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

very large bur as the audience Is eveuly
over the whole surface. il looks
larger than il j.. Ia Commercial city
every thing is apt 70 be measured by the
commercial standard, and accofdiaEly
church numerically weak, but financially
strong, ranks, IL TIE estimation OF tie town.
no, according e. It's number Of souls bft -
Ser OF dollars We heard iiDe young
fellow last summer, luil OF zeal Tor every
thing high aud good, conclude glowing
account of a sermon by saying that il was
lhv direct means II adding 10 the church q
capital 81 enc hundred and seventy We
tneas nj dollars lie meant nothing los
or megcenary lie honestly exultei IN the
fact tina; the powers aud influence attached
to the possession Of ore hundred ard seven
iy-five thousand dollars were thenceiorward |
10 be cxer,ed in behalf Of objects which he |
esteemed the highest. II, therefore, the
I huron before our view cannot boast OF
numerous attendance. it more than consoles
i,self by the reflection that there are doz>
en- names OF talismanic power in Wall street
on its list Of members.
"But suppose the Doctor should
leave you Y objected friend Of ours
to trustee, who had bean urging
ti'n W guy Pe" ."
church.
"wen, my dear sir, was the business.
like replv suppose he should We should
Immediately engage the very hrst fa.,it
which money can command.
We can hardly help taking ,ais simple
,iew oi things IL. rich commercial Cites
our worthy trustee merely put the thing on
the correct basis. lie frankly saii what
every church does, Ought to do aud must
/ j.. lie stated universal iIct IN the plain
and sensible language to VIII e., he Was az
ous'omed Ia tht same way tie hnsiness>
/ Ike Christians Aase bosr NOD tn language
TIE church and peak o! mea Who 49,
: d. for "a uil.l,n.
he congregation Is assembled The .yS
munblc OF the organ ceases. y iemaie 'olce
rises melodiou- above the rustic Of dry
goods and tie whisper Of those who wear
item So swce, and powerful /, 1t, that a
stranger might almost suppose II borrowed
from the choir OF heaven; but tue inaaht>
ants OF the town recognize 1t rs one they
have often heard at concerts or at the opera;
and they listen critically as To pi efession>
nj performance, which il is. II Is vel tha,
highly artificial singing prevents the hearer
from catching the words OF the song, for II
would have rather AN odd effect 20 hear rem
dered IN the modern Italian style such plain
s,raigh,Norwa.i words as these
Consumers hope Tor heaven
Who love this world 20 we'll,
o. dream OF future hsfplners
While Oh the road TO h.lis
The peri rmance, however, is so exquisite
that yc do not think of these things, bu
listen in rapture To the piece alone. When
tho lady has iiaished her stanzas, 4 nobl,
baritone, also recognized as professional
takes up the strain, and performs stanza
also; at the conclusion Of which, lou
, voices, in enchanting accord. breathe out I
third. IL is evident that the first talen
that money can command has been zen
gagged FOX the entertainment III the congre
rston and We are not surprised when th
= information is proudly communicated tina
the music costsa hundred and twenty dol
lars per Sunday.
: What is very surprising and we'll worth,
e Of cons icra,ion IL, TINT this beautiful mu
J., sic does not dian In o,ir iosng. al u
nmore the noted churches i Ne. York
d. tie Kind which engage tie III ! taien
that money can command we could ueet
a sec thn, the audience was much luerea,e'
. Nv exp nsive Professions music. On ia
:. contrary, W. eau lay it down a. genera
rtta, that tie costher ,hg rEsN, s'fe SINAI &
" .ir Average Attendance.
y lA4c afternoon service Al Inuiiy CAurc
It eNamtle. is ltt'c move Gan deligh n
. Fiafultous ctneegi It by IS, mon al.a o! gan
4: atd the spectacle Of tho altar bail anil
lighted by candles is novel All hgei
;. picture que. The sermon ~ also Of lash
Il ,otatle lluelh tN,nty iurrtss, aad -
r. to i~ull ;iit room cru iccatien Is ~
4Ho persons Those celestial stialll,
music wei, they crchant the car If q
" ear happens TO be within hearing oi I'll IN
r. but somehow they d. not iurui h e)niin'
n Gus attraction.
= When this line prelude j. ended the MI
i.,er's part begins snd unless lac Is ma
: Of extraordinary bearing and talents ever
ono present Is conscious Of n kind 81 laps
:, in the touc Of the occasion. Genius con
posed the musir; tho 'iirs, talent ex,ci
ted it ; the performance has thrilled It
5 soul and exalted expectations; but Il
.e voice now heard may b. ordinary. and Il
words utt- d may hc hoinely or even CT
mon.
No one unaecg>tumed 10 the pace a.
: hell feeling a CERTAIN inconcruitv beiwc'
The language heari / the seen" witH>Sse
Everything we ste is modern d. w1t'
We htav are anciNhl. iae speaker s.r.i
4 humble believers, AID We look artt'
and AK. Nhefe are ,hol Ase these e..
Il aud g., ant persons bum 'c believers.
y Ear be ii IRON Us . intiw1'c that they a
u not ~ AZ .peehsas oaiy Of taott aM'a
lie ares, AMI It's elect upon q casual bel l'ie
y. The clergyman rsai
"Goor. lei Is l3.n sweet a so7t.
all siraighlway four hired perform r, "a
= cute piece Of dali ult music, TO an B..
i diencc sitting passive He dls-ourses up'
| the "pl, assures a the world, as being "
y th he Interests q: the soul and while
severe sentence T. tits elect IS coming ire
e lis hps, down the aislcS marches the Sc.
&c ton, showing some s,rai ger 10 seat, wi
!" y professional master OF the reyels. /
/ expresses, ptrchance. irryent desire tn
- the heather may be converted To Christian
y ". and We catch ourselves saying. Do
he mean this sort Of thing When
u pronounce this word christianity. IT calls
e' rtcallections and associations that do n
|" exactly harmonize with the scene arou
nc ms. We think rather of the tisherm
- of PalestiAe, on the loaely sea shores
n. Of the hunted fugitives Of ltl
y and Scotland; We think Of il a. somethi
- lowly, and suited to the owly-a refuge
ne the forsaken and defeated, not the luxury
- the rich and the ornament OF the strong
" II may be an intrmity OF our mind; |
~ We experience certain difficulty in real
nc ing thst the sumptuous and costly appa
~ tns around Us has anything in common v
u" what We have been accustomed to think
" q Christianity.
." Sometimes the incongruity reaches
point Of the ludicrous. We recently hes
gan . very able and we'll intentioned preach
'"> near tho Fifth avenue, ask the ladies bel
rvs HIM whether they were in the habit
=. speaking to their femslc attendant, alb
arc Their aouls' salvatien particularly tn
: "' who dressed their hair. lie especially IN
w. ..r toned the hair iressers, because, as lac
'i> IL remarked, ladies are accustomed to c,
ees verse with those artists during the ops
np' ton of hnir>dre sing. on variety Of top
'Ae' and the opportunity was excellent to sa
ing. wori on the one most important. This
ln'e cideu, perfectly illustrates what we IN
70 by The seeming inconsFuisy between
leu, aucien, caste Of doctrine aud the mod,
; III lied PEOPLE 10 whom il Is preached
ZEN. VI have heard sermons IL fashion,
~ c,urci Is 10 New York, labor ousiy ptes
my II ,4 ,,,.-.t,. ,.aj wb;ah had natl