Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-06
eyr.vDAY READING.


Til. riches, man-he who is content With
what lie has.
The migh,isn mAa--he Who conquers
himself.
cynic observe. that mind is most en-
plo, ed in ninding other persons business.
Henry Ward: Beecher says women make
the best prayers in his congregation.
Scholastic wisdom eliminates only IN
knowledge, not 10 reformation, and gives
40 satisfaction On the chief point kelig.
ion. II Huebnsr.
The greatest and .most amiabls privilege
which o. rich enjoy over the poor 10 that
which tl1ey sxsseiss the lsast-ths privilege
Of making them happy.
The Methsdists Of New York city have
resolved to raias $500. 900 for new churches
and chspels in destitute parts Of that city,
and tloo, 900 Of it has already been sub
scribed.
TRrsr IN Cop. oh, for. the blessedness
Of that man who has been enabled to real
| izc the most entire cony lcti0n- aud that nos
as a theory, but as practical truth-that
God dosth ALI things well, and that His
work is perfect.
The grinding and low cares Of this life
nave no place with him. lie kpewS that
oil his affairs are guided by One who can
not err-that hs is watched over for good
~ One who 10 never weary. Human friends
NAV weary Of him because Of his wants,
but be heeds it li.tls--his God invitss, go
liclts, is grAtided by the sntirecsss Of bis
dependence and by the full and undivided
burden Of his cares.
Strange it 10 that We srs,eo slow 70 CLAIM
the rights thus given " and which ~
ought to regard a. insstimabls privilege.
Yet how few are Known to any Of 10 whe
do truly realise the many promises and gre
cious invitations 10 do that which ON alone
make this lie tslsrable.-lS Selected.
PsALns IN 1aa Nisnr.-Ths singing
hearts ere ever blessing unto themselves
A song 10 joy-giving. He who can SIM
swestly In The undsftsns Of his inner NJ
ture, carries . rare pleasure With him a.
ways. Hard thing6 appear to him easy
heavy busdsns sssn light; sorrow knoeki
often, il may Be, but sftsn goes away. ssl
dom enters. 7.. -
And when Il dsGt shtsr- whsn The clendl
come over and the sunlight II hidden :
when the ssul Wake down into the nigh
and sees never . star; what thsni All
thee trebiy blssa 10 the singing hsAst. Il
it can sing psalms % such time, the starr
uiu shine. Dawn will quicker come, ths
sunlight sooner ro.1tpeof.
Sweetest Of III 60 ~ Tie psalms it
the night. Dawn 80 yltA the mos
touching tssdstpsn vhsa 4 ihs gloom .
deepest sfilicsieo. IT, he6Rs nay vail I
miserUe ovsr. It, 1s6a o. IL dying, but ever
that will be sadly sweet and viii have I
hope in It. The ssldsds sssg 10 better thar
none. because il u eng. .ns.,y
Every song sooshss ana uptlls. 1t i,
Just possible that It times asng isas COCO
IS a prayer. Indeed, . song Of the pur.
kind recognized in Scripture. Il akin to :
petition, while itia Alse the spirit Of thanks.
giving. The "swest singer Of Israel we'd
ded his sincerest prayers TO melody, and
waited them upward on tho night air from
his throbbing heart.
| THRousn Gods grace we can all sigu
psalms in the night. Whatever brings the
shadows, we need not be wholly surrounded
BY them. We can sing under the stars
or, if they be hid, until they come out and
der strain. There are glad nights for us
| ~, VIC GIG W tHVsu uOWS VI uANcJuSt iOuuu
tho dawn, or psrehancs are just entering
the twilight. But there is psalm for every
ever.crseping gloom; and if the heart bu,
take it up aud chant il. the drsariness vii
surely vanish, and there will como in III
stead hope and light and cheering warmth
and We shall grow eglad again with thu
morning.
CHuKsH CaolRs.-ThslNsw York Musi'
cal Gazette throws out these suggestion
to choirs that wish to sing church musi'
With expression:
Let choir sing tune through 20 they
have been in the habit Of doing, with voice
full and unrestfained. Let them then SIM
il sgain in precisely the same way 20 r.
cards time, pronunciation, expression, &c.
but diminishing the power twenty .ive pc
cent. that is, singing with about three
fourths the usual strength Of voice, ant
those who listen will find the effect i'm
proved at least one half In fact, this pro
portion does not adequately express tn,
difference, for the distinction is really be
tween bad and good. When the power i.
unrestrained, every voice stands out sspa
rated and distinct from every other, caus'
ing each individual defect to be intensified
and exaggerated. When tho veices Or,
subdusd they are far more likely to blen,
and become, Is it were, transfased, . pro
cess which strongly tends to absorb indi
vidual faults and to create an agresabl,
result even out Of unfavsrable materials