The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-05-03
Beautiful Spring.

ALI nature revives into new life, en-
blematic of the beautiful and the good,
shadowing forth the resurrection of the
just. How beautiful All nature now
puts on its best robe. How we'll adapt.
ed is natures robe to out natural vision
Surely this is not all accidental. There
must be, there is Supreme cause. Ths
laws of nature are but and cannot be else
than, God in nature In action. Thus the
earth is carpeted with beautiful green,
the trees clad in foliage soft and pleas.
ant to our vision. The flowers are red,
and white, and yellow, aud blue, and of
multiform and varied hue. Surely the
hand that makes all this dazzling glory
is Divine.
And then the seed time is come. How
extensively they are being scattered into
soil duly prepared. How swiftly they
germinate and spring into life. How in
spring to the seedsmen over our land
could they see their recently dead look.
ing seeds of all varieties now spring into
life and growth. How inspiring to the
gardener or farmer to know that by the
early and ready termination of seeds
cast into the soil success is assured not
only of beautiful growth but of good
results. A we'll cultivated garden gives
the family almost half support. Let
them be enlarged and well cultivated.
Don't mince but dig deep. And thor.
oughly cultivated farm pays all that is
due to honest labor.
Then let this beautiful springtime, or
resurrection of all nature, give fresh in
spiration to honest labor, which is under
God the tap root of all growth or sue
cess. Why should we doubt or fearG 1t
is our Heavenly Fathers hand that gives
all increase. Good seed is necessary to
fresh life and growth, and then the adap
tation of seed to the soil must be con-
sidered. Sow good seed if you would be
rewarded with q. rich harveSt-"for
whatsoever man soweth that shall he
reap"
Would that all loupgers won. catch
the inspiration of this beautiful spring
morning, in direct cooperation with the
hand Divine, and work miracles of sue
cess 10 the legitimate fields of toll, for it
is good, it is beautiful, to work with the
Divine hand in natures realm in the ele'
vation of humanity in physical, mental
and religious good.
When we consider. nature in all her
resources we'll might We say: what more
could be done for us that has not been
done? Hence, therefore, let us rise to
action. No need or reason for complaint; !;
only let US be true to nature and natures
God, and evident. SUCCESS will crown our
efforts. We need not wait for something
to turn up. Something has already turned
up, for natures Springtime is here. Sow
ing time has come-is passing by up, up,
then. Letnot the opportupe moment pass
unimproved, but let Us enter in and
appropriate the muni6cent gifts of the
hand Divine.
Spingtime has come. All nature is
bursting forth into life and beauty and
action. Shall we let the set time-the fit
time-pass without an effort? Nocom
planning nor whining over the past or
present, but, resting in Fathers care,
whose resources never fail, We throw our
banners 20 the breeze and answer, 1t must,
1t soiy, it shall be done.
This is the last Spriugtime some of us
will ever see. Ere the ebb and flow of
time and tide shall usher in another
Springtime aome of us will sleep in the
dust, and the coming Springtime will
only cause the green grass to spring up
and grow on the sod under which our 81.
lent dust sleeps to awake no no more till
that grand waking up which will usher
in the new heavens and new earth when
all the!fsithful will awake, not to the
song of birds but TO the song Of angels, and
the endless ,spriugtime of fellowship with
Ill that is beautiful and good; in con.
dition of being where the song will be
endless and the beautiful and good With
out end or diminution-be clothed in
beautiful and; glorious immortality
Rev. r. p. Franks, in Southern Christian
Advocate.