The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-12-15

i The following are some OF the CON-
menfs on the Mosaic law
"Women were always considered SUI
ficiently clean to beg, work and give
| generously for the building and deco
| ration of churches, and the support OF
| the priesthood. They might always
serve as interiors, but never receive as
equals. -,
''Why the daughters cannot eat with
the sons in the thirteenth verse and
NAV in the fourteenth we cannot con
lecture. We notice, however, that
where the sons eat alone is called o
holy place where the daughters eat
| with them II is called simply clean
Mace We alc thankful, however
| that in the lis ibution of meats the
women come IN occasionally for a SUB
stantial mean in a clean place.
"The inter sting fact here IS that Il
woman is hgnified by a name, the
only one 50 mentioned in the book OF
T.eviticus. This is probably due to the
fact that the sons character was so dis
reputable that he would reflect no lus-
ter on his fathers family, and 50 on
his maternal ancestors rested his dis
grace.
eff Miriam had helped to plan the
Journey to Canaan it would no doubt
have been accomplished in forty days
instead of forty years. With her coun-
sci in the cabinet the people might
have enjoyed peace and prosperity,
cultivating the arts and sciences,
instead of making war ON other tribes
and burning offerings to their gods.
1.-The chief point of interest in this
parable of BALKAN and his ass is that
the latter belonged to the female sex.
This animal has been one of the most
remarkable characters in literature.
Her virtues have been quoted in the
stately cathedral, in the courts of JUS
tice. in the editorial sanctum, in both
point n moral and adorn a tale.
tragedy and comedy on the stage, 10
IF women have been faithful to any
class of the human family it has been
TO the Ieyite. The chief occupation of
their lives next to bearing children has
been to sustain the priesthood and the
churches. With continual begging,
fairs and donation parties, they have
helped to plant religious temples on
every hilltop and valley, and in the
streets of all our cities, so that the
dolefuI church-bell is forever ringing
in our ears.
This is certainly very effective way
of strengthening religious faith. Most
people would assent to any religious
dogma, however absurd, rather than
be stoned to DEATH
VIEWS OF THE PENTATEUCH.
One of the most startling deelara-
tions comes near the close of Part |. 1t
sums up Mrs Stanton's views of the
uentateuch as n whole. She says:
This utter contempt for all the de-
cencics of life and all the natural per-
sonal rights of women as set forth in
these pages should destroy in the
minds of women at least all authority
to superhuman origin and stamp the
pentateuch at least as emanating from
the most obscene minds of barbarous
age.
Just how many parts there are 10 be
in this woman's bible has not yet been
told. If the succeeding parts bear any
resemblance to Part /. there will as
suredly be an upheaval in the new wo-
mans movement. Already there are
signs of revolt among the Christian
women who lent their countenance to
the new "bible" without being thor
oughly informed as TO the plan of the
active workers. But the harm that
this installment may do is beyond esti-
nation. As DR.. Rylance said when in
terviewed on the subject: 1t is quite
likely that many women who swear by
the names of some of the projectors of
the work will abiure Christianity on
account of it,"