New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-28

houses for themselves far better than you could pro-
vide for them. Look al the bees. what cities they
build, and how they fill their storehouses against
Winter Look at the lilies and the roses those rival
bellies among the flowers, with their gay dresses
more beautiful far than any queen ever wore.
" Solomon in all his glory was never arIayed ike
one Of these" They appear to weave these gar.
ments for themselves but Is there not hand behiad
the scenesl The pattern 10 perfect, but who mace
the plan7 Or, see what the vine does l., provide
wine for you It's planted mere stick; but 1t
goes on like thing of life and intelligence, clubbing
the poles throwing ont is fingers and ciingng fast
TO every support pushing ont ts leaves 70 catch the
sun, and by aud by, at the approach Of Autumn, 1t
presents you with great quantity Of delicious wioe
luce put up carefully in little purple bottles Of ito
own making. You call them grapes but they are in
truth bottles, more beautiful and servieeabe than
any glass-blower can make. DO you zee no design
in this, no evidence of intelligence and plan ls
possible that any think OF these things, and
not behind The scenes the mind and hand OF God
But, We zee something more than this 10 nature
something which shows not only that God exists,
but that lie is one.
| 2. All nature harmon,-ts in one grand pI1n
When You stop to look at some new house that Is
going up in your neighborhood what do you see
| Y0u see many wOrkmcn but all working together
for one object. Some draw water, some make NOR
tar hodmen mount the ladders with brick or MORTAR
masons are laying the wallis carpenters are laying
the foors or putting in Easements to the doors ana
labor and, perhaps very few, II any. are acquainted
with the ent re plan Of the house which they arc
building. But you know that there ID PLAN there
10 eonew here a mastermin that conceived II, ana
there is master-mind that superintends tho eAecu.
ton Of it, overriding these different departments OF
labor and combining all into the harmony OF one
grand plan. go,
Now look at this great world OF Gods building!
What multitude OF creatures are employed upon IL,
and yet how they all are made to serve each other,
80 h. f.l<t
and perfection OF the grand design The run draws
vapor from the and rivers and forms reservoirs
of water 10 the clouds; the winds drive the clouds
along over the earth until, meeting with currents OF
colder air, they suddenly condensed and dis
charge their contents in showers OF rain. The ram
forus wells and rivers for the thirsing cattle and the
| birds of the sir il makes the plants grow also 10
faruish them food. The moon again draws the tide
daily INTO our harbors where 1t receives mud, sand,
or silt from the rivers, washes 1t away, and scat
tors IL over the bed Of the ocean. In this way all
creatures are unconscously working together Ia M.
ture to the perfection of one grand proyidebtial PLAN
10 there not great Architect in whose mind the irst
drawings were made and Who presides over MI
these workmen, inspiring and directing their laboIs
Say does not this Book OF Nature agree most
wondrously with another great Book, and proclaim
| in words that cannot be mistaken: " In the be-
giuning God created the heavens and the earth.
In His hand arc all the ends Of the earth, and the
nights If the mountains are HIS" Did not lay
well my dear brethren, that tins Book oil Mature Is
one in which all can read la truth, IL is simpler
than chid's primer.
Many portions of this volume no doubt will
prove of but little significance to the reader whose
mind s imbued with the critical spirit of the age
and who demands freedom from mystery as the
standard of truths but those who are not too wise
to relish the cordial aud racy pages Of ST. Angus.
tine and Thomas Kempis will find much TO ad-
mire in these productions Of kindred, although IN
equal, genius.