Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-09-29
Spring. Summer, Autumn, and Winter.

Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.
"Well, spring! what hare you got to
say, with your fresh green leaves, and
grateful breezes. We are very glad to
see you, and heartily bid you welcome, for
You make the world very pleasant place
to livein. What have you to say, Spring?
what have you to say p
1T was not ], but God, who made the
world so pleasant as it is. He formed the
green leaves, and sent abroad the grateful
breezes, and besutifed the earth. All
this he has doneto make you happy, there
fore You ought to love Him, to obey Him,
to praise Hin, and to magnify His name
forever"
Well Summer what have you TO saw,
with your fragrant flowers, your singing
birds, your bees and your butterflies;
What would We do without your If
your sun did not shine on the earth, and
light up the heavens, we should not be so
well off as we are. What have you to
say 2"
at is not my sun that shines on the
earth and lights up the heavens. new
er vet made fragrant flower, a, singing
bird, bee, or butterfly. God made
them All in His wisdom and goodness
therefore you ought TO look up to Him,
and to love Him, to obey Him, to praise
Him, and to magnify His uame foreverp'
Wels, Autumn, what have you to say,
with your ripe, clustering fruits and COL
den grain I Even the green leaves of
spring and thefair flowers Of summer would
be OF little value to Us, if we had neither
orchards nor corn-helds. We owe .you
much, Autumni Do you think o.
What have you to say, Autumn 9-what
have You to say ="
"Owe me much You owe me nothing.
There IS not ripe pear OF apple on the
trees, not a single yellow ear of corn in
the wheat-feld, but it is the gift of God.
1t Is God alone who gives seed-time and
harvest. He crowEs the year with His
goodness, His path drops fatness,' Psalm
lxy. IL. To Him, then, your thanksgiv-
ing should be offered. You ought to love
Him, to obey Him, to praise Him, and to
magnify him forever"
swell, Winter we have come to you
last. What have you 70 saye If your
sharp frost did not destroy thousands OF
INSECTS anu purify the arr, and if ,ouf feeey
SHOWS did not protect the seeds, and rem
der the ground more fruitful, we should be
sadly of. Few things are more pleasant
than fine, dry, frosty morning; so we
would not part with you, Winter, on any
account. You have done much for u.s.
What have you to say, Winter s-what
have you to say"
I" have done nothing at all for you,
therefore you need not thank me. food
had not sent the sharp, frosty weather,
you would never have felt it. If God had
not sent the faky snow, you would never
have seen it. If you feel grateful for the
winter season or the summer, the spring
season or the autumn, God alone deserves
your thanks. You are bound to love
Him, and to magnify Him foreverp
You see, then, that Spring, Summer
Autumn, and Winter, declare Gods good
ness, and proclaim that the Lord is a
great God, and great King above all
gods" Psalms xcv. 5. If then, we forge,
the Father Of mercies, and His Son Jesus
Christ, every green leaf of spring, every
flower of summer, every fruit of autumn
every fake Of snow in winter, even as ever,
part of the Bible, is. against US.