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I U- * » * v - ■ . ' » ■ . "■ -‘f-' ■ ’ CHRISTIAN HKRÀJLD.. ■ - » ». tions in regard to the department to all the world—a lost world. God of women in praying and prophecy- through the great love with which BY T. M. MORGAN. •* •. —.... fl. , . . he loves us,had made salvation possi ing in the church. U. Women’s rights seem to agitate So we find the woman was not ble, had provided a ransom at the the minds of a great many of our in absolute silence in speaking, in immense cost of the sacrafice of his people both in the church and out ~ But to make it effective praying and prophecying. Well then only Son. of it. in what sense did the apostle com a proclamation must be made to the That they have certain lights, I mand silence ? We wfll not turn to lost, of the love of God and what believe no one denies, but what the words of the apostie and try to he had done for them; to arrest those rights are both in the church attain to the correct meaning. “ Let their attention and secure their and state, is what seems to agitate ■you v .. women. -k e ep.. wil e ne e iu the snhmissiun,.yr the.world WQttld bfl the public mind. Certain mascu There is much diversity of opinion, lines among the fair sex seem to churches; for it is not permitted eternally lost, together with the experience alone can harmonize have a special very important call unto them to speak; but to blunder ransom provided—Christ would have died in vain. The apostles this. Denunciation and ignorant consisting in “ stump speaking the obedience, as also saith the law, and declamation can not. A storm country over to convince the world if they will learn anything let them were chosen to do the proclaiming. cannot quiet an ocean ; the addi- that woman’s^rights should extend ask their husbands at home; for it The gospel was committed to them is a.MhajMft,£Qr.,wnmcrl tn ¡tpaak in, bv the Lord, a sacred trust for the reven ‘lo’the 'ruling” o^our^govern^ benefit of the lost. This made the My objections to a plan are ment, etc., that they can take their church.” A shame for women to responsibility very great. “ Where worthless, so long as1' I am pre positions in all the important func speak in what sense ? In praying ? much is given much is required.” judiced against it. The prejudice tions of our government. While prophecying ? singing ? certainly This Paul felt very sensibly, and - is father to the objections. If 1 others are entering the field evan not. In what sense then ? I ans- spoke of it extensively. “Let a hate a plan, I should say nothing gelical, to preach the gospel to a wer in the head or ruling ef the man so account of us, as ministers against it. I cannot do so and lost and ruined world, organize church, for they should be “ under of Christ and stewards of the mys maintain my moral uprightness. I churches, ordain elders and set obedience as also saith the law.” teries of God. Moreover it is re To do so, proves me to be the things in order in general, That What saith the law. Turn to Gen. quired in stewards that a man be veriest knave. I do not consider we have extremists of such charac 3 : 16, ’‘Thy desire shall be unto found faithful.” “ Though I preach myself a special guardian of the ter, both in the church and state is thy husband and he shall rule over the gospel, I have nothing to glory Living Oracles. I am no despot, certainly obvious to every candid thee.” Here we have the husband of, for necessity is laid upon me; or petty spiritual tyrant. If my thinking mind, and how far such as the head of the woman. Also yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not neighbor walks to town, I will not rights should be exercised is diffi 1 Cor. 11:3, “ But I would have you know that the head of every the gospel! If I do this thing will . refuse to speak to him because I go cult to many. man is Christ and the head of the ingly I have a reward; but if against in a dog-cart. If he travels in a Having no desire to engage in a my will a dispensation of the gos palace car, I will not be offended, controversy with the masculine woman is the man.” Now we will because I travel on a second class feminines in regard to their politi turn to 1 Tim. 2 : 11-14, which will pel is committed to me,” “ but if not of mine own will, I have a ticket. The work must be done, I cal or governmental rights, we will conclude this brief article. “Let the and woe betide him who hinders. leave it for such as are fond of such woman learn in silence with all sub stewardship intrusted to me.” Rev. We must obey the words of our | controversy, and only call the pa- jection, but I suffer not a woman Ver. Deeply