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

visions and also upon the servants and upon the
sandmaids in those days will pour out my spl1i'.
Here Is the teaching of the " Spirit,
beforehand. This very prophecy was
fulfilled, not only onlhe day of Pentecost,
but before The eyes. and in connection with
The labors ofthe Apostle whose language
has been quoted to show that the dapgb-
ters' and handmade" are MOTTO "ProPh-
esq. The fulfilment is recognized in his
own language, used in the 18th chapter
and 9Th verse Of corinthians -" But
every soOman that prayeA or prophesieth
With her head uncovered &c. This
language shows, incontrovertibly, that
women did pray and prOphesy. even in
that age of female degradation.
Perhaps | ought TO digress here. for
enough to give moments attention to the
meaning Of the word, prophesy." The
best PSYCHOLOGISTS agree that, as used IN the
passage have last quoted and Others, it
signifies to preach-to speak TO edifcation
to exkoft. Noah Vebster's whole defni-
ton of the word. in his octave dictionary,
runs thus i" To utter predictions; TO make
declaration of events TO come. Jer. XII
2. In Scripture, to preach; to instruct in
religious doctrines; to interpret or explain
Scripture or religious subjects; 10 ex-
hort | Cor. XIII Adam Clarke says
of the verse preceding the one have ci-
ted Cor. xii Every man praying
orprophesying," &c." Any person who
engages in public acts in the worship Of
God, whether prayer, singing, or exhort-
alton for We learn, from the Apostle him
self. tina; pror@heteretu, 10 prophesy, signi-
fes to speak unto men 70 ed jfeatioa, erhort
alien. and comfort. chap. xiv. 8. And
this comprehends all that We understand
by erbortation, or even preachiag" OF
the passage cited,-1 Cor. xi.-5: But
every woman that prayethor prophesieth,n
&c-he says. Whatever may be the
meaning Of praying and propAesying in
respect to the man they have preciseIvthe
same meaning in respect to the qUomon.
So that some women at least, as well as
some men, might speak to Others to edit
cation, and erbortattoa and comfort And
this kind Of prophesying or teaching was
predicted by JOEL ii. %, and referred TO
by Peter, Acts ii. II And had there not
been such gifts bestowed on qcomeu. the
prophecy could not have had its fulfil
ment."
Thus much for the definition of the
| word. The next passage to which will
call my brothers attention is found in the
writings of this same Apostle to the Phil
ippians, 4th chapter, Sd verse -. And |
entreat thee also. true yoke fellow, help
those women which labored with me in
the gospel &c. ask the brother can
didly, what he supposes fhe labor IN tn,
gospel, performed by these acomea, consis
ted off Does he believe it was all per
formed in silence?
1t does appear to me that all | have
now produced shows the construction
which my brother puts upon the passages
ne cites to be altogether unWaraatable
On the leading passage which he has. cit
ed, as sustaining his views, submit the
entire remarks of Adam CLARKE.
| Verse Sd. Let gour aooaaen Keep 81
ienee aa The churcbes.l This was Jew
ish ordinance; women were not permitted
TO teach in the assemblies, or even to 0sI
questions. The rabbins taught that "a
woman should know aothino but the use
Of her distaff' And the sayings of Rab.
b. Ellezer, as delivered. Bammadbar RAD.
| ga, sec. 9, fol. 204, are both worthy OF
remark and OF execratlon they are these:
Issrephu dz5rey torah zeal gsmsaru len
aShsm, Let the words of the law be
burned, rather than that they should be
delivered to women
This was their condition till the time
OF the Gospel, when, according TO the
prediction Of Joel. the Spirit of God was
to be poured out on the qcomen as well as
the men, that they might propAesg, /. e.
teach Aud that they did pr0phesu or
teach IS evident from what The apostle saws,
chap. XII 5, where he lays down rules to
regulate this part of their conduct while
mlnlsterlng in the church.
But does not what the apostle saws
here contradict that statement, and show
That The words in chap. XII. should be IN