A PLEA
You have builded temples in His name
Of mortar and brick and stone, With windows of glass most beautifully stained,
With tower and spire and dome; But what do we of the by-ways care
For structure and line and trim? Out in the dust of the lonely road
We only ask for Him!
You have blazed His name across the [...]
You may try to persuade yourself that this is an ordinary book — in order that you may find comfort in the persuasion - but you cannot do so and be fair to facts.