Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-02

A. YOU would have them do TO you.
II grieves 30 hear an Ill report,
Aud scorns with human woes to sport;
OF others dseds it speaks no i'll,
But tells Of COED or eiee kssPs Gin.
Aud does religion this irnpssts
Then may its ieauence Till my heart
Oh, hiss the blissfai, joyful dsy.
When Gil the world may own its sway.
CoScxRxisG rue Soul. We find the fol-
lowing interesting Illustration furnished IN
number Of the Young Christian, by Rev.
II. Il. Nye:
A preacher once endesvored to teach
some children that their souls would hive
after they were dead. They heard his
words but dia not understand them. He
vas too abstract; he shot over Their heads.
snatcbing his watch FROM his pocket. he
said, James, what is this bold In my
hand
"A watch, sir"
"A little clock" said another.
do you see its"
"Yes, sir"
"uow &c you know il 10 . wstsh -
"lt ticks, sir"
Every well; can any Of you hear it tick ~
All iisteu. AteI . iitttc pouUOs
"Yes, sir, We hear it,"
Then he took off the case, and held that
in one band aud the watch 10 the Other.
Now. children, which is the watch ?"
1.-THE little one IN your hand, sir"
every well, again. Now, l will put the
case sside-put il away down there, In my
Inst. Now, let US see II you can hear the
ticking"
ayes, sir, we hear IT, cried several
voices.
swell, the watch can tick, and 20, and
keep time, you can see, when the case is
of. and put IN my hs,. So it 10 with you,
children. Your body is nothing tut The case.
The soul il inside. The case may DO taken
of, aud buried in the ground may be cast
into tine fire, or thrown into the sea, but
the soul will live on just a. we'll without
the body, as this watch will keep on ticking
when the ease is laid aside"
Now, that Illustration and that thou eht
will live in the minds Of those children who
heard il forever.
PioNExR AsruoDlsM IN IowA.-The Du-
buque Times SAYS il has looked through oil
The reports ofthe Methodist Reunion q Du-
buque to find any allusion to the commence
men, of Methodism in Iowa, and as there
was none, proceeds to give the facts thus
In the summer of 1888, Rev. Barton Ran
dan came to Dubuque, sort Of missionary
among tho miners. 1t was on Sunday, and
4 the evening he was invited to preach .
se,non. TIE dining room of tavern kept
by;esse Harrison, where the Julien House
nowsands. WAS the only room that could
be hat. and Capt. Harrison checrfully al
lowed into be used Aud so in that dining
room, Baron Randall preached the first
Methodist ssnon ever heard in Iowa. Now
for the first siethodist church. In 1884,
"old father J,hnson' made trip to ST.
Louis-'o purcisse goods for his store
While there. anoon his way back, he col.
lec,ed nonev for To purpose Of building |.
Methodist church. So in the summer Of
that year, log mees's house Was bull, in
what is now Washiasaa Psrk-and that
was the hrst Methodis!:hurch in Iowa.
In the same year. H.. w. II Reed, .
young preacher be'ongk to the Illinois
Conference, WAS sent to A,buaue. and be.
came the first regular AetAi.ss preacher in
Iowa He now lives on no farm near
Epwor.h. in this county. III no nan i.
more respected than he. He iregsrded q,
one Of the ablest preachers in.se State
He is stationed at Rockdale force presen,
conference year. At the re-uns, he re-.
sponded, in behalf Of the Upper Iva Con.
ference, TO al address by one Of III.
Bishops"
ArrRB Mr.. Lincoln had sent tho nae Of
Rev Mr.. shrigiey to the Senate fsr on.
firmation as Hospital Chaplain in the ~. v
self constituted committee Of the you :
Mems Christian Association called on hi
70 prot' st against the appointment. Ate
Mr. : 5 name had been mentioned tho Pres
ident said oh yes cave sent il TO III
Senate. His testir onials are highly sati.
factory. and the appointment will no dou'
be confirmed at an early day The voup
men replied ''But, sir, we have com
not to ssk for the appointment, but to &C
ict you to withdraw the nomination. o
the ground that Dir. S. 10 not evangelic,
in his sentiments.
"Ah !" said the President, 'that alter
the case. On what point Of doctrine Is III
gentleman unsound ~
ale does not believe in endless punish
ment.' was tho reply.
YES, added another Of the committed
"hc believes that even the rebels them
selves " i'll finally he saved and it ~ill nsv
er do to have man with such view
Hospital Chaplain"
The President hesitated to reply 70
. moment. and then responded with an en-
phasis they will long remember "lf tina
be SO, gentlemen, aud there be any ~ un
dr. Heaven whereby the rebels can b
saved, then for Gods sake, let the man b
appointed =
He vas appointed.
1T IS quite As often that mistakes &C
cur OF persons who suppose il 10 their dut,
to become clergymen a. Of those who fancl
that thfy have the right talent to bscom,
physicians. The one thinks he has . cal
T. preach the other TO practice. Exper
rienccd "hands." often see the lamentabl
error shout to be committed by zsalous a.
piFan;S in both professions. A cass il
poin, occurred not long since in the uosth
eastern part Of Illinois At . conferences Q
Methodist ministers, Brother s.
who vas rot noted fer brilliAucy Of dictiou
related his experisnce-speakins. Amos
other things, Of his cali TO preach, end hi
reluctance to obey the Divine inspira siou
until il seemed TO him that be must eithe
preach or suffer eternal punishment. f De
-, very picus man and eloquen
preacher, but somewhat given to pepu!arit,
said to Brother s., after meeting
Yours, my dear brother, seems to me /,
b very hard case~-very hard indeed f.
il is very certain that you will never b
able to preach -
A popular speaker on clerical occs
sion was particularly eloquent. The "Draw
er" says:
At length he came to speak Of the burn
ing OF Servetus at Geneva. After depict
ing the horrible details in manncr terribl,
grsphic and laying the whole blame OF
John Calvin. who he declared to be III.
hiefinstigator Of the strocity, hs furnc,
to the clerical posse behind him, exciaim
ing 10 adeprecatory and confidential tone
Gentlemen. wish to God some Pope hs,
done that, and not the head Of our church.
CouLpN'r TRLL.-A coiored witness VI,
examined in Washington city court I,
prove the identity Of white man. the othe
day.
District Attorney ibid you Geo th
man !"
Yes, sab, l seed him.
''Was he whits man :"