The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-11-03

rou will yield your mind up to the CON
viction> OF truth.
For orr convenience, and for the bette
understanding ofthe subject, we shall di
vide our lecture into four diff rent parts
viz:
'l>t Are to keep silent.
2d. Recommendation and Trusts.
st. ProplrtrSscs.
4th. Ministers
LIST. Are to Keep Silent.
Cor l4-A
Let your womcn keep silent in tn,
churches tor il is not permitted to them
| to speak; but they are commanded to br
under obedience, as also saith the Law.
COMMENT :-DoubtlrSs the Devil relies
on this passage of scripture more sha7.
! any other in the Bible to seal the mouths
of those holy and consrcratrd women
who have received the baptism of the lIo-
~ Gh oSt, and who desire to impart thr
knowledge Of its reception to others, and
this ''mo>t subtle of I'LL the beasts Of the
tirM' has infused this idea into the minds
of many good men and women.
Let rs ask "lrom whence rnmrth shi>
idea that women ave Now to keep silent
in cur churches! Who has placed this
seal of >ilrnrro on her lip~' Certainly not
worldly opinions. or usaycs-thlnk Of Il
ball room. or gathering on some festive
occasion, where slrucc would DC imposed
on women. who would attend such Il ya-
thcring or who would enjoy it if they
did attcnd' Ne, it is not the world that
torbids; tho good book we'll says ''Thc
children Of this world are wiser in their
generation than the children Of liyht."-
1t is the voice of Il few cold churches,
(and Mcttodi>m is not entirely free from
the ice,) WHO forbid, that woman should
open her mouth in prayer in the assem-
blirS of saints.
If PauI's prohibition "Lct your women
keep silent i'll the churches is to be car
ricd out to the letter in relation to the
progressing of the women, regardless of
explanatory connections, and rontrahic-
tory passages, why should it not I've car
ritd ont to letter in oth'r respects! 1t
the apostle intended to cnjoin silence in
an absolute sense. then our Episcopalian
friends trrSpaSs against this prohibition
at every church service in calling ont the
responses of women in company with the
men in their beautiful church liturgy,
and whrl t!>cy repeat our Lords prayer
in concert with their brethren.
And TINS 90 women also trcspass
against this prohibition every time they
break the silence and unite in holy song
in the chnrch of God in any denomination.
This some allow is all right, but when
the spirit of God is poured out on the
daughters of Zion, moving them to well
nigh irrcpre>shlc uttrrancrs OF Gods
great goodness, some cold churcllran is
ready to say that is all wrong"
The rreg1|arity Paul complained Of
was peculiar to the Corinthian church
and was not applicable to any other
churches of his day, much less to the
churches ofthc present Time. The apos-
tie did not urge any objection to womcnS
singing, or praying during churc! ser
vices, to the contrary he gives special Iii
rections lis to how the women should be
attired when they are praying in the
churches, or are engaged in public wor-
ship.
But he did intend to restrain women
from taking part in public debates in
matters pertaining to religion. In the
Jewish synayogurs it was not unusual
for some one to interrupt the speakers by
propoundirg 4 question. This practice
had no doubt, been introduced into the
Corinthian Christian church, and women
were disposed to take part in these de-
bates. This St. Panl did not approve Of
and said "Lct Your women keep si1rncc'
and if they wish to lM informed let them
task their husbands ut houlc' such 4ues-
lions as are necessary.
And suppose if that grand old apostle
were to come into some Of our churches
Of the present day and slonld see some of
our women en'lravoring to attract atten
ti"n by playing with their ,jcwelry, or
ratl|iny their silk, or twisting about and
laughing in their seats. he would roar ont
to them in thunder tones "Womcu keep
silent i'll church,
I'd. Recommendations and Trusts.
Romans. l6--l-2.
commend unto You Phebe our sister.
which is a servant of the church which is
at >enchrea. That ye receive her in the
Lord, as OecOmeth saints, and that ye as
sst her in whatsoever business she hath
need of you: for she hath been a succour-
or Of many, and Of myself also.
Romans. l6; Concluding remarks writ
ten to the Romans from Corinthus, and
sent by Phebe, a servant of the church at
Senchrca,
COMMENT: - It is generally admitted
that Pauls epistlc to the Romans is one
of the most important books in the Bible, |
we learn from the two preceding verses
that Phehe was servant of the church, |
that she should lie received as bccomrth |
A saint, that she had been of great assist
ance to St. Paul, and that this the most
important epistlC was entrusted to the
care Of this sainted and devoted woman
Of the church, she carried it to the city of
Rome and read it in the churches, and !
had it inscribed on the records and filed !
iI!lDln VlC NtCltN OlUN ITO, wv IliIlIN !
suppose she was silent while attending to !
this important business.
Sd. Prophetesses.
1COr. l4--3-4. !
But he that propbcsieth speakcth unto
nen to editication, and exhortation and
comfort. he that pro-
)heseth ediieth the church.
CoM,fENr:-Wc quote tho above pas
'age of scripture to define the meaning of
he term Prophcsy, VIC see it means to
peak TO men to MJy, to crhort to comfort,
b edify the chnrch. This was the duty of
/ Prophet, now did woman prophcsy, if
% did they keep silent' Let the follow
ne scripture answer.
Nehemiah, Ola.
My God think you upon Tobiah and
according to their works, and
|pon tho Prophecies Noadiah.
Acts. 21-19.
And the same man had four daughters,
'irgins, which did prophesy.