Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-20

We learn from citizen just returned
from st. Louis. and who spent lsst Sunday in
camp. that the Second Iowa Infantry are all
well, and that they are considered by far the
best set OF men. and are the lest drilled Of any
regiment in the Western Department There
the sick list, and about twenty five have died
since they lef, here
QUITE A Rusu.-Friends Davis, OF the
New Pennsylvania House, on Friday last, after
filling his large and commodious stables and all
the stable room he could procure in the neigh.
borhood. was obliged to turn away twenty.
nice head OF horses for want OF accommoda.
tions for them. The reason for THE is, he
keeps good house aud entertains his guests
well, and the public knowsit.
We received on Saturday, copy OF
. neat little paper, the Aajutant. published at
Jefferson City, Missouri. ny J. X. Farrs and ).
T. Bailey, Of the Iowa 18th Infantry, and
edited by the soldiers. The object Of the pub.
LEGATION 10 to aid in the dissemination If mill.
tary intelligence among the several commands
at that Post, and to be q channel Of communi
cation with their friends at home The
Adjutamt is an ably conducted and neat little
pster. and will be hailed with pleasure by
those who have friend. at that Post.
SKARCu THE SCRIPTURES, Q Catechism on the
history and teachi ag. Of the Bible, by a search
or after truth. Iowa City, William Crum,
Printer, 1862.
This is Q small book Of eighteen pages. con.
tanning questions, vita reference to the pas
s,ges Of Scripture where the answers may be
found. We cannot better explain the design
Of the publication than by quoting the follow
ing extract from the authors preface to the
work itself:
Believing that book which wiel!s 60 great
an influence ia the world does the Bible,
should be more closely studied aud more gen.
orally understOt d. and that the people should
see and knosc for Men.seives what II does con.
tain, and not take its teachings at second.hand,
and iurth rn ore. that 1t is impossible to &C
qu:re . thorough knowledge and true appre
citation Of any book. W thout which none csn
he ssid 10 have Q hase belief 10 it, while we
any portion Of it we have herein called atten
ton to many points which We believe to have
been neglected by those who stand up to ex.
pound the scri ptures to their fellow men. and
which GO doubt maj ,rity Of those who listen
are not aware that the Bible contains; while
they are taught 10 believe az Bible teaching,
many things which it does net contain.
To read it in . careless manner. or being
limited 10 certain portions OF the book or q
certain cses Of its teachings. or for the purpose
Of confirming opinions already adopted is not
. searching the scriptures"
To follow that most excellent Injunction Of
Jesus Of Nazareth. and most wlsely adapted
advice to . creed.bound world, Search tie
Scriptures" 10. TO examine fsarlessly and care
fully. and compare critically. every thing they
cout~in. Attention has been called to points
usually neglected. in the simplest. and there.
fore least Questionable manner, without srgu-
ment or expression Of our own. or any other
mans opinion or constr uction Of the contents,
and our earnest desire is, that thousands and
millions may thereby be induced to "SEARca
TIE ScslrrUsEs."
Every child should have 1t. and We know
not Why older persons may not study it with
profit.