The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSONBaha'i Offers

Il seems that when Peter was a
guest 10 Sgm0n'S house, dinner vas
delayed Taking his sieSta before
meal. Peter vas probably hungry
and he had dream. God showed
him a vessel Of all kinds Of ami.
mails Seine the Hebrew could ca,
and others he could not eat. God
said. Rise. Peter. Kill and eat. %
While the scripture says he re,
Piled, Not so. Lord, il is very
probable that be used stronger Ian.
gusge. perhps saying. Never, not
on your life viii I eat uneleau
food, " Peter was allergie to Ger.
tain food. II is said that If one is
allergie TO .eggs, and after the one
so afflicted is told that there were
eggs in q cake he had eaten and
enjoyed, even though there we're
no eggs in the cake. be viii be.
come deathly sick. II took q special
revelation to convince Peter that
what God has eleanSed, il is clean
and not common.
About the same time a Gentle
by the name OF Cornelius. a man
who prayed to God and was de-
vout, had a vision. This Roman
centurion sent for Peter and the
big fisherman walked some thirty
miles just TO talk 10 a Gentle.
Peter wouldn't have believed that
he would do such a thing weeks
earlier. When Peter arrived it is
said that Cornelius worshlpped
Peter. This simply means that he
did obeiSance TO him, that of bow
ing. Peter rejects the gesture and
says that he is just a man and in
so saying places himself on the
same level with the Gentle.
This meeting is rather peculiar.
1t is sort of 3 miracle. Here are
Two men, who ordinarily would
have hated each other-a Jew and
a Roman Centurion. They are no
longer conqueror and conquered
they are brothers in a new spiritual
union through Christ. Two strong
men faced each other with a new
understanding and both thought the
other clean and fine and equal.
National boundaries are obliter.
ated when we read, in every ma
ton he that feareth him, and
worketh righteousness, is accepta.
bic TO him." In the eyes of God
men of every nation are accepta-
ble--if and when they fear him.
That does not mean that the pagan,
the selfFighteous denominations.
list, or the Skeptic shall be accept
able or saved. Cornelius was not
kept out because he was a Roman.
God is no respecter of persons and
the gates of the kingdom are open
to all mankind-to them that fear
him.
The Jews were no doubt amazed
at the out-pouring of the Holy
Spirit on the Gentiles. When Cor
nelius, one who had never been
circumcised, and his household re-
ceived baptism with water and the
Holy Spirit, and then they all ate
the common fellowship meal to-
gether-such COINS on were just
intolerable. The Christian church
led the way for the freedoms Of
a democracy as we know il today.
We are all one human race.
In "The Walls of Segregation are
Crumbling," by Lillian Smith, she
gives an encouraging picture Of
her own southland. A report from
the southern Regional Council in.
GLIDING Is southern cities they
found a total OF 6,4S7 Negro work
ers employed by municipalities.
46s were in professional or mana
gerial positions and II in semi
professionals and 358 are skilled
and Semi-Skilled employees. We
find such cities as Richmond, Vir-
ginia, Atlanta, Georgia. Houston.
Tex, and others, all showing large
numbers of colored employees.
William Smith says, 'In ten years
race segregation as a legal way Of
life will be gone from the south,
vindicating the Negro Americans
devotion TO democracy" The Chris
tan should ask himself the ques.
ton, eff / believe in one human
race. can l believe in segrega-
tion?"