The New York herald., 1874-10-19
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY OCTOBER 3D. 74-rRlpLn SHEET

trees and their green ornament. He had attained
real admiration and genuine affection for
leaves, and he had never ceased TO love their ever
varying color, their beautiful shapes and
delicate structure. But there was more
than THIS because there was human
interest bound up with leaves. In our
Joys we take leaves as the emblem ofif; IN our
sorrow We still take them to decorate and make
holy our regrets, and leaves still crown the VIC
tor From youth TO old age leaves are the mirrors
OF ourselves. and are SO many tongues-nature's
tongues-that speak to Us the language OF the
great Creator. The fruit OF any tree is simply
modification OF the leaf thereof-ior instance, the
peach, which IN shape and in the peculiart.es,
bears exact resemblance TO the leai. Even IN the
shape Oh tree you may detect the same general
principles OF existence. II is the proof that God
works IN systematic way. AS we have the
ana the leai goes through the same vicssltudes OF
neipg besiaes. ~ harmonizes with our lie, as
Il mas its different seasons. 1t comes into
DeluH IN tue spring time and grows as we DO,
until Its summer comes, responding with our
Gush and strength OF youth; then the autumn,
when the rich tlnts clothe the leaves and the full
strength Of man Is developed: and then the
WINTER when the leaf has fallen and ladies' away
rs ora age seizes SCI Us ana carries US to the grave
Leaves, 70 be sure, fade continually at all seasons,
but even here the smilitude Is borne out with
ourselves. Life and death are close nelgnbors on
every Tree. No sooner has the Leaf begun to live
than II has begun to dIe. Sometimes an accident
happens II Is crushed and Killed before its time
aud fades away, and then again IT may live until
the natural death comes Some fade In summer,
but the many in autumn. Some lew lInger on the
branches during WINTER alone and dlsconsoate
looking, and are only pushed out OF existence by
the advancing growth ol spring. 80 II is that we
fade continually Nature Is no respecter OF per-
sons or OF seasons, and sometimes the shadow
falls IN summer tlme Men ana women lade III
the same manner While some in the winter OF lie
are still hanging ON the tree until they are pushed
on Dy the new growth. They are alone, friends
have gone, the world seems blank, the whole
universe is ike a new one to them.
WITHOUT God In the world without hope In the
nexf, mans condition is indeed miserable. ltis
ike taking great leap IN the darkness, where
there Is walng and gnashing OF teeth. But the
iauing and passing OF the one who hopes Tor the
everlasting glory. Oh, 1T Is beautiful, II is alto
gether lovely; and when NJ the last moment the
dread visitor comes and throws his dark shadow
like vei the beauties OF eternal life open before
him and he sees The lace Of Christ Leaves also lall
prcphetlcally. they show IN their birth what
their life VIII be. 1t Is like characters among us
who show their beauty from tue beginning, and
whom we feel are destined for the better lie after
this eartn shall have aded away ike the leaf, and
the eternal blessings OF lie everlasting snail be
made manifest to us by the Father Almighty.