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KI'.XINISCEKCES OF M Y EAKLT L1FB
IN TENNESSEE.
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Imma tte Model Saint-'lfriberi Axlt tM
I net er?inpt t teMer icla3s?o?cii
Zeus, , " tpepple i jmbrel fftn(edr'?i9ra
uvea )d aou aroana QQtovaot Jaf
were;,t b e, Man oej ,,wbo . emtgra ted
from Manae'VKecl QV'.Tlier.e:
Marrree, wh6 get tlegLnd named the
i in bnsiness, .fervent in 8pirit,n thet
closet hia daily resort, hia family a,
Bethel, devotioa the breath of hiaj
heart, reugtoB thei very atmosphere
of hia soal. The presence; of . oxre!
snch ,hearer ii the. per-ia a.perpet-:
nal inspiration tq the, preacber.ft Ey-j
ery 7day 'tliaCiboljr matt migH J)ie
CQtidaa" person .'Soaeht oat his re-
treatln th(i (prove,'and saw the bard
groiina Vhere1 he had so'oiten knelf,
' and 'this emootlie ' barked saplltr to
jsMca5 be had' ciaag-paa he - wrestled j
with the angei for Messtags. )
1& was there he ootuned supplies or;
grace that sustained hhxi so- wooder--
Lfnlte thjjongh We&itUig. '
tnirn nr Krm-frPABiinrn n . nrt whn L m3D rho bad traTelled flaUe eitea-
also settled andlnamed 'the town of gvea't the lasWpa. Qdrenzo ;
Marfreesboro, Tennessee., The bean-: vV,f PPC7.dPm'-
tiful . eonntry,, and.iertae, bnd9 of nlghj e was , a. jefeat nemj to
PMth.r.rii Mtnnc i. attraotod tn "the weedw as well as. to., whiskey.
the vicinicyXibt; htf,towiL, . class So ed Jhe . Wgh, pulpi j
of wealthy; itttenigeui tarfnera from !- Insteadtif kateljhg in grayer as, .was
thelafstsendei tnei iteiftahd took
4iisr seat fa the - altar.PressenUy he
Arts and stride ,lI haTe travelled id
nearly 'every State inr thioouiitry
nd seen jalfc sorts of ! peepJey bat yon
are the durtieat a&tl :haTfr. ftver mot
with f,Xoar poJpitii so filthy with
tebaoJnce ijo-nldtft a fia3L a placa
tonMinJjray.n4'fcprea6bj
psach a nasty piacn j'A'ere s :ieii
low squirting between the- seats now.
And jatt-wpmea- go aboni,wiU;ithy,
the Knh oUidkf father Axley bad finisbed bva,ectre
his serihob'. I have 4 eiilereapalprt8
iK5rthtairha,as!ewen't as
dtizens pnbtowdatfcQa
DOieq iur,ueic .utru laiteiugeiioe,
moraUtyanil religion. uTherjrespj.
tenaaa . and the , Methodists 2 were
aUkefjSfdn'g, ai(bt inaenial -B$i)!j
the Baptists ,,were,i few, an ,tjampsr,
and 4o wlldowr 'lpab)i elima,
tioi. ;!natsoorrccing535
sician of lhe,wn,,preaJie4. jhe pld
hardsheI!s4oriBe'-,a .ewpfjf
despct'larep-wirto
It .wasip 'that.hoae lbeaxd be
noted, , JUiwrenco.Ltreatraie.i u:qpt
bouud-tbeology, rin its quintessence.
He offered the gospel onlytt9jjthe
elect, said, that itwoald . be a'sin to
preach it to the rest of mankind. He
f'i ) ', -'jriW- I i'iJ s .
uecanea to pray in a baptist lamuy
of the opposite faUhTnpoo the ground
that they bad denied the true faith
that Christ never cited for them,; and
that it! would be a sin to. pray for"
them. ( In one Of bisrharangues, he j
talked of other chrUtiariaTaijd their
labors somewhat - in this' language.:
"As for temperairee" societies, .mla-
iouafv orsranizattbos and Bible so-
ciet ies I tu t nit ; foot ' on the' heck ot
t hose infamous ! impostors wherever,
1 fiod themAa tcl the;TreerIl
Baptists,'beaidVso&
the devil became a Free-will Baptist:
Murw luac iiiuc lut-jr uau uiuiupjiBU,
as fast as jouiig; rabbit Asfto5 the!
