Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1897-03-19
EQUALITY OF RACES.
BY REV. TIMOTHY REEVES,
SUNDAY, MARCH i4th.
A Brief Synopsis of his
Sermon. a4. -

TEXT: Act 10 -s4s5. .. -,,-,r,s.ss,,. =,
Theme: mo other American mans
way is so badly obstructed by external
distractions as that of the Negro. yet he
is just as responsible TO God for as high
ethical and religious life as any other
man."
do not look upon the fact of the Negro
beng thus equally responsible to God as
any other man for perfect coming up to
Gods standard Of human life to be an in
justice, but do consider this distractions
which Others put in his way to be; be-
cause all men are brothers and are
morally bound to help each other on in
LIES difficult way to the goal, and not to
hinder one or the other. Because each
one regardless of his environments is held
responsible for completing his life task
according to Gods idea; and the devil
will put enough distractions before to tax
all of his patience be you assured and be-
| cause such commission is in violation to
the first law of social ethics, aud the
third OF those commandments declared by
Jesus christ to be those upon which hangs
al! the law and the prophets.
1t Is evident that the wrong attitude of
one man toward another is because he
does not have knowledge Of or fails to
recognize the true relations that exist be-
tween men. Peter, with the rest of bis
people. the Jews.
This brings me to the ''theme" which
is dedl'ced from the text, in part at least,
if not in whole. The Negro is an Ameri-
can, and is also included in the term every
nation Of obstruction to mans way. 1t
af1irms to be in the positive degree is
another Of lis elements and yet another is
that it atlirms that the American Negro
mans way is DISTRACTED by external OF
structions in the superlative degree.
In every way that man makes progress
in life he can be retarded, Kindred or that
may be obstructed~ He progress with or
by his body. mind; soul and spirits; hence
he in this can be obstructed. and when
ever he is, thus INSTRUCTED it is the work
OF the devil, ''per se," or through the
human over which he has control.
St. Paul in LIST Thessa. 2 -18, says ..Sa-
tan flinders Y. = Lesas says. Lake 1l-52.
That the Lawyers Kindred the people
from the Kingdom Of HeaYen BY their
Traditions" and in Nett. 23-13, that the
Scribes, Pharisees and Hypocrits shut up
the Kingdom Of Heaven against men for
you; neither 60 in your sleeves; neither
suffer them that are entering to go in"
Steaven says that they Kindred the people
from receiving the prophesy of tho
Masiah by killing the Prophets: Act 1852.
Here are three instances in which mans
way was obstruoted twice in his mind,
soul and spirit and ence (1) IN his body
! by killing, and each time it was the devi!
through human instrumentality.
All that his white brother has to have is
the money and he can buy any saleable
piece of property or rent, but the Negro
can not especially if the property is in a
respectable location. The majority Of his
white brethren detest him so that they do
not care to eat at the same table, worship
at the same church, ride in the same
coach or study in the same school with
the Negro. Some Of this is applicable to
the North as well as to the South. Quite
often he find it difficult matter to rent
decent house. Some excuse is made,
price put out Of his reach, or is told that
do not rent to colored people and some
time they are christian people too. Last
year one colored man who happened 10
have a wife that was several shades
brighter went to rent house OF lady of
this city, in christian neig hborhood, and
she informed him that she had none to
rent. The next day the bright wife of this
dark man went to the same lady and
inquired of the same house, or for house
r to rent-ot course this colored lady was
taken by this white lady to be another
white lady-and the former said: "les,
| have house to rent. there was color
ed man here yesterday to rent it, but
could not see it." The colored lady smile
and rented, etc.
Last Friday one Of our ladies WI
taking some Of our poor and help
+ children to the christian home Of this
just to stay few days until they conld
I sent to the Orphans home, and the d.
met them there and disputed their
trance because they were colored and
fore the lady keeper of this home W.
let them in. The lady that had is:
them there had to reason with her.
But tho Negro must love erss',' 's.
aud must pray for those that S.e.,,,,.
r uses him; this he cannot do sRias:ss
Loed helps him. Let us asl'sa'' and
strength, my brethren, that q: 20.
be enabled to rightly stem lit
and despite Of all our obstructay's nan.
reach that fair haven OF rest,iNas Vii
classed according to the stat a. = . 49,
hearts. .ys.a ses ne
received,
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