The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-06-23
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DAY READING.

Iteration for the sinner is charity;
ton for sin, sinfulness. Fa s.
ion win always make the bite,
Marah wholesome and palatshla,
ust not think it will continually turr
b VINE because it onca did. u
me not, pray you, accept ans
rson; neither let me give flatter;ns
TO man. For I know not 10 give
titles; in so doing my Maker would
me away"
mountains melt at the presence oil
and the rocks reud asunder when
cry, but there are some who have
heir faces harder than the rocks and
lntaius, and are not at all affected
rs anger.
HENCE or THE BIBLE.-There is such
in that book, that oftentinles it saws
saying nothing; and not only its ex.
$. but its sileuces are teaching, like
IN which the shadow as we'll as the
|orms us.-Boyle.
heaven all Gods servants will be
pity satisfied with His dealings and
ations with them, and shall see how
conducted like so many winds, TO
hem to their haven; and how even the
. blasts helped to bring them home
Rer. J. Mason.
e saints are sustained by the Spirit
their weakness; supported by Him
heir troubles recovered by Him when
e under spiritual decays assisted by
all their conflicts with their spiritual
"a, till they enter the kingdam of eter>
t.
LIFE WITRIN-Our earthly lives NAV
hnd wear like the dropping sand but
her life can never waste nor wear.
Rrites no wrinkles upon its brow. 1t
1oating shadow, no wasting dream. It
remain unimpaired until it reaches
eautiful land where the angels dwell,
9oices forever in the presence Of God.
ING UP TREASURES IN HsAvEy.-We
sed practical illustration of this Scrip
injunction a few mornings since, as we
passing down street. \ little boy who
cen presented with one of those red
balloons, by some mishap lost his hold
it, and ii took its upward fight. The
brother, together with other cor.pan-
stood and watched it until it passed ont
Eht; then turning TO his little play-fel.
with his face beaming with hope, he
"Never mind can get it again when
heaven" May the good angels pre-.
b it for him. We would to God the |
)e world had this child's faith in immor. /
y, and a reasonable hope that they may |
some treasure in heaven which they had |
up while on earlh.-Rdcine Journal.
ow TO DO Coon. DR.. johnson wisely
''He who waits to do great deal oil
at once, will never do anything +. Life |
lde up Of little things. II is but once in !
sge that occasion is offered for doing |
deed. True greatness consists in being |
in little things. How are railroads |
]? BY enc shovel Of dirt after another, |
shovel at time. Thus. drops make the |
p. Hence we shonld be willing TO do
good at time, aud never wait to do
. deal Of good at once. : IL we would do
/ good in the world, we must be willing
good in little things, little acts one after
her; speaking a word here, giving a tract
!, and setting good example all the
we must do the first thing we can, and
iext, and then the next, and so keep on
2 good. This is the way 10 accomplish
hing. Thus only shall we do all the good
IT power.
)sr TRuE.-The late Girard Hallock, for
years editor ofthe Journal Of Commerce,
an honest, upright, and pure>mlnded !
respected and honored even by those
dissented from his opinions on public |
ers. His ability and diligence were re-
ed with large pecuniary gains, which lie
Dyed freely for the purpose Of doing
10 his fellow men.
New Haven he erected a spacious
ch edifce at his own expense, which |
over 100000. One day n gentleman
to him You have two things to be
kful Tor which jointly bless but few men
arge purse, and large heart in the dis |
ement oft" To which Mr. Hallock
cred: 'From my boyhood have oh |
ID that every man grew covetousin pro-
on as he grew rich, if be did not keep
&, | am making money, and must give |
> knew that wealth got and held for the |
fcation of coyetousness debases if il /
not ruin its possessor.
dScHISG A SEgNoS.-I heard sermon
from a venerable itinerant preacher on |
violence. thought the effort very lean,
me thing impressed mea little. Go"
he, and do something after have done
ching. Have it TO say when come back,
weeks hence, that you have done somes
I, and my word and Gods word for ii,
will be a happier man, | knew a poor
an living on a clearing in some woods
/ q mile from my home. Her husband
been dead two or three years, and with
, helpless little girls, she had hard con-
with poverty. | had often spoken kindly
sr, aud thought my duty ended when the
Is were uttered but when the sermon of
I'D white healed preacher was done, the
luton was formed to go and do some
:. Next day | visited the cellar and
sured out bushel of potatoes, bushel
pples, and variety Of other things, and
ng put them into wagon, started for the
,ge of the widow. A load Of wood, for
a paid three dollars preceded me. An
Is drive brought both loads in front Of
house, and when my explanation was
n, there were wet eyes and warmer hearts
ie parties. The widow wept for Joy, and
children joined in, while |, finding my
ngs too much for my strength, had to give
also to tears. The act was one that gave
new spiritual start and when the preach
lme back, | thought the discourse one of
most eloquent | had ever listened to-
change was in myself, not in him or his
ching