Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-08-14


whose eyes we're the fra, that watched
over his infancy. and which have grown
dim with many tears shed for bis sake-he
will not listen to her whose heart has never
beat one throb that was not true to him
and his real interests-to the mother whose
bosom was his cradle and his home in his
helpless years. and which yearns over him
now with unutterab'e love. pity and an
guish-will not listen to her who labors for
him By day and dreams Vi him by night
who prsys for him With an uncessing pray
er, This is the friend to whom the infatu-
ated young man will not listen. And Why
mott What being has he found that 10 to
be regarded in preference to his mother
Harry REroRr.-A Methodist minister at
the West who lived on snail salary, was
greatly troubled TO get his quarterly install
ment. He At last told the non paying trus
tees that he must have his money, as his
family were suffering for the necesssries of
life. Money 2" replied the steward, you
preach for money. thought you preached
for the good Of sou!s?' "Soulsy" replied
the minister, 81 cant eat souls; and il |
could it would take thousand such a.
yours to make neal"
THERE 10 RooN.-Whst glorious declare.
ton is this in regard to the Gospel! There
yet 10 room Millions have been saved, but
there yet i. room. Nil ions have been invi
ted. and have come. and have gone to
Heaven but Heaven is not yet full There
is q banquet there which no number can
exhaust; there are harps there which other
hands can strike; and there are seats there
which others may occrpy. Heaven is not
full, and there yet is room. The Sabbath
School teacher may say to his class. there
yet is room the parent may cay to his
child, th,r re- yet is room; the minister Of
the Gospel may 60 and say to the wide
world. there vet is room. The mercy Of
God is not exhausted; the blood of the
stonement has not lost its efficacy; Heaven
is not full. What sad message it would
be il we were compelled to 60 and say,
There is no more room Heaven is full, no
others can be saved. Every place is filed
every seat is occupied" But, thanks be to
God this is not the message We are to
bear and If there yet is room, come sim
ners, young and old, and enter into Heaven
Fill up that room, that Heaven may be full
Of the happy and the blessed If any part
| of the universe is to be vacant, oh let IL
be the dark world of woe!
BEAUTIFUL ALLEoonY-Mr CrittendeD, of
Kentucky, was at one time engaged in de-
Tending man who had been indicted for .
capital offence. Alter an elaborate and
powerful defence. he closed his effort by the
following striking and beautiful allegory:
"When God in his eternal counsel con.
ceived the thought Of mans creation, he
called to Him the three ministers who wait
constantly upon tn throne--Justice. Truth
and Mercy. and thus addressed them -
Shall We make man. Then said Justice.
%, God, make him not, for he will trample
upon thy laws Truth made answer also
o. God. make him not. for he will pollute
thy sauctuaries.' But Mercy, dropping
upon her knees and looking up through her
tears exclaimed. o, God. make him-I
will watch over him with my care through
all the dark paths which he may have to
tread Then God made man and said to
him. %. man, thou art the child of Mercy
90 and deal with thy brother
The Jury. when he finished. were
drowned in tears. and against evidence, and
what must have been their own convictions
brought in verdict Of not guilty.
THE New CATHOLIC FArH.-The Philadel-
phis Inquirer explains the theory Of this.
new revelation. "The movement it says,
"is very peculiar one, and is likely to at
tract much attention"
ut has already brought out the North
British Reviese. which has reviewed the ad-
dresses Of the Rev. DR.. Bellows on this SUBJ
ject with considerable favor We may add
that several Of the most prompinent Unita-
rian ciereymen ars disposed to unite in the
establishmsnt Of this new organization. OF
course the whole subject in . speculative
one at present. but judging from what has
taken place in the past. it is not difficult to
believe that this new organization may
grow into somewhat formidable proper
tions. We may be incorrect in our suppo-
sitions. but it occurs to Us that the liturgy
used BY the Unitsrisns in England has had
some influence in suggesting the extension
OF the ceremonials Of the ancient Catholic
Church.
| WORTH OF CHRisrIANrY.-We live in the
midst OF blessings till we are utterly insen-
s'ble OF their greatness, and the source
whence they flow. We speak Of our civil
zation, our arts. our freedom. our law. and
forget how large . share 10 due to Christi
snity. Blot Christianity out Of the pages
OF mans history, and what would his law
have been =? What ia civilizationI Christ
'anity is mixed up with our very being and
our daily life there is NO familiar object
around % which does not wear different
aspect because the light Of Christian love is
on it-nor law which does not owe its
greatness to Christianity-not . custom
which cannot be traced in oil its holy.
truthful parts to the gospel.
IHE BIBLE THE KEY TO TIE HEAar.-H
had lock of very complicated constrsetion
and there vas only one kew made
that would unlock It, / should feel very
sure that key was made by one who UNDER
stood the constraetien Of that lock. So
when find that, notwithstanding on the
windings and mysteries Of iniquity in the