Presb VtVi iaus. h would as sddn' ex
pect to find the Leviathan of 'the sea
io a mud" puddle' as to find a plods'
man in the: Presbyterian "ministry
The Methodists reminded him of the
tortoise that would not move until
ton put fire on his back. Then he
would poke but bis head and toddle..
tJU . IUCBC iuciuuuiou. picaoucio luat
... : ' i A m ' : ! A i lit ; " : ?
go inrooea lae woriu wnu suamaa'
i'rjgiti'alltf filed' With the JuicW of
the mifMmf EoW& minfttef
Caa rteachi the pore gospet 'WftH a!
stinkin? BDittooti his feef Is sotne-
taWbile in harge of the hnrcb in 1
thetown if Murfireesboro, I received
a young tnanr into the church by the
name of A. Clemons ? I lost sight
of that man until 18C8, -while attends
iog. the - Southern JBapUst -tanyen-i
tion in Baltimore. I was introduced
to the sanies man. i a Rev. A. . .
Qlemony, delegate, to the Convention
from Texas. ,1, ' 1 eel. lite wnang. Qp
posite his same, "e plurxbiis umm".
Yon find - these ; f ecruits vf rom the;
Pedo-baptist ranks all over, the land.
Some years ago a motion was adopt,
ed in the Baptist Conyentidn of West
Tennessee, that every member of the
body who had once been a member
of a Pedo-baptist church should give
a dollar to the object of the Conven
tion : and a very handsome sum was
raised. And so they are still com:
iog, every year and every month. r !
The next Uonference was held in
roo,. ,P?!i firAiinfirW rbama.wFinnfara B. Pitts, who pre-
r u iA rrtn wa rphkn I sided over the Conference,1 in 1 the
would craw!, and jpmpand scream.'
ladies.' bwareu,of theni.rt,;They'Vare
nothing but matrimonial $tfcuVii6f i.
They are too lazy to woric, tooproua
to ibev ' are onlv travelling
rpnnd the world in the hope of find
ing some rich nran8daughter whom
they can fcdmbag and inarryyi warn
yon against them7lhey are more to
be dreaded thanf the ,e8tnct).ve
locusts of Bgypif;
There-were present two travelling
preachers raatrimoniAlspeculatorsV
absenea.of the bishop, sent ! me to
the town, of Tuscumbiay Alabama. "
f.:i t-i niiifo(! JKDBSBi1JOHBL
MiY WOMEN .PREACH IN PUBLIC Oil
TEACH. .
jMachhas been written; and 'said
on this subject, and there is danger
ofiDurpaitizan.feelings carrying ns
tnn fir nn oithur aid A. ; J . hfivn . nntr,
a jroru qi iponwoyersywitn any per-
the ! prophesyu or aching of this
woman preacher.1;" Perhaps some will
say : Ob, bat she did not preach she
only spake to the men of the city. -X
answer, that is all I wish to prote.
Marya tooaon, (John xxt 17) waa
first of. all JommMorf direct, by!
Christ toproclaiatt teach, ottpeali to'
the Apostles the glorious news of his
resurrection; and shall we stop theirj
mouths now f , 3hall they be forbid;
to tell it again and again I .If jt hadi
would Uhnst have committecLsuchA
'blundei; I, Those may believe it whp
wisa, ana mus censure,, wie pavioar.
cannot. -"' ,-7-v--v,-:,.-y
XJBTTsrattT rmFfi'nore wnmatTia the
jipreadloi Uhei pSM,iSbft4lItej
Apostles. Acts i 1 11 : These all!
.oontinued with one accord Inprayerj
and sapplicatiooA. with: the women s
and . Mary the .mother, qf Jesus and i
Withhia brethren." .Here iaas much i
ald fdr the women as for the men." ' ;
In the second chapter of Acti on
thesday of peutecost, referring to
these same? people,J-Tbey iweri all
with one accord in one place,' tee
qhapter islS ill,, And they
wero all filled jt,be Iloly. fibost
and egaLH.speakt1(' with 4 qthe;
tongues as,' the Spirit gave thein dt
terance Hf'fookittt4 that the
women were present dd spake 'with'
tongues tts well as' the merirPetef
with the eleven arose for thetrde
fepcfrora theebargeof xtrunkenness,
an4 flqotedjiJtba prophecy r O(v-Joel,
Ufrgi iSAd:,sbatl eometorpasa
in the last days, Saith God,;, I -.will,
frouroutof myrspirijt upon ali fiesh ;
women and tnenj add tdqx sons and
yourawpftf tKaWnfcmy f
18tBteAlCOTW,ei?tntt:dW
my haMmMmi mw pour out nr.
