Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-04-07

erSe. For greater Is Ae lho' pioPlt
III than he that speaketh with tongues
xcept he interpret, that the church may u
eceive edifying" Same chapter, part OF
;th verse. "Let the prophets speak two
,r three, and let the other judge. If any
hing be revealed to another that stitch S
oy, let the first hold his peace. For We
may all prophesy one by one. that all may
learn, and all may be comforted." Same
chapter, 29th, 3Oth, and ~Slst verses
What can be palmer from all this, than
that prophesying was teaching, especially
from the last verse which reads,-"For
We may all prophesy one by one. that all
may learn" Now where there is learn
ing there must be teaching. But if broth
er Wait had proved that women did not
teach, at the time this epistle was written,
he would not yet have proved that they
nav not teach now, unless he had shown
an Introduction from the Holy Ghost, ex-
tending in general terms to female chris
tians in all ages and places. And that
such an Introduction was ever given-to
use one of his own chosen and very
strong affirmations-"no man on earth
can prove" One thing more, before |
pass. In the passages in Joel, and lllh
of Corinthians, where both sexes are
brought forward, [Joel 2: 20, 29-1 Cor.
II: 4, 81 whatever is meant in regard TO
the male is meant in regard to the female
unless there can be produced rule of
interpreting language, known and under
stood by nobody, like that by which broth
err Wait aliows females to vote sin or no.
illness into the church, but when they
have once got it there, for6ids their voting
it out!
The single author which | introduced
on former occasion, to sustain me on a
point, gets pretty roughly handled! Guess
|
for throwing him into such hands! Blu
those who are concerned for his reputa
toE must pardon me this once, and viii
be more cautious in future! Brother
Wait says 1.-The time has gone by wner
A. Clark's word, or any mans withcu
proof, is any better than mine or yours
Now, in my simplicity, | on y introduced
the learned author as witness, before {
court whose rules understand to ADM
facts and opinions, that his testimony Nigh
90 for what it was worth. 1t was no FPS
> dirit* with me, as brother Waits remarl
> would intimate [ never make use o
such thing, except in reference to tn
Great Teac her-or, | will add, lest b
II misunderstood, the Great Teachers BIZ
" | have already said enough on this pom
l. | will leave it after saying, it did strik
Is me as highly ludicrous, to say the least c
y it, that my brother should handle me $
4 unmercJulIy for introducing only one au
!" thor, and then go himself directly off an
y lug in seren! Marvellous consistenc,
~ this, Brother! The readers Of the Tele
re graph know whether it is my fault to b
lie leaning overmuch upon human author
s. ties. I did think that Adam Clark ha
10 the rig ht view of the point where | intro
duced him; and think SO sill, nothin
ID the less for anything my brother Wa
q has produced. l See nothing in his pre-
r. ductions tending in the least to controve1
y Clark's views which introduced. Fl
at parade by which he seems TO think h
'e gets what he styles father Paul" again
n Adam Clark, does appear to me to ha,
e. more wind than rain in it.
IT If any one can put together what brotI
l. er Wait and his seven authors undertake
'e to say on the point of female teaching
IL and find out precisely what views an
= practices they hold to on the subject, the
IL win do better than l can, am frank
re confess. In his article published in II
20 Telegraph fer the llth Of November las
- brother Wait says" allow and teac
s. that females are in daty bound to aten
~ and improve their gifts, (as in apos.oI
IL ages,) in prayer, conference and all b
& nevo'ent efforts where the government
Il. the church or association isnot concerned
n0 Now take an extract from brother Wa
sc :, - ,ro,o~r.L e.