Sunday morning globe., 1901-11-17

face the message with, Thus saith the
Lord" as one of his annointed gifted,
authorized minister's Does she not as
faithfully. heroically declare under
.od's power and spirit, His message
and commands to the igh priest as
any of the preceding prophets OF that
remote age? q Kings xiii l2-2O.)
But among the remarkable charact-
ers Of Old Testament history is the
courageous prophecies deborah, the
wife Of Lapidoth. She judged Israel
at that time She dwelt under the
Palm tree of Deborah, between Demah
and Israel in Mount Ephraim,' and
the children Of Israel came to her for
judgment, for the adjustment Of inn
portant matters and for the knowledge
which she was an inspired reyealer
and teacher.
Can any theologian prove to us that
/ she was not as divinely called and ap'
| pointed of God, submitted to by Israel,
as thoroughly qualified as a command
err as in case of any of the male
| judges?
Moreover, she was general, knew
! something Of the tactics Of war, and
perhaps was as graceful in leading
out ten thousand warrors to battle as
I'm delivering Gods message to the
congregations. She impresses us as
having more bravery and holy daring
than Barak,' who said to her, "If thou
will go with me, then / will go, but
! If thou wilt not go with me- then
will not CO. That day Sisera was de-
livered into the hand of Deborah, a
victory for woman. CJudges iv:1OO
IN closing this long array Of women
preachers Of the ages long past, we
refer to one more Of the highest type
Says DR.. A. Clarke, we cannot but
a a-imre the gracious dispensation Of
spiritual gifts to Hannah in ranking
--er among the prophets who should
first unfold a leading title Of the bless
ed seed Of the woman" describing the
promised Saviour of the world as a
king. ascrlbiRg unto Him the epithet
Messiah. Christ, and Anointed, as other
prophets did after her Her Hymn
rs full of sublime and magnificent eX-
pressions, excels in simplicity Of com
position. closeness Of composition, and
uniformity Of sentiment, breathing the
pious effusions Of a deyout mind, deep
ly impressed with a conviction Of Gods
mercies to herself i'm particular and
His providential government Of the
world in general" q Sam. H:1)
A. Clark's Com.
To legislate aginst such women, god
ly women in the church, to circum-
scribe and limit her gifts and latent
talents and powers for good in the
world is truly to bring unprecedented
dishonor to God, irrevocalble loss to
the church, and depletion of Heaven
Of the Jewels she should possess.
! Reader Gods thought are not your
J thoughts, neither are His ways your
? ways. Look into the churches of the
J various denominations all along down
] the ages, there to find Him amounting
some Of the most valuable gems that
E ever adorned the church or world.
! Not ony calling from the ordinary
. class of people, but from the highest
+ ranks of society for such were the
e sainted Madame Guyon. Lady MaXwe J.
The talented mother OF the Wesleys
= Mrs. Smith, Mrs Whiteman, Mrs
' Fletcher Mrs. Elizabeth Comstock and
Mary Dyer. The latter three were
{ Quakers. Mary Dyer was hung on the
- Boston Common for her faithful test
, mony for her Savior Jesus Christ
t Later in the history of the church
p we could name a host of distinguished
women who have won highest honors
from multitudes, as to their devoted
ness. purity and other excellences OF
character.
b The names of Mrs. General Booth
Mrs John Inskip~and Mrs Phebe Pal
y ffHF1, eHnnlI 70
be-
Woman's Ministry is yet to be much
more honored appreciated and world
, wide prevailing Not because the
! church is crowning her with larger
privileges. Mo- No! But because OF
the decree Of Him who has said: How
beautiful upon the mountains are the
, feet of them that bringeth good It'd
ings, that publisheth peace; that
; bringeth tiding Of good that publish
! eth salvation; that saith unto Zion
! thy God reigneth. Thy watchman
: shall lift up the voice with the voice
together shall they sing, for they shall
see eye to eye, when the Lord shall
J. bring again Zion" (Isiah lii:7-8"
Truly, at that day shall all men
Z know that in Christ Jesus there is
7 neither male nor female (Gal iii;28)
| and see also, that in this world OF sin
J., and ignorance God granted women tC
; know that which is leagues above and
I beyond that which they are supposed
- to find out "by asking their husbands
at home" (I Cor. xiv; 85.)
The E e-nal Woman.