Litchfield enquirer., 1846-12-03

when vii, thon arise ont of thy sleepp yet . 6,,le sI%ep. q little Slumher. li,lh. felding i of inc hunds to sleep: 90 shall thy poverty coune as one that navelleth. and thy Wanl aS ! an armed man he ant LeRltctS no means md for successful taIn,irH Io rUTeT means mus, hr neglCcIed, and the b, tier the science of agriculture is undo rSlCOd. Ihe mere il H. .u tra,eS and eniOTceS the high importance nf the use of all an IoIriate means tO $eCure the desired result.
 ,. The agricultural occupaIiOn is recu- liarly adapted 10 show uS our absolute de- D ndeUce upon God for success. While it is requisite and indispensable to use all means as ifevery thing depended upon man, yet when all means are used. We are atSo lu,ely dependent upon God. le, God with held the needful heat or rain, and our seed which iS sown may never vegeta,e, may never mature. All the power and wisdom of man can never regulate tie temperature of the air or its moisture; the extremes of heat or cold are at the control of Him who 1 made and preserves all things. How de' ply were all impressed during the summer of lSI5 with their dependence upon God for i lhe rain of heaven, and as the drought at ] aimed it's neigh, how imro,ent appeared human labor without the blessing of God l and how much reason have we as we review .he present year, to sing unto the Lord with lhankSgiviI who coverelh the heaven with cloudS who rreparelh rain for the earth; who makelh grass to grow upoh the mountains" IL would seem that no on, can auen,iveiy observe tfe changes Of the weather and the seasons, aud also know what is needful for the earth 10 yiold her in- crease, without cherShing at all times a deep and practical belief Of entire depend ence upon God, to whom we are ever to pray (. .Gire us ihis day ""r daily bread"
 The thoughts which l have suggested might he expanded 10 an indefinite extent. Other particulars might be mentioned, hut let those now suggested receive all that consideration which their importance de. mands. Your occupation is adapted to inn press upon you the immulabiliiy. the WIS dom, and benevolence of God, also the indis- pen>able necessity Uf the use of all apprO- pliate means. and at the same time your absolute dependence upon God for sue: esS. A poet has said "ap undevout astronomer is mad" and it would not seem that there could te any farmer who i> not from his occupation learn ng of God and of his rela- tionS to God.
 Let me in conclusion say, that ! am of opinicn ,ha, the science of agriculture has not vet attained to manhood if it has pass ed from childhood, it is yet in it's minority, l and doubt not that by experiments making, and the discoveries which will yet he made by tie application of the sciences, there will I be continual improvements. But the more rapid the improvements, the more you will he impressed with the thoughts which have been suggested. hope your Society may be one instrument in perfecting agriculture and other branches under it's fo'tering care believe that heir will yet fe such perfcc ton in farming and other useful occupations, that our globe will yet sustain population ofwhich we can scarcely conceive the Aum- Der. In our own State, and in ths County, there is yet room for great improvement. There need he but little waste land ] believe that this State. as small as it is, may be, and in time will be, so cultivated as to sustain millions--msy he almos, the whole off, a garden. Do what you can to make it . goodly land-a Canaan. Do what you can to leave a good inheritance to your children, and your children's children, who will call you hl. ssed; remembering that the test capital Of fConnecticutis inves ted in her sons and dauahieTs. ENt while you endeavor {" do your duty occupations in life. see to it also that you have title to the heavenly Canaan--,o that gooc land of which the earthly Canaan was an emblem, where living streams will forever flow, and every want will be supplied; see 10 i,, as much as you value your earthly inheritan- res, and as much as yeu may improve them, that at all times, like the pa'riarchs of old, you confess that you are "s,rangers and pil gr ms on the ear,h," and that you d,sre a better country, "that is a heavenly,"-,hat with Abraham yon "look for city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God"