tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post3424888880996319631..comments2024-03-23T05:42:07.516-04:00Comments on The Deliberate Agrarian: The Deliberate Agrarian BlogazineFebruary 2012Herrick Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-46224417652248638402014-03-24T14:01:47.801-04:002014-03-24T14:01:47.801-04:00John,
I appreciate the museum's comment back ...John,<br /><br />I appreciate the museum's comment back in 2012. And I appreciate LH Bailey's use of biblical verses and analogies. I think he recognized, more than most modern-day Christians, that the earth is holy because it was created by a holy God, and that we therefore must treat creation with the care and respect that it deserves. From an agrarian point of view, creation should be "husbanded," which is an old word that Mr. Baily undoubtedly would have liked (and probably used in his writings).<br /><br />I did not, and do not, suggest that Bailey was atheistic. I think he was a spiritual man but I have yet to read anything of his that indicates that he had a Christian faith, at least from an orthodox point of view.<br /><br />I sense that he grew up in a Christian home but he lived during a time when Christianity was being challenged by some notorious apostates, most notably Charles Darwin, and I sense from reading Bailey that he struggled with Darwin's pseudo-scientific, totally godless theory or origins. <br /><br />Again, LHB is not overtly Christian in his writings (that I have been able to discern) but he is clearly spiritual. There is a difference. <br /><br />Please understand that I am not criticizing the man. I appreciate his writings very much. I particularly like his book, "The Harvest," and especially appreciate his essay titled, "My Father's Hoe."<br /><br /> What I've said is just my opinion. Thanks for giving me an opportunity to clarify here.<br />Herrick Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17116051416696885647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-56151730330997178462014-03-24T13:08:37.113-04:002014-03-24T13:08:37.113-04:00It would be nice if you could edit this post to ac...It would be nice if you could edit this post to account for the correction that the Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum rightly makes in their comment of March 2012. Please remove the connotation that Bailey was atheistic just because he didn't mention God in that one essay on peaches (out of the thousands of articles he published). A good read-through of The Holy Earth (or of other sections of the book The Harvest, from which the Peach essay originates) would easily demonstrate Bailey's religiosity. Thanks!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16716886097851496729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-33812544816209028162012-03-27T07:17:02.561-04:002012-03-27T07:17:02.561-04:00I don't know how to email you but wanted you t...I don't know how to email you but wanted you to check out this story about how the state of Michigan is going to kill hogs on family farms because of the breed they raise. They are killing the hogs even though they are raised behind fences because they say they are "feral." Here is a link to the you tube video: http://youtu.be/843yH_0RMIA and here is the story I read: http://www.naturalnews.com/035372_Michigan_pigs_farm_freedom.html Since you like the small family farmer I thought I would pass it along. Thanks, Ann from KYAnn from KYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-16354167562247677192012-03-16T22:00:27.441-04:002012-03-16T22:00:27.441-04:00Speaking of Born Again Dirt, have you seen http://...Speaking of Born Again Dirt, have you seen http://backtoedenfilm.com/ ?Melvinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-46041269647358794172012-03-02T15:00:23.383-05:002012-03-02T15:00:23.383-05:00Thanks for mentioning Dr. Bailey! No atheist is he...Thanks for mentioning Dr. Bailey! No atheist is he. In his seminal book, The Holy Earth Bailey writes, "Verily, then, the earth is divine, because man did not make it. We are here, part in the creation. We cannot escape. We are under obligation to take part and to do our best, living with each other and with all the creatures. We may not know the full plan, but that does not alter the relation. When once we set ourselves to the pleasure of our dominion, reverently and hopefully, and assume all its responsibilities, we shall have a new hold on lifeā¦If God created the earth, so is the earth hallowed; and if it is hallowed, so must we deal with it devotedly and with care that we do not despoil it, and mindful of our relations to all beings that live on it. We are to consider it religiously: Put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground." It is wonderful meditation of the common ground on which we share.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598020308907428554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-18500029447562191542012-03-01T08:55:25.222-05:002012-03-01T08:55:25.222-05:00Thanks for the heads-up on Noah's book. I thi...Thanks for the heads-up on Noah's book. I think I will put that on the "to buy" list.Cyndi Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05794693752183307243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13729569.post-12773515947673937642012-02-29T18:31:18.924-05:002012-02-29T18:31:18.924-05:00just a little note we are having one of the best s...just a little note we are having one of the best stone fruit seasons in years even the supermarket fruit tastes like home grown it's amazing and we are all grateful hope you summer brings beautiful peaches and peace to your nationAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com