Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-11-05
from The Rio Grande Republican.

From the Rio Grande Republican.
Tie words mankind aDdswomankind
are each mentioned once IN the Bible,
and In such q contradistinctive sense
that by no possible rendering OF LAM
guage can either be used in . generic
rendering 80 as to make one or the
other cover the male or female class
under one head. Both are distinctive
in individually, and each is a race Of
sexes. Their relations to each other,
and to God, are separated by a~ntipodean
characteristics, precluding any possible
way Of constituting them into n being,
subject 10 the same laws.
Biblical language separates the two
as wide apart as life from death, ss the
parable OF the sower and the tares.
with hundreds of other passages, show.
Woman had no hand IN the murder OF
Christ. She did not cit at the Lords
last supper. No woman was sent out
Within Seventy to preach the coming
of the Kingdom; no woman was a
member of the early church no wonlan
was ever told that she was in danger of
future punishment. The reason for
these things is that woman was not lost
to eternal life as men were. The apos-
ties headed their sermons, "Men and
Brothers. At no time did they ever
preach to women. We give a few
~ oosao sr N~noa 80 thsa. A
Sand so death passed upon all men,
ssIf any man be In Christ he is a new
creature"
"Aooking diligently, lest any man
fail of the grace of Cod" "
ssBlessed is the man that endureth
temptation.n
'.Let no man say, when he Is
tempted, l am tempted of God."
AGO to now, ye rich men, weep and
howl for your miseries that shall come
upon you"
"Christ says: '.Let your light shine
before men, that they may see your
works"
"He that seeketh findeth."
"Whatsoever ye would that men
should do to you, do ye even so to
them, for this the law and the
prophets,
"He that is not for me is against
me
"He that endureth to the end shall
be saved"
"All manner Of sin and blasphemy
shall be forgiven unto men; but the
blasphemy against the Holy Ghost
shall not be forgiven unto men"
II say unto you, that every idle
word that men shall speak, they shall
give account thereof in the day of
judgment"
s.Hs that hath ears to hear let him
hear"
"He that heareth you heareth me-"
These are but a few declarations, of
many, made to men by Christ and His
apostles; but not n condemnatory Of
women can be found in the Bible that
refers to future judgment and punish
ment. The rich man who died and
"lifted up his eyes in he'll" saw no
woman there, and the word he sent
back was to prevent his five wicked
UIObucIb HUH COLuluk tuotc. Aieci
Christ was resurrected He showed him.
self first to women, because they only
were worthy to behold His risen body
FIRST They had never forsaken Him
One OF the commandments 10 men is,
that they shall not covet their neigh
bors' wives. There IS no command to
q woman no to covet her neighbours
husband, because. il man keeps him
self molly, woman must necessarily fol
for, if men were without sin,
women would not sin.
Read john n the "Seven Churches
in Revelations, and see who he Is writ
ing about. Now, l have only given a
small portion of the testimony showing
that man only Is under q penalty OF
soul death by the law.
Sometime in the near future | will
give some Biblical light on the reasons
why certain mel want women to think
they are in danger of hell fire.
Respectfully,
JAMES H. RYNERsON,
Las Cruces. N. M.