Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-04-07

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Sauna Yeus Own Oonscnxcs THAT .
80 Skssl1 IS id u rsspsesf1I tovsrds
Y 49,, s 49, arst begin with hin.
~ 4 nep--so to speAk y not able |
10 mako bow to bis own conscience every |
pegniag. i hardly In condition to respect
6nlly salute the world at any othor time OF
H. day.
A womanss mission, % the world goes, is
y mAke home happy; mans 70 ind the
nsaas whsrswith she may dot. Woman's
Vogk ohould b. - wooau was herself, the
epoplslleu Of I'll labor. From her must
eens those Anal touches and eliminating
Rsocss which make . dipuer Of herbs a
Dlsasant basqust, and . cottage starred
ever with jsssamins, Palaos Of Content
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LUCE AND LABon. Luck d ever waiting
foe something TO turn up. Labor. with
keen eyes and strong will, will turn up
seosthing. Luck lies in bed and wishes
The pestnan would bring him news Of
with busy pen or ring ng hammer, lays the
Foundation Of . competence. Luck whines.
Labor whistles. Luck relics on chances
Labor on character. Luck slips down
ward 70 Indulgence. Labor strides upward
and 70 Independence.
Fsurrs on MIssIoHs. First Presby-
tsrisn church ofShanghai, China, now takes
up collection regularly for each one Of the
boards Of the church ct home. This is more
than some Of tho churches in New York do
The Shanghai church, with but 80 men,
bses, sends 14l.8l to tho Fund for Diss-
blsd Ministers and Widows Of Ministers"
Thiuk Of that, 70 who never give q cent to
this fund. The converts from Chinese Pa>
ganism sending money to support aged and
destitute ministers in America!
FAru AND Wosxs.-A distinguished
clergyman lately preached . sermon on
"faith," in which he took the ground that
II Was tho source Of all power aud achieve
ncnt, and more trustworthy than physical
or material advantage. While he was go
ing home, after church, one Of his congrega-
ton, aocosting him, said that ne Vas expec
ting to be assaulted BY bully whom he
had offended and good humoredly inquired
IL he should trust to faith or muscle in the
impending contest? "To faith BY all
means to faith :" earnestly responded the
preacher; "but," he instantly added, and
with gesture suited to the occasion, "you
muss shoW your faith Iy your COED 'oorls y
The value Of the real and personal prop
ssty belonging TO the Roman Catholic
church in Poland, which the Russian gov
eminent has just confiscated, 10 about eigh-
teen millions Of rubles, or eleven millions Of
dollars. In taking possession Of this prop
erty, the government under lakes 10 pay the
salaries Of ecclesiastics Of every grade, ard
TO provide for the current expenses Of the
churches. The sum which the treasury
has appropriated for this purpose is 70o,.
900 rubles annually.
It 10 no easy thing to order household
Alright there is 80 much perversity in ma
ture, aud Satan is SO ready to back that per
versity, that with heart full Of grace q
man may be contradcted aud opposed con
tinually, 90 that instead Of being in tn.
midst Of little heaven, he finds himself in
"Hesech and the tens Of Kcdar" No, it il
not easy, nor done with ono effort or on,
sacrifice il is lite work until the work i.
done it takes the prime, the maturity, tn,
entire best Of a mans life TO fulfil it. 30
then what . work it isl Worth . Who'll,
life, al its energies all its efforts.
LlrrLE THINGS Great virtues are rare
tho occasions for them are very rare an,
when they do occur, We are prepared 70
them-ws are excited by the grandeur o
the sacrifice. wears supported either by tn
splendor Of the deed in the eyes of tn
world or by the self comp iaccncy that VI
experience from the performance Of Oh un
common action. Little things are uniorc
seen; they return every moment the,
como in contact with our pside, our ndo
lence, our haughtiness, our readiness 4
take offence they contradict our inclina
tions perpetually. We would much rathe
make certain great sacrifices TO God, how
ever violent and painful they might be
upon condition that We should be rewardc,
by liberty to follow our own desires an,
habits in the details Of life. tits, however
only fidelity in little things that true an,
constant love TO God can be distinguish,
from . passing fever of spirit. Fenelon.
COMPENSATION know not how mt
without religion get along in the world |
must not only be hard bu hopeless. Con
tinually there are sorrows for viii II tn
the earth has no recompense. Horc is on
born so that education is impossible. Wan
makes him clowa. This girl is victim
Of circumstances; this worlds happiness
makes her short life one long blush Of in
fanny. The powers Of human nature wcr
born in her, she was made fer heaven
but the vices Of society nipped them in TIA
bud, and made her harloi. Earth has II,
recompense. What compensation is Their
to the slave for his bondage? 10 the patrio
who des,and sees Turkey hungary, France
die with him? Earth answers MT VIVA
compensation Is there for the blind? Ear;l
has none to show. What for the deaf? Tn,
world gives no answer. W hat FOR the fool
Wisdom knows it not The compensation
the Joy Of their disciple, must come in In,
eternal word. know no, how; the fact
am sure Of. That one and one makes tw,
is not clearer TO me. am not more sure 0
my own existence. IF follows from God
intinity.