The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-01-13

The SAVIOR LOVES SIssERs.-The char
acter of the Lord Jesus, as portrayed in the
Gospel, shows him to be no respecter of per
sons, but from every class Of society the per>
son who fears God and works righteousness
- accepted. 1t is remarkable that be be-
came poor, and that be was q man of sorrow
and acquainted with grief. No high sound
ing titles or proud positions were his, but q
wandering, penniless man, who ished to pay
his lawful tribute. He chose not metropol.
titan position OF grandeur and wealth, or a
landed estate in the fair land of Judea for
his abode. This he left to the Jew, while he
rested in his wanderings with the orphans
Mary, Martha and Lazarus The greatest
charity to mankind was his chief characteris>
tic. lie turned not away from any penitent
soul. He preached to the wicked woman 1t
the we'll; to another he said, . Sin no more !;
60 in peace" To the prodigai he granted
welcome home, and answered the prayer of
the dying thief, while Jewish doctors would
have consigned them TO death Sincere pen.
itence and faith in him was all that he re-
Quired to secure his favor. Peter fell away
IN time of sorest trial but the cocks voice
awoke him to his own sad condition, while
penitential tears fell from his eyes, but in
mercy's sight Jesus found him aftervard
end reminded him of former vows BY . re-
marksble interrogation. which was enough to
arouse the Maynard Peter, and induce himao
60 forth and feed the flock of Christ, in obe-
dience to his Lords commands. Lazarus
was greatly afflicted, the dogs were his at
tendants . beggar among men, but m heir
Of Immortality. Jesns, from the excellent
glory, looks down npon the family of man
with tenderest compassion. His servants go
forth offering life to all classes of men, but
especially have the poor the Gospel preached
othem. The prince and the vassal, the
great and the small, all have sfriend In De-
sus. The light of his countenance can alone
shed light upon the dark aud stormy waters.
of Jordan and however beautiful the sur.
roundings in life or in death, he that said
peace, be STILL to troubled Gailee, and
conquered death, and rose triumphant, can
alone save to the uttermost all that come to
God BY him. #
SOLEMN and beautiful thought is ex
pressed in the following: 1t was related OF
well known divine, who, when living, was
called "the Prince of Divines,n that, when
on his death-bed, he was debating words TO
an amanuenss, who had written: ~ am
still In the land of the living"
ssStopi' said the dying man, "correct
that. Say: am yet in the land ct tie dying,
but hope soon to be in the land of the ivs
ingln Beautiful thought, and it is so.
In his closing scene the Christian is ena-
bled to contrast this passing, dying world
with that which is to come.
Buried Glitter OF the Western Hernia
phere. T. Sgt
It is surprising that subject 30 intere sting
and worthy Of research as that concerning
the ancient inhabitants of the American Com
tinent. has been SO little investigated. In
disputable facts recorded by Spanish histo-
rians, and confirmed By more recent discov-
cries, go to show that there has existed in
Central America vast empire, of great civ
ilization and very remote antiquity. II was
old enough to have received the traditions Of
the creation and deluge, as recorded BY
Moses, and SO civilized as to have perpetua.
ted them in writing. Spanish historians and
the early Missionaries all agree that true
account of these events was old among the
traditions of the people of Mepco and the
aborigines Of Polynesia, when Europeans
first appeared upon the continent and among
the islands. How did they obtain such
knowledge? The jealous and superstitious
Spaniards, lay and ecclesiastic, who studied
the Mayla language aud other American
tongues, read with such wonder the tradition
in their ancient books, that they sscribed ths
knowledge to Satan, aud destroyed priests
temples, and books with indiscripinate hos
tility. At this day We can Acce& o. more
probable the suggestion that the race which
strewed MONUMENTS over lands that are nor
deserts and forests, may have been, a. theu
traditions assert, the grandchildren of Noah
and the contemporaries Of the patrisrehs; ant
thus derived . knowledge Of the revelation
made by God to man of the early history O
the earth.