Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-25

BILE unqueStlonlng suplecIt Eauca-
ton implies thought and investigation,
and an educated thoughtful woman
cannot accept ready-made opinions
from any source. To accomplish the
mental subsection of women, they
would have to be reduced again to
the undeveloped condition of the wo
men of Paul's day, which would be
contrary to the spirit of christianity
even if the thing were possible. We
i readily see the necessity for the
special instruction concerning the
converted heather m of Paul's
day considering the fact OF their real
condition and their prevailing ideas
of their natural inferiority. But sup
pose we insist upon a literal interpre-
tation and universal application of
another utteranee of Paul. "Let every
soul be subject to the higher power,
for the powers that be are ordained
of God, ~whosoeyer, therefore resisteth
the power, resisteth the ordinance OF
God; and they that resist shall receive
to themselves damnation." Could Ian
guage be stronger? Do these literal
Interpreters put on sackcloth on the
Fourth of July and MOURN because of
the damnation our forefathers of the
Revolution brought upon themselves
by their resistance to the existing
powers? Verify, If those Christian
men had interpreted this passage as
certain brethren do, those relating to
women, the Boston Tea Party would
never have taken place. Washington
and other heroes of the revolution
would fill uEhonored graves and we
would be a province OF the British
Empire. So when in the course of
Christian progress wider opportuni-
ties open to woman, she is false to
God and to the higher impulses of
her nature if she fails to improve
them, Are there any here to-day, who
can look up into the Goldman who
redeemed them from the curse and
left them the blessed heritage of free
dom in Him, and say, "Lord | haye
traded with the talents thou gavest
|, me and brought thee double? If so,
happy are We. But are there not those
) who have to say lord | tried to
, use that thou gayest me according to
| thy will, but other of thy servants re-
buked me and | went and folded a
napkin of silence and inactivity about
: the talents and buried them beneath
4 a heap of selfimposed social and
q household cares, l have given a little
money, but no time or thought, and
l have done nothing to interest others.
d Oh, is their one of US who can say
this day from the depth of a loyal
e loving heart, n is my master, even
k Christ, l have not faltered in his ser
l. vice, l have not feared the reproaches
of men. And now thousands of womer
of every nation of the earth are bounC
together in this organization, this no
/ BILE educator of women not that the,
y wish to usurp or occupy any position
which by a RIGHT Interpretation o
divine law, belongs to men. Tru'
they speak, they pray, they sing, the.
vote, they think and they express the
n result of their their thoughts. The,
n study and they declare the result d
sr their studies. But they do this be
;e cause they see a danger and til,
voices of men are to a large degre
le mute or muffled. They see a desperat
s. need and the hands larger than their
Ut are prone by the side because tn
heart is saying 1--WE cant help it,
They are pushed by their own respor
sibility. If men have given it vi
then let woman serve the home the
say. IL the father will not speal
W strong words then let the childreI
lie cry them in his ear. If men are jude
t, ing merely BY policies and parties
y then let us go straight to God an
learn his law in the mighty work tha
" we expect to accomplish with tn
ID help of the Lord of Hosts mighty i
n battle.
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