The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-05-20

something exceedingly pleasing and
sublime in the contemplation of the
growth Of vegetables, the termination
of seeds, appearance Of sprouts, de-
velopment OF stems, branches.
leaves, buds, blossoms, flowers and
fruits, their variegated forms, d.
mansions, movements, colors and
odors. Some persons, who have
never turned their attention to this
subject till the evening Of their days,
have been ass aished at the wonders
which burst on their view. A new
state CT existence seemed to open
upon them Their perception and
estimate of things were changed.
Instead Of considering the world as
calculated only for what man too
generally makes it--a scene for the
display and qualification of the most
groveIIing and sordid passions
they find a theater crowded with
enchanting specimens Of the Crea-
tors skill, the study Of which I'M
parts the sweetest pleasures and the
knowledge Of which contributes the
greatest wealth.
Those pious, mistaken people who
necessarily murmur against the
world and long to depart from the
bowling wilderness, as they are
pleased te term it, reproach their
Maker By reviIling bis works. They
are waiting for future displays Of
His glory and neglect those ravish-
ing cues by which they sre sur
rounded, forgetting that ''the whole
earth is fall Of His glory" looking
for sources Of pleasure to come and
closing their eyes to those before
them, thirsting for the waters Of
heaven, and despising the living
fountain which the Father Of all in
telIec1s has opened for them on earth.
They seem 10 think happiness here
after will not depend upon knowl-
edge or that knowledge will be ac-
quired without effcrt-a kind of pas
sive enjoyment independent Of the
exercise Of their intellectual or spir.
itual energies. But they have no
ground to hope for any such thing.
Reasoning from the anology and the
nature Of mind, the happiness Of
spirits must consist in being imbued
with a love of nature in contempla-.
ting the wisdom and other attributes
Of the Deity, as they are unfolded
In the works Of creation. In what
else can it consist ? It is not prob
able that human or finite beings
of any class can ever know God
except through the medium OF his
works.
It is admitted that the study Of
nature is source Of exquisite pleas
ure TO intelligent beings and the
most refined one, too, that the mind
can conceive OF it is also one that
can never be exhausted. Those
persons, therefore, who take no
pleasure in examining the works
Of creation here, are little prepared to
enter upon more extensive and m ore
scrutinizing views Of them in the
other worlds. Ir they have no rel
ish for an acquaintance with the
Creators works while they live,
they have no right to expect new
tastes For them after death. The
works of God are all perfect, those
in this world an we'll as those in the
otter and he that can look with
apathy upon tulip or rose, 3
passion flower or lily, or any other
production Of a flower garden or for
est, has not begun to live. Besides,
we are not sure that other worlds
possess more captivating or more
ennobling subjects for contemplation
and research, more thrilling proofs
of the wisdom and beneficence of
God. Rural New Yorker.