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shown ill juxtaposition, as they were fonncl at 

 the meeting of the roads in a shady grove. 

 Since moral character should be the foundation 

 upon which to symmetrically build intelligence 

 and industry, the church may be treated first. 

 While taking the photograph, I was struck by 

 the inexpensive character of the meeting-house. 

 The outside covering was of plain, matched, 

 vertical boards, but they were kept well painted 

 and therefore looked neat, and the seats were 

 entirely comfortable. I judge that here true, 

 practical religion finds a congenial home, for a 

 long line of comfortable sheds were being built 

 to house the horses during the hours of devo- 

 tion. Then, too, the sheds will serve a doubly 

 luimane purpose, for where the pupils live long 

 distances from the school the horse driven in 

 the morning will have comfortable quarters until 

 the school closes in the evening. A public 

 water-trough near by, kept full from a spring, 

 gave evidence that this little church and the 

 school -house were potent factors in promoting 

 civilization. To the right is seen a lad plow- 

 ing. Here, then, in this picture is represented 

 the three great corner-stones of civilization upon 

 which to build a symmetrical, beautiful super- 

 structure. To build on either one alone is to 

 insure disappointment ; when life is grounded 

 on all three the result is practical religion and 