tbosetdayW bf my Spirit, and they
shal jmj, (preach, proelaim. I
caonofeseoi why i Peter should. hava
thus defended the.dausMerand haiutJ.
maidens unless they were Included in
the charge ofdruakenneas , oa ,ac-!
count of their speakidg with tongues.,
I'wduld not inake Petersbtnconsls
ten L'ifir the 'Holy pTrit;dnder.
whose influence he speak el as to
quote' a prd'phecy which ;' did not ap
ply to thrcaseiirband.-Sarely thes
prophecy of Joel was not -to end with '
this onooccasioti,1 but to 'ctsntinue to
all ve nerations. 'the last-da vs.''
UT i. ml. - xr .-Hi 1 j!.
"Acta 1SI : 2G. " "Priscilla, . a ibeloved
sister, didaid AquiHa in sthef more
(ooroogn : lnsirocuou . oi .Apuuuav
urriBcuias s wont mu not eau.ueio.
Romans 16 : 3."Paul says : "Greet
Priscilla - and Aquilla ' my " tellow
helpers in Christ Jesus. "'? ' v "
I A1 i nl tU jWv mnmn -man
' AVIS m.x, ! it. -auu " luo oaiuo uau
Philip the evangelist bad four
daughters, virgins, which did pro
phesy. ' Did ntter predictions, teach.
preach, instruct in religious doctrines
and exhort, .as the , word prophesy
implies. t Paul was herejin the house
of Philip with these prophetesses
and not a word do we. bear from him
of rebuke or censure for their pro-
pbesyiflg;5 His silence stfemi to bid
themtiod speedIt looks to me that
thir ease should be' enough to settle
the whole Question in debate. 1 c
Romans 10 r 12.' Paul says; "Salute
Trypbena- and Try phosa, who labor-
ed-Jn the IordU ,iajatex the, beloved
J?ersiir,.s,wb04 labored; much : ia.tha
Lordf VSome, will say.jitbis labonng
nn the. Lord waa some personal, ert
vice, tO:PAnirOctbe prethre.n.,,!I.YViiep,
women, &C., notthose ct whom ha
had 8aidia,.chapter:xiVithey should
prophesy i with their heacLiCOveredi
They wore iguorantiand inanbordi
nate,4brs Pa,nl says, they are com
manqedq $vittaQpeaenc6jrA p
cause ; tbey . werq 5lgqqrant hpsays
"If thev-will learn anitbJng.leMhe:
ask theirbusband at home,? but no
disturb Vthd,xhurcb .with, rlmpropei
r babbling ;quet4pn8., t,he originalj
urees, nere translate speaKf u meQi
'which according to Donnegan, means;
to' talk ; to Speak : to prate j to prat-j
frtS to babble j d chatter jtq twtterJ
las uieauiug, wu npcas, uucb uui.uc-
fine the nature of the speech, whetfc.
ef jgocd br bM'Tdynjind the ciy
crimstances restrfcts' t he meaning in!
this plaee tb ktt Imrwpertfpealiing,,5
becausel.eIt,,was fdirec'tedT0 four
?ptMl Ji nsubdrdinaxd women for
QledienMzjii
. . .... . . -.1 i
xuey wouio learn xucy mu8i ass ineir
husbands at hdmp. , Thp text may be
read th'tisY It Is bof permitted them
to labm'tfiwiM'W 1m X 'sbjsbe
Tor awbmantd speak; fb"abbleV brate
r cbatCer In the jchnfch? Thls Idf.
terpretattorf bafmoniies" witb 1 other
SeripttireaTsboVTBj' iml bhowsritf 'ln.
ooasisteifcy betweettPahl in Tfthe
xU 5 and 'xtn 31; S5 noT preserves
bis f wprotor id' tactrIf our bretli
rer Snsist'on this-passage avprohib
iting all womeoi th ordinary feebse;
f roDXpeoith in ; church, r then - ear
female missionaries r mutt ibe alled
home, ounSabbath schools mast: not
have, femaftfeftchersy J'pr.i teaching
i speakjlo g, they must not : uia g or
Snter choirs, for singing ia3 speaking.
