Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-16

Oar good feeling. have their seasons rs
flowers have.
II fny ono speak i'll Of thee, consider |
whether he has truth on his side ana ifso,
reform myself, was the wise remark Of an
old philosopher.
The es.snc. Of true nobility is neglect Of
self. Let the thought of self pass in and
the beauty of action is gone, like the bloom
from o soiled flower.
Nature Las made two kinds of excellent
minds; the one to produce beautiful
thoughts and beautiful actions, the other to
admire them.
o Lord. take my heart. for cannot give
il; and whom Thou hast it, oh keep it, for !
cannot keep il for Thee; and save me in
spite Of myself for Jesus Christ's sake
Fsnelon.
| Let Us be men with men. and always
children before God /: for in his eyes We are
but children. Old age itself, in presence Of
eternity, is but the first moment Of . morn-
ing.
Whatever storms be rising, whatever
winds may howl and rage, II the barometer
of prayer b rising. we may look, ere long,
for calm, and summer weather.
Our lives are spent either In doing nothing
TO the purpose, or in doing nothing that we
ought TO do. We are always complaining
eur days are few, aud acting % though
there would be no end Of them.
Genuine humility and diliidence arc es-
sential fruits of faith; and where these are
wanting, even the maintainace Of true doc
trnc may do more harm than good.
new feature has been introduced at the
fairs aud festivals Of some Of the religious
bodies Of Boston. Several Of the most
graceful OF the children OF the parish are
taught fancy dances which they perform for
the benefits of the fairs.
Oh how different Christ's love to US
from ours to Him We have not to ask
Him if Hs loves US. Ii any one should ever
ask that question Of Jesus, He would say {:
behold my hands and my feet lie bears
on his very body the marks Of his love TO
us.-Nevins.
There is enough in this world to com
plain about and find fault with, il men have
the disposition. We often travel on hard
and oven roads but with cheerful spirit,
We may walk therein with comfort, and
come to tho end Of our journey in peace.
An old divine, cautoning the clergy
against engaging in violent controversy,
uses tho following happy SMILES: If we
will be contending, let us contend like the
olive aud the vine, who shall produce the
most and best; not like the aspen and the
elm, which shall makethc most noise in the
wind"
A gentleman asked clergyman for the
use of his pulpit for young divine, a reIa-
ton Of his. ~ really do not know" said
the clergyman, show to refuse you; but il
the young man can preach better than .
can, my congregation would be dissatifed
with me afterward and if he should preach
worse, don't think he's ii. to preach at
ALL"
Every perpetual motion machine is per-
, feet success, until it begins to work and
many character that has never been test
. ell IS worth about as much. But when you
have stood scme trial, when. after the
smelling, YOU hevo found sonc gold left in
yeu. and some new reason Tor trusting God
! -you are hardly the same person as before
\ ell have made, il may be, years growth
in week. Such trial will show you, for
! enc thing, sctrowng disciple your Town
honesty OF heart. Il is of no use to talk Of
Gcd's mercy to a man wdo knows in his
conscience that he has 10 sincerity. The
greater is Gods goodness, the more of q
torture; The more like sunlight on diseases
and throbbing eyes, will it be to con.
seiously ad soul. A Christian wants some
proof that he is playing NJ false part, that
his character is not a sham. And a sharp
trial gives such proot-shows him of what
stuff he is made-AGrancc