Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-30
DAILY DEMOCRAT
SUNDAY HEADING.

churches in Calcutta.
There is now perfect religious liberty in
Hungary.
A petition is circulating in Chill begging
the Gournmsnt to prob bit tn distrl bu.sn
Of ProteSan. tracks.
A Peace Association 10 in session in
Washington. Il declares that punishment,
both human ard di-,me should BE done
away with, rs At 80, viii the law Of love
! The Rev. Dr.. Gar nstt, who is the Oldest
settled clergyman in Boston, recently sen,
N his res gna,isn, owing - the failure Of
his health. HIS people refuse to accept the
rssignstion, bat granted him . furloueh. -
He hes been their pastor forty Eve years.
A PaBrrY AND SsSsIDLs PsAyss.-A
Breton mariner smbssking On 90 ocean
voyage prayed tbus:
keep ne, my God my beet 10 90 email
aud thine ocean 20 widsI'
Episcopal statistics report in the 1t.
Church Almanac, . membership Of l94,>
692. with aggregate contributions q alooat
four and halt millions. Of twssty-,hrse
dollars for each member. Tvsnty-,ws
thousand persons we're conf -med, and S.
702 baptized, Of whom four 6fihs wer. in.
fans.
Hawthorne says it 10 "curious 10 imsg.
inc what nnrmurings and di scon,ent would
be excited If any Of the great so called ca
lami,ies Of human beings were 10 be aSol
ish-d az, for ms Anee, DEATH
The hrst Episcopal cathedral ever built
in New Eng and was opened for the frat
,ims on Christmas. Il has been fully or
gained. sf.er the Gngli.h sys,su,, by the
Right Rev. DR.. Neelcy. the bishop Of Maine
lbs youngest diocese in the New England
States, that Of the State Of Maine. 10 the fret
one to have its fun cathedral s,stem. Chi
cage. BnffAlo, Pitsburg. and some other
cities have already adoptedit.
The year 1869 is destined to be the mos,
important in the annals 81 American Meth.
odism. During the ear the people viii be
called upon - decide whether or no they
sill accept the Dessurss proposed 10 them
by tbs general conference for The admission
Of lay rsPre,essativss to that assembly and
the annual conferences. Ii 10 also an i'm
postant fact that . new constituency has
been created by the late general conference;
ell members Of the church over twenty one
years Of sgs. whether msn or women, will
10 eligible to vote upon this question.
"WArER WArRxr'-Perhaps no cry Is
mere s,riking after all than the abort and
simple cry Of the water carrier. "Ths gilt
Of God" he says, ~ he goes along with
his water skin on his shoulder. Ii is ion.
posAltle to hear this cry without thinking
Of the Lord Jesus words to the woman 81
SamarIs III thou knswest the gift OF
God, and who it il that saith unto thee,
Give me 70 drink" etc. It is very likely
that water. 80 invaluable, and % often
scarce in hot countries, was. in those days
spoken Of, o. now, ~ ''ths giis Of God" to
denote its pteciousnsss II 80. the expires.
sion would be forcibls 70 the woman and
full Of meaning. The water carriers crv
in Egypt ,nust a!ways reuse . thoughtful
Mai to . recollection Of tho deep necessi.
ties Of the people, of the thirst which they
yet know net Of, and makes hin wish and
prav for the time whom the sonorous CRY Of
IA aatee Allahw shall be type Of tie
cry Of one bringing the living wstsr Of the
Gospel and saying, Behold the gift Of
God ~
CnuRcu,GoINo BY OrR AnsaIcAn Parsr
DRNTs.-Our American Prssidents have nev
or been very strict churen.gsers. Wash
ington WAS regular attendant at worship,
rIdlrg nine miles on Sunday morning, from
Mount Vernon to Ale xandria. He was
ostsnsbly an Episcopalian. but frequently
communtd WITH Presbyserians ard others.
Washington churches ere generally poor.
The permanent residents are few. The
clerks and employees under the Govern
msnt hang on, generally. only during one
. imin,stration. To get the President into
. secisty, 10 great card. Extraordinary
s6Jrts are used TO secure this end, and .
prominent pew is set apart. The influence
Of ladies' and politicians is brought 10
bear. II is usual TOR the President the first
mon,h or so to visit the several prominent
churches and until the question is settled
where he will locate, all 10 excitement.
President Johnson seems to have had no
regular church. Mr.. Lincoln could be
relied on for half = day at the New York
Avenue Presbvte Church. His limb.
we're uncommonly leng, and 20 were the
sermons. Tho psws we're email and mar
row; the President would twist and turn ~
II in agony. and sometimes push his feet
into the aisle to get room. When the ser.
vice was over he would spring to his feet -
if glad 10 get cut Of the cxcrucia:ing posi-
ton Pre.ident Buchanan always ~orship-
ped in the little, plain-built building now
used by willard as . dancing hall He
came on foo. and unattended, and usually
xor.hipp.d both morning and evening.
r. resident Piece was = regular attendant At
the Third PIe,by terrain Church. near the
Capitol. President Polk attended the same
church half day. Jackson was . staunch
Pre.by ter an, decided in his religion - he
was in ever, thing else. lie was . great
fr,erd to the clergy, and treated them with
4 at old-school polteness which is SO chrrm.
ing. tie had vic ent quarrel with his
pastor, DR. Campbell. alb ut Mrs Eaton.
He left his ministry. and went to the First
Church DR. Campbell soon removed to
Albany, and his church never recovered
from the blew which II received from the
General.
John Quincy Adams was very regular in
attending public Worship. Claimed BY the
Unitarisns Of New England. he never al>
lowsd himself 70 be such. lie was trustee
and regular attendant at the Second Pres
b, terrain Church Fillmore was Unitarian.
Taylsr. T;lsr, Van Ruren, Monroe. and
n .discn. attended the Episcopal Church.
jefferson opposed the union Of Church and
State. in Virginia, and for this was clasaed
as Free Thinker John Adams Was a
Congrsg Ii nalist Of the High Asiau stamp.