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ARBOR DA Y MANUAL. 



SCRIPTURE SELECTIONS- -Continued. 



XX, 19. For the tree of the field is man's 

 life. 



II SAMUEL. 



V, 24. When thou hearest the sound of a 

 going in the tops of the mulberry trees. 



I KINGS. 



IV, 29. And God gave Solomon wisdom and 



understanding exceeding much. 

 33. And he spake of trees from the cedar 

 tree that is in Lebanon even unto the 

 hyssop that springeth out of the wall. 



X, II. And the navy also of Hiram that 

 brought gold from Ophir brought in from 

 Ophir great plenty of almug (perhaps 

 sandal-wood) trees and precious stones. 

 12. And the king made of the almug 

 trees pillows for the house of the LORD, 

 and for the king's house, harps also, 

 and psalteries for singers; there came 

 no such almug trees, nor were seen 

 unto this day. 



27. Solomon made cedars to be as the 

 sycamore trees that are in the vale for 

 abundance. 



XIX, 5. He lay and slept under a juniper 

 tree. 



I CHRONICLES. 



XVI, 33. Then shall the trees of the wood 

 sing out at the presence of the LORD. 



JOB. 



XIV, 7, 8, 9. For there is hope of a tree, if 

 it be cut down, that it will sprout again, 

 and that the tender branch thereof will 

 not cease, though the root thereof wax 

 old in the earth; and the stock thereof 

 die in the ground; yet through the scent 

 of water it will bud and bring forth 

 boughs like a plant. 



PSALMS. 



I, I, 2, 3. Blessed is the man whose delight 

 is in the law of the LORD. He shall be 

 like a tree planted by the streams of 

 water that bnngeth its fruit in its sea- 

 son, whose leaf also doth not wither, 

 and whatsoever hedoeth shall prosper. 



XXXVII, 35. I have seen the wicked in 

 great power, and spreading himself like 

 a green bay tree. 



36. Yet he passed away, and, lo ! he was 

 not; yea, I sought him, but he could 

 not be found. 



XCII, 12. The righteous shall flourish like 

 the palm tree; he shall grow like a 

 cedar in Lebanon. 



CIV, 16, 17. The trees of the LORD are full 

 of sap; the cedars of Lebanon which he 

 hath planted; where the birds make their 

 nests; as for the stork, the fir trees are 

 her house. 



CXXXVII, 2. We hanged our harps upon 

 the willows in the midst thereof. 



CXLVIII, 9. Mountains and all hills; fruit- 

 ful trees, and all cedars. 

 13. Let them praise the name of the 

 LORD 



PROVERBS. 



III, 18. Wisdom is a tree of life to tnem 

 that lay hold upon her; and haooy is 

 every one that retaineth her. 



XI, 30. The fruit of the righteous is a tree 



of life. 

 XIII, 12. Hope deferred maketh the heart 



sick ; but when the desire cometh, it is 



a tree of life. 

 XV, 4. A wholesome tongue is a tree of life. 



ECCLESIASTES. 



II, 5. I made me gardens and orchards, and 

 I planted trees in them of all kinds of 

 fruits. 



XI, 3. If the tree fall toward the south, or 

 toward the north, in the place where 

 the tree falleth, there shall it be. 



THE SONG OF SOLOMON. 



II, 3. As the apple tree among the trees 

 of the wood, so is my beloved among 

 the sons. I sat down under his shadow 

 with great delight, and his fruit was 

 sweet to my taste. 



IV, 13. Thy plants are an orchard of pome- 

 granates, with pleasant fruits; 14, with 

 all trees of frankincense and myrrh 

 and aloes. 



