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future by narrowness. The ages ind
room to roll majestically through his
height OF thought. He
WAS In no wise behind his Master in
his insight into the possibilities Of
womanhood and the great Importance
Of childhood.
Some Of st. Paul's isolated utter
ances may be criticised in the light Of
modern progress, but q mans specific
~utterances must be judged by the gem
eral trend Of his thought. The epistle
to the Romans sounds very modern in
It's tone Of respectful equality used
toward his ~helpers-the women. But
in Rome women had larger freedom
than in any other country Of the time.
They made journeys, ruled the home,
gave great social entertainment, car.
ried on business and had many legal
rights nowhere else permitted. Here
without any detriment to her woman
hood, or to the church she could teach
and take active and public part in the
advancement of the new religion, for
the love of which she vas not only will
ling to toll and sacrifice, but for which
she as loyalty died in martyrdom.
In Greece, however, a different So
cial code met st. Paul. In that coun-
try women we're secluded. They re-
ceived no education. If a woman chose
an education and publicity it was at
the sacrifice of herreputation for chas-
tity, and if she espoused learning and
entered the school Of some great teach
er she must do it in the attire of a
man. An unveiled face "a the recog-
nized sign of unchastity, What won
der, therefore, that ST. Paul forbade
these child-women to cast aside their
wells, when it meant disgrace to the
new..religion?
But the need of such a command is
pitiful. 1t shows that the breath of
the new religion, fresh as a breeze Of
ocean, as it stirred beneath those sui
try wells brought with it a presage of
freedom that made these women feel
more keenly their life of feverish re-
preston. st. Paul, like Christ, never
chose to suddenly overturn any harm.
less custom. Society was to be re-
formed upon q Christian basis, but
such q reformation could be endur-
ing only..as It should be stable. There
fore all these minor details Of Q decad-
emit society II not right, would Of them
selves slough of, as the revivifying
spirit Of Christianity restored It. Thus
It is that he tells these women to con-
form to Grecian customs, wear their
yeils and behave modestly in public,
that they may not bring disrepute on
their religion by unnecessary and pre-
cipitaterreforms. Slaves were told to
obey their masters, but that did not
mean that slavery was never to be
abolished. The specific saying was
abrogated when the reign Of the Gold.
en- Rule at last abolished that world
wide evil and the Golden Rule was
Christianity.
Paul also advised wives TO obey their
husbands, . command in every way
subservient to the interests Of those
child-women. They knew nothing
practically, beyond their own door
Because Christ had made them free
unto eternal life, It did not follow
that they could over come their lack
Of esaining In. Q day or . year and
assume the power Of Judgment and
control Of affairs that comes only BY
experience and preparation. II st
Paul's injunction had not been obeyet
anarchy would have stepped ints
home and social LIE.
Did 1t ever occur TO those who AZ
so anxious lest woman oversteps hel
proper sphere, that st. Paul has givel
advicewhich some Of them have faile,
to carry out? Sec Cor. vii, Z, 6
Many have married once, twice, ye
thrice and have not had one reproy
ing twinge of conscience.
Paul was q Jew, and the word Je,
in his day was q synonym for th
most abject bieotro; yet he did nc
attempt to impose the customs of on
country upon another, or Of any ag
upon another age. He did not te
Roman women to Nj wells, nor
keep silence in the churches. The
were used to power and influence;
wouldn't hurt them nor the nascen
regilion to face the sun Or to speak i
meeting. In Greece it was differen'
and he chose to let the leaven {
Christianity work out the soci
evolution.
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