Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-13

SUNDAY nBADnN0.
NscK-rwrsr,He n Cssacs.-A god
tory IL told. o. ~ eeesg0Ris old
pa-son, who was sefely ann0ysa b habit
ais people had acquired lend wh66h prevails
now and heseahouts % sooe extsnt) Of
Visiting their neeks around every time anv>
body entered The door, and passed up the
lisle ofthe meeting hcuse, to see what man
,er Of person Il might be.
weAried with the annoyance the old man
exclaimed one Sunday:
Brethren, IL you will cease turning your
heads around, whenever the door opens and
will keep your attention on me, will prom
Use to tel you ~ preach Who il Is that
comes in"
Accordingly he went on with the services
and presently made stop a. ore o. the dee
cons entered, saying:
That is deacon -, ~he Keeps . gre
cssy eppesits." gs "a
lal then be- mssunsed 10 tsrn the adj
vent o. each indivsduaI, proceeding TIE
while with HE sermon a eomposedly % the
would admit, when o last :
stranger walked N, WHEN b cried OFT:
"A little old man in green spsetseIes and
a drab over coat don't know him. You
Con- Ill turn round and losk fse yourselves
this time"
Il il hardly necessary 10 odd that the good
man carried bic peint, and there vas but
little neck>twisting seen in his congregation
alles No.
The FAnrLr BinLa.-Within the last few
weeks I cal risd to my homo one Of the
richest trophies. Il vas the family Bible
that my father and mother used 70 read.
Dear old hook! feel Ike kissing it every
time look upon IL. IL 10 very old-eo gill
edges or ridged covers. IL 10 worn and
faded, but il is one Of the hsndsomest books
ever owned. Just after the marriage hour
,hat book was laid on The stand, end they
consecrstsa their alliance By chapter from
its pages. That book they read, aud studied,
and caresscd. see il nov, lying on moths
er's lsp. - che leaned over in her old ags
and studied The promises. Every mesnina
Of every day the kunlght gilded that pags
as father opened Il. They read 1t, when n,
children died, and ths:o h whore tear fsl
at she story Of the resurrection. That chap
ter on the Palms is worn by oft perusal
ard this verse which says, "Cast thy bur
den on The Lord and He win sustain thee.
Ali this was the staff they Termed On fo
more than threescore years. This WAS tn
tire that ooxed balm for oil their heart
schcs. This was the light that shonc whe'
the world grew dark. Handle il gently, fo
every page Of that book has tender history
viii yet wrap Il up in purple and dsmask
In my dying hour I want il close BY wher'
can sse It. I viii charge my chilessn 4
let every thing sise 90 rather than thai Bible
Dear old book leafed you when on mi
mothers knee I looked at the pictures
while she looked into the mysteries Of cal
vation Nay oil JOY 6y my heart, and u,
sight 90 out into darkness, end my ever
cup Of gladoess turn into worm wood an
gall, and 70 me Lie bscons plague, aad u
sweet sounds jar into discerd, and my heat
be pillowless, and my name accussed, if eve
I forget 70 ksser, vsnseate, end i've .,
Aother's BiCls.-Rer. r. D. W zSlmadge
A CLusrsa ~ BsAuSsvul Woaps.-Th
following beautiful reflection ID going Oh
rounds Of tl,e prsn: ne eannee be che
the earth ID cast sp BY the ocean Of sternit,
TO flsasa oeaent - ,its waves aad thei
sink into nolhingnsss. Eiss Why 10 il thu
the high and glorious aspirations which leaI
from the temple Of our hearts are forsve
wandering sb0ut uussSis6sd Why 10
the raiobow and cloud come over VI
with beauty not Of earth, and then pas
or and leave ~ to muse upon their fade,
lovelinessP Why Is Il that the stass The
hold their festival around the midnigh
throne, arc s.tabove the grasp Of our limit
cd faculties, forever mocking W with thci
inapproachable glosyi And, finally, Why i
il that brighter forms Of human beauty o.
presented to our view. then taken from US
leaving the thousand streams Of our atfec
tons to low in Alpine torrents from %
heartsr We are born for higher destin,
than that Of earth there 10 vealsn wl.er
the rainbow never fades, where the star
will be sluead out before US like islands ths
slumber on the ocean, and where the beau
tiiui which begins here, and passes bcfor
US like shadows, will stay in our posscssio
forever"
| Music..-Evcry woman who has an apt
tudc for music or for singing, should blcs
God for thc gifi, and cultivate il with dill
gence, not that she may dazzle strangers
or win applause from . crowd, bul that sh
may bring gladncss to her own fsesids. -
The influence Of music in strengthening tn
affections Il far from being perceived b,
many Of its admirers sweet melody bind
all hearts together, as It were with COLDER
cord; It makes tine pulses beat in unison
and tho heart thrill with sympathy. Blu
the music Of the firsside must b. simple an,
unprctending; il does not require brlllianc!
| nf k,.,A - r.
merry tune for the young-a more subdus,
strain for the aged, but none Of The nois,
clap trap which is 20 popular in publie.
IS a mistake to suppose that 70 enjoy 0usi,
requires great cultivation; the degree Of on
joyment will. Of course, vary with our pow
er OF appreciation, but like all other Rres
influences, it is able to attract even the ir
norant; and this is what the poets taught
when they made Orpheus and his brethrel
the civiixers Of the earth.
INFLUENCE or NAruRE.-All men nee
sometimes to be alone, and 10 he quiet.
Is good for ono to open his eyes and heart I
tho influences Of the natural world. In IN
solitude Of nature, mans voice 10 silent onl
that divine Voices may he heard. There,
it is sometimes difficult to do good actions
It is also difficult not 70 think good thoughts
What he think Of is determined very muc
by what obtrudes itself upon the senses. =
On the wharf, or the exchange, with tn
sights and sounds Of business on every side
ones thoughts torn naturally into the chan
nels in which fiow the thoughts oil aroun
him. In the country, what one hears an,
sees suggest entirely different meditation
The universal harmoay stills IL ftctted paa
sions. All the objects which she eye rest
ON, speak Of infinite wisdom, and providen.
tial care. The atmosphere which he breathe
Is - Aeelshy for the soul, - Il 10 Ios th
body. lie goes out at ''evsntids, 70 medi
tate" aad heaven and earth trausRRurs,
- their true gloriss arc revealed. be return
feeling that 10 has been standine in On
temple Of the Most High.
NsvsR nxr.-C Children. I have I cap;ts
rule to give you about fretting and erum
blag--a very shers rule, which q 10 weesl
your while TO recollsct, II you want 70 cult
vase contentmsnt. Nerer fret sbowf ,pRa
you casf help because Il wes't do aay good
NereS .srt eoows ssAaf you can help, beeauss
IL you can help Il, do 20. when roo Or
tempted to gsunbls sbsut onyNhiue asl
yoossc1f, s'Csa I hslp ~ p and II 70,
can't. doa't net bst 4 yeu EN-, do % an,
see how much better you will feel.
So
The Meeh0Alsa CAarch.
The Methodist church In Shis ceuotrv /
just one husastd. yssrs Of ~. It esu