MANUAL OF NATURB STUDY. XI 



The ideal deity also passed beyond marble or ivory, beyond 

 the reach of the sculptor's chisel, and the Athenian's un- 

 known God made His eternal home in the temple of the 



HUMAN HEART. 



Did we say awhile ago that we owe our progress in 

 sculpturing and statuary to the ancient gods of Greece? 

 Nay, not so. We owe it all to love of nature and the idea 

 of worship found in nature. 



We now see clearly that this temple of God in the human 

 heart should be in absolute harmony with all the grandest 

 products of nature. Within the innermost recesses of this 

 temple the peace of nature mingles with that higher peace, 

 and begets joy and love as heavenly blessings to the human 

 soul. Now tell me if this does not make character, true, 

 beautiful and good ! 



We go through this world with eyes, but cannot see; 

 ears, but do not hear, for these organs have not been fully 

 opened to the soul. Men of means go yearly to such places of 

 resort as Niagara Falls, Vesuvius and the National Park, and 

 trample under foot daily and hourly many microscopic won- 

 ders far more appealing to the soul. Shall we continue so 

 to do; or shall we open up these avenues to the soul, that a 

 flood of light from the outer world may be thrown upon 

 our inner world ? 



I^t us, dear Teachers, endeavor to lead our children so 

 that the primroses and flowers of this earth may pass into 

 the soul, and take root, grow, bloom and throw ofi" fra- 

 grance out of the very lives of our children. Such leading 

 will give us a community that will grow in character and 

 happiness, and each individual member thereof will be fully 

 enthroned in all his rights. 



W. H, H. 



