The New York herald., 1877-03-20
SHALL WOMEN PREACH 2
THE BApTrsrs ANSWER YES AND so-rHE METH

THE BAPTrsrs ANSWER YES AND No-THE METH
oDrsrs STILL ITINERATINo.
Paul was evidently very poor executive, how
ever good preacher may have been In his time
He lett things odds and ends In bis epstlos, that
after eighteen his have not been
able to settle the question Of his relationship 10
in the Church Some think that he was sour old
bachelor opposed TO the other sex on prlnc-
pe that acting out those convictions he wrote 10
the Church Corinth. and also 10 his friend Timothy
that women should not be allowed to speak In mectng
aud they wanted learn anything they must wait
till they got home from church and then ask their
lords But what il the husband had tbeen to church.
or what II no had been absorbed while there mental
stock speculations and did hear what the minister
preached about. how could he give his wife The In
formation sha sought? Paul ought to have settled
this Important question: or loft II at least in better
shape than 1t is at present, and thereby relieved his
Methodist and Baptist successors in tho
ministry from their present embarrassment The Inter
have had the topic under discussion In one phase or
another Tor several weeks. Yesterday DR.. Reid, OF
Williamsburg read an essay on u. IN which be TOOK
the ground wrat Paul meant was that the woman
should not ask sucn curious questions IN puncas woua
show superior knowledge TO men or lead 10 the usurpa-
ton of the authority which rghtuy belongs to men,
Paul merely prohibited women doing any religious act
that would unsex them dlsplace them from the posi-
ton in which God and nature have put tben-namcy,
In supjeclion man. Therefore tho Doctor would
grant The fullest liberty in the Church save c
ordan or make pastors of them. He illustrated his
point the questioning OF women by Jesus gong into
the Temple and asking s ooosoIs o % ., me e. law sucr
knowledge IN a woman such thing would oil course
be very reprehensbic Brother Ycrkes favored women
taking part IN religious services II they did not take
away the authority OF men. DR.. Fish, Of Newark,
would give hem all tho rights in church that men have
save TO DO ordained as pastors Brother Fowell, oil
Williamsburg, had some trouble to get the women OF
his church take part in the social meetings when he
first wont there bit they DO very effectively.
The women like to have the prohbitive view OF
tho Scriptures taken, that they may escape
this duty as OF them feel 1t tn be. But give them
The true view and hoy will readily respond Brother
Fox thought there were very lew women who wanted
preach and fewer who wanted to como out and hear
them, But II, DR.. Reid argues, the women can
speak before social meeting of one, two or threo
hundred persons he could not see the consistency OF
denying them the right TO preach aso II Is The merest
hairspltting plea But the woman question vii! solve
ITSELF as it is doing now in the case oil Mrs. Hanaiord
in Jersey city There are, he thought many
Blank was sorry that Paul had not epJoined men
from talking church, for then many boes aud fools
could be squeched.
Brother Hedden was surprised that brethren should
husband ut home, in this discussion, as IN any way ex
planning or permitting women 10 take part In social
ordination. If they give that away they cannot refuse
the other Brother Wayand Hoyt struck what IS
probably the true keynote Of paurs prohibition on
he said that must lake our inspiration from the
second chapter OF Acts when the Holy Ghost on tho
Day OF Pontecost fell upon the women as well as the
men IN that upper Jerusalem, and the clovcn
tongues fire. rested t5e heads OF the former as
well as on tne latter And Peter explained the phenom
cpa us ulnment of the proshecy OF JOEL that IN tho
latter days God would pour out his spirit upon the
daughters as well as on the sons ana !ney sno"la
tho greatest fact in the world the resurrection oil the
Lord Jesus Christ, was given TO woman. Then tho
case OF OF Samara was IN point, where the
Savioar gave emphasis when preaching whereby many
men believed on Him. Therefore, Brother Hoyt would
give the every right IN the Church that men
nave save to usurp authority over men. There Is no
evidence in the New Testament that prayer meetings
composed exclusively OF women were held But both
sexes wero together. 1t Ia not only proper but the
bounden duty OF women to tell what God has done Tor
them, and the churches have lost immensely by shut
ting women's voices out o! their meetings. he would
give more for MISS Smley's Interpretation OF the
Scriptures than for that OF all the books he has In
his library And IN the proportion that women tako
part the power of God conos down tho meetings of
inc Church. Dr. Knapp illustrated this point by ex.
ampcs from his ministry, ana adaed a ina. IN "a more %
knew one that was not started by godly women
Brother Leave thought that Mary Magdacne told the
story of TO or two men, aud they
set II ON It's travels The Of Samaripa also
her Information TO ono or two men, aud they set the
report going. But he did not believe that either
women nor any In the apostolic church ad-
dressed public gatherings OF men and women. He was
oil them, but in every other respect he was open to
conviction. He believed in proving all things and
holding fast that which is good. .And If woman IS
good I'll 20 Tor her, F" said he This remark "brought
down tho house. I"
THE METHODIST TRAVELLING PREAcHERs
This select body sat with closed doors yesterday
About seventy-nve Of them were admitted by tickets
which told OF the bearer and certified that he
beinga ''travellcr" was entitled to admission Each
ticket was signed the president and the secretary
OF the organization. They resolved that no man should
be admitted without such ticket unless, as already
provided for by introduction by member and recogni-
ton by the president and "a vote OF the meeting
Under this ormalty $400, 900 layman IRON Connec-
initiated yesterday and neard the essay 0y
Dr. C. N. sims, of Brooklyn, on the "Iuncrancy The
Doctor too like other high priced tinerants Is IN favor
OF an unlimited pastorate. He thinks McthOdsm s
flexible enough to admit Of such change, but he
would make 1t SO that IL would commend itself TO the
would make exceptions aud ior cause The itnerancy Is
no longer what II vas II as been practically
abolished and he would .ivc the sanction Of law to IT,
DR.. Curry opposed tho transfer system, and so trod
lightly Dr. Sims toes, who replied curtiy, but Dr.
Curry dscaimed any personal reflection, and fortu-
nately the press not represented there or tre-
mend0us sensation might have been teegraphcd over
the land. As IL was they retired IN good order AID
left something to be said on this vexed question
next week. The HERALD's article on the "Inerancy''
gave them something to talk about and opened their
eycs little to some views ol the question that they
had not looked at And some OF the brethren propose
10 read II before the meeting next week. Dr. Sims
corrected statement about the percentage oil those
who remain three years In a charge The HERALD on
Dr. Graves authority, put II at SIX per cent Dr. Sims
says IT is nearly twenty-five per cent The brethren
are be pledged to secrecy. and any member OF tho
meeting VINO shall be discovered in eaky" con-
dton Is to be excluded until suitable repairs can be
made his talking apparatus The doors wero locked
and guarded
THE NORMAL, SCHOOLS