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A CHILD OF NATURE 
and with the clear vision of his own 
genius ; but there was nothing in 
the beautiful flowering and fruitage 
which the world received from his 
hand which was not potentially in 
the mind and heart of John Foster. 
The silent man had come to his 
own ; for God had given him a 
voice. After the long silence of a 
lifetime he spoke in tones which 
vibrated and penetrated, not like 
great bells swung in unison in some 
high tower, but like dear, familiar 
bells set in old sacred places, whose 
sweet notes are half-audible music 
and half-inaudible faith and prayer 
and worship. At first there were 
few to listen, for the tones were low 
and the noise of the time was great ; 
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