Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-11-11

TO other minds. If should fail, therefore,
ID effect any change in your, or other minds |
relative TO this question, il will be no eFl-
dence 10 me, without farther light, that my
premises are not correct.
consider the subject TO be Of vital i'm
porsance, because of its practical bearing
upon fhe rnaninlity Of action, and effort in
all moral reform. accord to woman her
rights, so far as understand them, as free
aud as cordially as any other man. And
here, at The commencement Of my remarks,
/ wish il to be definitely understood, that
believe in the perfect equality Of The rights
Of the two sexes: that is, that Woman's
rights are equally precious with mans, and
no more 10 be disregarded or Infringed than
mans. But her rights are not the same.
Ny child, acknowledge has equal rights
with myself: that is, rights as perfect and
absolute as my own. But who will con-
tend that because the child's rights are
equally sacred and inviolable with mine;
that therefore they are the same. My right
to govern, gives me no right TO violate, or
infringe on the child's right to my protec-
ton from injury; and TO use that authority
in love, and with the purest motive for its
present, future, and eternal happiness. Be
cause the command, children, obey your
parents is no more sacred, than the COM
mand, fathers, provoke not your children to
wrath; but bring them up u the nurture
and admonition Of the Lord
Now it is undeniable that God has made
as plain distinction between the rights of
male and female. Of husband and vile. as
between parent and child. And this dis
tinction is recognized in the living oracles ;
FIRST as natural or in accordance with the
| design Of their creation. lst Tim. 2: IL,
l12, 13, Let The woman learn 10 silence
with all subsection. But suffer not wo-
man to teach, nor usufp authority over the
man, but TO be in silence. For Adam was
first formed, then Eve.'
Here the order Of their creation is assign
ed as reason why the woman should oc-
cupy place or station inferior to that of the
man, in moral dictation; I suffer not a
woman to teach &c.
Cd. As in accordance with the law; 1st
Cor. IA 81, Let your women keep silence
in the Churches; for It is not permitted IN
to them 10 speak; but they are commanded
to be under obedience, as also saith the
Law Verse 35th, And ii they will learn
any thing, let them ask their husbands at
home; for it is a shame for a woman TO
speak in the church,
Here we see the Apostle testifying that
| the law enjoine& the same thing with him
Iself; namely, the silence Of woman in tile
church, or kingdom Of Christ, as il regard
ed moral dictation, or authority.
| Sd. BY the Gospel or last Covenant, as
the texts already quoted. with 1st Pet. 3
1st, abundantly prove, Likewise ye wives
be 10 subsection to your own husbands, that,
/ if any obey not the word, they also may
without the word be won by the converse
ton Of their wives
Here again we discover the subiection re-
quired, arose from The relation of husband
and wife, 10 accordance with the requisi-
tons Of the word, That il any obey not the
word &c. Not, ifany obey not their hus-
bands In whatever they may through pride
or haughtiness dictate, in worldly or spirit
ual matters. But if they obey not that hus.
band who through much study and PRAYER
over the word has learned duty towards
God and man; and now calls on his com
ipanion as The weaker, YET honored vessel, tt
submit TO whatever hardships, trials, priva.
tons, or service may be necessary TO pro
mote the-kingdom Of Christ, and the saliva
ton Of souls.
Now, my brother, if male and female
husband and wife, stand on a level, as il re.
/ CARDS the right of moral dictation, or what
| is our duty in moral or religious enterprises,
either you, or your correspondents, be pleas
ed to tell me why there should not be the
same injunction upon the male as upon the
female, the husband as the wife, to be in
subsection, or to keep silence il the church.
| es.
/ But here, by the way, lie, me observe thai
/ object, in toto, 10 your reasons why wo-
men were commanded to keep silence in the
churches, that it was owing to circumstanc
| es, or duty in any particular age or period
Of the church, and not another. The apos
| tie is not speaking Of the duty Of female:
under any particular circumstances but he
! is enforcing general duty upon all females
from their creation down to the present time
when without law, or with the law, and un