Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-03-26

Calling the dead, with auspicIous word
Reaching far down, into silence and gloom
Awake! Arise Come fort n from the tombi
Ana 10! II Is done. Behold the new birth.
Already transforming he face of the earth.
The sombcr-hucd landscape, but recently
l. covered, today, with bright living green.
IT covers the meadows, the orchards. and
lanes
The highways, ana by.way,, the lowlands
Grass grows everywhere what beautiful
thing!
ri. the last in the autumn-the first in the
And beautiful wild flowers, bat late in their
tomb,
Now burst forth in beauty OF fragrance and
bloom
They bloom by the wayside and down by the
brooks.
And AN thro the Woodlands. in warm shelf.
They grow FOR the children to give them
delight.
But some Of these flowers in gorgeous array,
Bloom in the morning, and die in day.
Their mission 10 teach this great lesson TO
That life at the longest, Is only q span.
The buds ON The trees, now swollen and bare.
Are pushing their way to the sunlight aud
The Wild plum trees already, are blossomed
Changed a, bv magic changed i'm "A night
The " lows and aiders, bending low Ger the
brook
In ta,~elcd rcgait, wear a comical look.
And the stately old forest screuelN sublime
VIII have donned hi- green robes in "a brief
space OF time,
As the trees in the landscape, already have
done.
And are waving their branches, in the bright
morning sun
While all though the wildwood, promsion runs
rife
With new forms Of beauty, and quaint types of
life.
o who can describe it what painter can draw
This grand panorama. by tiStic law
II cannot be compaSsed We can only behold
These changes of nature expand and unfold.
The Infinite God, alone, understands
The secrets OF nature the work or his hands.
But now. once again. survey this new birth;
And the changes now wrought in the aspect OF
earth.
How striking the contrast that, now, greets the
eye
As it sweeps the horizon, and athwart the blue
sky
In rapid succession. these changes are seen.
From a shroud o. cold white, to robe Of dark
green.
Where, the winds lately howled and shrieked in
the storm,
Where channels OF ice, but late blocked the way,
Mcandeting streams dance onward, today.
The nude old forest trees. drear ~ dun.
Now, Haunt their green leaves, al shut out the
Where the frost. burdened haze but late yelled
Now. float The bright summer clouds laziIy by;
Which. like ships ON the ocean, give relief TO tie
eve.
All the BLESSING, and joy, these vast changes
bring;
We owe 20 The mission Of glorions spring.
The season advances. and warm grows the soil.
And. gladly. the husbaudm IN goes to his toll.
The pillow boy goes whistlng along 10 his pillow
Aud the hurryng season begins here, and nov
The housewife proceeds 10 that cumplicate thing.
The home renovation, that bug bear spring.
The children 20 Oft in the cool. morning hours,
To bee with he birds. and gather Will flowers;
Light hearted and happy, they shout and they
sing.
For the season Of childhood, is twin-sister to
spring
The nock, and the herds. no longer remain
But have gone, % enjoy rich pastures again.
The orchards. and woodlands, are vocal with
song;
And the season of blossoming. hastens along.
There's "a hum OF activity pervadng the air
The echo OF ivdustry .hor and care.
All nature Is teemiug-all nature is rife
With this new =, surrrction OF beautiful life.
81, most lifting emblem, Of the Fathers great
plan:
or the life. the death, and the resurrection Of
man.
IS e. praise Thee. our Ia her though our praise
-trm bat small.
For ion manifold wisdom Thou has created them
all.
Dy our West Pine River Corresponds mt.