Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-20

Washington welcomed this week the
representatives of the Fidac. who are
maintaining, fostering and developing
the spirit of comradeship formed during
the World War to help promote and
establish peace among the nations. Out
of loyalty to their own nation, they
entered the army of their country in
that war which was fought to end war.
They are Just as patriotic today in help
ing to develop world brotherhood for
the promotion of peace among the vari-
Gus nations of the world as they were
when they responded to their nations
call to battle. These heroes rebuke the
narrow patriotism which frequently is
that of a profteer rather than that of
the true patriot, who, according TO
Emerson, has "the Joy experienced by
one people in communicating its spe-
cial and legitimate advantages to man
kind" If we are to have a universal
brotherhood that will promote, preserve
and perpetuate peace among all people,
We must be filled with the passion of
love for all mankind that is taught in
the foreign missionary message OF
Jonah.
Stanley tells us that the prophet,
whose mission furnishes us our lesson
today, was 1.-The child of the widow of
Zarephath, the boy who attended Elijah
to the wilderness, the youth who anoint-
ed Jehu.' His early ministry during the
reign of Jereboam II was marked by the
prediction Of the nations ancient
boundaries through the efforts of Jere-
beam. His prophecies of national ex-
pansion and conquest made him popu
lar with the court and the nation.
Although he was prophet of Je-
hovah, he hesitsted about obeying Gods
command for him to cross the desert
and preach His message to Nineveh, the
capital Of Assyria. 1t is easy to pro-
claim nice things to the people that we
love- but Jonah refused to obey Gods
command. He tried to avoid going east
by taking ship that would take him
to the most western port on the Med
iterannean, the farthest place from
Nineveh that Jonah knew. He learned
on that journey that it was impossible
for him to get away from doing his
duty when the storm smote the ship
and he was providentially brought back
to dry ground. Many men today require
Jolt that will teach them the folly
of trying to eyade doing Gods will and
work The man, who had been I'M
willing to engage in foreign mission
work, was ready to go when Jehovah
gave him the second chance. Unless
the members of the churches of Jesus
GTIlSJ
ent moment to win the world for our
Lord by engaging as they ought, in for
eign missionary work, the spirit needed
to foster, develop and promote peace
among the nations will be lacking.
Jonah's Missionary Service.
It is unfortunate that men have
missed the message of Gods love for
/ al nations contained in this book Of
Jonah. because they have been side
4 tracked by the prophets experience
within the great sea monster. Christ S
/ citation Of Jonah's experience as
prophetic of His own has placed stamp
Of approval upon the book as historically
true Gods second call for the prophet
TO enter into the missionary field re-
/ vealed Jehoyah's love for all nations.
He had rebuked the prophets narrow
/ nationalism just as He will some day
! condemn the lack of obedience TO His
great commission that some professed
Christians exhibit today by falling to
do their part to help win the world.
/ do their part 10 help win the world
We need always to remember the
1 lesson that Jonah learned. 1t has been
expressed in the lines Of the hymn
that says,
The love Of God is broader than the meas
uTe Of mems minds
And the heart of the Eternal is most won
Although there were many in Pales-
tine who held narrow view of Gods
love, like some members Of the Greek
Catholic Church who were urged to try
to win the Mohammedans for the Lord
Jesus. they declined. When asked why
God had created so many Moham-
medans, they answered, TO fill hell.
We have seen how some of the prophets
were called to bear the Lords message
to all people. Isaiah proclaimed the
message of Jehovah, when he said:
Look onto Me and be We saved all the
ends of the earth; for / am God" Our
golden text shows the attitude OF God
to the nations of the earth as one OF
love for all by its declaration "of a
truth I perceive that God is no respectoI
of persons, but in every nation he that
feareth Him and worketh righteousness
is acceptable to him"
Jonah may not have grasped the
miracle Of Gods love for the Assyrians
Certainly, he did not expect the result
that followed his preaching in that
great city, which was "the most mag.
nificent Of all the capitals Of the ancient