DAPPLED THINGS ON POPULAR DEVOTIONS: “These devotions have given voice to the common spiritual sentiment of the people for ages, and they have flowered into a beautiful (if, at times, idiosyncratic) garden that makes religion more enjoyable and humane. Nobody has to practice them, but a great many choose to do so. And that, I think, leads to greater fervor in other areas and must be very pleasing to God.” (quite a bit more)