TTim,,,!!; XI tAe wpmen learn
Bdt I snfier not a woman . to , teach,
pbr' td iuurpauihoritjf over , the man
but to be in silence.n;panj here seems
to refer to some particular case,1u8ing
the1 .singular numbet,: alt the.'way
through.- He sbowS.he' relative' po-.
titidn between man 'and woman, ehe
mnstbe subordinate. ' Teach is here
ued in connection with the .idea of
usurping authority over the man. If
forced to hbTdinaiy constro ction
it w ill 'dose the mouths and schools
of all Our femald teachers. If any
one wishes to place that ' harsh ' con
struetioo t!aey may doso,f I shall not"
JAMBS J3. PtJBEFOY. .
preachers-matriinbniBW jsonjqn.abjecl, andiU .WUaite i 1
if vAn nlAARft to rttLs: JthAnl JSd.,8 To I mV Anininn . . :; tranW?ei? ?. JE18 Junq-OAseS 9
: z rrzz wri , I r-s-? ?tw.; K. l tases a verv ditterent expressionaa
.l""lu SET W??1?!? kn verse 6, -Greet Mary. who teed
chequered stockings5,' the petsonifica
tidi' -:ot :ldppety,Vo4ditJ jid.tmpn
dence,'heatubiw;jutteri each; tirades
of yulgarf3abn8e,caf Jsfmplylndi
crons in the -extoemer Buthetfhe
published on the outsiddcOverOf
his pritttederdlottt9aT f!labout
not know Whether ,tO'bea Ca1vanUt
or Ardlnian ! anatnclQjfled 'tfi? de
cide" the ., matter (Jy .throwing, -up
''beads and . tails.' . TUsr oame,-.np
and he became an Arminian. -,Hence.
his foHpw.esJhavjedben jLptbingvb.nJt
a set of black-legw froBi thattiow to
the present fiktlllgt'd chdta ot
their ow.p theX?yVel id hd character
of other people. j Wfte I sawi.tbis I
lost mv ehrisrtaa temper. 'I have to
confess - this one indlecretidn of by
youth, I got M&ftJ
abuse him throughl he pressRliat
the Teditor, declined, .to i publishiiny
niece..rl was ready to attack him on
the streets witb my tdn'gdeshothtnir
else? but ths brethren-dissuaded tpe
from it. I had jseen. a great many
rakeha&-wa;seaiioeJuna tse great
horse rake serosa the corn fields, and
had read ot 1 great-rakes in morals,'
trntttiUrfia'a laiariHlronVBal.
timorewasthdfrflafe I had
wRjniL .BrbWatsonwss asaam
'Iiittl6 did Any .body '.then dream of
me nigu vusiuuu UOuWt'ka
destined to take fclhat immunity!
that Dr. Howell and meti of hii
DbttUlil .W U.WH. M.W MMW mm-mmm , - . fT ,
tist faith in taat townxnatmanyoi i tae 'i,:1 f"
mala td the full
jwork bC thetgospel; ith authority to
if' even MdsTst cthaf dmeri VShbuId
each or prophesy publicly' and pri-
atelyv beeausft't tmikI nadBctiB-
ureemnpleir it. tr ; Marnn ei!J ei2
rA I may have occasion tQ39 the
ord propifery.! wUlqsotelhe nrean
Bg as grveabTicW ebsteraeropoesy
K&imTo utterpraictiona? to makfr
elaratioaiofjevejjw toome.- Xslnr
tra.to iPreaeb iJtOaJostruDt tiaa
ligipusrdoctrjnes.; M 4nternrticor
ixDtain Script ore ot reh ffions r sub-
ectsi-M exnqtiibff -t E6al.Jt,3d :
'There . are , three t.Drophetessea.
ITT .. It it ' - t
mentioned the Mid -Testament : l,,
Miriam the f
bh. Judges
eiatrprdrihes1 speech" ittbcxill
In tb 'Newt TeBtanieTit, Lske'iiV
EGaud-y,;'wnilti:tltat'Annvaptx)i
phetess, was.ot ail others tire first tbf
breach (Jhnst to' tne xpeople, seven
WhenJxe was a oaoeia iitai matnefs:
arms. i'Asd ahefornxng tn-that in
itant xave lhaukft. tike wise unto the
ljoru. ana ap. joiiJum w. wen.
tAat looked jor redemption i Jienwa
km." Who will condemn thisf,..
A's Christ passed through Samarra
tri sat on Jacob's well and there came
4 wfttaab ftf Bamarla tb dr!aW water.'
