THE 



CHRISTIAN NATURALIST. 



JANUARY. 



THE SEASONS. 



* These, as they change, Almighty Father, these. 

 Are but the varied God. The rolling year 

 Is fuU of thee.' 



A SINGLE glance at any portion of the world around 

 us is sufficient to discover that the Creator intended to 

 awaken attention by an ever- changing variety of scenes. 

 So many, however, and so diversified are the proofs 

 thus afforded of his being and goodness throughout 

 the whole calendar of the Seasons, that it would be 

 no easy task for the Christian Naturalist to determine 

 from what point he should begin his observations. 

 But, happily, the succession of the Seasons, and the 

 order of the months, obviate the difficulty. A path 



