New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-05-03
fair belligercnts have not improved before

fair belligercnts have not improved before
now.
The Brooklyn logicians proceed to argue
that there should be no woman in the pulpit
now because "there were no female apostles,
"pastors or teachers in tho early church,
founded by the Savior. There were no
"female Bishops and the angels OF the
Churches were all men," Now this must be
admitted by our sisters as an indubitable fact,
and would be what in Western speech ID
called "a deadener" to their cause, If they
could not plead that other means OF grace
quite unknown to the apostles beside fe-
male preachers which have appeared In
modern times have been sanctioned by
the reverend clergy who have just pronounced
Anathema upon their feeble efforts to serve
the Lord. When Peter and Paul set out upon
their mission, did they devote the coHtribu-
tons of the faithful to the purchase of palatial
churches, costly pictures, carved images, and
choirs of singing women, costlier than all
Which of the CANCELS" of tho churches
preached Christ for the twelve or twenty
thousand dollars salaries of to-day Ii the
church has made progress in these inno-
vations, why shut out the Othersf Why do not
the theological seminaries, who want to keep
their doors barred on the all-encrOaching
woman, consult THE TRIBUNE Of few weeks
since for the true logical reason for so doingf
There the nail was hit on the head. We set
forth the danger that vanity and ambition
might creep into the pulpit through some OF
our sisters sermons; and that the profession
of preaching might be adopted by many
women in search of q career, tempted by its
sure remuneration and respectable social posi-
ton. Is it possible that any male student OF
divinity would avoid such an argument from
the fear of being hoisted by his own petard Z
A third class Of Christians in this country,
quite distinct from either men or women
ministers, are beginning to question whether
there is not too much instead of too little set
and formal preaching; whether the worship OF
God, instead of being narrowed into two or
three deiverances of opinion, too often stale
and meaningless, which one man weekly wrings
out of tired brain for thousand others on
consideration Of q salary, ought not to par
take more of general, hearty working to-
gether for Cod not only in Sunday prayers and
praise but in every system of reform for their
fellow men. If the money and the zeal devoted
now to the paying for costly churches, preachers,
and music, were given by every congregation
in this city to the establishment OF church
hospitals inebriato asylums, and training
schools, the reformation of Magdalenes and
drunkards, in ten years New-York would de-
serve to be called Christian city. If every
man and woman in the church were leagued
together not simply to pay pew-rent, but to
work actively in giving to their brothers for
whom Christ died chance for salvation in
this world by fair work and wages, and in the
next by knowledge of Him, their own spir-
itual health would be sounder than if nour-
ished by any sermons from either male or fe-
male teachers. This is the opinion Of the third
party; but we, of course, as mere secular
reasoners can only sit apart and hope that the
truth may win.