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nearest the Maker of all, in whose likeness he was 

 formed. To those considering alone this higher 

 spiritual and moral nature of man, the material 

 world becomes simply a divine revelation. This is 

 to them not only its highest worth, but, in contrast, 

 all other purposes are underrated, if not despised. 

 It may be well for the world that men should, thus 

 view truth from different stand-points, and become 

 so enamored with a single side as to gaze at it for 

 life. But it is never well for the individual. A 

 thousand minds, fixed on a thousand different points 

 of the same object, must in the aggregate learn more 

 than one possibly could by passing from point to 

 point. A thousand men, content thus to rivet their 

 attention till the smallest object filled their entire 

 vision, would make greater progress for the world, 

 but it would be at the sacrifice of individual ad- 

 vancement. The broader the views, the more cor- 

 rect. And that mind is alone well balanced that 

 can glance through the whole range of relations, 



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and give to every faculty of mind and department 

 of nature its true position. For the arch is beautiful 

 and perfect only when the key-stone rests in its 



