Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-04-14

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- iIks rit-hlIs. doek = the bsiGhsot dAy,
.sleae II divine liehA onleee uo&G6sa
throVs hee eoft bsans assasd the0, 70 pns3-
b end szslt, .skisg syies slesisse 49, :.
Islieiea q vssy bsaatifal-ia hsslth q
sicksess, q wealth = poverty. Ne can
never satse ~ sick chamber 81 The gsod,
bat solt nusiasseos y aoat - ~ I'll, and
" lSFdsP yf>Asir song ID, LOT psae' .
Gould We lsok In theusssds . fla9iliss to
al. ghsp diseoatqat -Ashts snllaalE giths-
RE, y should dad de chief eaues 81 an
happiness, want of gIligiep.
XndtS Sc1oeSs llss1 3nEp1ap0 s4seA''
MISERY. d~sstitutjou, i~gnosancs-ws should
behold in al IL tssrit99s deennitvt - ifuie
Of inrsligion. :"
o rslsion I bsniapsnt majesty high on
~ tAsoas then sitNst, t3os3suU and e1sseSds
Not above the clouds, for eafth-clouds never
como bstween thee and the truly pieee sou
not beneath the clouds, for above thess is
heaven, opening thssssh intea bFos1 vsses q
exceeding beauty.
Its gatss ere the spleadoe Of jasper g
prseieus stones, which With . dswy light
that neither flashes nor blaxes, but steadily
|psoossdsth from the throne d God. IL
towers bathed in . r~efulgent glory ten times
the b,igh,ness ofthe thousandsnns yet soft.
ed u11as1in6 10 ~ ere. -.
Ana 70 there, religion points. Art thou
weary! IL Whispersy ''rest-up Oeee-.
there forever" At thou sossowingf 'joy,"
Art thou weighed dbwa With us9sgtted =
neninyr "kincs and priests in tAat holy
home" Art thou poesI '.ths VIZ 49,.
before thy mansion sAal1. b. eosd." A.
thou ftisndlsss / he angels hall = ~ -
poaiese. and 0od Thy iFasoA ss6 eeS6e
Il p4naton bsauNl6le Ne anewegt ~
ds1soR1Csa ~ dsesenity, vhsss SealCIss \
nj. 81
Iecs rsnsviA-Lsee wealth ~
bessoGfDsd ~ fndustsy ; the yccked :
hDd1t6 loooo6o1 b. tsnoerapo 4 f6s1eeAQ
ksee61Gg Gloy - oub0 49, ~ ptpoy.
siissAss( ltis4.al ssks.al .lsss 5sst:slel
4 q pal1sdcs and virtss. Bsl ~ -
aQla Jesksd upes ~ vanisAed houes =
Old HE wasao1 years : stoGnped then vii
wisdom. 9 snDoood fteo heassn's ssesss
~ fearful blot q his uaot6d Me-
THE WEDDING RiNs.-The ring, - nse,
by the church, signifies, to nee The word
Of liturgical writer's, ''intsgritatem 6del-,
the perfection ot Adelity. Its form havln
no beginning, 70 end, - the emblem {
eternity. cooseancy, fidelity: etc.; 30 tn
the wedding ring symbolixes the eternal Q
estire Rdelity the vile pledges 70 her hun
|band; and she wears the ring ~ the badg
of this fidelity. Its Office, then, 10 = teAo
and perpstusily remind her: q he fdelii
che IVES ~ hsr husband, and which st
swore to him at the marriage ceremony.
1~ORsasH o. saa OnEscENT.-Whsn Phil
Of Nacedon approached ~ night with b
troops to scals the walls Of Byxantium, Il
moon shone . and discovered his dedg
u the bssiegsd, who repulssd him.. II
crescent was afterwards adopted - the
vorite badge Of the city. When tie Turl
took Bysantium, they found the crescent
every public. place, ond, believing It to po'
sess some magical power, adopted 1t ther
tselves. 4.4.t tr,.
An TIN CHusca.-The oldest chu r.
now existing in this country Is one ne
~Smithfeld, Isle Of Wight county. Virgin
1t was built in the reign Of Charles |, b
tween the years 1880 and 1896. The brio
:. lime and timber we're imported from En-
y land. The timber 10 English oak, and \
Rsu,ed in England. The structure is
n brick. erected in the most substantial m,
nef. The mortar has become 20 harden
that il will strike FIRE 10 . collision vi
10 steel.
Plan FOB FACE DAY BEroREHAxD. =
little plan, which I have found serviceal
~ in past years, 10 to put down every mig
: tho engagements and duties of the M
" day. arranging the hours we'll. The advs
tages Of this are several. You get mt
done than If . great part Of each day
spent in contriving and considering wi
nextr A hea!thful feeling pervades [
whole Of life. There is . feeling Of satisfi
ton at the close Of the day on finding, tn
!, generally, the greater part Of what 10 pl,
j" ned has been accomplished. This is the
crct Of giving dignity to trifles. AS un
they arc insignificant !; they rise in impG
lance when they become parts Of = plan.
y Besides this-and / think the most imp,
tant thing Of all-thcre is gained . CO
!, seriousness Of will, thd opposite ofthat Viii
is . sense Of impotsncy. The thought
u time, to me ct least, is . very overpowiS
IN and often very annihilating one TOT emery
Time, rushing on, unbroken, iircsistib
hurrying the world and the ages INTO beir
g and out Of it, and making our ''noisy yes
c. seem moments IN the being Of the Etcr,
s. Science" The sense Of powerlessne
which this gives is very painful. But
have felt that this is neutralized by such
8, little plan as that. You feel that you
y. control your own course ; you are Dor
on, but not resistlcssly. Down the rapi
you go, certainly, but you are steering 81
trimming your own raft, and making 81
flood Of time your vassal, and not your co
~ qusror. l first, l think, began this p,
after reading q valuable little book, and
= sunny. cheerful one-Abbott's "Way to
10 Good."-RotertsOn's Life and Letters.
Wlsn OF A Coop MAN, would rathe
ssid Dr.. Sharp, when l am. laid TO- n
4 grave, that some one in his manhood shoa
stand over me aud say: There lies Q,
whs was areal friend TO me, who warn,
4 me Of the dangers Of tho young. No o.
knew il bat he aided me in the time
need f~ews Whist L am to him. {
would r9khG have some widDt with fhol
= Jag uttefenes telling per children: The,
lis youc (rieud and nine II: he vinitoA me