Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-06-02

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.iven 9 6Ithv luere. IL god y moeey, It. ,
"a ana ~ 4 % ~ up trs1Gafss Sos The
~ ~ I'M 10 eoerupt. To accsuulate
wealth d lbr what 4 toils ssd strives more
Eh6A anything else, not excepting the seivs'
lion Of hts soul.
Msn's energies are oil bent in one dlrse-
lisa, theis plaos ~ have aeommon ceosse-I
,iehss aes what they ain at and whas sney |
work ~. Thsg bsw thef kos: = 80, |
wss1hip trssabacks, and dom tne,r na,s %
peetal currency, even. They tosIs ne, cneat
sutDdis, aed sndasges their souls lse wsoase.
There are out few exceptions y this rule
~ ere nsasly I'll In the same boat. II y
strsneo that heulnity will eoaduet itself
Ihus. when Il sees how little pleasure 10 de.
rived from riches; when Il knows, - well
q kkHews anythisg, tbaa msnsy canoee
buy happiness. Pro6essedly. happinsss 10
whek IL aro oeGIioR. Int Ill taks most
sineu1ae paah 70 nod. A very Ssueh and
toiisoue and crooked path Il 10 that W tread
TO End bliss. And then il 10 not found at
our journeys end. The fact 10, we are on
the wrong track ths road ve 80 travelling
49, lead . ~ hayen of rest: wsaItn e.e>
not bring happiness and peace Of mind
And. stiil We pursue the same route; We
| keep on the same trial We toll On, SWEET.
puff, blow, and go hungry and naked for :
l little more filthy lucre than 10 needed to put
N through this vale Of tears, TO the first
station beyond the dark, rolling rivef."-'
How strange!
HABrr IN WELL>DoiNG.-Everyth thing is
labor just in proVortioo - We have 70 do u
BY separate effort. II person were
obliged to do up all his breathing once
eek, to eat his food only 1t rare intervals,
or to put on his clothing simply for : lev
days in the year, be would find them very
wcarisomo task. It Is only the frequency
Of these acts. only breathing every mo-
ment. eating every day.. and wearing oul
clothes literally - habit, that kssps thea
from being irksoms. Drive your wagon
over . road where the plsnks are hve fee'
apart, and the motion 10 excrutiating !e'
the planks b showed up together, and e Y
one delicious roll. So in the christian life
We must make eur duties como SO near =
!, each other that they will touch, II We would
have them pleasure. II u easier TO giv'
fifty times year than it is ten easier Il
20 to church every Sunday than ever
month easier to pray each night Ant
morning. than emily now and then easis'
to be christian on every day. and in svesJ
place, than only in the meeting house. and
once . week. HABIT 10 the great hdpel
that takes away the burden from al labor
and makes even the roughest plases smooth
And. in our we'll doing, tho best way nevel
to b weary % never 70 stop and rest
Religious Magazine.
MARRiAoE AND SABBArn.-vestige 0
Eden arc rare; yet two institutions hav
survived the wreck and have come down 4
| ". witnesses Of that happy and psrfee
, condition in which they eriginstsd. Thss
! ass the marriage relation and Sabbath. 4
the bunch Of grapes from Eschol was
visible testimony to Israel Of the fertilit
. Of Canaan, 90 do these divine appoin;ment
. remind Us Of the felicity Of Paradise.
hI The marriage bond lies ct the foundation
( Of domestic happiness, il the source q
. hOms joys and pure affections, withou
. | which the world would b far more h)an
4 aad miserable md wicked than Il 10. Par
b Use liugess with - in . measure in th
B sweet and sacred relations Of the family.
n The other memorial Of Eden 10 tho Sad
4 bath.-God's reservation to himself Of
d share Of the time measured out to usea b
! the celestial clock wovk-the motions {
. those heavenly bodies which are for time
and for seasoss, Ssr days, and for years.
Aud while tho hallowing Of one day N se'
On Wa an assertion Of Gods right and ~
ri it was, othe same time, . rich benefactio
conferred upon mankind. With what su
passing love must that first Sabbath hav
{ been invested. With what splcndor mu,
9 The snn lave issasd forth ~ bridegroom
~ from the chambers VI the east, and no,
3 must the primeval earth have reioiced
N his gtAddening beams; tho bright hue
]. flowers opened their petals; the grow
"a echoed with their sweet melodies and Il
IT parents ofour race, untainted by though
d or breath Of sin, bow down in loving ador,
: ton and glefify their bsne0csnt Parent
y No jar Or dSscord mars the full harmony
u no seund:of STRIFE Or wailing; no eFoan, "a
: shfiek, no sob, nor cursc vexes the dir, b,
lr one grand, thrilling, universal. chorus I
u praise and love asccnds to the King eterna
70 immortal, invisible. And even now, VIII
q is 80 rcdolent Of Paradise is the calm, brist
o Sabbath morn, when nature has just pu
U. on her robes Of vernaf beauty, and the bus
. world, hushek and peaceful, enjoys brigl
respitelrom care and toll.
VI BisnoP LEE, Of Delaware.
III A Boy Struck BLIND FOR BLLsrnExY. :
:, The vengeance Of the Almighty was visite
= On youth named Richards on Sunday. Il
= the most awful and sudden manner. Il ~
pears that the lad, who is about fiitee
> years ofage, and the son of parents in YER
humble circumstances, was playing in ID
street with -four or Ave other boys Of abou
his age, at ''cat and dog" Richards IN,
hts companions had been playing for som
= tina, when dispute arose beswscn then
! % to the number Of ''notche." Tor jumps
!. Richards had scored. He declared that b.
bad made more than twenty, and his oppo
nests protested that he had net sopeed !,
many. High words and bad laneuag
!. were freely used on both sides
Each boy accused the ether Of falsebood
and at length Richards, failing to convinc,
his companions Of the truthfuIness Of BIZ,
statement, few into violent rage and en-
phatically shouted, NAV God strike M
blind il havn't made more than twenty. y
lie bad scarcely uttered the a1jusat:on be.
fore he let tho dog" fall out q his hands
and, throwing up has arms, exclaimed, sOh,
DEAR can't see." His companio6s ran "a
him, and finding what he said vas true e
his request led him home, where. a. exsu>
inatk .. il Was found that thist ~ I'D
everspread each Of his eye. In this riser
able condition the unhappy youth hes ss<
manned ever since, and We are Informed that
there y little Or no prospect Of bic sight b.
ing restored.-Bri0Atsn, (Enslsnd) OF.
eerUef.
IxcuLcAriso PsAcs.-The beauty e =
Religions Ne = oaa 81 It. ersstsst sesem>
msndationa What does 4 pseltse : RSeee
| 70 I'll mankind. Il tesehee = thean erea
which will reader u belevoa - f1o1o61nS.
and which will s1oesibooo = oar nfo11rS
eomiest q veil aesar future happiness. 1ts
greatest cs.9Dsat e charity L inculcates