The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-06-09


And Row, let me ask, where does
the whole church stand on this sub.
Jet or licensing women 10 preach?
DO any OF the Protestant churches
lic@n' wOm' n to preach? Does the
Romish or G EEK church do il?
Does the Je"isn religion tolerate it?
How can We account for this eutire
unanimi|y, unlrss it be that the
Bible has so explicitly and emphati-
d"lly settled this question? In verse
81 the Apostle continues: "If apy
man think himself to be u prophet,
or spiritual /. g., if any man, with
or without just reason, assume to be
a prophet, I. e., inspired, let him
prove himself what he claims TO be
by submitting to my authority. Sub
mission 10 the iDfaliiOle authority OF
the Apostles il made the test of
divine mission and even OF convet-
sion. He that &noweth God,
heareih US; lie that il not Of God,
hear"tA not us." John iv. 6. Aud,
MY friena1, this must be so. If the
( Apostles, says Hodge, were the in-
taIihle orgshs Of the Holy Ghost, to
/ disobey trem in any manner OF faith
! or practice l. TO refu,e to obey Coo.
q" not speak, says Paul, by my
own authority, or in my Own nsmt;
! ! s,eak in the name Of the Lord
and the z~Sl, says Barnes, which
dlaregal ds the commands OF God, AID
which 'raml les down the authority
/ OF the Scriptures, and the peace and
/ order OF the church, gives demonstra-
I ilnn that - gnp,,it # 10,
y talse al. In Verse 80 the Apostle
/ close the argument: "But if any
man be ignorant let him be Ignorant
! II any man be ignorant ur refuses to
acknowledge the authority OF my in
! HlruCtIOus, let him be ignorant,
Paul would neither attempt TO con-
vince him, nor waste time in di-put-
lug he point. II would be like cast
ing pearls before swine. Where the
eVlherce II any truth is abundant
and has beeu clearly presented, those
WHO reject it should be left to act on
their own responsibility. Further
dlspu'atiOn can do no good. We
have dwelt so long on the Apostles
teaching on this subject in his epistle
to the Corinthians, mat we will have
but little time to consider the pas.
tOral episIle to Timothy. 1t will be
unnecessary, however, az the line OF
argument is about the eame. Tim.
ii. SIP. The Apostle is here giving
directions TO Timothy about the
mode OF conducting public worship.
II will, lays he, Chat men pray
everywhere" Our translation, by
emitting the article, which is in the
original, has destroyed the emphasis.
1t should have been rendered, | will
that the map, touS dndrdS, az distin-
gui-hed from the women, tdS Qund.
ikds, to whom he had something
different to say from what he had
said to the men Oversees 9-l2). The
Apostle had stated particularly the
duty OF men in public worship Verse
-, and be now proceeds TO state the
duty OF 'COmen. All the directions
here evidently refer to the proper
manner OF conducting publi5 Worship,
and his object here is to state the way
in which he would have the different
sexes appear, He had said that he
would have prayers offered for all
men-that he would have the men
III whom devoved this duty, do it
with holy hands.
In reference to the duties of females
in attendance on public worship, he
says that he wen d have them appear
in apparel suitable to the place and
occasion, aud closes by saying: "Let
the woman learn in silence, with all
subsection. But | suffer not wo-
man TO teach, nor to usu"p authority
over the man, but to be IN silence"
or course the Apostle does not teach,
nor do we wish to be understood as
saying, that it is improper for wO-
men to speak or to pray in meetings
of their own sex, or to teach in the
sabbath school. We would be truly
sorry should any Que iafar from what
has been laid that we are iusensIble
to the eXcellency or jealous of the
legitimate Influence Of women in
their appropriate sphere ~ de-
fined by the word of God aud
the constitution of their nature. No;
Christ and his Apostles were assist
Ell in their work by band of noble
Christian women; and their success
ora have been an ever-increasing
mu titude in all the Christian ages.
Their good works and the aim
deed that they have done and con.
tinue to do. are fully recogniz al and
blessed Of God and man. | r-jOice to
know that there are Christian wO-
men VINO are wearing the ornament
of a mesk and quiet spirit, and work
ing the works Of God in their respec'
tive churches, without making any
attempt to revOlutiOnize their ecclesi-
a-tical polity. | doubt not there are
some such in all the churches in this
city. know there are some in my
own church. | might allude to one
who, not long since, went to her re-
ward. Ia her modest, gentle, and
wOmanly way, she went about doing
good. She seemed to know, as II by
instinct, when there was suffering,
and want, and affection, and was
ever ready with her administrations Of
mercy. l am pleased to sac that the
Ladies' Missionary Society Of this
church is called the Mack Missionary
Society. 1t is but fitting memorial
, to one who, while living, manifested
20 deep an interest in Foreign and
Domestic Missions.
It does seem passing strange that
/ any true woman should feel that her
sphere Of usefulnts 50 is a narrow and
contracted one, aud that she should
? desire it's enlargement by being put
? in the mint, or be permitted to