, 1876-06-05
Noy faro 70 wco1. my ain John,
rhIs wortiI'a GnrcA arc win, John.
tNn'I] met and we'll l,a fafI.
In ths land o. the lell,

w. In tha land o. the enl."
r.oro Tho building up ni tl,!a accond home,
,iitrn"i 10 endure forever, pass on ln thls study
d mil to ..,,r
4. tho mind Of this l,e!ng from whom this
,i,si A. ccrcatinn proceeded revealed in thc uni
e.."a wonderful tnre Of variety, mud shows 'ia
..nrld containing countless objects, from
moa,I'."nl ms,r "nlcrts fsn,, un ocean to s!cwlrop s.
lfeiti- iti-nn, lilo voice of tho thunder I" the sung
IT. nightingale, so man, fss,,ing from ts Crt-
sos Ills 'se; msSyc5a sss's cotston tst IRON q
H. H. nfsfSl npfsrfo'luets q is industry. II. II
a. htsssnrht mud lnvc. The variations which the
.m7,.iSan builds up aron,Hl Ills central theno,
w w oniy puor e,nblcma Ut the forms Sublime
~ nsei},l v or wonderful or lovely Or fa1tastic
shci mn,'s industry aasncs n tlc CENTURIES t,s
=, BIZ M n'n od FS r1oy 20" af sf'HnS IL psmpe W; Tic ,s
mns:slyc rocks show what lie did on thu plains
~ E1ypt; tin columns of rl!nca elites recall
=; q, in'agInntion md tastr as llH c,!canIpcd at
l9eW,ty Wrn,is dc Slilo ansl dc Mc,ltc show what
9',rl,cptI md check mid mouth he dculascl
ih%rauutiful 1900 years ago. ......,.
n Tie single Inquiry as to thc rnrsntts Of
r,an, one might cxhnust all of llfc, for, Indeed,
=, l,la1 and what thta child of tue Eternal has done
= pwmilI bo necessary to take tho tRrtli mp III
nncs nrns and examine IL in MI It's surface .nd
IN all its six thousand year progress. tie ills
IIii.lt,yerctl anil marked out marvellous profess
,ns which, now Tic on humanity like The hclts
nnoa .u lie planet Jupiter, Or like The Milky Way
.'r,,gs tho heavens. One ny one have colnc The
rrofeseton Of tic law, Which gatcrs up tic rclM-
sc md absolute right; the profession 1f medi-
,,e tnt studies tic ca,'scs of life and death;
shc profession uf moral sclcncc, whtcll studies
md md futuritv; the profession nf literature;
shjeh breaks out In hundred details VI poetry
.nI prose, newspaper mud hook, orntory a'itl
saha1op,y; XII the profession of art, which t'cals
n farms from tllr forcshortcnlDs 1f IL lmn'l to
.hc construction of cathedral, tlat caryes IN
yo7y nr rcnrs nyrnmt!. ,.,
ncss s Of tlie task when you inquire into tc
,hcoyv nj mnn2 This tnsk Is surrnssc1 by only
me- other on cattl,,-that would he the inquiry
m'o tic manifestations OF Gn,l. Victor Cousin
.s " o gfeeifst rse TG.s acsp IT an" a bs%Stisy traa
t,r intu tlJat word the whole universe hctakcs
iscli, but there is one word tllat Rtnnds near
hi, name Of tic Crcator. 1t is the workman:
dIn,. Of thu Infinite. Into tllls word nations,
and temples, md homes, md things beautiful
anil strange are gathered beyond al count.
Would thut VIC had HOW tho opportunity to sur
r,utemplatc lis pleasures, bis study, lis wnrs,
la Vices, lis errors, lis folies; but the task Is
tvo large. leave With yDu the plan OF the
work; tho work itself is beyond thu Hour or tic
Let US not close our study Of this impressive
creaturc without hnyng Mt least Gust our cyo upon
1t1s NEL1OloN.
Behold m altar! IIu burns incense upon II,
anl asks ts snF soc &c to,,a to err ns i, dyGLs s
hani, or SEQ Him with tic eye, he would not
lsk the en,ole ind the perfumes to he his mclk
qtr But God being spirit, man asks tic Gle
cnts TINT Gun rso ad @ tadc 1fi 1so % oftnt ~. agiI
i,arcth or lovtth. II you will rea'l tue history
/ u religion, casting out here aul there the
c7orr stat the rhi!dhootlo of nun ns hcapcd urnr,
! 4 you Will lind at inat's altnr tho heautifui
humble compared with thy picture of this bc-
ing bowing by Tic altar of God. And LII no ono
ryamIrcs the twilight utter !!ay has come, as no
utc feels anxious ahout il.e blossoms y Q! ting
the s' branches @ ben WITH fruit, 50 niter Clrist
GANG Will, Ills farm Of worship VIC were dis
charged fratn tho study of man as seen
the Er%yfs q ApSo u the 'usr rressss M
picture III this l,,t1,nn spectacle. Into the sub
lime thcury OF humanity slu canlc long ngo MS q
disturbing force. 1t came as Il destroying angel,
as tempest unon a III Te1enr rc'i11oo hs H la,
icrnntiuc fcnr md hope. Christianity Is Tho
loving eiInrt Of the children to return to thrs'
Father Viewed simply n pl'cn",neSn,on S,t no,'. j..
ill., Tho temples Of his worship cover tlIt
firth. Go wltrre yo1 will, and either tic mas
,}va G1ta rnis with wander Or elst. thu
iHtio 'rita - .i,,rri In t,,n valley nroyokcs y0t
.vmrathntc ws,u trnrs' Fur bcaty n1pl for intlIna
,Sa p.eaoncr IT Gu1 1yrs rs tlc Iat{rr, wl,rri
ill., H.. lnuannrirw trers Sinte tn lila window. nut
H. H.. "It.3o ~ ia hrnurlrs nn1 thr sI,ilIm
sMa,na H. p.iuo nr t,,e vorltJ ,yithn,,t and til
simnii,ttv saSnIu ~ t1,c worshiwrs rutne to he'll
~ .T.'t +, its afTnrts ia fni Tho Tnyts]
H.. H. .,r,, ninre Il In rusv tn sca lint ,Irsu
~ " Nn1ornti, whn n,rc nnsssd ovrr our world
tastinT 1urm mi .hrre In humility. nraytuc n
iin.i tn'ra i,anc"tI, % M oyc tree. Bit 10 &c tL
tne uict,,re uf Christtauity iii tie yuriatons q
Ma' ~ ar.,ni .n,,at h' 3nrI;,1r' TlT Ml,nhics
.ho,n1 l.; .I,n ,rl,,irrnces whore thr nnnr meri
sa"re ~ ~ S liz viii, thn 1"itv mim,sfrT, wher
Fim", an;i nuorns hnvc 1sneit. Tie Child ,lrcasc
IN VIII ~ f,r its i1rst communion, must be SCI:
tjnutr with the crowned Louis and tho liyin
IrwrjrtJ Queen Of England, carrying their wuI
ijhn within their eU,1ly forever, Christ bet,l
5carer to either than ali tile empires ii cartl
Ii viii bc ncccssury also to recall the sweet u,l
solemn music that las grown up around Il,
a]tar Of GoI like ruscs to Cnwrentllit II, Will
thinking Of thIs wonderful enwrcat1ltng, 70
viii recall TINT psal,n, tLord, Thou hast bee
our dwelling place In iii generations" aud vi
Imagine tle hurps of JulGa hu,nllng over thos
words to tho organ tones Of this century, ~