, 1881-06-05

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| Cling cfoso to her snowy brow;
| His muuly form he bent MS he said
To himself, I'll kiss her now!''
lie pressed his lips to the shining strands,
as bees for the honey seek;
But, when he Let 60, his mouth was glued
| So tight that be couldn't speak!
Sho saw his awkward plight, and turned
sort Of Il CRIMSON green,
And gaspcd. with frightened look, 20 Lord
| lfOrgot tile buudoiiuc!
| a WOMAN PREACHER.
| Aetr York Times.
1t is some years since tue attempt OF Wom
elf to force themselves into the pulpit in this
country began. The attempt has not been
| wholly unsuccessful, and, singularly enough
tho very sects which have admitted women
to tho pulpit are those which profess the
! most profound reverence for the Scriptures.
1t is not to be denied that st. Paul expressly
| forbitl, women to preach, and tile only way
iii which this prohibition cal: be set aside is
by assuming that st. Paul's directions are to
bc followed onty SO far rs they may COLL
mend themselves to our approval,-an as
sumption which Mr. Bob IngersoH would
be very ready to make, but which seems
somewhat inconsistent with the professed
creed Of the evangelical sccts. Although
! certain sects have refused tn ordaln-atter
their manncr-w0lnan preachers, they have,
| nevertheless, permitted women to occupy
| their pulpits lis n sort Ut volunteer clergy
| to be distinguished by outside people from
| the regular clerical army. How MANY women
preachers have been in active Service during
the past winter is not precisely known, but
that the number WAS diminished by one
early III April last is Il fact Which there Is no
| reason to conceal.
The Rev. Miss Ann Eliza Smith was born
OF Methodist parents, and until she reached
the age Ut II was Ill, ardent Methodist. At
! that period, however, she began to turn her
attention to tho study OF theology and ecclc-
found works as 'Appletons' Cyclopedi., ~
| and two religious newspapers, one Of which
was Methodist and the other Baptist In its
views. For s,tae time she tloyercd OIL the
bnk OF Ssysra faSeinAtng srffjes tue
titled her to the delights OF moral martyr
dom. but she final; decided to reject them
all and t. content herself by becoming
Baptist. Accordingly she gravely announced
be uuietetl only by ilnnlersion, and
was painfully surprised when that in
telligcnt old gentleman told her to go
and be i Baptist to any extent she might tie
sire. Sic lla.l expected TINT she would be
prosecuted, but as that comfort was with
held from her, she boru up brayely, hoping
for better things.
Her next religious eccentricity was her de-
termination TO oecumc preacher. ohe told
iSr later tnat shy nay ; call TO me mlnstry
witli horror from MIN when ne sai1 dllat En- ne
'.hadn't hecrd noOtnly a-callin on her" The
Baptist minister tried to persuade her that
sne soai; pc use1ul elsewhere IMAM Ill the
pllplt. lte hlntetl ulat 4 certain amount or
scholarship WAS necessary to q minister who
wished to expou1l the Scriptures intel]i-
sent!y: or 70 discuss qneslinns OF eccle,
siastlcai nlstor; or pol11y. one conirohteu
the encyctopedia and two religious
newspapers, ana was, she rather guessed,
quite as good y scholar us most Of the
tl men VINO tried 70 Keep women III slavery.
linen ne suggested that q minister. Ill Or
deI 70 ,! pe nole to comfort persons III doubt
ana aiilci1on anu point out To lnGulrers the
path of duty, should have some knowledge
or human nature, OF the temptations to
Which men anu women are exposed and OF
tne Ways OF the world; put Miss Smith re-
ttleu lllaI Wonlan.s insight INTO the human
heart was far clearer than that which any
man could obtain. and that she knew the
world pertectly welt. 1or she was y years
olu, ana ilatl TWICE spent wcek Ill Baltimore.
Argument proved OF no avail. Tie young
woman persisted Ill belng minister. ald
IKE most OF her SEX, found means to have :.
ller own way. 2he Mas l1censed TO preach;
anu n Octoner last became the minister Ut
'1 -'ENAos 04AAA~'A ~ oS4"oos%7
phat's falls.
For nearly SIX months the Key. Miss Smith
was really successful. il1at IS to say. peo-
pc came To near hcr preach anu said that
size used beautiful language. Young mel of
heI CONGREGATION worked slippers for her,
aIld gave her swltchesu put up in gilt.
enSed DoAcS labeled For my PASTOR
what vas still better, several converts were
lnaae. so that when the 1lrse sunday III Aprll
arrived three young men and one colored
woman were ready Tor baptism.
Now, the creed ct the Elghtl1-Day Baptists
teaches that baptlsln, in order to be valid,
must De adllihlstered IN 2 running stream.
Inc Je!loSap!latS Falls Creek was terribly I
~ "t!'ci converts conld be baptizcd. MISS
otiLtn I ~ Nv n'4!iih ltut1 Hel uuty. gus
~ h t,,'!, luoS .',,, III tt; ,n,
Of shot sewrI in ths rim of Tie stirt to kren
it down. Under this skirt she wore water
proof garments, and thus protected, as she
su,"seu, sile lear!eSt e'iteleu lile streafn'
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