Propitiation, Evil—See [Sacrifice, Pagan].
PROPORTION
“I thought it was a pretty fair sort of telescope for one that wasn’t very big,” said Uncle Silas. “I rigged it up in the attic by the high north window and had it fixt so it would swing around easy. I took a deal of satisfaction in looking through it, the sky seemed so wide and full of wonders; so when Hester was here I thought I’d give her the pleasure, too.
“She stayed a long time up-stairs and seemed to be enjoying it. When she came down I asked her if she’d discovered anything new.
“‘Yes,’ she says; ‘why, it made everybody’s house seem so near that I seemed to be right beside ’em, and I found out what John Pritchard’s folks are doin’ in their out-kitchens. I’ve wondered what they had a light there for night after night, and I just turned the glass on their windows. They are cuttin’ apples to dry—folks as rich as them cuttin’ apples!’
“And actually that was all the woman had seen! With the whole heavens before her to study, she had spent her time prying into the affairs of her neighbors! And there are lots more like her—with and without telescopes.”—Christian Endeavor World.
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The necessity of having right proportion between the place and the occasion is illustrated by the following:
The only musical sounds which really master vast spaces like the Albert Hall are those of a mighty organ or an immense chorus.