FLORAL DECORATIONS. 8j 
be supplied with flowers. A pleasant writer says “ In 
adorning the Communion Table or the Font with flowers 
we should select those that are bright and gorgeous, as 
such colors were used by the artists of the middle ages, 
and from time immemorial there has been a symbolism, 
especially in religious ceremonies and decorations. Red is 
the symbol of Divine love ; white, of Divine wisdom ; yel¬ 
low is a symbol of the revelation of the love and wisdom 
of God ; blue, of Divine eternity and of human immortality. 
It is but little labor for several ladies m each congrega¬ 
tion to furnish the flowers. 
“ If there is any kind of adornment which more than 
another seems fitted to God’s house, it is that thoughtful 
use of the ‘ Green things of the Earth.’ ” 
Flowers are the painted sculpturings of nature—the 
shapes and colors of beauty, which the Creator has lavished 
upon the world—and surely they can never be employed 
for a better purpose. In the church, flowers suggest 
thoughts that are in unison with the occasion, and the 
time and care thus bestowed on the adornment of the 
church are not without their reward. 
Pious thoughts arise while skilful fingers are busy with 
the work which, as it is done for the sake of God’s 
honor, must, from its very nature, be linked with good 
