The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-22
SHALL WOMEN PREACH ?
a NEWARK CLERG YMAN hNswERs
PAUL's ADMONITION.
Suggesting that the Apostle was not Address
ina the People Of the Nineteenth Century
The Nnnrednes. Of the PuIpiI Qnesiioned.


Suggesting that tho Apostle was not Address
ipe the People Of the Nineteenth Century
The sacredness Of the Pulpit Questioned.
The nssemblage in the Second Presby-
terian Church OF Newark. at the resumption of
the trial OF the Rev. Isaac NJ. See for permitting
and encouraging women to preach aud teach In
his pulpit, was larger than on the preceding day.
Not that the number OF delegates had increased,
for there were certainly fewer of them than on
Wednesday; but women had mustered In ex-
traordinary force to hear Brother Sees defence.
He said that Mrs. l.. +. Robinson, who
preached from hts pulpit on the morning OF
Sunday, Oct. 49, and Mrs. c. s. whitney, VINO
ofhciated similarly on the evening Of the same
day, were delegates to the women's Temperance
Convention in Newark. On that morning he
had no intention OF llowing either Of these
women. or any other, to occupy his pulpit but
he spent the noon hour In prayer, and when he
returned from his study hts direction had been
Rivcn to him, and his action was taken. II
seemed TO him that the Lord was opening up a
new Geld of labor for His daughters, and he was
power.
Preacher Mr.. DIR. Palmer he believed to have
been a woman chosen by God for his work. A
more noOle NE more powerful MIND than hers
he had not known. He had heard many per-
sons OF undOubted elOquence, but the greatest
eiloguence he had listened to was from her lbs.
lie could not hesitate to allow her to stand
and teach Chnst's gospel where he had
stood and taught II himself.
lie added that wOinan's intellect is no longer
cramped, as when Paul lived and wrote. Wo-
man need no longer hide her head. Customs
have CHANGED with tine changing ages and II Is
not necessary for women To be always veiled in
the streets, as In the DAYS when for them to 90
lmmodestv. wider held, nobler sphere 10
opening to women.
He was not speaking. he continued. in support
"a In Ina AF.l 4tE AA ifaHf In
ministry but surely they should have. at le st,
the sane PRIVILEGES that iaymen have-to speak
from pew, or aisle, OF pulpit for he regarded
pulpit no more sacred than barrel or a sidewalk.
lie referred tbs Presbytery to the second
chavter OF Acts. 18th To l5f fh verse, and especially
to tins passage therein contained; " Your sons
and our daughters shsll urophesy your young
men shall see visions, and your cid men shall
dream dreams"
There you have It," he said, triumphantly.
Your daughters shall propbesyl That's IT,
The word "prophesy he expl ined. iuclud ed
all that |. now understood bv preaching.
st. Paul. the defend mt continued. was merely
notng errors IN the Corinthis n CnuTch wnen ne
wrote the words quoted by the prosecution. dd-
monishine them 10 make their women keep
silence. They had Ddbnlng women among them
then; and even IN this favored land baDbling,
g"s,iping women are not unknown. II was
such as these thAt the Apostle desired to silence.
The point he wished to make that nil
preaching shoull ue Tor purposes OF edincatiOn.
Nj. see then fe ID par. of an Articie written oy
Dr. Arinitaee, describing the immOuesty Of
many ul the Coriuthidn women. WHO mixed IN
as-emolie- with the other sex. talking al ud
with questions, and ere ttinz disturbance III the
cOnzieSation. Iut. cla ass Of women 1t was to
wnOm i. Paul referred.
lie added that ON one occasion he went to the
Fulton street PRAYER meeting, ana was Invited
to lead the services As he stepped to the desk
the minister Vacating IL said: NOW, II woman
gets up to speak. put her down AT once" Il
would not be guilty of such a breach of Chris
uan courtesy" said Mr.. see. so told hiln l
didn't 90 other peoples dirty work."
The whole amount Of this matter" contin-
ued the defend ant, after Dr. Mcllyaine had
gone ust. rs that yol want me to promise not
to do II any more. Win nothing against II on
your statute books with no injunction Tor bid
ding 1t ia your Confession Of Faith, without a
word condemning II ia the IA oily scr ptures, un-
less It be that which am sure does not con
demn II, you stu ask me NOT to d. 1t any more.
Brethren. you see where | stand"
A delegate asked whether MIR See would con-
sent TO make the promise Tor the sake OF the
peace OF the church, but he replied that Jesus
thiist came not to briug peace on earth but
sworn, ana IN the performance Of the right IL
wns not aiwANs possible 10 avoid strife. "
once thought upon this subject he said, "as
Brother craven thinks now but that was ~ the
days Of my ignorance and unbeliei."