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"' k"e eAsWhee 10 TINS majestic notr.
men' OF HI, almighty power Fer wha,
purpose dad &c create the earth and ~ :.
heavens, with all their uan ..ne,ed host;
"i II MOI. evidently. tia, he might co n.
muoiea;e happiness, ani does noltLi, dc.
sisa appear Conspicuous on tie open faes
OF nature Wha; is the p!lin aud une.
qhvocd Indication OF al! those marx, of
iaha1!o Sislain, sal ssil.ui coa;riyaaee.
Al ne general dispositioas, and in ell tho
parts OF surrounding nature. is Il not tia,
the Creator Of all ihinssis infinitely good:
Is there not display OF infini,c 20 ,insss
IA The regular and barnonious deposition
~ the heavenly orbss Inslead OF hi,
beautiful order, why was there nc, tic
IaosI horrible confusion Instead Of hi,
tenignant harmony Of tho spheres. why
was there not perpetual at, anG tie most
cIslsttous conclusion.
Is iLers no, display OF iafnile good.
rsss IN The grandeur ead beauty Of tie
'.cl,ion-so favourah,y adapted 60 elc.
,a!e, to inspire with admiration, ,nd 10
a.! with the parest pleasure. the deyout
aud con'cmpla,ive mind! Why va, not
me whole creation so formed q. only 10
excite amszemcnt. terror. a5G despair -
Is there not a display OF inGai,c sooino5,
II tho beautiful scenery OF our glo5e-so
nyteeably diversified with caniincn,. and
seas, islands aud lakes, rnoun!ain. end
PLAINS, hill' and valleys, adapted Ia "a.
nous beneficial purposes, aad s5ous ding
with predictions, in endless variety. q,
the convenience, the support, ard ths
happiness OF its diversified iah.biia,., ;
why vas not the whole earth Ike the
burning sands OF Libya. or the ruv.oi
and frozen mountains OF Zerbil Why
was II not one Wild dresry waste. pro-
ducing only BRIEFS and tLorns, and poi
sonous and bitter fruits;
Is there not display or Infinite good
ness ~ doe grateful yiCi-siiGies OF Tia
seasons each bearing upOn lis bloom ls
peculiar delyhtT the. spring arrnyrd ia The
most beauiilul veslUre, and decorated
with iowcrs: The summer abounding with
Gehghaul prospects. and teemnS with
luxu'iance; autumn loaded with golden
harvesis. and the richest variety Of fruits;
snd even winter Supplying in so:ial en-.
Joymenis. and the nobler pleasure or
study and comic n platoon. Whist il lack, in
external charms: Why was no, the
Shoie year one continued sceno Of dull
uniformity, OF 50 irregular in ia changes.
rs utterly to battle al the calcula,ions. and
arrangements. and pursuits OF life? Nhy
was not every sigh, spectacle of horror,
every sound shrek OF distress, every
sweet most pungen. bitter. eyeiy gale
blast OF pcsii!eBch? l. il not because
the Creator and rseservcr OF The world
IS being Of inaniIe goodness
Is I, not strange, that we do rot con-
stanty perceive The glory OF God, which
the heavens declare, aud gratefully resog.
nize his goodness, so richly spread abtoaI
through Nil his works; Happy. happy
we're il for us, did nature constantly APP
pear 10 US as il really is. animated sud
enlivened by the presence offs glorious
au,her Wien the sun rises or set, in
tho heavens, when spring adorns tie
earth, when summer shines in i,s s.orv.
when autumn pours forth lis fruiis. OK
when winter returns in lis awful forms
happy were IL for. Us. did We constantly
view the great Creator and Preserrer Of
ali, continually manifelting himself in hi,
various works! Happy did so ger. b.,
presence IN the smiling fields, feel his
ioiuence IN The cheering beams. hear IL,
voice even in tho whispering breeze. sad
fa'.e hII goodness in every gilt OF nature
and providence H1Ppy did We feel
ourselves every where surrounded v:lh
She glory ofthat universal Spirit, who fila.
pervades, and enivens US al; and did We
live in the world, as in great and au.
gust temple where the presence Of the ii.
witty who inhabits it, fills the mind with
awe, and inspires The heart with devotion.
TT, Biooi ofHs Yaak,e ITopon.-The
srue Yankee blood OF tha Down last wo-
man Is strongly illustrated in,lhe fo!lowip.
paragraphs:
We have jus, hearcd an incident which
shows how fully our whole population.
women NJ well as men, enisrinto Ito spi.
Tit OF resistance 10 the claims Of the British
over part Of our territory. Among the
troops now in Ibis town from Oxford conn.
ty are four sons OF a widow. As they
were preparing 10 march last week, takiny
tcave Of their mother, one Of them as.ed
her how she felt sjou; a. She replied,
81 feel. my sons, that sish L.d half
q dozen more 60 co."
The sons Of such mother Will receive
no wounds in tie bac'; - Ke1a.jee J5ur.
a lady in thi, village remarked TIA,
che fell rs kesGIy as a mother could To,
absence OF her son. who had gone a sol.
der TO The Aroodook, bat with al Ter
anxiety sho would rather be would DC shoi
than to have bim return diss'aced coa-
ard.
AHoTnrR--A woman in this vicinity
waS inquired Of by Ter husbird If she
was Siliing he should so into lie service
OF tho State. She a.he1 IL Lis country
deilred bis services lie replied vcs
men are called for. to defend tis soil a.
gain'l foreign ag7fe"i3r Well then.
Gays she. @, II you have courage 10 fgli
l'tc man bot n YOU ihins VOC have net.
leime have your cloths and ~ 60.
IA OLD lady 10 Use e5uoiry. lsad1z al
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