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title: 'The Works of Henry Van Dyke, Vol. 16: Outdoor Essays'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Jr.'
date: 1921-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Character and Conduct of Life'
- 'Devotional (General)'
- 'Philosophy (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Exodus 24'
- 'Ecclesiastes 3'
- 'Proverbs 27'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/van-dyke-1921-the-works-of-henry-van-dyke-vol-16-outdoor-essays
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# The Works of Henry Van Dyke, Vol. 16: Outdoor Essays

Van Dyke contrasts 'camp‑fires' (rest, fellowship, memory) with 'guide‑posts' (direction, progress), urging a balanced meliorism between radical change and conservative stasis. He stresses cheerful counsel and communal deliberation as essential to wise forward movement.

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