Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-10

rs,eeial Correspondence Of the DssocaAs.l
IOWA Crrv Fab A 1aeo

rs,ec;al Correspondence Of the DsuocaAs.l
Iowa CrrS, Feb. 8, 1863.
During my stay here may give you some
items Of loca. interest and information in
social, political aud religious circles
The hotel accom- nodations of this place
arc rather Of the ordinary kind, and any one
who "knows bow 10 keep hotel an find
good opening. To ell appearance sae
Clinton House, Of former excellence, 10 now
closed Tor all time to come hotel. Inc
sunmi, House. If we'll kept, could do . Hour
ishinu business. aud could be the first class
hotel of this GEOGRAPHICALLY II the Kali
road Company move Their passenger oepo.
An The lower end OF Dubuque street, ~ |
understand they have made separations 20
do.
Yesterday being Sunday, and having no.
thing else 10 engage my attsotion. | con.
sluded TO 90 10 church They were having
. psesraeted meeting 1t the Methodist
Church-sometimes called . revival meet
ing-and AZ was not just then in . shape
10 be revived went 10 another. Where
went the pastor vas fair preacher, and
was evidently gentleman In the worldly
sense OF the word for no sooner did he OBJ
serve q strange minister in the congrega
ton than he came down and invited tn,
stranger up with him. The stranger went
The pastor invited him to prny-and Ii,
psny cd. The stranger opened we'll = in fac
as II he had been expecting to be callec
upon, aad was prepared. His words wer'
euphonlous land we'll arranged-highs ound
ing would perhaps express i, best. Ate
he had fairly entered upon the subject, b
seemed TO enter into q discussion Of mat
tcrs with Deity, and after considerable
dsquisition on things in general he bega
TO talk n il he had gotten the better OF ID
argument: az IL he had convinced Deit
that he was right in the matter-and woun
IN with asking some small favors OF 'th
G,ver Of all good This last Vas entirel
proper; but il struck your correspondent
that ho (thc prayist) had not read Il
.'sermon on the mount" very Secently. W
, are there told, "blessed are the meek" 4
, The sermon aforesaid concludes with
NV hen 70 pray ssy. Our Fashss which .
in heaven" &c. Why don't preachs
and others who pray in public take hr
from the model given by the Saviour, On
, instead Of praying AL over creation, con
to the point. and say, as did the Publican
'God be merciful to the, . sinner" instci
of saying, virtually, God thank thee th
| am nos IS other men," or cours
c we concede that ministers shout
i, have some latitude. But, should congr
CATION be kept standing. or kneeling. fro
twenty to thirty minutes, to listen to the
d plstitudes ADD theological disquisitions
the shape Of prayerf ! once heard Of
preacher (no matter Of what dsnominstio
saying In his prayer: Lord, ~ hsterod
as it may appear, ws pray Thee" &c.
J probably convinced the Lord before he 6
through that he was not 30 hsterodox -
might appear.
=. II there are any preachess eho are
loyal enough to read the "DxxoCaAr,"
= them take the hint; read tho sermon
. the Mount; get model sermon, aud sbo
u all, model prsyeri Let them remsmt
~ that they are not heard for their mu
speaking but for the groanings that c
not be uttered, "A broken aud . contr
Z spirit He will not despisc."
o should have said that tho man v
Il holds his hat. when coming into church,
IL taking up = collection, was there.
came in, TOOK front cent the hat was ca
- fally deposited, anu the congregation p
It ceed.d, as If nothing had happened
m Iowa City is as well supplied with &c
church buildings as any place you can iii
II is SO well fortified against any attack
9 Satanic mslcsty may make, that there tn
rs be como heavy diminishing" before a
n regular assault can be made on tho p's
The police courts OF the place SHOW
y smaller docket than can be found any = h
IN with the same population although la
fr arc plenty Of saloons which sell all kr
Of drink openly and abose board. 4
seems 10 me to be proof positive of ,
:. value Of churches, and the inability Of I
Prince of Darkness to accomplish niue
Z where a pl ce enjoys proper religious pri
lescs. ! will likely, in my next, touch up
II the liquor question" in connection "
N the apparent status OF things in that
10 pas,msnt at this place.
i. | Yours SERIOUSLY W. II