New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-13
WOMEN AND THE VOTE
Some Scriptural Observations oy all
Enemy of Suffrage.
To the Editor OF The Tribune

To the Editor or Inc lTlUuHe'
Sir: In all this talk and letter "r'uhs
an woman suffrage some facts seem W
be overlooked By good many people. o'e
is that Almighty God does not nave III.
thing to do with the question: aho'nei
that as soon as tho women get the fishe
,o vote they demand an office aa is pro-
yidad In ALI the six states where women
"a, vote. In the State OF Kansas. "here
,bev can't vote, they hold tTo tnousano
offices. Look at the case or that "o'"an
Mayor Of Hunnywell Kan. VINO because
she could not have everything her own
vay held I'd the business OF the town TWO
or three months.
God told Eve In the beginning that TOT
her dlsobedience in Gen. III, Io) ma"
sbou,d rule over her and have DOMINION
ord have authority, and ever since tha'
t,rauay time woman has been trying TO
20, away from the place where GOD pn'
her.
Miriam. the sister of Moses, said 20
Aaron when she thought she wouId ike
10 have part in the government OF the
twelve tribes: did not Jehovah speak 10
ia as we'll as TO MosesT II seems that
Jehovah heard her. for the three "ere
called out before the tent Of meeting, ana
Miriam was asked by Jehovah II she was
not afraid to speak OF his servant Moses
IN that way; Miriam hung her head aho
had nothing TO say, but when Jehovah
departed Miriam was a leper ana theh
vaa nut out OF the camp. So much for.
n woman trying 10 get out OF the place
whore God put her
ST. Paul wrote 20 Timothy IN the First
rpis,ic q. q, "a, ~. ~ permit not
woman 10 speak in public or have au-
thority over man. but let her keep 81
lencc"
Now oil these sayings and others In our
Bible I'D not suit Mrs. elizabeth Cahy
Stanton ard her friends. so they con-
cluded TO eliminate such parts OF the
Book as did not suit them. 80 to-day we
have what IS known as the Womans
Bible.
No one knows better than do the women
themselves that they are not ~ physi-
cally 20 havo an Office or 10 so or jury.
or go 10 war and fight, for when woman Is
most required she IS compelled 10 90 home
TO recuperate. Women are continually
ignoring the fac, that they arc 20 be the
mothers OF the race and not the rulers
Of II.
| have attended n good many churches
and read good many newspapers and
havo found out that almost all preachers
and writer's arc afraid 20 oppose tho
women for fear they viii lose members
or subscribers or popularity and dollars.
What is tho matter with the women al
over tho world? Look Mt them In Chine
Look at them In England, where they are
making holy show OF themselves. Look
at them here in the United States, where
they arc demanding votes and offices.
IL looks 10 me az II they Were beauiled
by the same influence that deceived their
great grandmother Eve long time ago.
AMBROSE GALE.
Los Angeles, Sept. 4, 1912.
L.. ST hoDo IN behalf OF the anti-suf-
fragettes. OF whom there are a great
many In tho United States, and In behalf
of all tho people who believe the Bible
Is Gods Book. that you will De kind
enough 10 publish tho above letter. l
cannot find IN the Old or New Testament
any encouragement for the women in
the course they are taking IL the women
would bo content TO vote and not demand
the offices 1t would be all right. but they
won't stop there. There Is no limit 10
their ambition. Most OF them would like
to be President of tho United States,
commander In chief OF the army and
navy They do delight 10 boss every
thing and everybody.