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demons. Did not Jehovah enthrone himself 

 on Sinai, and transfigure himself on Hermon, 

 and teach on the Beatitudes? Was not Olym- 

 pus the fabled abode of the Greek gods ? Did 

 they not sacrifice on "high places," and in sa- 

 cred groves along the mountain side? 



It is not strange that men love the great 

 mountains. Are they not the climbers toward 

 the dawn, the world's uplifted response to the 

 skies, do they not spell out the royalest mean- 

 ing for life ? Surely they have caught the eyes 

 and imagination of the race. They have sug- 

 gested God and Heaven as accessible, and have 

 summoned men to come up higher and take in 

 visions of soul inspiration. 



Mountains and oceans are God's factories 

 where He manufactures the purest atmospheres, 

 extraly oxygenating them and from thence dif- 

 fusing for the healing and health of the race. 

 It is hardly possible not to personify a moun- 

 tain. They are so large and generous and 

 sympathetic; they are more than things. Most 

 of the world's great peaks bear the names of 

 eminent men and by the law of association we 

 individualize them and feel their personality. 

 They talk to me as only nature can with a sym- 

 pathetic heart. They oft enwrap themselves 

 in clouds as if for repose, terrific storms are 



