The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-08-04

chose Solomon. This under the old
When he wanted to manifest him.
self in the flesh, he sent his Son in
the form of man. In carrying on his
work on the earth for which he was
sent, the Son chose for his apostles
men. When the seventy were called
and commissioned to go out and
preach the gospel, they were all men.
When he wanted an apostle specially
fitted and prepared to go out and
preach to the Gentiles, he miracu-
lousy converted and transformed
Paul for the work This under the
new dispensation. And what is more,
in every instance mentioned in the
Bible where God communicated with
man by special messenger he sent a
male angel. Now, why was this
Was it because there were no female
angels in heaven? Or was it because
God followed the same laws and rules
in heaven that he had established
upon the earth, that is, by putting
the great work on the shoulders of
the males.
Now with all of this evidence be-
fore US, it is very clear that both in
religious and political work, from a
biblical viewpoint, the man is placed
at the head and was intended to be
the leader of the woman.
1t is also very clear, that in these
days, that not few simlin-headed
men, for political and selfish reasons
only, have aligned themselves with
the suffragists in their wild cry fol-
"votes for women"-not for "wom-
ems rights" for women's rights as
fixed by the scriptures, have never
been denied them by civilized Chris,
tian nation-and even now in the
stress of our country when all pat.
riotic lovers of liberty should be OF
one mind, these men and women are
making themselves supremely ridicu
lous and doing all they can to hamper
the administration in the work Of
preparing to successfully meet the
momentous issues confronting the ma
ton.
| regretfully write it, but in my
humble opinion the Christian churches
have drifted away from the plair
Bible teaching and command on thi
subject, and these ecclesiastical bodie!
have set up laws and rules of theil
own contrary to those declared By
God in his sacred word. Why? Arr
these latter day saints wiser in theil
day and generation than the Omnis
cient? Do they hug the delusion tina
God will admit that the creature i!
wiser than the Creator, and that mel
know better how to carry on his worl
than he knows?
| Not alone on this subject, but OF
others, the churches-through thei
! ecclesiastical bodies which formulate
and establish their laws, rules ant
edicts-have drifted away from tn,
safe chart plainly laid down in thu
sacred book. But shall not in thi
article wander away from the sub
ject now being considered to specif!
any of the others, yet | will say tina
it is high time for the churches t.
cali halt, and examine some of thei
teachings and methods and see hov
far they have gone astray from thu
methods and teachings as found il
Gods word. The cause of Christ AM
the evangelization of the world is suf
fering by it.
Now from what l have written
do not want any one to think for
moment that | do not love, honor an
reverence Gods last, most beautiful
and perfect roduction-woman. N
one has higher regard or more pro
found respect and admiration TO
women than | have, but my admira
ton grows in grandeur and submit
the nearer she approaches the hig
and noble position for which Go
created her-wife, mother, home
builder AS long as she remains i
that sphere, she is fulfilling her Goo
created mission, and in that atmos
phere she is "the fairest among tie
thousand and altogether lovely"
Some one said that, "the hand thu
rocked the cradle rules the world,
and as poetic as the expression il
there is more truth than poetry in i
provided that the hand that does til
rocking is that of true and faithft