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Title: The Holy Earth

Author: L. H. Bailey

Release Date: July 15, 2010 [EBook #33178]

Language: English

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THE
HOLY EARTH

BY

L. H. BAILEY

NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1916

Copyright, 1915, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

Published September, 1915

Contents

Page

First, The Statement: Pages 1-16

In the beginning 5

The earth is good 7

It is kindly 10

The earth is holy 14

Second, The Consequences: Pages 17-171

The habit of destruction 18

The new hold 22

The brotherhood relation 30

The farmer's relation 32

The underlying training of a people 39

The neighbor's access to the earth 42

The subdividing of the land 48

A new map 55

The public program 61

The honest day's work 66

The group reaction 70

The spiritual contact with nature 75

The struggle for existence: war 80

The daily fare 90

The admiration of good materials 103

The keeping of the beautiful earth 115

The tones of industry 120

The threatened literature 124

The separate soul 130

The element of separateness in society 136

The democratic basis in agricul