Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-03
DAILY DEMOCRAT.


charity gives itselirich, but covstsusness
boards itself noor.
The man vii anticipates too much 10
TIE future, loses in ire present: be looks
before bin, and has his pocket picked.
Ac.ioas arc immortal md cur cs.ds
nov and their deservinss hereafter must
be the Twin companions that shall wax IN
eternity hand in hand.
Bible premises are like the bsasRs Of the
SUB, which shine - freely IN q. he win
dow OF ibe poor rnsn's cottage IS the ricb
uaaa palace.
The PAgrSTAL ExAxr.g. - fhs.s s faoi
for thought IL the story that IL tod oil =
Young I'D, Who for the first time accom-
panied biz father TO . public dinner. Toe
wsiter asked him, "What w,ll you take to
drink ?" He,ita,ing for . moment, he re-
pied, "I'li take what sther takes The
answer reached his fathers ear, and in
s,anily the full rsspc bilty Of lis posi-
tion flashed upon hin.
The membership Of II. United Preshy-
terrain church amounts 20 g. Gig. The
number of ministers is GAL, receiving an
average STARR Of $s6l 81 The late Gen
eral Assembly retained the article prohibit.
ing the use OF instrumental music in their
churches.
GSAaLsp LIygs-It is . solemn ID NJ 20
grow out Of youth and not be Christian.
IL IS a solemn thing for syouny man to
grow Up into manhood snd not be Christ
ian. [ IS solemn thing for parents TO
VA, for their children TO get into the
trough of the sea before they a,tsmp. to
bring them to the Lord Jssu, Christ. 1t is
8 solemn thing 10 abandon child to hope,
AID chance, and promise, whom all growth
bayond youth is wrong growth. | buy an
old place ofa careless man, and find that
the grape trellises have been neglected, IN.
III the v;nes have gone in aud cut, and
twisted themselves around the trells. |
look a. il for . while, aud say 10 my gar
dener. "See here, which is the cheapest, to
take that vine up AMI burn il. and plan, a
new vine there, or undertake 10 trim this
up and give i, . new start. and endeavor to
train il i,ht,' He would say it was about
six of one and half dozen of the other"
On the whole it j. better to plsnta new roo,
than to seek to change the old vine. Is
not this true in regard to great many
UlSb 10 W Univ GA4Q UutOS
those gnarled branches which aye tw.sled
round their lie. is II rot like tax ng the
very root gu. cfthem! How many are here
who know this from experience Con-
ceive yourself as bsing again in the state
Of child, and -our whole lfs as conform
ing to the wish OF your Father who is in
heaven. What mighty change would
that be = Beecher.
livery good tree brings forth good
fruit; = but Q. the evil trees. how thlckly
they are scattered about Ont IN our gar |
lens We have trees that look Welfare |
thrifty, luxuriant even, in their growth. /
Livery spring they open wealth OF bins.
some, aud every summer or fall they arej
barren Of all fruit We, ourselves, are not I
unlike them. We show wealtc OF blos-
IONS in good intentions, purposes and |
promises, but these seldom mature into
he rich, ripe fruit Of ulhlments and per-
ormances.
A tree tha. blossoms and bears no fruit
; as worthless as one tia. does neither.
Jus: so with our lives they may bloom
'erv beautiful with promises, and yet be
10 valuelsss as though never bud OF
u omise had beausified them. B ossoms
re sweet, in themselves, but far swee,sr
or that wnleh is hidden within. They are
Had prophecies Of the golden harvest.
iood intentions, resolutions, purposes, and
he ike, are very Pleasant things, but
pleasant only because they contain prom
Sc 1.-THE promise tail, then are they 40
haf before the wind
Let US be frank with ourselves and ask
low many Of our blossoms become fruit.
{ will lot do to trus, that they NAV ripen
q season far ahead. There will be .
aTvest time, by-and by: 20 much 10 GER
avn. II may como sooner than We think
: may find rs with nevsra promise real
lsd. And then, Every tree that bring
III no: forth good fruit is hswn down, and
asst into the ire" Is the answer suti-
iently plain
The reason Of the insathering grain and
Their products should be an impressive
ermon to Us. Il brsathes Of fulfiiluents,
n every passing breeze. Through it the
dice OF tho year is sweety saying,-"In
he seei-tims gave you my promises;
ehold how they are redeemed" Let US
sien TO the earnest lesson. Let u ma
ore the blossoms Of good Y ID tender care.
has the harves. fruit may prove boun-
fut one