Christ Pfcedcbed ttnttf her arid she was
tonvSrtea ana went ner way' Tjerore
FE3HA1E PREACHERS.
iv : 4, see her speech to
its fifseciafcspe6pTrere to embrace
BapmtddCtrinestbati a,'finejap
tist church "and Baptist tTniversity
werj to beestablisbeoVthere that
snehTJnoblsrePTeSeiltativBs meh' aS
Dr: B atom lh e father of T. T. Eaton i
of PetesboTff.iJ. ILs Pendletdo and
JameSfiAiDel&e , werautovgrOw op
aadiourishinrthstitdwaif ?o
- jBotlctmecretom toirtao uetno
dist nrci,t it.! wzsi Jten There
belonged to lbs church amaafcythe
name of Linean, wfceta .Iifcave xl
ways tbcs-btcf es a ccdcl c-ist, his
character thai cribisiciS cf meek-
ne-r, tie rsrtV.se. of -ctristiza. jcy
alr:.:3 tdr.:rT .-cz-'-ZlS'-izntl t:s
lightest rebake frbm bfm; add there
3reviaenuyiDy ni approval, ana
reached Christ 5to the teerr oftb
itr. John iv i 29. H3oma see a man
.. .. . . m .1. t. '.I. V T
did? is not this theJnrissi i
4a1 maavxx,of thejamarltatis
kr tha.t eitv beliaved on ..him. for the
tojpst prcphssjiag, epeaking of the-
th mhers doubtless evangelicaL
.ao vt . tiDVUio u v vaa v viuv
I , the -same splrir Paul dirtets the
hilrpiahsafv 3, Helps thosw
romenawhteb-labored witb radln the-j
ospeLwitb Clement also; and Witb i
ther mr: fello w-laborerSb&wWhat
ver mav be the doubt as tot the force
bf .thd reference oboyev to Triphensw
ter8is ana ttsciuaaoof -d
iftre. Thse women ara ,dqc, noon
Misa'ttro fobtip g i jblfemepli nds
lai)orers wltb Paul'himSelf: not in
tent-making, making; garments like
Zlorchs lor iookiog goodTvrcfuals
i ... . r . i . i p tt j fir.
PUD fliaKraumoga utuavvT.mrvwiue
'am vrk'tkomspel. itaeyilfihared ctn!
he J8ame,okind.ot gospel :i W4jrfc. in
'bicb vlaali andrtiClemeaUwera en;
aged and tbereforp were eptUled to
hq,belpjlhePhiUpiajp ohuroh 4
"In 1 Uor.xu 4, Paul saysal'liivery
an praying or prophesying haying
is bead ltoveredr, dishonoreth1 his
ead. Jt ssppose -that dprsob
raying or prophesying 4n th6 pnbikj
assetnbiyf aad that it tneaiis to
sut to and tor theedtfieaaidnw the
earers' Paul sava iaat.aa jnnch for
woman in tneoin verse : tfut everv
Oman m at yraria or propBeBieia
ixn ner neau uucuvereu uiaaoaoreia
er nisa'awtliW Waytncf.M&' 'the1
opKhsingvi 6ach. is exactly alike j
hat thO nian does th3 woman may
tteirari ifshe will 6i.W cover fce?
ead. With the 'proper meaning or
rpphesyili canncii but) uaderstand
aul as. fnuyaataoriziDg two&en ta
tter3 or edteuonCi i to apeak.: teachi
p1 reacSier.exhort.tlf this, is toot what
is meant Aiknow:Aac what is tneantr.
I fiome iihiiik,! Paab cpbtradkla all
this, in the xiv i 31c "betypan womens
lte,Jlsnce,.intJhe,jcharcesUdtU
ip.not permyLtfip;,tinto tnetn tq epe4
but they are commanded to bp QOder.
" a r w
QDeaience.as aiso saun me iaw.,.roo.
The followitrg able article appear
ed in the Raleigh Observer of 18th.
We heartily endorse' all the Particle,
contains and present it to the read
ers of the Recobpeb , : , ..: m.;
Baxeigh, May 17, 1879.
