Where Town and Country Meet 



merry group of them climbing the ravine. 

 Again, there will be a sound of wailing and 

 sobbing in the rush of the stream. But 

 above all and through all there comes to our 

 ears the sound as of a lofty, triumphant 

 chant, a Gloria in Excelsis pealing through 

 cathedral windows. 



This is the most impressive music of 

 God's outer temple this grand unison of 

 the great choir and the great organ. As 

 often as I hear it I feel anew that Nature 

 is no less worshipful than man; that there 

 is a strong religious element in the world 

 of material things, not dependent upon 

 man's perception and interpretation, but 

 vital, independent, and self-sustaining. Na- 

 ture is not only the temple of the divine, 

 but her own conscious spirit worships 

 therein, and joins with the spirit of man in 

 uplifting the voice of praise and thanks- 

 giving to the Father of all. 



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