A Litany For Trees

By Dean Charles A. Compbell Knowles Memoriol Chapel, Rollins College

LEADER: Giver of every good and perfect grft, we bless thee for the revelation of thy creative power. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament showeth his handiwork, and the rivers and the hills and the trees are his also. For all growing tr.ees with their rich vitalitn with their vigorous poroer, with their lace work of verdure; for the useful trees, from which we build our houses and fashion implements of toil, we tfiank thee.

RESPONSE: For beautiful and serviceable trees, we bless thee.

LEADER: Fo'r the great taaes' foc their generous shade within which we may rcst and ponder the deep things of t{re apirit, we thank thee.

"The kindliest thing that God evdr made, His hand of over healing laid IJpon a fever"ed world, is shade.t'

RESPONSE: For the great and spacious trlees we thank thee.

LEADER: For age-old tre6, grey patdarchs of the racel for the modest, little trees, like children playing in the sun or like humble little houses with green shutters closed against the noontime heat, we bless and thenk thee.

RESPONSE: For new-bocn trees pointing to the sky, we bless thee.

LEADER: For heroic trees, standing strong against the wind and translating the passion of storm and tempest into fibre; for patient trees enduring drought o,r winterts cold, symbols of moral heroism in manhood and womanhood, we bless thee.

RESPONSE: For heroism in trees and in men, we would rejoice.

LEADER: For bloesoming trees with their sweet fragrance; for majestic trees by forest pathways like cathedral aisleE in God's vast temple of naturel for snow.crowned trees glotified by the spotless white of winterte cororultioni

RESPONSE: $7e would magnify thy name.

LEADER: For fruitful trees giving us sustenance; for hoepitable trees opening their doors to tired travelers; and for all the unknown trees lonely in their solitude, unhonored and unsung by the multitude;

RESPONSE: For all trees, great and small, knovm and unknown, we glorify thy name. Amen

Vacation In Northwest

Louis Jennings, Jennings Lumber Co., Safford, Ariz., and Mrs. Jennings, have been spending a few weeks vacation in the Northwest. Mr. Jennings will be back at his desk soon after July 1.