National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-03-18
BRADFORD, FRIDAY, MARCH is, 1870.
Tae Wom0n Mania and the Bible.

'ONHut, commenting OI otycCtloHS
TO the woman movement, that it is
subycrtivc of the teachings of the
Bible, says:
"Nnw, in the name e reason and |
common sense, what connection has
he marriage question or the Bible |
question nth the political rights of
American citizens!
Does the Bible command men to
vote! Does it forbid women to
>otci Does the word vote occur
III all the Scriptures from Genesis
10 Rcvelationsi Why, then, array
the Word of God, who is no re.
spcc;er oe persons, against our de.
mand for personal rights ard po
!ltical equality irrespective ofsex.
But in a subsequent issue, in com
mcnting on an article in the Nation,
she says:
The woman suffrage movement
WAS inevitable because we have
been coming more and more to a
practical realization of Christianity
and woman's lifting to q platform
equality with man is doctrine
Of Christianity. 1t is taught in the
Golden Rulc--was carried out in
the life of the divine Founder of
Christianity-and we have been
gradually approaching it during
the last eighteen hundred years.
The woman movement is a step for
ward in the progress Of the race
from barbarism to civilization and
has come along naturally in the di-
vine order"
Now, in tho name of reason and
common sense, we ask, if the Bible
has nothing to do with the solution
of the questions raise / by this move.
ment, what have the doctrines Of
Christianity, the Golden Rule, the
life and prccepts of Christ, to do
with them :!
Did Christ ever say thai omcn
should vote Does the Golden
Rule proclaim that women are en-
titled topolitical equality with men
Why, then attempt to distort and
pcrvcrt the teachings of Christ into
the support of such pcrnicious doc
time
If Mrs. Livcrmore claims that THU
movement is founded on tue princi
pies of Christianity, why does she
not stand squarcly up to her doc
trinc, and meet the objections foun(
in the Bible the foundation of al
Christian principle; and not throw
the Bible aside when she finds oh.
Jections she cannot answer.
But the fact is these agitators
are covertly waging war upon the
social and domestic institutions
which are founded upon the Bible
They know it would be suicidal tc
their cause to openly dcnouncc tn,
Bible, so they take it in their han,
and hold It in sight of the people
while they pcrvcrt its doctrines an,
disclalm its teachings.
I heir doctrine is that men an,
women gre perfectly Independent
and cquai in all personal and politi
cal rights, irrespective Of sex.
The tc,:hing of Gods Word t,
man aud woman is, We are ono. -
Not g arate, distinct and indepcn
dent ; out one. Man was incomplete
without the woman, and the woman
was given to man as an hclpmcet
and they were declared one .fesl
Christ sums this up rs the doctrin
Of the Old Testament, and add.
"What therefore God hath joine
together, let no man put asundcr
Now, Mrs. Livcrmore and her a.
sociatcs are trying to put man an
woman asundcr; to make the,
separate and independent of cac
other; to make t,co o. what Go
has declared to be ore to set Il
woman against the man, and Il
man against the woman; TO ovel
turn the social relation between Il
man and woman az established
the Divine Word. And it is ,
wonder that at times they find
cOnrcnicnt To set aside the Bib
and claim that it he's nothing to
with these questions.
But some of the leading agitatc
do deny the authority of the Divi
Word altogether; and they are
least consistent in repudating
teachings But is it consistent
proper for Christian man OF We
an to join with them in attempt
10 overthrow ali the sacred ins,i
iions of socia! life. and subvert
the vital relations Of the fani
which are founded upon the Bi
for this is the tendency Of til
teachings, deny il who may.