The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-07-29
Why should it
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that wives Should
be in subsection to their husbandSs
also teaches that Christians shmn
each be subject to one another mn
some realms the Bible rates man !
superior to woman. When the oue.
ton arises as t" who should say II.
deciding word on debated subiec
the church it does not leave us at sn
Either man or woman must be eivs
| the obligation, and the Bible giyps ]
to the man. In the Christian propr,p
woman must not teach or usurp an
thority over the man. There Is evs
here the obligation placed upon n.
man to be the bearer of the brunt u
the battle and to protect the woman
But now, has woman a supremaY
In some other realms? Has sha
through the exercise of meek ana
quiet spirit, a power far mighties than
If she were to usurp authority over
the man? Surely. Thus 1t is thaf
woman is Oh many pages of the Bhh
mentioned with emphasis.
Consider the narrative in the Fin
Book of Kings concerning the dead
child whom Elijah restored to life a
God enabled him. Mention Is made
there that the child's mother was /
widow. And our Lord Jesus, when
mentioning this incident speaks u
"many widows But he never speak
of many widowers.
The account in the Second Book q
Kings about the Summarizes son b
written with the same notuble en-
phasis upon the woman, for 1t read
that he, having fallen sick in the field
his father had him carried to hh
mother. This child died Elisn
raised him to life; and forthwith be
calls to the child's mother, of whom 4
Is stated that she took up her son and /
went out"
Consider our Lord Jesus, though b
addresses his mother as woman
when she must more deeply learn II
His Deity, yet when on the cross h
cOmmends her to John as mother"
All, yes, If you search your Bib
through you will see that there Is no.
disparaging Of one sex In contrast
with the other. But sin Is here And
while one sinned earlier than the 9th
er, both were sinners. As conse
Quence all have sinned, hence both
women and mel must find their stand
ing in relation to this fact
And who could find any place for
cOntending for his own superiority
here? Here, evidently the woman
would contend that the superiority y
applicable to the man, saying that she
is the chief of sinners; while the mar
would contend that such rank should
be accorded to the woman, insisting
that he is the chief Of sinners.
All Of which only serves to morn
clearly disclose the fact that much de-.
bate and contention may attend r.
forms, which will utterly die out whea
we declare for regeneration. Indeed
questions which will not submit ~
solution through reform prove to have
been already solved when those con
sidering them have been really bon
again. Reform methods may impris0
the criminal, but they cannot subdus
the criminality In his heart. Regen.
GRAFTON makes the criminal saint.
There Is a refinement which appears
even In the matter Of the sexes whi1
only the accepted grace of God ca 4
make possible. Mothers day appeab
to us strongly, but If Mothers day
means only bracing up Of sentiment
to the accompaniment OF mailing post
al cards and flowers, then refnes
Christian mothers would scom It.
must be characterized by that renne
ment which the new birth imparts =
the meaning Of the word mother; lnes (
the Christian mother will be strensur
ened in the faith, heartened In praya
and pacified In the conflict because
the day.
Sin brought to humanity disagrW
ment and discOrd, and 1t has saos
prevailed even among the sexes ufs0
is the one and only ture for botn 2 8
and woman. When grace Is accep'e
there follows I'm its train series
ennobling and refining influencD
which assures between man and W01
an and between parents and cniiul
and between employers and serva1
Of either sex a custom Of doing 81 4
unto ALL.
But it all rests upor Christian -
rather than upon cultured couf.a.
Through faith women receiver
dead raised to life again. Ana
through faith that men become 90
to declare: Help those women WIZ
labored with me In the Gospel