Year: 1867

the other way Popular sentiment is
not always the Judge; sometimes it is
the subject. Grant that it is always
judge-then woe to woman who at
tempts to be other than man decides
she is


Let woman give to the world the
impress Of her true soul, and popular
sentiment will be better. The ordinary
objections against women's rights in
politics and in the other professions
will not apply in the case of preaching
the Gospel. Say you that woman's
mind differs from mans? 1t may be :.
but it is better to call it a difference of
the heart, a difference of moral intui-
tons, or difference of spirituality. A
difference that graces the pulpit Why
discuss the right where woman's soul
is needed? Shall the sunlight ask
night of man7 Or shall the moon re-
fuse to shine because her light is softer
than that Of the sun?


We know very well the objections
that instantly rise to the surface Of every
mind And in many minds these OBJ
jections are based on love and respect
for woman. They would not have her
do aught that will render her less wo-
manly, Neither il it a selfish wish
nor fear that woman will invade the
the domain Of man. True men never
think Of women as in their way. A
true man and a true woman can not
/ quarrel. The world was made for man
and wOman-God blessed both, and
they bless each other. Because some
women with vague and hasty notions
of a manly sphere for woman have act
ed out their peculiar nature, some hes
itate to admit the possible benefit OF
woman's heart-thoughts in giving ad-
ditional light, warmth, love and Joy to
the Gospel. Woman's "8pbsre" may
include the pulpit. Her sphere is pecu-
liar; so is the pulpit Woman can re-
ceive the truth, love it, live it; why not
| preach it Will the truth of the Cos
pei become ugly because woman utters
it? Say you that she will only repro
duce the love and beauty and joy of the
Gospel 7 that her reasons will be no
more than the reasons of the heart
that her utterances, for the most part,
will be only the utterdnces of unques-
tioning faith? in word that she will
only preach as a womaaP We know
you mean no sneer in that We would
have her preach only as a woman. 1t is
for her we plead. We would have the
Gospel warm, loving and joyous through
her heart, We would hear Mary and
Martha as well as Paul and Peter; and
then we would have the whole soul OF
the Gospel.


But what say the Scriptures? So
little on this subject that we think it
was never intended as arule. A proph-
ct had sad "your men and your women
shall prophesy;" and an apostle gives
us to understand that women dit. He
makes honorable mention of women as
laborerS in the church. He cautioned
the primatiye churches that they might
not suddenly and unnecessarily violate
the prejudice of the Jews concerning
woman's part in ecclesiastical matters.
That is ALL tenderly did the apostles
and evangelists deal with those Jewish
christians while the rising Son OF
Righteousness was dissipating the fog
of Judaism. Woman's rights and the
rights of all nations are no longer cir
cumscribed; yet God nursed in Pales-
tine the principles that have redeemed
them.


Thousands of things may be done and
well done concerning which the Scrip
lures are silent or indefinite There il
a margin for for the exercise of COM
mon sense. There is room for progress;
and there is arrangement that it may
not be done all at once.


If there were no uftten Gospel wo-
man would be 4 good preacher of ma
tural religion The Gospel is not a
supplement to the expression Of Gods
will to make woman less than she is by
nature.


What is "call to preach 7" Who
calls? How? God calls in the con-
yictions, previous qualifications, yearn-
ings, individuality, and spiritual success.
es of the human soul. This may not
be the way you would express it. II it
were you would think as we do concern
ing the ministry of woman 1t may
be we do think alike except that you
would have woman's ministry - like
that of the angels-to be voiceless, We
do not exactly think that women are
angels They are little lower than the
angcIs--a little nearer heaven than men,
generally. 1t occurs to us that she will
exactly fit the pulpit. If you will allow
her convictions and yearnings to find a
voice we will risk any serious contro-
veYsy with Paul.


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