Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-22
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
SUNDAY READING.

There is . sacrsduess 10 tears. They are
not the mark Of wesknsss, bot Of power.
They speat more sloeusntiy than ten thou.
sand tongues. They are the messengers Of
overwhelming grief, o. deep ccnsri.ion, and
Of unspsakabIe .ove.
lie that sess ever 90 accurately, ever %
finely into the motives Of other peoples
sc.ins. may POSSIBLY 10 entirely Ignorant ~
TO his own. IL 10 10 the mental - TO tho
eerporeal sys-tbs objects may 30 placed
too near the sight TO be see truly -
we'll Is tco far off /; nay. too near to besesn
a. oil.
Doa'r - IDLE.-Rsshsr d, nothing .
the purpose than be idle. that the aesii
may fnd thee doing. The bird that site 70
easily shst Whss dysss ssesps sbe fowler.
Idlensss 10 the dead eea that owallsws vfr.
toes, and the sslf-mads sspulehrs Of liv-
leg man.
PsapscfIen. -Christian pssfsstien 10 the
perfection Of lsvs. Of desire, Of sdsrs.-
Mt tAs elima1 Of sttoinwsns. 4 mao can
never Be too righteous TO grow,-fce iuii q
sap to put forth . new bud. expand ne"
Leaf, Start cut nee bough, fashion . new
pei in tie 7rses, b. L!ss. Clark.
Tsp WAY 70 LlsrsS 70 rBs 0osPRL.-A
gentleman snes said r. Rowland Hill. "h
10 sixty Eve ysars since l 6rst heard yeu
preach, and the ssrmos was veil wsrth re-
msmbsring. You remarked that some pso-
pie are very squssnish sbost the manner
Of . clergyman in preaching, but you then
added: "Supposs enc Was hearing viii
read, expecting - receive . Legacy, would
you employ the time in criticisisg the law
yer's manner while reading il! Ne; you
wssll give oil yeus interest - ASCERTAIN II
anything Wsrs LETT to voussslf, and how
much L.: that, then. b the way in which
ysu listen - the Gospel"
A RADsi reached city late in the even
ing; the gates we're shut, and he must sleep
outside in the opsn cir. What Gsd does y
the bsst for Ne, said the Rabbi, and 'sis
himself down to rest
In the night storm arose which extin-
guishsd the light Of bic lantern, and .
lion came and deveussd The ass on which
he rede. Still the Rabbi said, what God
does 10 bsst for me.
A daylight be found that band Of rob
bsrs bad plandsrsd the city In the night
and murdsrsd the Inhabitants. Said act,
continued the Rabbi, whst God does 70 best
for mse
We sometimes learn in the mornirK Why
God put us 70 inconvsnisncs the night BE-
fore The 7slmsd.
Tnp D,scipLlas or SoRasw.-li the
block Of marble that lies before the scuip-
tor was capable Of feeling, how it would
dspore and bsmoan sverv stroke Of the
hammer, chipping of piece alter piece o.
substance. 1t would deem it, lot piIiabls
one indeed. Yet that hammer aud chissl are
transforming the rough and shspslsss stsns
into form Of life, grace and beauty ht to
sdorn the palace Of king.
So il 10 with 10. Our characters are like
unhswn blocks Of marble, ride. misshspen
comparatively worthless. Aad Gsd 10 soul.
pturing them into FERNS Of divine - mme-
nv and beauty, that may forever illustrate
10 the Universe the pewsr Of bis Grace. The
heavy block Of adversely and the raspiaG
cares and pretty annoy sncss Of our daily
life are but different parts Of the same d.
vine and loving process.
And shall We look simply At the hammer
and chis.l. and doubt the glorifying work
for which God 10 using thsm Shall W
think only Of the chips which the blows o.
His presence strike from US, and overlook
the immortal characters which the Crest
Sculptor 10 seeking thus to perfect for hli
celestial Temples