Worm has turned.Dear editor, Re: Africans will not apologize for interfering (December Journal). My, oh my, how the worm has turned! It was not that long ago when Western Christendom was sending missionaries by the thousands to deepest, darkest Africa Darkest Africa in European and American imaginations, a faraway land of no return. [Western Folklore: Misc.] See : Remoteness in order to spread the Good News. To the credit of the missionaries, they were very good at what they did. To the credit of many Africans, they recognized the truth in the Good News and converted to Christianity. Now, the descendants DESCENDANTS. Those who have issued from an individual, and include his children, grandchildren, and their children to the remotest degree. Ambl. 327 2 Bro. C. C. 30; Id. 230 3 Bro. C. C. 367; 1 Rop. Leg. 115; 2 Bouv. n. 1956. 2. of those converts are continuing the great challenge of spreading the Good News by coming among us. And what has our response been but to demand that they apologize for such effrontery ef·front·er·y n. pl. ef·front·er·ies Brazen boldness; presumptuousness. [French effronterie, from effronté, shameless, from Old French esfronte . After all, what could African Christians possibly have to say that would have any relevance to progressive, Western Christians? Llew Hounsell Corner Brook Corner Brook, city (1991 pop. 22,410), W Newfoundland, N.L., Canada, on the Humber River. It is Newfoundland's second largest city and has a large pulp and paper mill. Other industries include lumbering, salmon fishing, and quarrying. Nearby is Gros Morne National Park. , Nfld. |
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