CREATION.

I want to tell you, dear children, all about the great
and good God,—some of the wonderful things he has «
- done. I know you want to hear about him, for he is
our Creator, our loving Father, and Savior.

The Bible tells us that he created all things. He
made this beautiful world with all it contains, and made
it for our good and pleasure. He made the bright sun to
give us light by day, the pale moon and the beautiful stars
to give us light by night. He made the sweet flowers
and put all the beautiful colors on them, that they might
be pleasing to our eye, and gave them their fragrance, that
‘we might take pleasure in smelling them. He made
the pleasant fruits for us to eat. The apples, the pears,
the peaches, and everything that delights our taste, that
we might take pleasure in eating.

He made the birds to sing to us so sweetly. He
gave us the docile horse to draw our burdens; the cow to’
give us milk; and sheep that we might have the wool to
make our clothes. Surely God is very great, and very
good.

After God had created the beasts of the field, the