The Detroit times., 1910-10-22

told for a memorial of her" MAT
thew XVI, 1919. How considerable
was the Great Teacher! How sym
pathetic. How appreciative of every
thing done for Him!
"she Hath Done What She Could"
The Lord. in line with all the Scrip
ture teachings and usages, declines
TO recognize woman as a teacher OF
religion in the Church amongst His
followers. No woman was given
place amongst the twelve apostles
nor even when the seventy evangel-
lists were sent forth with the simple
message, which any woman could
have given, surely as glibly as any
man, or more so; even on this mis-
sion He did not send women. nor
even q representative of the sex. The
man, in Scriptural usage. is the figure
OF the Lord; the woman, the figure or
the Church. Ii would be out of har-
mony with the figure that the Church
should be the instructor and the Lord
the pupil. Consistently. therefore, II
would have been improper for wo-
man to have been commissioned to
represent the Lord Hence. women
as teachers in the Church have no
authority In the Bible for the posi-
ton. We read that the serpent be-
guiled Mother Eve and made of her
a teacher OF error TO her husband We
read that the evil spirits used GER
tain young woman as medium to an
nounce the Apostles. But We lind no
Divine sanction OF woman as q teach
er In the Church. but that the young
woman who acted under the spirit OF
divination and attempted TO preach
Christ and the Apostles were rebuked
by the Apostle Paul and the spirit OF
divination dispossessed.
All this, however. does not indicate
that either Jesus or the Apostles were
either rude toward women or unap-
preciative OF their qualities OF heart
and mind. Quite the contrary
Amongst the Lords followers were
many honorable women" and His
special love for this Mary and ner
sister Martha Is particularly recorded.
Let us learn the lesson from the
Book and not attempt to teach the
Book.
THE Poor Always With You."
Our Lord. in reply to the argument
OF Judas. that the ointment should
have been sold for large sum for
the benefit OF the poor, answered,
The poor ye have always with you.
Whe nsoever we will We may do them
good but me We have not always.
Poverty Ii sure to be factor in the
social order during the present time,
because In our fallen condition as
race, some are more brilliant of mind
than others and selfishness Is the
general rule. Hence until tho end or
the reign of sin and death the poor
will be here. And there Is blessing
attached to every good deed. every
noble endeavor 10 help any member OF
the race 10 higher and better condi-
tons. mentally. morally. physically
BY and by there will be no poor, for.
under the Kingdom condition, love
will be the ruling principle, instead
OF selhshness.
but Me We Have Not Always"
This was true OF the Master A lit
tie while and He was gone from
them, ascended TO the Fathers right
hand. The same principle prevails In
respect to the Lords followers styled,
THE members of His Body" What
ever we can do for these members,
the great Head will consider as
though done unto himself. While,
therefore, It will always be In order
TO do good unto all men az we have
opportunity, II will always be in or
der also to do good especially unto
the household OF faith"
The spirit of selflshness In Judas
led on from one degree to another OF
covetousness until he was willing to
sell his Master TO His enemies. Alas.
what a terrible power for evil IL sell
flshness How many are willing TO
barter the Truth for the sake OF
worldly ease or prosperity Such
as have the spirit OF the Truth to
considerable extent should beware of
where selfishness leads II followed
to the Second Death.