The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-09-03

discus the subject, which j.: the true name OF
ths feminine human being, Perhaps the reader
is ready to smile and say novel subject in
deed to merit discussion, Weltit is rather rov-
ell but ior all that not simportant language 4
is powerful engine for good or evil. Words .
are things ofnighty influence. The manner o!
speech Indicates the habit ormind. five would .
iaoroye our taste, we must be careful that our
expressions are appropriate and refined. \ vul- /
gar word vii lofen destroy the .ood effect Of
n,o,,d lecture, while words ftiy 7Joken are like
apples Of gold in pictures OF sI.ycr.'
But what term are We to use to dcsi. nate
tho human from the animal female? As thc
Ritle gircs Us history Of the origin Of the hut
man rucc, and also Of the animal ccation, we
naturally turn TO it for light upon this subject.
And VIC are not disappointed; but find it re-
marlably clear on this point-as IN the text
The name ronan, being by divine inspiration,
given to her, she is always thus designated thro'-
ought the sacred books, excepting when the dis
tinotion of sex is the subject in hand,
In the whole Bible, the term ,fsn'1le applied to
woman is only used in eleven places, and each
time contrasted with man as male Read the
passages.
l, Male and female created he them. Gen.
I.27.
>. This is tie law for her that hath borne
male or female Lev. XNYII.4.
s. lfit he female, thy estimation, &c
lev. XXVII ;.
4. For the female ten shekols. Lev. XVII
5. For female month old, &c. Lev.
XNNII. 6.
6. Both male and female shall be shut out.
Mum. V, s.
7. The similitude ofany figure, the likeness
Of male or female. Deut. ". IS.
8. There shall not be male or female, &c.
Dcut VII, II.
8. God made man male and female Math.
XIX.1I
10. God made man male and female Mark
X 8.
II. In Christ there arc neither male nor fe-
male, sc. Gal Ill 28.
The reader will preccive at once that these in
stances are to designate the sex; not to express
the name, which in the Hebrew language was al
ways significant of character.
term tc;aale instead of 'coman, be substituted in
the following passages of Scripture:
| will put cnmity between thee ard the fe-
male. Gen. Ill. Is.
Man that is born ofa female, &c Prov XIV l.
Who can find yirtuous female, &c. Prov.
XXXI 16.
Oh, female! great is thy faith, &c. Math. XIV.
%.
And lie, (Jcsus,) turned to the female and
said unto Simon, Seest thou this female, &c
Luke Y Ii A.
God sent his Son made ola woman. Gal. ".
4. All! who would dare substitute the term
referring only to the animal in the sex, where the
hallowed humanity of our divine Rcdccmer is
disclosed?
Thus have we proved that the word or God is
t ue to feminine nature of Mankind, giving its
testimony 10 the honored name ofvo,aaa, which
is repeated, in the singular or plural over
t1o haHdrI times in the Bible.
But there is yet clearer demonshation.-
If we use the feminine, we must also use the
mascun term Of the sex as a name; because in
every instance the inspired writer's do this, rev
er putting M, in contladistnction to teaalc,
which would imply the infcrority of woman as
more nearly allied to the animal. # we are to
be governed by the letter Of that particular
verse OF Scripture-"God made them male, and
female'-n giving maine to one sex, we arc G.
qullly bound to apply this rule to the other
Tosee the full force Of the argument, let us sub
stitutc the terms in q quotation or two.
"Oh but MALE, proud MALI,
Dressed in a little brief authority" &c.
AN honest MALES the mobiles, work Of Cod"
STho lamps shown o'er fair FEMALES and brave
MALES"
'MAIE is but half without the FINALE"
s Now come to the plain prose Of common life
and We read accounts of the malcS who robbed
the mail being arrested. OF drunken mall
taken up for insulting fs1nn3e, &C. Should
this mode Of expression be adopted by journal
lists, and the term male for man used, as female
now is for monan, We should see at once how
improper and ridiculous the language.
Names are significant and while woman, o
lady indicates that the being is female, tn
LuIIcl lel uOSS IoI Ccl fanny luuICdiC JIG lit
of woman, and rarely if ever exctes the idea o
a lady. We naturally think of females as wo
man Of the lower, if not the lowest order.
not this one of the chiefrcasons why brave mel
seem to show so little respect for the companion
ship of women, and leave them to 60 dow
with foundered ships, or to perish in the burn
ing boat?
The editor of one of our leading papers des
cribing ably that dreadful catastrophe-the de
struction of the Camden ferry -boat-boldly con
demned the selfshncss Of the "strong men VIII
only sought their own salty, and left tn
helples females to their fate" Females indeed
They might have been sheep. Why not shou
the ralIying cry of st. Paul. "Help these VIC
men!7 and you would have awakened the bes
feelings Of mems nature, the sympathes OF hi
heart, and the honor Of his manhood.
But editors are not, however the only writer
in fault. The hordes of fiction writers ar
nearly all infected by this low taste Of usin
female for woman or lady. Prescott's historic
are models Of language, and the term female &c
woman is never used by him. nor by the be.
poets.
Ihave but one other source of this popult
corruption of words which am now conside
gand then am done. Though last it is ne
less important, but more to be lamented tina
any we have mentioned. allude to the almo
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