Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-03-31
VOL. XIII. NO. 90.

Jewish Church been subjects of inspira-
ton. But to give notice that Gentiles as
well as Jews, both male and female, should
be privileged with the same miraculous
influences. will pour out my spirit
upon all flesh, &C., and to confer increas-
ed power upon the Disciples Of Chris, to
advance his kingdom in the world. larry
We therefore, said Jesus, in Jerusalem, till
the period of this prophecy, when We
shall be endued with power from on high.
Your sons and daughters means not the
sons and daughters of the Jews; but the
sons and daughters of all flesh; for Joel,
as John and Ezekiel, was carried away
in the spirit and set before collection of
! all flesh, as Peter on the day of Pentecos:
Hence Peter tells US when speaking 10
Gentle congregation. Acts 10: Al, while
speaking these words the Holy Ghost fell
on all them who heard the word; that is,
female as we'll as male, and they heard
them speak with tongues, and magnify
God. And they of the circumcision [JewsE
were astonished, because on the Gentiles
also, was poured out the gift of the Holy
Ghost. But from the sequel of your
extract from Clark, the reader will per-
ceive after all. that he rather confirms nv
views than your own; that women were
only to speak 10 the church when under
the Divine aflatus. But this, says he,
speaking Of the injunction of the Apostle
upon them,) by no means intimated that
when woman received any particular
influence from God to enable her 10 teach,
that she was not to obey that influence.
AS to the remarks of Adam Clark that
the silence enjoined, meant unrulv or
disobedient women, very freely admit
for every woman who without inspira-
toni underta kes to speak in church meet
| ing unless called upon as evidence) or
vote, IS disobedient and out of ORDER
But TO pretend that the Apostle has allus.
ion to any other circumstance or custom,
aside from establishing an ordinary rule
in the Church relating to females, is what
no man living can prove The time has
gone by when A. Cark's word, or any
mans without proof is any better than
roine or yours. lay it down here as an
incontrovertitle fact, that females did not
speak or teach in public assemblies, or in
the Church by Apostolic permission, ex-
cept when Immediately inspired. | call
on brother Murray or any other man, for
the proof that they did. That the proph-
esying spoken OF in Cor. 1lth and 18th
chapters, was by immediate inspiration,
no one dare deny. Cor. IA: 1913:
Let the prophets speak two or three and
let the other Judge If any thing be re-
vealed to another that stitch by, let the
FIRST hold his peace For ye may all
prophesy one by one, that all may learn,
and all be comforted. And the spirits of
the prophets are subject to the prophets.
For God is not the author of confusion,
but of peace, as in all churches of the
saints"
That am not alone in all my views,
will now prove by few quotations.
Tim. g. l1-I3: LET the women learn
in silence" &c. On these verses. Henry
remarks, "According to Paul, women
must be learners, not public teachers; not
usurp authority over the man, but be in
silence; Notwithstanding good women may
and ought to teach :heir children at home,
the principles of religion. So Timothy
was taught by his mother and grandmoth-
ter-2 Tim. 8: Is. Aquila and his wife
Priscilla, expounded unto Apollus the
word of God more perfectly, but private
ly; they took him unto them-Ac.s Is:
20" On the same place DR.. Scott saws,
" 1t has been observed, that this rule adj
mIt!ed OF an exception, in the case of those
who spoke.by the spirit of'prophecy."-
1t may here be added that it related to
public teaching exclusively, and not to
any kind of private instruction by which
no authority over the man is implied.
The women were required to be silent
with all subsection in the religious assem-
blies; for the Apostle as Christ's repre-
contotiuo ard doolor1,-