Chapter 10—A Second Letter of Counsel to a
Missionary in Africa
Letter B
“Sunnyside,” Cooranbong
February 15, 1900
Dear Brother_____,
I have written some things to_____, and I will now write to you.
My brother, now is the time to have faith in God. We are trying to do
all we can to advance.
In regard to the question of caste and colour, nothing would be
gained by making a decided distinction, but the Spirit of God would be
grieved. We are all supposed to be preparing for the same heaven. We
have the same heavenly Father and the same Redeemer, who loved us
and gave Himself for us all, without any distinction. We are nearing the
close of this earth’s history, and it does not become any child of God
to have a proud, haughty heart and turn from any soul who loves God,
or to cease to labour for any soul for whom Christ has died. When the
love of Christ is cherished in the heart as it should be, when the sweet,
subduing spirit of the love of God fills the soul-temple, there will be
no caste, no pride of nationality; no difference will be made because
of the colour of the skin. Each one will help the one who needs tender
regard and consolation, of whatever nationality he may be.
Ask yourselves if Christ would make any difference. In assembling
His people would He say, Here brother, or, Here sister, your nationality
is not Jewish; you are of a different class. Would He say, Those who
are dark-skinned may file into the back seats; those of a lighter skin
may come up to the front seats.
In one place the proposition was made that a curtain be drawn
between the coloured people and the white people. I asked, Would
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Jesus do that? This grieves the heart of Christ. The colour of the skin
is no criterion as to the value of the soul. By the mighty cleaver of
truth we have all been quarried out from the world. God has taken us,
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