day &
shall We look back upon as rretrievably
lost And how narrow compass would
such method of calculation frequently re
duce the longest life?
CLEAR CoSsCIENCE.-Hnw bravely q
man can walk the earth, bear the heaviest
burdens. perform the severest duties, and
look men equare in the face, if he only
bears in his breast a clear conscience
conscience void Of offense to God or man.
There is no spring. no spur, no inspiration
like this To feel that we have omitted nc
just task and left no obligation unfulfled
this lis the heart with satisfaction and the
soul with strength Conscience, il is said
| makeS towards of us all-But only CIV
ards when it reproaches Us with some un-
manliness-some shrinking from truth and
right, and the commsson of some wrong.
Tnus Is LlfE-It we die to day, the sun
will shine ns brightly. and the birds sing az
sweetly tomorrow Business will not be
suspended for . moment, and the great mass
will not bestow thought upon our memo
ries. is he dead = will be the solemn in.
quiry of few, as they pass to their pleas
ures or their work. But no one will miss
he, except our immediate connections and
in a short time they will forget us. and
laugh as merrily as when we sat beside them.
Thus shall we all, now active in life pass
awav Our childr. crowd close behind
us. and will soon be gone. In few years,
not a living being can gay, II knew him
We live in another age and did business
with those who have long since slumbered
in the tomb Thus is life How rapidly it
passes o. blessed are they who are held in
everlasting remembrance.