Edixob Obsebvkb : A consider
able amount of interest has been re-1-cently.
excited jo different parts of
the State by female preaching. Many
ministers have been perplexed as to
the course they ..ought td. pursue tots
wards this new departure which they
could not , conscientiously, endorse.;
Nq friend of,, God and! man scan f aiV
to rejoice in, seeing , sinners resenred
from dternal' Vuin, evel thqngh the
means em ptdyed may . not appear .to
ihlni to" be sanctioned by divihe an
'tbority. Ahd'altbohghmnCh mis-
enter as weu as gooa may do wrought
bv these newmeasUres. many minis
ters have desisted from themterance j
ot ven a caveafy and probably wise
ly?fiTlfere tsJ no Inconsistency In odr
follow, and our disapproving the
mode .ot btaurineu thoseiretnltSLT
The mmisteri Who, afxe? a careful and
prayerful : study, of , God a wordt vis j
thProttsbtVcdnvinced that it is a sin. J
aurasqipation'ioT women to npaer-r.
ftake he mlnis'teriaY ffietwould: bet
InasmucU as the communications of
the Spirit are not , confined to Bithev
sex, females' have- equal lights ,witbj
males to teach and to preach. 9 The
tenets of fPenniBarclayi and- others
are, neitt: n a somewnat, .moameq
'form by many of, thejQuakers ,pf ,tha
present iflay riTha particular f.poinfi
before na now id the, right of t women
to preach. 'We submittbat the word
of God is the only rule of, faith and
"practice:, 'Afccording; fo;itpfaliJ
: ble instructions, it : is wrong forwo4
ben to tthdertakd the office pt teach'
ers in the choich. i Let us examine
the record in asr brief a manner a
possiblej i i tit&-&W.iMl iitell
c! Wp.rppsBjfllay down, onecttw
laws -oi .iaterpretatwui wjiich) loom
mend themselves, at .once tO'Cjmmoo1
sense, jindare , .common r to .every
tmtisepu ermenuUoSr.n.Anamrj
blguons passage must be interpreted
."agreeably, to, what Js jfevealed-mote
clearly ia.therf;pattj pf Scriptdre.
One single.passagq 4s . not to p ex
plained ,in ' cdntradictiqq ..tq.fnianjr
others I'which aid doequivocal"4n
meattrngrAn1 &ppearance'Uf "con
tradiction between .a general asser
tion in one text' add'a ;retrictjoa,of
Itbaddf&er masimedines'' bere
ffioved bVmaln!ril dact1imll
tations of the former.. The' scbpV of t
a passage tnnsf always Tbe consider-i
ed'Thd object qf the ;Epi8tlpto '
ITimb'thas prbftssedly tqliatrdct ;
this young preacher and We church j
bi large as xo xne guairacauons ana :
duties of the infnlstraddT as'to The i
xnanset of avoididg-dn couq'fefict'
iog developing; heresies. f In qefinipg
the Sphere - of w'omeTf'ln the second
chapter of the first Epistle, tb
Apostle's trieaningr Is so clear th ad it
hi almdst impbsatbltf tb! mlaUkeit1.
"Let the woraeirietfrrft with
all subjections mt -fI gufferm1 K
woman to teaclKAil the best ex
positors are 'dgred'tliat this ipj auc
tion relatcsLto public worship; mWo
mena arejeojwMd f aotonly not -to
pray iu public bnty noCa to; CeachV
They are to iar not to. ffttcLttTha
words Zcant and; ar clearly set
iq opposition; to;: eacb :otherr The
immediate f context; nnqupstjopbly
settles it thatr the primary reference
of the problbitioaJso.ppblMi nilpis
ttatipns. For the 'poatle g.ca twq
reasons why, God has placed, if men
out Of this .sphere , of..ipbIio; niinis
trations:. V1 " r
In the Hth chapter, of Ist.OoHn
thians, the Apostle is giving special,
directions for the : conduct pf public,
worship' and says t 'Let' ddr wck'
men keep silence in the churches: for.
rt is not permitted tn them to speaks
To this prohibition Paul adds the
weight ot his apostolic authority."
Not satisfied , with this, he adds the
authority of other Script oreSr ?Bht
they are commanded to be under
ooeatence, as - aiso 1 saitn ? tne iaiv.r
log of other: passages bearing on the
same rIut The; agreement of all
the Ablest expositors and the univeri
sal riraotice ahd belief of the church
mnst have great weight tn this mat
. ten .During it hel first- sixteen en
; turies of the church's j existence, wp
jever hear of women preachers In.
the. latter part' of the fifth' century
It is probable 3 that there were a fewj
women's rights women in the African
church who neglected the apoStolid
commaqd end tried to transcend the.
bounds .which,, the,, Bible . bad pre4
SCTibedFot the" Apostle prohlpH
tioBt wis" dttiilhatically'iTeriewed! n
the Council Carthage, Ai D. 308.;
in,copsiqerauon r -these; renecuons
pq pne sh 3uld' think' 4t strange tbati
Piany sbould.regard " it" t heir duty to!
abstain front any participation in thej
meetiog8 Con'd acted by theSewomed.l
Vr jd5 daimafe;tbeubands;of qnr
r;eaderf crifprjoar oandor in. da-j
daring that it is entirely: out .of our
thoughts' to bake ant attack: "noon
the" Chrlstlarl eharaoter or purity oil
motitft of itheseo female . preachers.!
