Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-08-16
WOMEN INTHE Church.
THEIR RIGaF TO PROCLAIM TEE GOSPEL
PROVEN BY The BIBLE
An Interesting Discourse By the Rev. John Boring,
At the M3andsvills Camp Msecng-Childrens
and Young Peoples Meetings.

startling incidents in the preachers life
were related. Those who are sceptical
about the reality and presence Of God
must be callous, indeed, il not con-
WINGED by this talk. After the meeting
a large number gathered about the
altar, and q short service was con-
Quoted by the preacher. Nearly the
whole audience renal ned at the altar
service and when it was over, many
went away ia q thoughtful mood over
the strange things heard and seen.
AT 1890 q. N. Rev. John Boring
preached again from Acts 1:s-"But ye
shall receive power, after that the
Holy Ghost is come upon you" de
read as the lesson the first ten verses Of
the twenty-eighth chapter Of Matthew,
and called special attention 10 tue Iact
that while the men were scared oy tue
appearance OF the angel, be spoke
Deace 10 the women aud commissioned
tnem 10 20 20 the preaCher-his disciples
and tell them that Cnrlst was risen
not only that, but they were running 10
spread the news before the men knew
that Christ was risen-and while on the
way they met Jesus and worShlpped
HIN, and He gave special message TO
deliver.
Now the text says ''ye" shall receive
power, aud the object Of this sermon Is
10 show who the "ye" is. Keeping In
mind the occurrence Ia the lesson l
want 10 say, as l understand II, u
means the entire m6ersnip
OF the Christian Churc ministry
and laity alike-men and women
and chidren-young aud old, and this
sermon is for the purpose Of showing
you that all are entitled 70, and may
ask and receive this power. You ask
for the power. Well, will bring the
witnesses In pairs-Joel ana Peter.
Joel .: 2S. And 10 shall come to pass.
I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh,
and your sons and daughters shall
prophecy" When the people at Psnte-
cost were sstOnished az the manifesto
tons they tried TO explain II by saying
the disciples were drunk, but Peter
denied II and said: This is that which
was spoken by Joel" The next pair
are John the Baptist and Christ. John
says, II indeed baptiSe with water unto
reDentance. he shall bap-
tise you with the Holy Ghost and with
ire.
The symbol Of Johns baptism was
water; that OF Jesus fire, and that this
baptism of fire was for all who had
been baptised with wSter, was evident.
Then at the assembly in the upper
room, where not only the disciples but
n any women, and the record Gays that
tcloVen tongues OF FIRE sat upon each
them, and they were all filed with the
Holy Ghost and began TO speak. l be-
ueve Mary was filed with the spirit as
we'll as John, and that she and every
10. her woman is authorized to speak for
the Master as we'll as the men.
NBlt yoa object. Did not Paul
y the women 20 keep silent in the
Gurch? We'll, IL he did. be told the
men twice ia the same chapter to keep
silent But l don't think be meant alb
solute silence, for several reasons.
First, it is not possible for woman 10
keep absolute silence In church-she
husband or child or even asking the
sexton 10 close the window. Second, 10
would be in contradiction to the apos-
tlOs' instruction In the same letters as
to DO they should pray, and the third
reaSSu is il puts the Lord in a false
light, requiring of HIS saints something
they can dO-And in direct oD-
position to the established usage
Of the Old Testament, for l can put my
five fingers each on place in it where
women are required to sing, to pray, 90
prophesy, TO shout and 20 praise God.
IN you have a woman who can do these
things and at the same time keep silent,
I would like her photograph to exhibit
as the eighth wonder OF the world.
But, you say, public sentiment is
against it. Then public sentiment is
wrong, Let US see II il is against it.
Public sentiment allows a woman to 20
on the platform and lecture. IL allows
her 10 give exhibitions in elOcutioD, and
10 allows her 20 go as an actor and with
more or less clOthes-snd sometimes a
great many less than she should have
act her part, and the elite Of the city,
with their sons aud daughters, I'LL the
choice seats; and some OF them are
members of our churches, TOO, aud pro-
feSS 20 think IL wrong for a woman 10
speak IN church. ] say, If public sem
t.menc will allow this-2nd il does
is 10 not very Inconsistent 70 object 20
mOdestly attired woman, with the grace
OF God 10 her heart, TO stand and pro-
claim the gospel OF Christ? Public sen-
tIment will allow your daughter 10 90
20 ball on a week night aud be swung
on the arm OF strange young mao,
but ii TWO good sisters get happy ia
church aud fall 90 embracing each other,
10 is outraged. Public sentiment is
wrong, and the devil is using il to min
der 'he cause Of God in the world.
put what does 10 mean. if they are
not 10 keep silent? Well, l will tell
you what / think 10 means. Paul had
Ceen informed o.. the idola,rouS manner
IN which the people we're using the
S2cSament of the Lords Supper and the
u cord and tuuult that attended their
meetings, aud he wrote 10 them for the
women not 20 enter into the coptention
and argument Tod has USED women in
The past and be las not Changed his
usages and his government ia tina same
nave tried 10 show how the Holv
Ghost was given TO men and woman
, alike; that it had the same effect on
each; that lie was not only Give, a,
PentecoSt but at every oJher time since
ana that u was given when tba con.
dltiOns were complied with. and am
here to saw the Lord can and will Give
1t now If we want 10 and that tbopob
we may be Christians we can do no
effective work for the Master until we
receive this amounting. Do you discern
IL? Do you believe what l have said9
II so let Us kneel here together and
pray God 70 send the power on "a NOV,
After season OF earnest prayer. the
audience rose and spent short time in
testimony In the nfTacf Of H. -.