ADDEESS. 



Winter, with its storms of snow and chilling blasts, its 

 leafless trees and withered verdure, has come and gone, — 

 spring, with its genial air and welcome showers, its un- 

 folding buds and emerald turf, has passed away, — summer, 

 with its glorious sun and balmy air, its leafy groves and 

 brilliant blossoms, has ended, and we are again upon the 

 threshold of autumn, with its cloudless sky apd cooling 

 breeze, already spreading her robe of varied colors over 

 hill and valley, tinting the copse and dell with her kaleido- 

 scopic hues, embrowning the orchard with its ruddy fruits, 

 and spangling the fields and pastures with countless flowers 

 of purple and gold. Another varied year has run its 

 course ; — a year crowded with momentous events, filled with 

 alternate hopes and fears, with joy and sorrow, — a year of 

 war and desolation, when thousands of our fellow-men have 

 perished in their devotion to freedom, — and we are once 

 more permitted, by the blessing of Divine Providence, to 

 assemble here at this joyous season, when the earth is 

 yielding its bounteous harvest, to dedicate this beautiful 



