It becomes a man to consider the humblest 

 THE GARDEN a , . , f .. f 



rlower that grows with a reeling or reverence 



and worship, for it is itself a thought, a plan, of 

 God. And more than that, for to it God has 

 given something of Himself. He has given life 

 to it. 



There is nothing in the paintings of the 

 great masters, nothing in statuary, nothing 

 in the most elaborate decorations of architect- 

 ure, to be compared with the simple grace, 

 the delicate tints, the perfect harmony of a 

 flower. 



The glories of art are dead things, but the 

 little flower is filled with the divine energy 

 of life; and as we look upon the world more 

 widely, and into its secrets more deeply, we 

 are more and more compelled to confess but 

 One Life pervading the universe. 



This little excursion into the region of phi- 

 losophy has shown us that the garden does fur- 

 nish cause for the deepest of all sentiments, 

 wonder, reverence, and worship. The flowers 

 bring the soul of man into an attitude receptive 



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