Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-25
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
sunday HEADING.

SUNDAY READING.
Tn, grs.t.st lack ofsslf-reapsct is sxhib-
l,sl n thinking continually OF self
yns- the good man dies, the tears he in
life prevsn.ed from flowing are shso.
The prosperous man, who yields himself
=, n t,mpta.isn, bids farewell to welfare.
Every man hasa paradise around him.
until he sins. and the .ngs of an accusing
couscisncs drives him from his Eden.
A lltt. boy who was praised for never
..Linc his ewes of the preacher, answered
.itb al simplicity ~ wanted to see how
near he was TO tue end"
Madame de s,al defined happiness to be
a state Of con int occupation upon ssne
desirable object, With continual sense Of
progress towards its attainment.
Our Lord God doth hhs . psintss, whe
esttsth the letters baekwards ~ zee 7eee
feel we'll his setting, bat " shall rad The
print Wonder in the life to cems.-L"eaer.
Heaven 10 The opening Of door; Il isshe
finding Of . long sought good, the renewal
az lone.leot communion, the Ysssoratich
70 4 favor which 10 In issslf the fullnsss Of
Joy.
The Saturday Rscisw says that, consid-
erine hev many idiotie men there are in the
world with whom gsed women have to live,
il isa blessing to the coed women that
they should not be able to know On idios
when they see one.
Sowrso AND RsArrSG.-Every mans life
10 plan of God. dc may cast himself by
his williulnsss out Of that plan. and there
by become . failure the very elements
that should have borne him with bens6cent
ministries to his goal becoming his enc
mics, and hurting him on the rocks. IL, on
tho other hand, lie cast himself with cour-
agsous dscility upon the current Of the d.
vine influences, his career will receive .
unity, harmony and success, which will
elevate it into living fact in the history Of
Christs kingdom.
SrAsxopIc PiErY.-A quaint writer coa'-
parss certain class Of prefsasers Of relis-
ion to "shset-iron stoves hssssd bv shaw
ings." When there is little rsvivipg IN
the church, they oil n snce flame up and
become sxcssdingiy warm and zealsus.
They are ready to chide the pastor and o.
dsrs for their csldnsss and want Of activity.
But alas the shavings are soon burned
out, and then the heat goes dswn as it
wsut Up. They are never seen in the
praysr-rosm, or more spiritual meetings Of
the church again, unfit there is another sx-
eitsmsnt. fsuch people had no. souls Of
their own to Be saved, they would not be
worth taking into the church. They en-
eumber it, though they may themselves re-
eeivs benefit from . connection with it.
LuNGnalNs CoRRuPTIoN.-I do not sffirm
that the most advanced saint 10 altogether
free from the bondage Of sin. No. The
hottest believer carries that about with him
which painfully reminds him Of his old cor.
dition. l have read of brave, stout captives
who had escaped from prison, but who
brought away with them, in swollen joints
or fostering wounds, the marks and injuries
Of the cruel letters. And do not old sins
grace has delivered him from their dominant
power, Who does not need every day and
hour to resort to the fountain Of cleansing,
and vas his heart in the blood Of Christ.
oftsner than he washes his hands in wateri
We need to be renewed day BY day; con-
vsrted as il were, mes once or twice, but
every day. Surely the happiness Of child
Of God lies mainly in this-that sin, though
It remains in his heart, has ceased to reign
there, and that, made perfect 1t length in
holiness, he shall enter BY the dismal gate
Of death into the full and glorious liberty of
the children Of Cod DR.. Guthrie.
A CLsRaYMAN's HoLDAY.-I wonder
whether all the professional men feel as he
does when vacation first beginsf Does the
lawyer 60 about thinking of his briefs and
cases, and forging imaginary appeals to an
unreal judge and jury? Does the soldier
unconsciously shape his utterance to such
words As Right about, Wheel" or LEFT
shoulder, forward 2" Does the Doctor
bah one shoulders at the thought-does
the doctor 60 on prescribing imaginary
drugs to diseases that only prey upon his
own mind! This | am sure Of, that Il
takes soNs clergy man at least . weeks re-
pose to get rid of the sad habit OF masking
up sermons here, there and sverywhers-to
look ct things frankly ~ they are and not
subjactively with an eye to metaphors and
illustratisns-to lie down in the grass and
listen passivsiy to that enchanting sound
which gathers all sound into itself, without
come lurking suspision that they are tru.
ants and idlsrs, that sick woman or class
has prior claim upon the half hour-or 10
it - hour that glidss 20 delicisusly
away. "Swset il pleasure after tel" and
what toll 10 like theirse The lawyer and
doctor climb into hard practice only by de-
grces, and thu soldier spends peaceful years
before firing enc shot in wrath, but the
clergyman goes fresh from college into the
main pressure and excitement Of his life's
work The man Of business locks up his
office or shop, and is Ibis own man. 40
Walter Scott used to say, until ten in the
morning But tho minister has not one
minute in the day to call his own, apart
from study, from thought, from visitation.
So it comes to pass, dearly though he likes
the work, that jsded feeling crseps upon
him by degrees; he begins to lie awake at
nights to get up With queer smart in the
eyes; to be intelligent and cheerful BY dc.
liberate effort, if indeed he is 90 ct all. Then
he knows it is time TO stop. Then woe to the
congregation that keeps him in harness
much longer, for he takes heavy, but re.
luctant revenge in dull visits and dull,r ser
mons. They 60 about wondering what has
come over Mr.. So-and-so, and remarking
how sadly Mr.. Such-and-such has fallen
away But the fact is, the poor men want
rest, and must have rest before they can
improve again. This more they struggle
With this. the worse for the people and the
worse for themselves.