Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-01-27
In THE CHURCHES.
The Double Blessings Of Doing
Good ABLY Set Forth.
Mr. VIM. Jackson and Rev. d. w. cue
Appeal to the N. Il. FOlks for Aid for
Noble Purpose and the Latter Com.
plIments q Public Benefactor.

The First Methodist congregation wor-
shipped in the Christian church yesterday
and in place Of set sermon Mr.. William
Jackson made very profitable talk re.
garding the financial part of the church
work, urging all to take hold and not
leave too great burden on the shoulders
of the PASTOR, who had thus far carried
nearly every responsibility. Mr.. Cue,
the pastor, concluded the service by say
ing in substance that we did not have
long to stay in this world, life was very
uncertain; that he believed some of them
would be done with the things of earth
inside Of year; that it behooved them
to wisely arrange their financial matters
so that their property would 60 where 1T
would do the most good. That he had
been seeking persons who would put into
| the new church memorial windows, which
would be far better monument than
marble slabs or granite columns in the
| cemetery. In the church the name W II
be seen every week inspiring others TO
deeds of love and goodness, while in the
cemetery it would seldom be seen and
soon forgotten. 1t is national and right
| for us to desire to perpetuate our names
and be remembered. There are many
ways of doing good. but in addition to
| all our acts of kindness and benevolence
we should seek to leave our impress
where we would be remembered in snch
a way as to cause others to seek to emu
late our example. He being dead yet
speaketh."
Mr.. Bailey Davenport, as far as I know,
was u good man, said Mr.. Cue, and did
| considerable for the poor. hut notwith-
standing his immense fortune, he en-
dowed no institution and made no pros
vision for the future regarding it. AL
| though a noted character for more than
half a century here in our city, his prop
erty will he scattered, and inside of ten
years his name-and relations to Rock ISL
and will be almost forgotten. Nothing
but granite column out in the cemetery
is left To tell the story of his associations
| here, while the honored name of P. L.
| Cable. one of your citizens, who was
called to his reward a few years ago, will
| live on grsndly and increase in ilustri-
BUSINESS as the years roll by, for he
placed his name in such q relation to this
city that be must live in the hearts of the
people as long as the Mississippi river
flows and the Augustaus college -four
ishes. 1t was Philander l.. Cable who
gave this city the waterworks which sup
plies the wants and quenches the thirst of
the rich and poor, and man and beast
| alike. His name is on the record of
| Augustans college in such way
| that it will be read and revered a
hundred years from now l believe
| if he was living We would not
have to argue long to persuade him
to give us his name to help in the msgni-
ticent enterprise in which we are now en-.
gagged. Oh, for such liberal hearts and
willing hands 20 help us in the comple-
| ton and furnishing of our new church
edifice. Oh, friends, FIVE minutes after
you have left this world, you will wish
you had doubled your subscriptions on
this church, and it will be your sad re-
Election to all eternity that you did so lit
tie when you had such wonderful oppor.
tunities for the church that has done so
much for you
REV ]. h KERR AT THE CENTRAL
Rev. ]. n. Kerr, of Normal, H.,
preached at the Central Presbyterian
church yesterday morning and evening,
delivering able discourses on both occs.
sions. Mr.. Kerr is a young man, has 9
fluent command of language. and speaks
with much esrnestness and force.