Out Our Way: Charlie Russell skies

In Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of the Italian Cohort, as it was called. He was a devout man who feared God with his entire household; he gave alms generously to the people and prayed constantly to God.

One afternoon about 3 o'clock he had a vision in which he clearly saw and angel of God coming in and saying to him, "Cornelius!"

He stared at him in terror and said, "What is it, Lord?"

He answered, "Your prayers and amour alms have ascended as a memorial before God. Now send men to Joppa for a certain Simon who is called Peter; he is lodging with Simon, a tanner whose...