The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-02-21
From the Walnut Valley Times.
Our First Sermon.

TExT.-The first book Of Moses,
called Genesis, chapter 18th verse.
"And God said, Let the earth bring forth, grass
and trees, yea, fruit trees; AMI it was So"
The worst looking house in the
country can be made to look home
like, by surrounding it with trees.
A dirty, scabby, ragged town, de-
void Of paint, and lacking in every
attraction, can be improved seven
thousand nine hundred and seventy
two per cent. by judicious setting
out of forest trees.
A hog wallowing in the mud, on
July day in the middle of the
street, will look picturesque if wal
lowing in the shadow of an overhang-
tree.
Children are made happier, moth
ers are relieved from the care of
them, the household duties are bet
ter performed, it trees are provided,
under which playhouses can be built.
The scorching July sun beating
against the side of house heats it up
beyond the point of endurance, heats
up the wife's, temper, breeds sickness
and death, which can be avoided by
planting tree or two.
Trees planted around ever farm
house will break the force of the
wind sweeping over our prairies.
Rows of trees planted around the
farmes will prevent rank growth
of prairie grass, and thus subdue the
prairie fires which annually destroys
millions of dollars worth Of property
in our State.
Trees draw moisture, cause evapo-
ration and thus equalize the temper
ature of our changeable climate:
Trees furnish home for millions Of
birds and thus are the growing crops
protected from the ravages of de-
vouring insects.
The joyous song of the bird makes
the heart of men happy, and thus
are the burdens Of life made lighter
by the blanting of trees.
Trees cast welcome shade along
the dusty highway, aud the heart OF
the weary traveller i. made to rejoice.
Cattle seek the shade of neighbour
ing tree and protected from the sum-
mer's heat and are thereby enabled
to take on more flesh, and consequent
ly bring more money in the market.
Trees loosen the soil, and thus the
Summer showers enter the ground to
again appear to replenish the failing
springs.
Trees change deserts to Edens.
Trees protect and beaulify the earth
and cause it to yield more bountfully.
Trees bring heaven nearer to earth
and earth to heaven.
The groves were Gods first tenn
pies.
Had there been no trees Eve would
have had 10 fig leaf with which to
hide her shame.
Trees bear fruit, while fruit brings
health, strength and happiness TO man
kind.
Beautify your homes, protect your
farms, bring happiness to your chill
dren, shelter your stock, make life on
the prairie endurable, stop the prairie
fires, break the force of the northern
blasts, equallze the temperature, prove
that you love your wife and children,
g.orify and honor your Creator, do
yonr duty as man by planting trees.
You who have in other States ruth
lessly ''laid the axe at the root of the
tree" VOW before God and high
heaven that you will endeavor TO re-
pair the injury done to the face of ma
ture aud go forth at once to repair the
damage done by planting trees that
may bless the generations yet to come
If you expec; TO avoid endless perdi-
ton aud die happy; if you hope to be
known as a benefactor of mankind il
you expect 10 hear the welcome plau-
dit "well done, good and faithful SER
wants." if you expect to join the hap
Ply throng beyond the skies, observe
the golden rule, obey the precepts of
the bible and plant trees.