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worthless to the thoughtless, so the morning and evening 

 salutations in the family may seem little in themselves, but 

 when fitly observed are mighty in their influence. As the 

 sunbeam is composed of myriads of minute rays, so the home 

 should be illumined and brightened by nature's richest hues 

 without and still more by winning smiles within, cordial greet- 

 ings, loving looks, gentle words, sweet laughter and nameless 

 little kindnesses. Such beauties of nature and art, such ameni- 

 ties and affections should be the sunshine of home. They 

 refresh and purify the social circle. Like the clinging vine, 

 they twine themselves around the heart, calling forth its purest 

 emotions and securing its most healthful activity. Such a 

 home is worthy the name Ordinance of Grod. Such a heaven 

 here will help prepare its members for the heaven above. 

 Such an ideal may be an inspiration towards its realization. 



If parents combine to make the circle of home-life beautiful 

 without and within, they will sow the seeds of truth, kindness, 

 honesty, and fidelity in the hearts of their children from which 

 they may reap a harvest of happiness and virtue. The mem- 

 ory of a beautiful and happy home, and a sunny childhood is 

 one of the richest legacies parents can leave to their children. 

 The heart will never forget its hallowed influences. It is a 

 fountain of enjoyment, to which the lapse of years will only 

 add new sweetness. Such a memory is a constant inspiration 

 for good and restraint from evil. If taste and culture adorn 

 our homes, and grounds, and music adds its charms, our 

 children will find the healthful pursuits and pleasures of rural 

 homes more attractive than the pomp, and glare, and whirl 

 of city life. Such early occupations and enjoyments will 

 invest home life, and then school life and all ones future with 

 new interest and value, with new significance and joyousness. 

 For life is ever what we make it. We may \>y our blindness 

 or folly or sin live in a world of darkness and gloom, or we 

 may live in a world full of sunlight, and beauty, and joy, for 

 the world without always reflects the world within. 



12. These Associations have awakened new interest in tree- 

 planting, both ornamental and economic. In answer to the 

 question what ornamental trees to plant, I have usually recom- 

 mended among our native trees the following, naming them in 



