The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-09-14


A Christian chapel for the Chinese
has been built in Virginia City, Nevada,
bv the labors of All For, Chinese Of
the Moody type. His labors give prom
ise of great good
Heroism is no extempore work of
transient impnlses-a rocket rushing
fretfully up to disturb the darkness by
which, after moments insulting radi.
ance, it is ruthlessly swallowed up-but
steady fire which darts forth tongues
of flames. is no sparkling epigram
of action, but luminous epic of char
acter.-Whipple.
Hypocrisy itself does great honor, or
rather justice, to religion, and tacilly
acknowledges it to be an ornament to
human nature. The hypocrite would
not be at 80 much pains to put on the
appearance of virtue if he did not know
it was the most proper and effectual
means Of gaining the love and esteem
of mankind Addison.
When the stiffened body goes down
to the tomb, sad, silent, and remorse-
llsss,I feel there is no death for the, man.
Lhat cloazwnteAs yOndeF dust Sfall= cow
er is not my brother. The Gust yes
to its place, man to his own. 1t is then
feel my Immortality. look through
the grave into heaven. / ask no mira
Gle, no proof. no reasoning for me. /
ask nc risen dust to teach me immor-
tality. l am conscious of eternal life.
Theodore Parker.
The common fuencv of speech IN
many men, and most women, is owing
to scarcity of matter and scarcity of
words, for whoever is master of Ian.
guage, and has mind full Of ideas, will
be apt, in speaking, to hesitate upon the
choice of both; whereas, common
speakers have only one set Of ideas, and
one set of words to clethe them in, and
these are always ready at the mouth; 80
people come faster. out of church
when it is almost empty than when there
is crowd at the door.-SWift.
have known several persons Of great
fame for wisdom in public affairs and
councils governed BY foolish servants.
have known great ministers, dislin-
guished for wit and learning, who pre-
ferred none but ounces. have known
men of valor towards to their wives.
have known men Of cunning perpetual.
ly cheated knew three ministers who
would exactly compute and settle the
accounts of a kingdom, wholly ignorant
of their own economy.-Horace Wal
pole.
/ was acquainted once with a gallant
soldier who assured me that his only
method of courage was this: Upon the
first FIRE in an engagement he lmmedi.
ately looked upon himself as a dead
man. He then fought out the remain.
der of the day perfectly regardless Of
all manner Of danger, as becomes dead
man to be. So that all the life or limbs
he carried back to his tent he reckoned
as clear gain, or as he himself expressed
it, $50 much out of the fire" "-Sierne.
The statistics of the Reformed Ger
mani Church show 635 ministers, 1,342
churches, l45, 900 members, and 74,6O2
Sunday school scholars, being an in
crease for the last six years at the rate
of "a per cent. in the ministry, IA per
cent. in the churches, 20 per cent in the
membership, and 50 per cent. in SUM-
day-school scholars.
The Chnrchman is of opinion that
modern camp meetings, where religious
exercises are mixed up very much with
fishing, sailing and croquet, may be
good for hotel-keepers and railroads,
but in spiritual benefits will not com.
pare with the old fashioned methods OF
earnest appeal and warning to the un-
godly that marked the exercises In the
olden time.
Bishop Cummins, it is understood,
will oriain a missionary Bishop without
delay, to take charge of the colored
parishes in South Carolina that lately
united with the Reformed Episcopal
Church. They became dissatisfied with
the Protestant Episcopal Church be
cause it delayed the ordination of ,
Bishop over them, in accordance will
their earnest request.
r Rev. Charles Keller, writing fror
s BrownstowD, Indiana, says that tha
: part of the State has been visited wit
d very extraordinary revivals, growin
out of the labors o: the Young Men
e Christian Association. AT Seymou
v about three hundred conversions are re
v ported, and at Brownstown nearly th
h same number Nothing like it was g,
e er before known in that part of Indians
The interest has extended into the cour
it try. and in school houses and eros,
,f| roads religious services are held, on
n many are being awakened and conve
y ted At Franklin, johnson County, q
le extraordinary religious movement is
progress