October 25c
Read—The Sea and the Waves Roaring Page 4 Among the Trees by EDMUND J. BRISTOW
I'VE been out among the trees— The wild, free, natural trees; Talking with nature and nature's God; Hearing the humming of honey bees, The birds' sweet songs and melodies, And the crickets' chirping down in the sod. I've been out among the trees— The clean, wholesome, refreshing trees; Inhaling the forest's odors so sweet ; Breathing the breath of beautiful flowers; And resting myself in the shadiest bowers; A carpet of beauty under my feet. I've been out among the trees— The great, strong, majestic trees, Standing like spires of cathedrals grand, Pointing me upward from everything low; Lifting my thought, and bidding me go ; Each like a finger on God's own hand. I've been out among the trees— The pure, sweet, beautiful trees; And some were drooping their leaves with shame, And dropping down their dewy tears, Expressing on and on, through the years, The sorrow of God for the wrongs of men. I've been out among the trees— The kind, brotherly, loving trees, Living in peace and amity rare, All shades and colors and sizes and kinds. We think it's because they haven't got minds; But the mind of the Master put them there. I've been out among the trees— The living, singing, sighing trees. Their songs bring a message from above ; And for every noble deed of men, They clap their hands and sing again, And reecho the heart's deep thought of love. 1 --: . A CHAMPION OF THE 4- ,pee ADVOCATING A RETURN BIBLE, GOD-BREATHED, sjIGN0 ..a, lines COMPLETE, A PERFECT TO THE SIMPLE GOSPEL A RULE OF LIFE OF CHRIST , AND A PREPARATION FOR HIS Edited by FAAGAZ IE N. 3 IMMINENT SECOND A. O. TAIT A. L. BAKER A Magazine With a Message APPEARING