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CHRISTIAN
all* We in company with Bro. D.
Tt. Doty of Scio, made our home in
the hospitable and pleasant family
of Bro. G. W. Johnson. Brother
and Sister Johnson have our thanks
for the special kindness shown us
during our stay in Salem. The
Convention convened on Wednes*
day, Oct. 3d,and closed on Saturday,
Oct. 6, 1888. More anon.
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HERALD.
A WORD TO OUR CRITICS. “ strong-minded ” too plainly de- nine in every thousand, who feel all
over,—
We notice that our Woman’s clare that their affections have been
is eternal clatter
ttights Sri tics “are Ttin after' us. reversed, anti that disappointed
about woman’s rights. It nause
This time it is Sister “ ft. A. L.,” to love has thoroughly soured them
ates me. I wBit no such thing for
whom we had the pleasure of throughout. What one of them all
my wife. Let such support and
listening in r our town some time is. in a warm, gushing, genial, plas
enjoy their own independence for
since. She thinks we have violated tic, affectionate mood ? Only those
the Golden Rule in calling in ques who are,*, have any “ right ” to say aught I care.”
This test—whether men like or
tion some of the positions of the one word ; yet those have no word
to say. Waiting for such to move I dislike this class of women most—
movement. We are not an « enemv
v
is the final umpire; the supreme
PURCHASING THE GIFT OF to our fair sisters by any means; in these rights’movement would be
Uio waGH- to stop4 court of appeal__ Young women, all
GOD.
but we'have nev^nanderstood the“' like wailing
women who value masculine appre-
Golden.. Biilc... iq. allow... those... en- running. At least, unmarried no- I
r.. When Bimonto
vices, though forty, are improper ciation, or desire marraige, take
gaged
in
such
an
"
important
move
r posed to purchase the gift of the
spokesman. Only laying hens have fair warning that this clamor drives
I Holy Spirit, Peter said to him, ment ” to criticise and even censure any right to cackle. Let those men from you always, attracks
“ Thy money perish with thee, be- those who may chancS to differ speak who know something by ex- ■ them never. Beware, then, how
r cause tlioik.hast» thought that the with them on this question without “përtërrcü—ttratr-bes^
“you athrw it to btast your matrimeK ~
being
willing
to
consider
a
word
in
I gift of God may be purchased with
This entire movement is directly nial prospects—that sole «end of the
I money.” Simon had but recently self defense. Have not the thou calculated to breed conjugal dissat- female creation, and only “ sphere “
been converted, and we believe, as sands of intelligent men and faction.
in which you can ever be happy.
[ sonrnlly-as-any one else^at the eky women on this coast who do not
One other absolutely determin- ! Hdw~fnuchare" woinaiVs-rights wo-------
accept
the
doctrine
of
Woman
of Samaria ; but he had also been
ing question. Do men love these man loved, and how much do they
a sorcerer and this old desire to be Suffrage a right to hold and ex
women’s rights Women all the more, love, is the test question. Let those
witch the people with his wonder press their opinions ? We think
or the less, for their indépendant I answer that who dare, and all think
ful works had not been wholly for the Golden Rule will allow those
spirit? Do they admiringly flock" out its import. Does this class
gotten by him. Hence when he who Cail Hot accept all features of
around such‘with beseeching mat- produce more and better, or fewer
saw the miracles of Philip and per this doctrine to speak as warmly
ri monial proposals? A very few and poorer, children ? Does not
ceived that through the laying on and as earnestly in opposition to it
this movement array itself against
oi the apostles’ hands the Holy as its advocates speak for it. We of these strong-minded bricks are
indeed required in order to com this only end of the female crea
Spirit was imparted, the tempta must think that when those en
pleter this great temple of hnrnani- tion ? IX American ladies, thus
gaged
in"
jthe
movement*
accept
tion was too strong. The contrast
petted and indulged, have just____
ty. A very few
Henry.
betwccn'W
themselves two-thirds feminine, re grounds for such a “ movement,”
to
the
froilt
to
advocate
then-
God and the miracles of the apos
quire to marry these two-thirds surely those of‘any and all other
tles was too striking to be denied, cause with skeptical blasphemy of
masculines-- Because opposite sexes nations should raise heaven and
the
Bible,
it
is
high
time
for
Chris
and the superiority of the latter
must marry. Effeminate men na- earth by their clamors.
