agreeing；　marrying；

building；　destroying？　Its　sacredness　is　in　the　law　that　no　sacrifice　is

valid　unless　the　sacrificer　lay　his　hand　upon　the　head　of　the　victim。

The　congregation　lay　their　hands　on　the　heads　of　those　who　are　sentenced

to　death。　How　terrible　the　dumb　condemnation　of　their　hands　must　be　to

the　condemned！　When　Moses　builds　the　altar　on　Mount　Sinai；　he　is

manded　to　use　no　tool；　but　rear　it　with　his　own　hands。　Earth；　sea；

sky；　man；　and　all　lower　animals　are　holy　unto　the　Lord　because　he　has

formed　them　with　his　hand。　When　the　Psalmist　considers　the　heavens　and

the　earth；　he　exclaims：　〃What　is　man；　O　Lord；　that　thou　art　mindful　of

him？　For　thou　hast　made　him　to　have　dominion　over　the　works　of　thy

hands。〃　The　supplicating　gesture　of　the　hand　always　acpanies　the

spoken　prayer；　and　with　clean　hands　goes　the　pure　heart。

Christ　forted　and　blessed　and　healed　and　wrought　many　miracles　with

his　hands。　He　touched　the　eyes　of　the　blind；　and　they　were　opened。　When

Jairus　sought　him；　overwhelmed　with　grief；　Jesus　went　and　laid　his　hands

on　the　ruler's　daughter；　and　she　awoke　from　the　sleep　of　death　to　her

father's　love。　You　also　remember　how　he　healed　the　crooked　woman。　He

said　to　her；　〃Woman；　thou　art　loosed　from　thine　infirmity；〃　and　he　laid

his　hands　on　her；　and　immediately　she　was　made　straight；　and　she

glorified　God。

Look　where　we　will；　we　find　the　hand　in　time　and　history；　working；

building；　inventing；　bringing　civilization　out　of　barbarism。　The　hand

symbolizes　power　and　the　excellence　of　work。　The　mechanic's　hand；　that

minister　of　elemental　forces；　the　hand　that　hews；　saws；　cuts；　builds；　is