conscious of the mag King. He says, “ Go into all the tient readers attention to what we to teach, nor to usurp authority nitude of this trust committed to world and preach the gospel to deem of more importance, i. e., that over the man, but to be in silence.” him of the eternal consequences in From the above brief quotations 1 volved, and of his reward if faith every creature.” Does my grumb which concerns the church. think the reader can easily see that ful, Paul went to work with a will ling prevent me from doing this. Many of our able scribes make Implicit obedience in this is im the impresssion in the mind that it the silence is in that of subjection, and an earnestness that knows no perative. We cannot neglect this, is rebellion against God for the sis or she should not speak in the sense failure, counting all things earthly of ruling in the church. Certainly as mere refuse, neither counted he except at our peril. ter to speak in the church at all. it is getting beyond propriety for his life deal’, so anxious was he to If I have the opportunity to This is certainly one of the many the woman to get the reins of gov finish his course with joy and ac assist in taking the gospel to the extremes into which many of our ernment either in church or state, complish the ministry he had re heathen, and do not, I am defying people have drifted, based on a arid many are certainly exercising ceived of the Lord Jesus, and testify God, by setting at naught his word. wrong interpretation of the langu the gospel of the grace of God to such in rebellion against God. I can neglect this duty, and oppose age of the great apostle in 1 Cor. save as many as possible. To this it, till I become unworthy of the 14 : 34, 35. It is claimed that the, STEWARDS IN THE KING end no labor was too exhaustive, no name Christian. There is no ex above language commands absolute DOM OF CHRIST. danger too imminent, no loses too cuse for any one who has influence silence, etc, among the women in great, no sufferings dreaded and all Bl M. B. LEMERT. and means, refusing to help. The the church assemblies. That silence Stewards manage or do business afflictions light as he contemplated only preventive is sin in the heart, was commanded by the apostle is the eternal weight of glory, attain . and O, this prevents us from doing obvious to all, but the kind of sil for others, dispense blessings or able through these, thanking the so many things. A ’ prayerful ence meant by the apostle is what benefits intrusted, and fill a very Lord for counting him faithful, and study of the commission can not we must ascertain if possible with responsible position; trust, confi intrusting him with the ministry. but go far toward convincing every the apostles words before us. We dence being placed in them, for At the end of his laborious suffer one that he (she) should be at find the command to “ teach and which they are held to give an ac ing life he says exultingly, “ I have admonish one another in Psalms, count. “ It is required of stewads work. fought the good fight, I have finish Tfie many vain contentions about Hymnsand spiritual songs.” Speak that they be found faithful.” It ed my course, I have kept the faith; plans could soon be settled if we ing to yourselves in Psalms, Hymns was said, to the unjust steward, hence forth there is a crown of desired only the salvation of men. and spiritual songs,” and yet none “Thou mayest be no longersteward.” There are three classes of stew righteousness laid up for me.” If we were all in terrible earnest of our scribes object to the sisters The importance of the steward about our Father’s business, we singing in the church, yet in this ards under Christ, their offices more would not feel bitter toward each she is speaking in the church, every or less interlacing, as apostles, over ship of the apostles can not be other. Let us cast out the demon time she sings,certainly then silence seers and edifiers.. The gospel in over estimated.^ They were to turn of envy, and discuss these matters is not meant in the singing. In I its entirety was committed to the men from darkness to light, and Cor. 11:5, the apostle give instruc- apostles, which they were to preach from the power of Satan to God; on our knees with God. inexpensive means. As we ad vance in wisdom we can improve plans, and year by year make them better. We can devise no perfect plan that were not human. We can not live perfect lives ; shall we, for sooth, not live at all ? Our plans may sometimes fail; shall we abandon them ? Our efforts per sonal sometimes fail; shall we WOMAN’S RIGHTS. w 5 * I ■ ■ ; - r ’«V fl \ .■{’>’' t Ç.'' >' . " y ■ • v?«