Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-13

Thsrsars 2,56I Msthodists in Illinois.
More g. half the pepulatiss Of Wiscon.
sin are CAtAeliss.
Another setns JaeAass sent over here
10 study haze buuspAsosDavsrt to Christi>
anity. HA nsns.e ndAeeki.
The NJ. Z. shusch essah has, We learn,
been making consi1sfabls progress in sew
eral portions Of Ksnsas is the past year.
The church On the cornes Of Tenth and
Filbert streets, Philadelphia. seeks in vain
for pastor, because only $4,000 year is
offered.
Astudent Of the Assy risn tablet in the
British Museum places the date OF Abra-
ham at 1900 years before Christ. nearly
100 years earlier than Fishers chronology
Rey. S. II. McNstt, one OF the oldest cit
izans Of Rock vile, Indiana, and enc Of the
Oldest ministers Of the Old Presbyterian
church, died in Rockville on Wednesday
afternoon. lie vas over eighty yesrs Of
age.
Rev. Mr. Wakefield, Of the Univers.list
church Of Ovation, Minnesota, was recent
ly presentsd with a watch guard, in which
every lady Of his congrcgstisn was repre-
scented by hair.
The Bloomington {lll.) LsSdse says some
scoundrcl broke . pisess NE corner stone
under the Presbyterian church at Leroy
just finished. for the pursose Of abstraetins
tso dollars 10 small change deposited there.
| TuISGs WoRrn kNowiN0.-I know-that
ny RedesmH livsth. dob xix: u
kno,s lin whom Ihavs believed and an
persuaded that He 10 able to keep that
which have committed uuto Him against
that day. e Tim. i: 12)
We knsc-,hat He VAS manifested 10
take away our sins. q John iii 81
We know -thAs oil things wssk te9e.t,es
FOR good to them that love God. Rom. wilt
2s)
i. We kasw that il our earthly house OIL
THE tabernacle were dissolved. We have Z
building Of God, hsuss not made with
hands, eternal 10 the heavens. q Ger. ':
We Eno,e-that when lie shall appear]
! No shall be like Him for We shall see Him,
as 10 10. q John Iii: z. (-NeW York %.
ssrrer.
The Winona Republican says "there is q
deep religious interest now awakening in
thaa community, Tbs congregations ct all
tho churches are large and attentive. and
they seem chesaetsrissd BY . general desire
for infesn1aQen on thssub3 scs Of religion. y
The Rev. Mr.. Murray, Z young man re.
Gently settled over the Paxk street church,
in Boston, startled bic stan parshionera
the other Saedsy b. inserting APettion in
his prayer thst the Lerd you'd aho "bless
those middle eyed females - the eepgregs,
ton whose youthful hopes had been dsap-
pointed"
Elder Knapp. the revivalist, went to
California few months since 70 scrape up
money to raise . mortgage on his house in
Illinois. On the advice of . friend he
bought 16, 0t0 acres Of land for 81 an aero
In moath purchaser offered him So an
acre for the traot. Elder Knapp took the
81, 200 profit, and has come home salts.
fed.
y The year'y cost for singing ana organ
PLAYING in some Of the churches Of Bosf on
is as follows: Ths Rev. Mr.. Hale church
Co. 200; the Rev. W. X. Ayers, $1,000 ;
Old South, $500; Park street, g.. 30
Essex street, $L,4O0 Mount Vernon,
g., 500; Censrsic church, II, 900 Shswnu,
church, $1,000; Berkeley street, 1880.
Maverick, $500 Phillips (Ssuth Bsstcn)
5000; Eliot tRsxbury} 81 800; Wins
street (Roxbury), $500 the Rev. DR..
Putnam's (Rsxbury), 1000.
TAKiss AN ISvs4roRY. = Occasional
rstirsmeat. self-inQuiry, meditation and
secret communion with God. are absolutely
ssssnsiAi to spiritual health. The man
who nsglscts Them is in great danger of Z
fall. To be always preaching, teaching
speaking and working public works, is un
y questicnably sign Of zeal not according t
knowledge. 1t often leads to untoward
cor sequences. We must take tins iel
sitting down, aud calmly locking withir
: aud examining how matters stand between
our souls and Christ. The omission of thi.
practice is the true account Of many back
sliding, which shocks the Church and give.
occasion 10 the world to blasphsme. Many
could say, in the words Of the Canticlse
"They made me keeper Of the vineyards
: but my own vineyard have not kept"
Rev. j. &. Ryle.