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

only, but also the authority of reason
and OF Scripture. He says, alt is not
permitted TO them 10 speak, i. f., in
public assemblies. The rational
ground for this prohibition is that it
Is contrary to the relation OF subordi-
nation in which wol:Sn stands to the
man that she appear Rs public
teacher. The Scriptural ground IL
expressed in the words, las al-o saith
the law" 1. e tbs will OF God 81
made known in the Old Testament.
There, as we'll as in the New Tesla
ment, the doctrine that women
should be in subsection is clearly To-
vealed. But it is said by some that
Paul is here speaking OF the illitera'e
aud immoral women OF COrinth.
What evidence, ask, have we that
the women in the church N Corintn
were either illiterate or immoral? 1t
Is a gratuitous assumption to sustain
a fOregOne conclusion. The only
evidence we can have of these W..
men being illiterate or immoral, il
their doing what the Apostle so en-
phaticalIy condemns, !. e., their pray
ing and speaking in public assem-
bies; but, surely those who contend
that women may low preach and
pray in public ought to BIZ The last to
bring such charge against these
COrluthian women. The Apostle
assigns very different reasons, which
are universal, and applicable 10 the
best wOmeu Of America. In the first
place, he says that for women to
speak in public is contrary to the law
which eniOIns their subordinatl0n,
aud, in the second plaCe, ut is a
shame for women to speak IN the
church, Now, AS the peculiar pow
er and usefulness of woman depends
on her being the object OF admiration
and affection, anything which tends
to excite the opposite should for that
reason be avoided.
And here allow me to turn as dc
Tor moment to glance at some OF
those injurious consequences to Wo'
man which must be attributed to her
disregard Of the Apostles injunction
a few days sgO | saw in one OF our
papers, this sceue, described as nav
ing taken place in Chickerlng Hall,
New York: sam Small, it seems
had delivered lecture to a large au'
dience. AT the close woman arose
and made some remarks. She was
hissel down several times, and
finally had t. keep her seat. No re
spect whatever was paid to her sex
aome persons will say, she deserved
such treatment. 1t is certain there
was nothing in her department to eX'
cite sentiments of admiration and
affection. We hesitate not to say
that il the feeling OF chlvalry, Sc
natural to man, ever dies out In ms
breast, won "a will have herself tC
blame; and II it ever does die out
then comes the tug OF war. We SEE
premOnitiOns of this terrible state %
things in many Of our Northern cities
Who, i'm travelling in public convey
ances, has not noticed repeated III
stances where delicate and refined
ladies have been made to stand, a
best they could, while stalwart mel
were reclining on comfortable seats
These men, ii may be, have become
dIsgusted with the claims OF a few
0ldniSh women, and have visited up
on the seq such treatment Is they b!
no means deserve. | have no doub
there are as many refined ladies ii
the North as can be found anywhere
and that they have no sympath,
with their deluded sisters. | fea
that this tide of fauaticism IL rolling
in upon us, aud it behooves ever,
true patriot to sound the tocsin o
alarm.
Let us now return to verse Be
Whist! came the word OF God on
Srom you?n /. e., ais the Church o
Corinth the mother church? D!t
the gospel take its rise in COrinth
As church you have adopted Gus
toms which are unusual. You hav
permitted women to speak in man
ner unknown to other churches
Have you any right thus to diff
from Others? Have you any suthOri
ty to dictate to them, to teach them
contrary to their uniform custom, t
allow these disOrder-?" The diSre
gard which the people OF that churc
manifested for the customs OF thei
churches seemed to evince an assum
Ing and arrogant temper. They acte
as though they were entitled TO be in
dependent, il not to prescribe the lay
70 others. Now, you will Observ,
Paul takes the authority OF the churc
Tor granted. He assumes that any
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