Mitschelen
2009-08-21 01:46:49 UTC
Ot take God into their thoughts, nor render their services as unto Him.
I think everybody must see that this act of these lion-faced men was
more complete when David took it before God than as rendered for
himself. Why, it might take long to tell; but, briefly, it was because
the nameless grace of religion has been added to it, and because it was
connected with that great, dear Name that hallows everything brought
under it. Many of you have brought here offerings of flowers, sweet and
fit for this day and place and purpose. Some may have brought them
simply with the thought of helping out the occasion, or to please your
teacher, or because it is beautiful in itself to heap up beauty in this
large way; but if, as you worked here yesterday, or brought your flowers
to-day, your thoughts silently rose to God, saying, "These are for _Thy_
altars--this glory of tint and perfume is not for us, but for
_Thee_"--then, I think, ev
I think everybody must see that this act of these lion-faced men was
more complete when David took it before God than as rendered for
himself. Why, it might take long to tell; but, briefly, it was because
the nameless grace of religion has been added to it, and because it was
connected with that great, dear Name that hallows everything brought
under it. Many of you have brought here offerings of flowers, sweet and
fit for this day and place and purpose. Some may have brought them
simply with the thought of helping out the occasion, or to please your
teacher, or because it is beautiful in itself to heap up beauty in this
large way; but if, as you worked here yesterday, or brought your flowers
to-day, your thoughts silently rose to God, saying, "These are for _Thy_
altars--this glory of tint and perfume is not for us, but for
_Thee_"--then, I think, ev