The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-08-02
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. The blessings oflife ~ well rs ~ SORROWS,
lead iho disciplined heart To the ancciionato
recognition is Heavenly Parent, In all the
changing CNTClCU0Cuf ~ rurthiy int ff-tui
pain, sorrow aud discoungcments, we seek to
throw ourselves into the arms Of Ills all-suc
fuicut tenderness, and there 10 rcposo and
De- lcalcd, how ready should we bc with che
gong " Thanksgiving IN the hour Of hallowcd
joyas love numbers 10 iowola & misses none,
scc- no flower ihdc ON which che dew Of its
raro has faicuHuri IN the sunshine ola happy
breast welcomes the night whose darkness on
Is shadowp the outer world.
Thoro Il something soprcmcly selfish IN
TINT soul thai.lools only 10 itr Maker through
the stom-cloud md the prayers II uttcrs
nro inspired By feeble faith and can bear no
hlcuiuE bart on their tagging wing. II the
sprinq, with Sc beautiful promise of budding
trees and awakening flowers, calls forth no
glow Of qratitnAc 20 him who restores the
seeming dead md leads the bright birds hack
r-i,--,,r f..s--.lal. hannll. Mhoae voice pcaks
through each bursting blossom and each wild,
rich rush o. song, then harsher ministry Ill
ucrdrd, mud Ilgaag'' night peril and tempest
tie maynard child may be restored TO the
Innocence Il len Gar back upon liop cloudcd
Track.
The Narrlc,s eye may scarcely opcu 10 the
budding lovcncss offspring, ut the quccnly
summer with is proiusion orioliagc, with the
fresh gr1ss bending TO the carcssinr breeze
with Is long gladstone days, and swcctly sol-
cmu nights, -tnys the mos, uutbinking and.
compcls their homage. And is there 10 the
-laallllass human aoul. with itg many tendrls,
through any ono 0r.wtiCti II my 7r- tirrr}y
wounded, with 10 unlimited susccptihilitics
Of enjoyment, no sunny pathway 10y which
thought can vond is silent way 10 God in
gratitude aud love improbable Shall the
sud1cr. pass and see no mar flowers arise in
the tlardcn Of tho hearth Shall all be sterile
there whore such n ichsoil was scattered by
Gnhcr's hand?
Love must preccdc full and happy
trust. Ivy all the means granted, by friend,
whom we love and who love US, by our ap-
probation Of the beautiful, which finds such
intense delight in glowing stars, in the soft
.glanccs Of the moon, IN ioany pillows that
haptilc the rocky shore, in gorgeous sunsets
aud in the pcn.ivc lovelincss of carly eve,
God seek la win our love and trust The
hear, must learn 10 recognize him in his boun-
iihil gins, carly and latc-nlways From re-
frcshing sleep The energies renewed start in
20 active life. O what devoted love hover.
cd around that conch Of deep rcposc what
mercy showcred sleep upon the exhausted
frame whaf goodness clothed the limbs again
with sigor
Perhaps Without Que thought Independence
the eyclds closed to earthly scenes and cares;
andpcrchHuce they open without one upward
glance towards that heaven from which flow
ncvcrycndng favors The mornings ruddy
lights falling upon the green old woods, dew
drops glisicn in the grass, the air is laden
with "thc concord Of sweet sounds" and shall
there be no thanksgiving TO the Great Spirit
that pcryadcs and heautifcs the earth Shall
there be no PRAYER for health, when without
y the bodily eye secs all Thugs as through a
FttISS TtT-tttty f7ut aydturu m nor ufuisrFa-
tons, lead the soul 10 God in confidence and
3 love, Thc.tny bird is fed and sheltered:
the humslcst thing that lives receives In
tiers caro-; anil man is,iaorc precious than
the wide, cir.th aud all which it contains that
is not spiriG
The idle care, the grasp Of avariee, and all
that harnesses the mind and lures it from con
tentmcnt, must be cast aside whcu the soul
learns TO trust its Maker r..
He is the only rock. fortress md suro do
fence. Once experience this, and howcvcr
iiercc tho storm. faith will whisper, those
light Affections arc but for day The gold
en- sunshine Of n fair tomorrow is bebind the
lowering cloud; and that cloud is guided by.
the hand that tlispenscs all our mercies. Trust