The Demand and the Supply of Increased Efficiency in the Negro Ministry: The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 13Moorland, Jesse Edward
Religion
The Demand and the Supply of Increased Efficiency in the Negro Ministry: The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 13
Moorland, Jesse Edward
African American clergy -- Education; Religious education
And he will call to mind the
requirements which Jesus Christ laid down for all men who wish to walk
with Jesus here and to enter with Him in eternal rest. "For I was
hungered, and ye gave me meat; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was
a stranger, and ye took me in: naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and
ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the
righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee a hungered, and fed
thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and
took thee in? Or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick or in
prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them,
Verily, I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least
of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
The above words are from the Master's own lips and make plain and clear
the duty of the church, the duty of Christian society as well as that of
the individual. It is a clear indication that Jesus meant for his
followers to acquaint themselves thoroughly with the conditions of society
as He did himself. He was thoroughly familiar with all the evils and the
needs of humanity which surrounded Him. And His work was the healing of
every ill. Too long have men talked about the Father in such a cold,
metaphysical way as to forget their brethren who are next door to them.
Too long have men thought merely of individualistic religion. Our religion
must be more effectively social in its aim and practice. It must so act
and react on society that the whole lump will be leavened. Christianity
has done more for the world than any other religion or principle and yet
it has never been given the chance it should be given to do its complete
work among men. When you look about you and behold the suffering and
misery, the sin and shame, can you but offer a prayer that the day will
soon come when a large number of our strong men shall receive a training
for the ministry which shall fit them to battle effectively with these
great problems which confront us in this modern age? Unless it is done we
go backward. Here is the Negro's great opportunity, viz: To let
Christianity have a chance through him. Will he lose it?
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