The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-24
Caste Prejudice Strong
in Church Matters.

Lesson July 81, Acts 1890.
We have no record OF Paul being
d.sh,drtcned, although his expert
,u,c 30 far had D",u .ag
prYmLa- OF that prominence and In
Iuruco that distinguished him
later as the greatest Of the apostles.
Ito had reason 20 bemoan tho FAN
ufc OF his mission 30 Tar, yet We
never hear Of word of complaint
CT a sign " Impotence. Although
sptc.fl,dIiy collected by the Lurd
himself 30 carry the gospel to- tho
GrutIl.s. he vas wiling to walt the
Lords own ;imc to begin. lie was
ready tor the labor, and only await
Cd the can 20 activity. His expert
cuuc ut Damascus had been far
from encouraging for he had TO be
spirited away from that city by hs
friends to avoid assassination. At
Jcruas although beiticudcd and
encouraged ~ BAruabas, yet ne
found himself out OF touch and out
of tune with he faithful there,
whose preJud!Ce5 were not yet worn
down by their fidelity to the Chris
t.an faith, and who. perhaps, were
not fully convinced OF the sincerity
OF this new disciple who had be-
come famous for the bitter fight he
had waged on The followers Of
Christ So ne was sent into tenn
porary retirement at Tarsus, his
home city, where he led an unevent-
ia, life uutil the day when Barna-
bls called him TO assist In the great
work going on at Antioch.
Awaited Gods Time.
Patience Us oUe of the Christian
virtues that is most observed In the
breach. This Is an impatient era OF
L.. tf,Htt Vaf a
Immediate results are demanded in
II the blood In this twentieth cen
tury to keep everything up to fever
heat and to discard as a failure the
slow. steady plodding which ait"c
all produces the most reliable and
permanent results. Even the use
fulnoss of our evangclists Is meas-
urcd by a count OF professions 10 =
cured, and no tally is taken OF the
possibly hundreds of SOUS who AZ"
set on tho right road OF thinking
but do not arrive at the point or
definite decision. Many results OF a
revival do not manifest themselves
until long after the excitement has
died down. The Lord does not work
ON "A human time schedule, and the
bcacechings OF the Spirit do not
cease when the curtain is rung
down on a revival. Many Il good
man has done a splendid work In
winning souls to Christ who never
personally knows Of the extent OF
his Influence nor the results that vi
umately accrue to his efforts. The
times Of the Lord are not numbered
by human device, and his will wal
be Triumphant even though 1t may
be years after we expect things tC
come to pass. Paul was wise enouBl
to know this. The Lord had called
him to specific work-the LoTc
would open up the avenues to that
labor in his own time and in his
own way. The time did arrive whnr
circumstances demanded the activ'
ity OF Just such a man as paul, aiiC
Barnabas was the man who was
near enough to God to know JUS
/ where to find the man needed. Tn
| began that apostolic career ina
shook the world and whose influ
! cnce vet dominates wherever tr'
word of God Is preached.
Picked Good Ambassador.
The revival OF Antioch worrin'
the good people OF the Jcruslen
church. Peter had experienced n re
vlval at Ceserea that raised thei
traditional doubts. and here was til
same problem In a new and NOR
serious form. They were provoked
for here was more of the same thin
that upset all their traditions am
prcIudiCes. was the gospel o
Christ really to be offered to tn
Gcutiles and uncircumCised--chi
drcn without the promise-on al
equality with the children OF Abrh
ham? From their ,point OF view
was unthnkable, almost blasphe
| moua yet there were evidences tha
this was Gods work and they coult
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