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BEAUTY IN THE WORLD OF MATTER.


one rose on the bosom of Deity, overlooked by the infinite loveliness which is alike its Cause and Providence. Tea, the universe of matter is a revelation of Him,—of his power in its strength, of his wisdom in its plan and law, of his love and his loveliness in that perfume of the world which we call beauty. Earth beneath and Heaven above are greater and lesser prophets, gospel and epistle, and all unite in one grand Psalm, "Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, and goodwill to men."