The Opelousas courier., 1893-03-04

ifests his power in a very great degree,
by using physical objects. The great
earth, and all the worlds of the uni
verse, pondefous as they are, move and
remain in their respective orbits, in
obedience to his aUiU alone The CON
necions of mind with matter, is the
most wonderful of all the wonders
We know not our mental powers, al
though, through the centuries We are
able to see its marvellous stsppings
in tho direction of infinite wisdom
May 1t not be that the mind is a spark
of the divinity in us, which in reality
constitutes us media for the indwelling
of God. The thought is awful and
should admonish US at all times, and
under all circumstances, not to defile
the temple that God has miraeulously
vitalized for His inscrutable purposes.
March Sd.
In looking out over the fields and
meadows, at this time of the year, we
sea but little that is cheering or pleas
ing to the eye, unless with the inspira-
tion of the poet, we look through ma
tnre, up to it's Author, and muse ON it
from that sublime standpoint. TIE
earth is still cold from the effects of
the reign of winter; the seeds which
have been hidden under its icy bosom,
have not yet been warmed by the suns
rays into vitality. The tree tops all
bear the aspect of winter. But few
buds have yet made their appearance.
The sky itself is much of the time
hidden from our view. Winter seems
reluctant to retire, and Leave the sle-
ments to the reign of ETHEREAL spring
with all its balmy mildness. We long
for the season of flowers and the beau
tiful springtime. But why are we i'm
patient? Is not God wiser than weq
May not there be wonderful wisdom in
the gradual ADVANCE of spring, and is
il not certs{n that there is The
winds are set in boisterOus motion aud
the air ID agitated from one end of our
gIabe to the other. but for which it
would become stagnant and sur
charged with infections of every kind.
The air requires agitation to purify it;
theirrees need it to loose the clammy dirt
abont their roots. aud to have them
arated Ii should be known that all
shrubs, plants, trees and the soil re-
quire aration. and hence the good re-
sulliug from proper cultivation God
does all things we'll.
March 4th.
1t il impossible for us to imagine
why it ia that animals are so different
iy cons titufpd We have those that
can withstand tlte severest cold in the
areti., circle, while there are others
that become torpid and to every ap-
pearance lifeless in the temperate zone.
Natnts4 is SO wonderfully consistent
and uniform that such as become tor
pitf, have no use for food during the
time they are in that condition. They
bury themselves in the sand, in the
mud. even ander water-in hollow
trees and holes III the earth, and there
they remain until 10 the return of
spring, the sun warRs the earth, water
and the air. Then they awake as from
o profound sleep, abandon their places
of Information, and re appear in their
usual liaunts and places of living.
During all the period of their hiberna-
ton, they require no food. How pres
cient it was in the Creator to have
made it unnecessary that they have
aliment during the long period of
their Inconsistencies, sleep and tor
por See, too, how wisely he has pro-
vitled for the birds, which, endowed
with instinct to IN astonishing extent,
wing their-way through the trackless
ether to distant climes, suited for the
time 10 their peculiar natures. The
little insects, gnided by instinct be-
take themselves also to hiding places
in The winter, aud when spring opens
and the warm air causes the seeds to
geiminate, come forth and set about
the work assigned them by our Crea
to-. Behold in all things the wisdom
and the order of God