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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1883)
CHRISTIAN HERALD. in saying that every sentence of this Corinthean letter is addressed to the church as such ; and that the prohibitory language is no excep- tlOD> concerning a part of the women, niarried women and possibly a very small fraction of « them. Pagan nations are always in a state of degradation. In addition to this woman is far below the man, nearly or quite upon a level with the brutes, and made to serve with them as beasts of burden. The spei -ek-vaie*— I the depths of degredation, and places her by the side of man upon social equality, every way his equal, excepting the headship, which was upon4-u.iuin^ihe garden: Th is is VtTiT^guarahTee ♦ •il all the dignity it confers, while it is demanded of woman, that she ac- pknowlUfi<l~hom»F th1 ship, then walk life’s gether. In this relationship, they in Christ are constituted equally children, heirs, and priests of the Living God. The tendency of sud den and great elevation is to an over estimate of self. While some may keep entirely sober under it, • r •c. I ostulate. Some half dozen to a structure, out of which all the diffi score of married women, formerly culty grows. upon a level with the brute now Let us hear the > conclusion of the , priests of God, and upon social whole matter. Silencing women in ‘K'JQ WMuiHkbL.L ...*‘* i * , rlnirnK is a relict of ship, claim entire equality, throw paganism off their hoods or vails which they derstanding and misapplication of had Teen ’wearing as a sign, or an the Scriptures, and enforced and acknowledgement of the headship perpetuate in ignorance of the gen of man ; and thus by sign, as also eral teaching of the Scriptures upon by words, denied his right to rule the subject, and is wholy unworthy in the church or out of it, disregard of the age in which we live. Silenc ed the rules of the church, in much ing woman in the church because pertness occupied the designed for of what transpired in the garden is worshin-iu-..jsecnlar., enteiiaininent. degrading to her. The Bible no w J m & c as degra called out to the men asking them ded < in comparison with man ; but questions not of a religious nature, speaks : of her as man, one with man, but subjects their own husbands a i part of himself in every respect, could give them information upon and j from every consideration, as diocreeL -precious as he; and his equal save & VUU VI -..J J... this dishonor God, and cause his > name to be blasphemed among the infidels ? In true and unmixed Christianity there can be in the na ture of things no parties, because Illiev... persons in opposition to others,"and consequently separation from the body takes place. Party names are simply the inevitable out-growth of party, and they who wear a party name belong to a party, and parties in the religious world are designat ed denominations. True Christiani ty is not a sect, is not a party, does diyidflf;fprms no parti ps in op- pbritlbn^W only the name found (in so many words) ii^the New Testament. It is a note worthy fact not to be overlooked in these lines, that were heart sick over this state of upon his headship. True, he is Christians have express^d'our'sup things, _ ....... _ such as the household of stronger than she, though many prise and mortification at the de and fold PauL dll <(bvut it tfonp’P are stronger than many men. nominations because they would hbt’lay-^ Soon after being thus informed he* * wrote this letter, and these are the Is not Satan stronger than Samp and be known by the New Testa women he told the church to let son,Goliath and all the sons of Anak ment name. They all admit that the testament furnishes a name keep silent; and this is the kind of combined ? Brethren, my main arguments are clear and unmistakable, and not talk he prohibited, but said they all might prophesy and pray with now before you. If I have not sus withstanding this, they will not covered heads, might exercise their tained my position, please show it, even for the sake of union give up gifts and urged them all to seek as it is truth we want. I may write their party names. They seem to longer corroborating, but I rest my hold to these names with such un- swim. Together 'with^hW'"'brother “ “ TlQreJ.J.cekearnestly -the Lest. gifUu... prwUônn ™^ÏÏFÏ^fEadvrrescnt-- IlinchingAen^city, that it has often Aaron, even the beloved Miriam covet to prophesy, seek to^XCeHor- Teensaîd“üf themthatTheylove who so wisely and tenderly guarded the edification of the church. Such ed. --------- :------------ «•»------------------------------------ - the party more than the cause of . her infant brother Moses, and who a state of thing* in Ja__chtfrch that PHYSICIAN HEAL THY salvation. We say to them you so grandly led her sisters in the could thus degrade tin? Lord's- sup- SELF. ---- • have nothing to lose by taking the . per is quite supposable, meets the triumph worship after crossing the It would seem quite a reasonable scriptural name, but on the other Red Sea, stumbled under this weak- necessities of the case, and harmon hand every thing to gain. nesi. *Godmade- Moses leader of izes the Scriptures, while the com- requirement to demand-no more of Of others than- we are willing to do But the time has come and now his people out of Egyption bondage. ourselves ; in a’’woiOnnakr» ■ is when-they have discovered that To aid him Aaron and Miriam were these; but makes the Scriptures a bundle of contradictions. Indispu great sacrifices for the good of hu we, so far as name is involved are made prophets and sent with Moses tably, Paul restricts his language to manity as we expect others to make in the same line with themselves. before the children of Israel, as And hence they very complaisantly a number of married women; and for the same thing. their leaders. They were before In reviewing to some extent our say you belong to the “ Christian limits his prohibition to words and slaves of Pharaoh, now priests of deeds which were violations of the past and present history as the as Church,” because they very well God and leaders of his people. Get law subjecting woman to man, and sumed people of God, we are re know that we have no non-scriptu- ting «displeased with Moses they conferring upon man the headship minded somewhat of what the ral authority for that form of a denied his headship, his superior The exercises of no spiritual gift Apostle Paul said in his Roman let church name than they have for rank, and claimed perfect equality, Indeed the was a violation of this law, and con ter to the Jews of Rome. May I “ Baptist church,” and exclaimed, “ Hath God indeed sequently their exercises were not not ask—do we not make our boast word baptist occurs quite as often spoken only by . Moses ? Hath he prohibited. The Corinthians must in God and say we know his will, in the Testament/'&s the word not spoken by us also ?” Fine have so understood him. He had and approve what is excellent, be- Christian. If you ask a brother of specimens of over estimation be thoroughly prepared them to, by ins instructed in the law of Christ, ’ these parties to publish a meeting cause of elevation. / the directions he had given them and are confident that we are a to be held in the church of Christ, A casual reading of this letter to in reference to their gifts, and en guide to the blind, a light to those when the announcement is made the Corinthians,reveals the fact that couragement in reference to their who are in darkness, an instructor it will come out in the “ Christian the church had become very cor exercise, and to seeking higher at of the simple, a teacher of the un Church.” rupt. They had divisions among Paul once asked the question, tainments in them. Besides he had learned, because we have the true them, lawsuits, practiced gross im distinctly told them that an apos knowledge of God ? We who teach “ If I preach circumcision, why am moralities, ate things offered to tle could not prevent the exercise others do we teach ourselves ? You I persecuted.” In a wprd if I idols, disregarded the common of any spiritual gift, as God had who teach that there should be no preach circumcision as I have been courtesies of society in their assem- conferred these gifts, and had given party names attached to the church accused then the offense of the hies and were very disorderly; the apostles or any one else, no author of God. Do, we have a party cross has ceased. As it was then, headship of man was denied, the so it is now only in another ity to prohibit their use. But our names ? Lord’s supper was turned into a If it should turn out that we point of view. Since we have interpreters will insist on giving a Bacchanalian feast and they ate to general application to special in- have a party name, do we not by adopted a party name (it is because gluttony and drank to drunkeness.