Gods Sabbath

C HAPTER 37

A Final Opportunity G od’s and our ways are so different, that it is seldom possible for human principles of operation to be used to illustrate the divine. To a certain extent, however, the procedures followed by architects, builders and other workers in relationship to one another can be considered as an example. This is because, for their own protection, society has invested an authority in archi tects which few other classes share. They are allowed to prepare plans for complex building structures, earning this unique posi tion by becoming highly qualified for their work. Let us imagine that a father and his son, both experienced ar chitects, have won a contract to plan a complex building such as a hospital. The building site lies in a foreign country where there is a desperate need for such a hospital to be erected. Those pro fessional men spare no effort to design the specific details and layout of the structure so that the building will serve its purpose to the best possible advantage. There is already a long waiting list of sick people needing a place where they can be treated, so the architects are under pressure to complete the plan quickly. An Illustration

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