The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1892-07-02
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Editor Gdzette.-I suppose that
Memo has presented his argument
on "Womap, Her Church Pr.vil.
eyes," which amounts to this
'Permit, allow, suffer your women
to keep silence in the churches, u
they so desire. if not, "pelmit them
to preach and pray in your assem-
bhcs. The Indebtedness Of this
position, when contrasted with the
positiveness OF Scripture require
ment, reiutes it,; but, the Metho-
dist Conference will receive them
as delegates, apd the Pre- ,byterian
Assembly has made her a Ruling
Elder, 50 thar settles it. The Con
q renee may make her a bishop, or
Rome a pope, but God says 1T i
shame for women to speak in the
church,
hope Memo will continue his
investigation aud tell MS about the
RENAL 1der OF til It context, viz:
For it is not permitted unto them
tO sp ak, /. g., permit them to
p each and pray, for it is not per.
milted unto them to speak. Fine
reasoning, that. Good English.
Actual IN aning of words. Orglnal!
Bl all means, let Memo tell US
why they were to ask their bus-
bands dt home ''if they would learn
ANYTHING. Let Memo also tell us
4 why "It is "A shame for women to
speak in the church, Let us have
/ lie "acual meaning OF the plain
Euglsh,' aud further, why Paul
dil moi say yoar ic0men in the last
clause of this text.
Memo loves to work for the Nus
ter and to write for the press. 1t
will be no hardship for him to turn
to | Timothy, 2-ll,12 and tell us
why the women were TO learn in
silence and not suffered to teach.
Then let him examine chapter 3,
verses II aud 10, and tell us why
Paul wrote, "These things write /
IL ito thee that thou mayest
know how thou oughtest to behave
thyself in the house of God, which
is the Church Of the living God"
This is a good work. Let Memo
examine chapter 4, verse IL, and
tell us why Paul wrote "These
things command aud tedch' 1
think, sir. that when Memo finishes
this investigation aud gives MS the
s'actual meaning of the English" ,"
il vii not make a great doal Of
differences about your 'hOrse, COW,
press, money or shoes" He will
he able to understand that the
II ly Spirit can give special aud
general direction at the same time
aud in the same text. A direction
of the Holy Spirit is an expression
of the viii Of God, and is law to
his children.
If Memo Will consult Webster =
unabridged dictionary he will find
that ''let" was at one time used 10
signify to hipder. Such is the case
in II Thessal1nians, 2-7, s. and +,
the fixidDess of Gods purpose with
respect 10 men, as ia Acts 1--20
aud Revelations, % Ii. Also a
command, az in / Kings 1910.
These passages denote purpose,
force add determination and prove
peyond a doubt that Nemo's posi-
ton Is II itenable; that ''lrt" does
Mt mean il all plae = and 'evefy-
where," to 'spermif, allow, suilef."
Our sisters are not sent to for
eign l4nfis to teach in the church !,
ant in the houses Of the people aud
I sch OILS.
Psalms rs, l49, $50 teach that
Nomen are to sing praises to God
il the sanctuary. This they have
tome, are doing and will do TO the
e d Of time. Their reaching a SUI
ray school class composed Of chill
dren, and in the pabiic schools is
not teaching "A charcn, nor in 4
church, aud consequently has
nnthing TO 10 with this question.
With regaid TO taking an oath
~ court. The same God who said
SwraI not at all, said also 'sLei
every soul be subject unto the
higher powers" Ii the law re-
q lires an oath a Christian can
D. kr it revereutly aud consistent
lv. Time was when Meme not OILY
took the oath OF allegiance, thr
oath Of Office, but actually admin
istered oaIhs to other persons. i