Afro-American courier. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1926-19??, 1933-07-01
AN OPEN DOOR.

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ion when the fish ordered to in
birds the air, the beast the fields and
rest-God took inventory of it all and
ated man in his likeness and gave
r the material things of earth.
,ginnng until now-the agnostics, the
lars, critics and scientists have not been
7egetation is green how grain Of
he soil, is able to produce stalk bear
aims.
was made be destroyed and moth
been made be added. This fact
evidences the workmanship of God.
ds to be added taken away repaired.
u.s. laws and regulations governing crea-
and since the begnnng-we have had no
OK collision
ems to have found its place and is sat
therein-except Man.
is, falls wages war, kills his brother,
and attempts to close the Open
e occasion has it been necessary for
n man, not in the thunder in the
i small notwithstanding to him
hat lam God" Of one blood all ma
ated to dwell on all the face of the
among the heather, will be ex
since creation the door of exalt-
> love and devotion has stood
dsnations to exalt Him and as
mites, success, joy, happiness
n has tried to close this door
and perhaps it did appear
each occasion the Master
that I'm God
louss. ago-when the egyptians
he Delta of the Nile-then the richest valley
d-became drunk with civilization and pros
=. whispered to them and they heard Him.
Ba,. )n--the metropolis of its time-a monument to
III to nd INV
fprever-drunk with idolatry and stepped in sin-one
day heard the small voceand that spot again be-
the resting place for the wild beasts of the forest
The Israeltes had many evidences of His power and
His ability to to the utmost-whle sojourning in
the widefness-they His might heard His voice. and
felt His very strong around hembut, group
they too preudiced too and too selfish to
accept the Masters plan of WIDE OPEN DOOR. They
wanted stay around Jerusalem close the door sit
down.
1t left for the Apostle Paul, the greatest ex-
ponent of the Christian Church-to rise above the
roundings and environments of his day-to catch
of the Master and His plan and teach the and
all others the great big lesson of missions
1t he who organized at Antioch the Mother Church
Of Gentle Christianity.
He found his way to Athens the metropolis of Greece
-noted for its perfection of ancient civilization drunk
with learning, art science and culture His missionary
appetite took him to Rome-the capital Of the Roman
Empire noted for its location sze power, and wealth
and at that time regarded the heart of the civilized
world.
To these he preached a WIDE OPEN DOOR, one
that could not close and the requisite
trance the pure in heart.
Because of these and similar missionary tours, and
because of the ability and earnesnes of the Apostle Paul
the gospel caught fire and spread to hooks and
of earth.
The Jews-as group-spurned the opportunity of
entering the field They were not gospel carriers
they too preiudiced grasp the spirit purpose
of the Savior's coming.
The Prophet lsaiahs 1hesis-spoken perhaps-a
thousand before the coming Christ-appes to
the Jews case-when he said therefore will | number
you to the sword, and We shall all bow down to the
slaughter; because when | called we did answer;
when spake. We did not hear, but did evil before mine
eyes, and sid choose that where in l delighted not"
Then the Jew-with respect to the spread of the Cos
pei and the development of the mission fields out of
the picture his class has been heard; his mission now
is to heed the command Stand still and know that Pm
God"
To the Gentle groups has been entrusted the. very