Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-25
DAJLY DEMOCRAT.



SUNDAY READING.
Detroit has forty-sevsn churches, worti
abou. 81 100000.
IL is said that the practice OF decorating
| churches and homes With evergreens a
Christmas originated with the Dsu,as.
+, Lon.feiow says that Sunday is the gold
en- Gasp that binds together the volume O!
/ tie week
/ 4 Boston usns psesiden, has gwen over
/ az 600. drrinG tire pas! Year, 10 promote
lie public worship.
II frisndship as in love, sc a.c elte
hsppiss in cur isnefarce than in orr knoll
i edge.
Fifty eight persons have been conSerted
and united themselves with the N. T..
Church at Abba. during the protracted
meeting this winter. and the good work .tli
goes on.
The Rev. II. c. Potter, formerly pastor Of
St. Johns Church, Troy, has been rendered
aud accepted tbs pastorship ofGrace Church
in New York, Ut . salary Of $4,000 per
annuD.
A little girl, happening to hear her moth
er speaking Of going into half mourning,
said "why are ~ going into half mourn
ing, mamma are any one Of our relations
half dead p
A little boy in New Bedford. in giving m
account to his brother Of the garden II
Eden. said, 1.-THE Lord made gardner and
put him 10 ihs garden TO take care OF 1t !,
and to see that nob,dy burt anything, Or
pasted bills on the trees"
The beauty Of religious life is one OF its
greatest recommendations. What does 1t
protest. Peace to all MANKIND. 1t teach
es us those arts which will contribute to cur
presen, comfort as well as our future happ.
ness. Its greatest ornament is charity i
ncul Gates nothing but love and sympathy
Of affection It breathes nothing but the
purest spirit Of delight; in short, il is
system perfectly calculated to benefit tie
heart, improve the mind, enlishten the IN.
Outstanding.
The B.BLx.-Who composed the follow
ing d. scripiion Of the Bible We may never
know. Ii was found in Westminster Abbey,
ameless and dsteIess
A nation would be truly happy II II we're
governed by no other laws than those Of
this blessed book.
II is so complete a system that nothing
can be added to it.
II con aims every thing nesdful TO be
known or done.
1t affords copy for king, and rule
for subject.
1t gives instruction to senate, authority
aud direction to . magistrate.
1t cautions witness, requires On imp.r-
tial verdict Of jury, and furnishes toe
Judge with his sentence.
1t sets the husband " lord Of the house
hold, and wife mistress VI the table -tslls
him 10 rule, and her how to manage.
1t entails honor to parents, and cnjoins
obedience on children.
Il prescribes and limits the sway Of th
sovereign, the rule Of the ruler, and the au
thori.y Of the commands the sub
iscts to honor and the servants to obey,
and the blessing and protection Of the Al
mighty 10 oil that walk BY ito rules.
II gives directions for weddings aud
burials.
l. promises food AMI Payment, and limits
the use Of both.
1t points out a faithful and eternal guar
dian to the departing husband and father
tells him with whom to leave his fatherless
children, AID whom his widow 10 TO trust
and promises father 10 the former, and .
husband TO tho latter.
l. teaches man to Get his house in or
der, and how to make his will it appoints
a dowry for his wife. and sntaiis the right
Of the first born and shows how tie young
branches shall be lett.
l, defends the right Of all, and reveals
vengeance to every detaulter, oveIreacher
and ,respasser.
1t is the 6rst hook, the best book, and the
oldes, book ia the world.
II conta ms the choicest matter-gives
the best ins ructon-affords the greatest
plea ufe and satisfaction that We ever et-
joyed.
1t contains the best laws and most pro-
found mysteries that were ever penned il
brings The best Of comforts to the inquiring
and dissolate.
Ii exhibits life and immortality from ev-
erlastine, and shows this way of glory.
Il brief recital Of oil that is to come.
Ii settles oil matters in debate, resolves
oil doubts, and eases the mind and con-
science Of all ,heir scruples.
1t reveals the only living and true God,
and shows the way TO Him, aud sets aside
oil other gods. and describes the vanity Of
them, and oil that trust in such, in short,
it is book Of laws, to show right and
wrong . book of wisdom. that condemns
al folly and makes the foolish wise . book
Of truth. that detects all lies and comforts
ell errors; and book Of lite, that shows
the way from everlasting death.
1t contains the most ancient antiquities,
strange events, wonderful occurrences, lie
roic deeds, unparalleled wars.
1t describes the celestial, terrestrial and
internal worlds, and the origin of .ho an
eec myrisds, human tribes and deyili,h To-
gons.
Ii vii! instruct the accomplished IN chan
chsnc and the most profound artist.
1t teaches the best rnetorician, and exsr-
cises every power to the most ekillful
ar.thinetician, puzzles the wissst anatomis;,
and exercises the wisest critic
IL is tie best covenant that ever was
agreed on the best deed that ever was
pr oduced; the best will that ever Vas sign
cd. To understand il, 10 to be wise indeed;
to be ignorant Of il, 10 20 be destitute Of
wisdom.
lis the king best COPY, the msgistra's's
Oest RUE tue mouse WIG OoSt guiue, the
servants best directory, and the young
mans best companion Il 10 the school boy 3
spelling hook, and the learned mans mas
tsr-piece.
II contains choice grammar for . novice
and profound mystery for sage.
1t Is the ignorant mans ctionary, and
the wise mans directory.
It affords knowledge Of witty inventions
for the humorous, and dark sayings for the
grave. and Is its own interpreter.
1t encourages the wise. the warrior, the
swift, the overcomer and promises an etsr-
nal reward to the excellent, the conqueror,
the winner, and the prevalent. And that
which crowns all is, that the author is with
out Partially, and without hypocrisy.
"Inl whom there 10 no vsriableness or
shadow Of turning"
and Culsivstor: '----
i. IL Over three hundred OF these mad
wess uscd 70 put 10 the crop lsss sprle
). 4 this county; and the beet pfssf Of