MANUAL OF NATURE 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 ? 
L,et 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 off 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. 