JXini8tersmay .eqru.mnchjfrqm their:
nqurip(zei.nna irqn inBimpiiciiyi
add earnestness of .many of their ex.-
b'ortatibtis'. 'At tbesame timewreas-i
serti that'itbtf very i ' best' of popld
Bavq,.mageii vudeiTgttedv.'mistakes
which, havp proved isources of great
feaJVJrhich) if they wiiriearn4 aajthinjtet
CWldl AfeJd.6a.JIetf. tfieV'nusbinas-at:' home,1
Wrong, tor, a pwttfflB, ttiga iaaae'ftf a woman td speak
c.aita Uarisc to .xne oarnariiauBxxB i swfi f'-rcb' .- 'i
CcS ii'theS u.U r.ii.isluiiitess, ba l.foraj'cfirtaitf1 clia OfCorLithiad
t!3 Lfitt..r JcaCIu t,it'a-f.!o-'
IT - - f
.wometrwbitS wertf perfectly "Jc de
Ultlt 'ropi s(n1scartany par-;
rtedients whifctr annar tb'be iuccessr
fsf wfe Open t he jay;foHbesdb verl;
rani-or noBe rrnncrpies 'wnica
, . w i t J . 4 T .
oasHtateittfe lbttflo:atTotfu 0Pu6nr
eaTesTbopes."1 i
nwieanar taingio tamper wnn
sdtrntbrTlrat cawfaltbdrdiCi
ioa pronotrnOTdathe-closeiof 'llev-
elatioa agiibet libiose who add to dr
sabatract i roaar what God 4aasririt
en should teach tta to guard ith sa
bred careand.vigUance, the 5 Book of
LUe..It woiW t anoutrage there-
tore ppoq Marwiifwi BuantyiLQcaarga
knXtsritb, wnt ttizeal Qwtbejcause
ffciatjfhqfwnscjetkoiialy
swia iromr eqperauoau. wpatjaey
believe' to be nnscripturai, measures.
the Society fJriends. Yftis notoar
bdrpose to expose , all the errors, of
5 or ot tnis pocieiyue8rinaitne,aoc
rine that the Scriptures are not the
nry ruie or xaua auq jnannera. yxuia,
onoris ascrioeo vto: ina, cpint as
.walHatf'-baJusM
rhar we SUppbsb to be1 ' the dictates
f tfidiiEepirit Within tifby thdbf
ereenient with the Scriptures: they
everse this Order and' tr the truth
f eciptuwby theP supposed teach -ap
of tha'SPlriti The Uolv Sbirit
teaches, directs and -governs inde
peqdcntlyi of tn Scriptures, ' andf
novectne ocnpiures.J3Ants ooctnne
fi the Spirit' guidance la the funda-
entai principle tor oakexissr and
uUtatea jtJia8aurca - jail l those
ecnliariUesr by r which ii l is distin
guisbecUw-lke jfctieudsi-iaakei ;VEry;
lttle ot the church and its ..crdi
Ccnsistentlywith; j.their
greitjfundamestal.f rrcr,.; theyrido.
awty, with, the, 4Etit?d;fmi2istry, i-.
iore entirelv.the ieacraments.of J3ap-
:tjs3'.!'e!id .the ' - .Ierd,a.'S2r?ari '
The OldTestament as well as thd
New, contained theeame prohibition.
Women were not permitted to speak
in the v Synagogue. Th rotionetP
groond of the prohibition ' is j also
glven:,AForiit Is aitiamsitdr wdmen
to preach iu the, church, o It is oon
txary to all welli established ideas of
the refinement and delicacy of her
sex. 1et ns examine tbef.ouly pas
sage, which can j be ; quoted as tayor
ing, ,the contrary, doctrines iknu
11L5: ,.jE?ery woman that pray eth or
propnesieth wi;h her head uncoverea
dishonoreth ' her' head.9 The Mos
taini8t8 and Quakera. copstautly ap
peal tq this verge insapport of thtirJ
practice.',: Surely Vthis .iajthe BooxJ
Seating5 bf tttt fmnlMe't $6t wfe
ntf afledlidg an1, attfrdnMcdriiTpi J
oeir Bci, uuu ut yanaucp .wild jlu
j vnvttMUVM MOWVUS VS. . , U V SKL. . U
s not speaking of the flgbfofwo
ToVi f vp,,Y " lHtll) Cf t' PiVmiH
timhiv r.ifps
thertfnDetf
ifir'wrwlthod
pi3fo1rlbmBl!nsenoe,
autntHr-viuminnm ui wuiiikii
t ... .. . . t . . i - -i v r
'- vj VVWV WfftW VUi
leek not fottowl t1ydtr15aftpi6vebf
aeinxawngparcinmunu worsntp.
