Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-20

10 save forgive. anu every wound 10 heal
God knows 4 all
Nor any hand bu, Christs has forged
one single link Of the golden chain that
binds believers to the skies.
Rev. ". b, Noble has received and &C, I
cepted a call To the presbyterian Church Of
~. Madison, Iowa.
Bishop Randall of Colorado has collected
S45, 900 during the winter and spring in the
Atlantic States.
Carefully prepared statistics show that
the ChrissiAna IN church fellowship in Med
agcscan number altogether 4,375 persons
and that these represent total Christian
population, old and young, Of more than
$4,000.
The free and open church association has
been formed in London, with Tom Hughes
member Of Parliament, as ito President, the
object being to make the sittings in the
churches free 10 all corners.
There is an announcement In the Tur
kish refreshment room ut the French Exhi
bltion to the effect that everp purchaser Of
a dozen bottles Of Celestial wine will receive
AS IA premium one bottle Of the water Of the
Jo.dcn for baptismal purposes.
The United Presbyterian Mission in
Egypt have established ~ Cairo . printing
press which marks an cventful era In that
iarh land. 1t has already issued in Arabic
a selection Of the book Of Psalus,sn 1900
Of crowns Short Catechism.
The New York Observer says in regard
to education in india: THE Vsrnacular
Education Society, at its anniversary i'll
London. reported - schools in operation
under the charge of competent teachcrs.a and
containing 900 boys. Educational works
have been issued by the same society in
flurteen Ian suagos, at the rate Of II, 00o
copies day. The Society is adding ones
third TO the supply of Christian literature
in India. Last years receipts reached ISL,
600.
The Baptist entertainment committee NJ
Chicago received letter from deIseate
stating he would like accommodations in
one iamlly for his wife and wife, sister, who
were in delicate heath, and his three girls,
who @cre not very strong. lie would also
like rairiagc for their use lis Jour boy
could r.ngh il, being placed elsewhere
though he preferred their being near TO
him.
The Travancore Mission in India, reports
two new converts, Sixty years ago their
were no Protestant Christians in Traven
core nov there are q. 40, eleven native
ministers, and 500 agents. In the kotta>
rain districts several more native missions
arie, have been ordained, and tho liberality
OF the people in supporting the Gospel in>
creases.
A Tamil Prayer-book has been published
at Madras by the "Veda Samslam," sect
o: thelstical llindoos. Mr.. Fearns, Of Tin,
neveliy, SAYS the prayer, With slight alter
atoms, might be made absolutely Chris
tain. lie traces several resetnblances to
European standards. speaks Of the compil-
n ion as the work Of "niaster minds, and
anticipated that their revulsion from the
Nedas vii. carry them still !sshes toward the
Gospel.
! IL is said that once in n company Of liter
! ary gentlemen, Mr.. Webster was asked il
! he could comprehend how Jesus Christ
could nc both God and man. He replied
promptly und enphet,ca'ly "No sir = and
added. Il would he ashamed to acknow>
edge han rs ny Savior II could colnpre-
h.nd him. Ii / couli comprehend him he
would be no greater than myself Such is
! my sense II sin and conscieness OF my in.
ability TO save myself, thu, | feel need .
super'iuman Savior, one SO grca, and glor
Gus that csnno comprehend him
4 Roman Catholic paper of May IL, an,
naunces IN these terms the ''m,racle,, of st
Januarius at Naples: yesterday, aftel
twenty >eight minutes Of prayer, the prec
ious blood of the saint was perceived to be,
come gradually l.quefied" We boast NOR,
astonishing miricles in this country; the
Boston Banner Of Light gives repors O
n meeting Of Leo y, and ten other deal
popes, who united in sending an encycica
letter TO the faithful in this world predict
ing the downfall Of the Church OF Rome
and telling various things about progress
sion.
The receipts Of the Boards OF the Presby
terrain Church in the month Of May are q
follows; Board of Domestic Missions
"a, 30l %; Board Of Education, tlO,451.-
6S Board Of Foreign Missions, $l5,l752O
Board OF Publication, $4,A66.49 Board O
Church Extension. $S99.l9; Fund for Dis
ahled Ministers, $2,273.63; Committee OF
Freedmen. $5l5.
| Aho <-uututoft lAuetUu says tuSb tueIt
are seven Jews in the Parliament lately
elected, aud at the same time reports thu
in one OF two places votes were refused (,
Jewish candidates avowedly on religious
grounds, although their superiority to thei
rival candidates was admitted Bigotry
VIC see, dies very hard.
Rev. De. Mullen stated at the anuiversa
~ OF the London Missionary Society, thai
there are now employed log missionaris.
and 400 native assistants there are 300
native churches with $4,000 members. 4
community Of l30, 900 nominal Christians
The amount Of contribution was E7S.95s
+ Of which $4,000 were from native Chris
, tians. he last years expenses had ex
, cees.ed the income BY more than $40, OOC
: The Baptis,s of Canada West compris
6 nine associations, 275 churches, 1888 pastors
: 90 churches without pastoral chaYge-som
Of whom are licentiates-afd 1897 me m
bers: In Canada West IS missionaries. an
in Canada East 10, labor to meet the want
of the destitute churches, and to extend tn
influence Of the gcspel INFO regions yet uu
cared for. In the year of 1866, in 1.-THE dc
minicn of Canada seven ministers wer
ordained, six chspels dedicated, and seve
churches organized.
The Canada Christian Adrocafe calls d
tention to = Law passed last year BY the G.
madam Parliament, which requires that tn
doors of all public buildings used for publ
assemblies. such - churches, theatres, an
60 on, shall b a. hinged that they ma
freely open outward. The object Of ID
erraneemeue required Is that free cEfcss ma
be afforded in case Of alarm of ere. Til
same arrangement 10 made in respect Z
gates OF enclcsnres OF buildings. A g..
sufficient u be effective 10 to be imnosed !,
case Of neglect. The Law applies to build
ings already erected, - we'll a. 20 such =
, may BE- built hereafses.
liz late number Of the Country Cent.
. man, poultry raiser says that from IS I
40 eges year is the best average he h,
! been able TO get from about dozen hem
r This brought out several champions 1t onc'
/. One roul,ever in Ohm has 10 hens vhic