over the former was very apparent. tian people to call a halt. It is
turely take and propose to these
Hence as Simon was only a man, rather a defense of the Bible in
strongly masculinized women, yet Selections and Comments.
and a child of God who needed to which we are engaged than in op
most vigorous human males “ pass
A N ew C hurch .—The Christian
be fed on milk rather than on posing Woman Buffrage; and this
+ry’^TTTr^“,’D,VOTTTrTT'"^
we
are
compelled
to
do
at
all
at Work says :
strong meet, the idea doubtless
sidebecause
these
commanding,
According to a Brooklyn corres
flashed on his mind that now was hazards.
We will close our part of this independent, authoritive, positive pondent of The Southern Church
the time to possess himself of that
discussion by recommending to our women, who insist on overruling man, Dr. Schaff says “ that the
real power of God which was so
Sister critics the following chapter family affairs, must either marry Presbyterians are all ready to come
much desired in his old profession.
from Prof. O. S. Fowler, in which tame, weak-minded, putty men, into the Episcopal Church, if only
Then he also had an eye single to
'
he examines it from a scientific who are two-thirds woman, and certain concessions • are made, so
that
their
ministers
may
be
re
i the money there was in it. His
point of view. We hope they will therefore willing to serve under ceived into the order of deacons in
, old witchcraft had doubtless been a
carefully study it and act upor>- its them, or else create a conflict of that church.” Doubtless Dr. Schaff
I great source of financial profit to
jurisdiction. There are a few just is right ; and we may add that the
wholesome lessons:
him,. and this was insignificant
such tame, meeching, automaton concessions probably include the
compared with the profit that THIS WOMAN’S RIGHTS MOVEMENT
machines, just adapted to these ar abrogation of the Episcopate, the
ALL WRONG.
fading out of Apostolic Succession
I would arise from a possession of
bitrary,
driving,
two-thirds
mascu
Both the entire spirit and man
—already grown very dim—the
th$ real power of God. So he pro
line,
“
strong
minded,
”
“
woman
’
s
obliteration of baptismal regenera
posed to purchase this gift with ner of this whole reform, falsely so
rights ” wives, who love to com- tion, and the abolition of a com-
Hmoney.—This- was- his- f atal m is - called, deserve severe censure. Jt
mam1, conduct bussiness, lead off 'puls6ïÿTîtûrgy7''WîthtîÎe8e ir con
| take, and hence Peter’s rebuke. He starts with a wrong object, which
and take the responsibility ; while cessions ” there is no good reason
it
prosecutes
in
a
way
most
object
why the Presbypiscopal church
I had allowed his strong desire for
these easy, lazy, shiftless, inert hus should not spring into being, and
ionable,
and
calculated
to
thwart
i money to get the better of him,
the very ends sought. Its modus bands will endure to be “ henpeck go forth to do effectual work for
and so he erred as a child of God.
ed,” This is a wise adaptation for the Master.
Now let each Christian take this operandi is quite l^ke one man
both, because such men without
The great trouble is that too
¡lesson home to himself. Let him clubbing another with “ Give me
such women would starve ; and many churches of a similar nature
1 examine his own heart and see if my rights, I tell you !” and instant
in son e way he is not trying to ly repeating the blow with, “ Then such women, with positive men, have already sprung into existence.
[purchase the gifts of God with give me my rights this instant, you would “ foment strife ” perpetually. What we now want in Christen
Yet men neither “take” to these dom is a complete abandonment of
[money. If so, the language of old heathen !”
[Peter to Simon should come ringing
It is conducted chiefly by dissat positive women, nor many females all creeds, confessions of faith and
[home to every one such, “ Repent isfied wives, or else by unmar to thèse negative “ things.” Argu human liturgy, and a return to
'therefore of this thy wickedness,
land pray God, if perhaps the ried croakers, most of whom are ing- woman’s rights is the surest primitive Christianity. Instead of
thought of thine heart may be for in a grumbling mood. The very way effectually to disgust all the one sectarian church merging into
given thee.”
look and entire aspect of these others, or nine hundred and ninety- another and thus perpetuating de-
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