The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-05
WOMEN IN THE CHURCH.
The Rev. Dr.. Hal1eron Dis
cusses Her Agency as
Missionary and
Reformer.
NOT READY TO oRDAIN HER.
Does Religious Activity Conflict
with Home ~Duties?-Women's
Temperance Efforts.
NOT READY TO oRDAIN HER.

The Kew. ID. Halleron OF simpson M. IL.
Church. Central avenue. preached the
second of a series of ermo last night
oil woman in the Church." Last Sun
day evening Mr.. Halleron discussed the
possibilities of a woman's household du-
ties conflicting with those to her church.
Last night his text was, go call thy
husband" John. iv., 16. Mr.. Halleron
said:-
There seems to be a~ntagouism in the
Word of God as to woman in the Chris
tian Church. We are told by Paul that
woman ought to keep silence in the
church. and the prophecy states that lin
the last days, saith God: | will pour out
my spirit upon ali flesh, and your sons
and your daughters shall prophecy; and
on my servants
1T is clearly inferred that women were
among the waiting disciples, and that
they eXhorted sinners to he converted, for
his is what prophecy often means In the
New Testament. The true harmony OF
these Scriptures is seen in the fact that
Pau speaks against gossiping during the
service or asking silly questions for the
mere sake of being heard. The Greek
word used by Paul means to gabole.
"According to our text the first Chris
tan missionary was a woman so COM
missioued by Christ himself who said,
GO call thy husband and this before a
single disciple was sent out by the
Master.
RELIGIOUS NATURE.
1.-THE work of the Gospel is TO alleviate
suffering, and no nature is SO capable of
administering its consolation as that of
woman. III every age woman has been the
II0..11 ~, fn lfft rn nofn nj no 4 hn on of
consolation. No voice is SO sweet,
no persuasion so sweet as that of woman.
DIR. Cuyler, of Brooklyn, a few years ago
was tried for heresy of allowing Sarah
Smiley TO speak to sinners from his pull
pit, but was permitted to let her speak
from his desk inside the altar rail.
Where is the difference.
Morality is essential to the female
character. No strength of genius. no
beauty OF person, no symmetry OF form
will ever compensate for lack of pure
morality In woman. Indeed, there is no
great lasting greatness today without a
sound moral life. To woman belongs
morality of a necessity. Man is simply
intellectual. woman grand by morality.
The French novelist, George Sands
works are often freighted with magnif-
cent thoughts, but they favor too much
of the kismet. Women are the greatest
and most powerful agencies of reform.
OF H DAY.
TN the reforms of ths day none hold
higher place than that of temperance. In
this direction woman has entered the
arena and a great work is being doue.
There has been more done in the past
twenty years In temperance than ever be-
fore in this land. Woman opened this
crusade in Ohio, Men fumed aud said
The female has gone crazy and witt
cisms aud cartoons in comic papers
sought to render ridiculous woman's
prayers, tears aud esposlulations. But in
vain. 1t was the day of the Amazons
come back again. But not the cleaning
dagger or prancing steed but calm in the
Justice of heir cause, and now every viii
lage. hamlet and city has its w. c.. 7. u.
Woman, if pure, is q mans angel; If
impure, a demon of awful power u
tremendous force for evil. Upon woman
usually depends the financial success of a
church. / have known churches where
the woman was the only support and |
have seen them work morning, noon aud
night in order to save their church. The
women in our W church must be recog-
nized as WORTHY of all praise in securing
financial aid for our building. 1t is so.
however, every where. In social meetings
woman's presence is INDISPENSABLE. Their
songs, artful piety and their cioseness TO
God, aid in all work.
A THEY BE ORDAINED?
"Whether woman should be ordained
is a question that the greatest tneologians
cannot agree upon. l believe the Chris
tian church is not ready for that step yet.
The authoritIes could not place woman in