riU.iim8trate:ortpOtfe,a'''wc(fflaU
bojldibe -admitted into ' the Lfi
ature anoVfithoukL, appeal hr a dress
noecommg ner sexjreuldLanyione
ondemninff the .manner pftfefiriapi
pearance. necessaniv. approve of woj
irS therefore 4ne " interpreted'' as en'
oronhe8Wflritn:tTifA-
f A;., hib 3f-J- .L' jt;;4 - i. ,4 1 . i it--. 1
mcv,'-wiHrewii,- as aisuirgnisoea
fronrto teacH.ar?dith4rslt s tolebt
have oeen allowddx.w6betf8td utter
prophesies In tpublk5,who Wet'enot
petmittedi'to otfeachtfortf JT 3or;
14:31, the iDlaBction.-Iiet yddrVo:
men; keep silence In thehurChe8,'
is fl Jthe most peneratmaraeter? The
Aposlle had; peea Speaking of the
gifts ox tongues and. of propAcctr, aad
the command to keep: ailenco in the
charchea.mu?t.oC coufse refer la the
giftpf rffiaiso, asjjdistinguis.h?
rairii,j9uicaoo?!i tram ieacjtung-oa
U IsstatedJniActsl-.thafePhUt
lip, hadr fpuf idaughtersitfirgma
uitUj uio propae?y. rcra-ipp narr
r&tlYe.itw moreltbanprobable that
they ; prpphesled ,-.pri vstely & jtbejrx
come at tetiKci'ui'a arnvaij.
,We brinJ cp her ttf iw,".cf,qterj-!
petatioaCnrit. Ui 1 dowatqat aq aa-j
piguoua ps-annut r-9 laterrretea
r mca uiy to a c 2 r : 1 t ? s a t r " 1:
1
iJa;y HH WP?.juti it r,ar. ;
gued' thatthe VonaeffuiJuccess
wlilCb!Sh8s attended:?thV c fforta'df !
JbeselaborerapiaveathatPthey-bftve i
upapenqn w ie- iAimigntyi .
empbaticalhr dissent Trom this poa
fldd:The pioui effortaot bisguided
eMifee$r ofteiPblesSednot-
withstanditigstoeil rroriC Thoui
sands aed-tbonaanda have been con-
erted uadefomauOathpltc preach
ig.1 dst Wtted hdld Viit God
minds jot th& people jwonld be dark
ened ,and .perplexed? sThq ,grea
truths of God's word etand Mn verj
close relation to-each other. Tota
depravity, regeneration by the Hoi
Spirit alone and Justification by.faitq
stand prfall together., :1R Error i.lsj
very in8idions.r And those who have
never studied these doctrines in theirj
relations will be T.m.nctt7tnor6r easilys
betrayed into erroneous statementaj
which may terribly damage the cause;
of God. . . The most fearful .disorder
'and entanglement ;bust necessarily.
boarded teaching ThnS Truth, the
f Palladium of the XJhurch, instead of
heing8a(iy,jguardedana reyeredj
Dmeaa'poor victim M p&'muti4
lated and hacked by' ruthless bandsj
rWere we disposed to Criticise some of
the extreme; measnresJ adopted i by!
L thesqi-newr; cteachera i Ina igetting;
thrpugt"Hmourners, we could expose:
at species of semi Pelagianism which
does dishonor to the Holy Ghost and;
to the truth oi-wod-"--A- high -Btate
of feeling; and lemDtion.'i9 .oftenr.the
mttZf.of .the Soirit's working. nBut
twa cannot, recall v tne apirc pyex-;
nf finer Hia ! ftrhnHnn 'i'Thtai .iLtriri
trproduoe thW Mue the eject:?
M we Iwu inatf net Iinqdireraj wenan
earnestly, pray ith-them:, and dot
them, we can extend4hem(ont.sym-
'mi -'4.' -.i- ' m.
papy, out we can neituer sing, paw
nor : pdlpthenflnto M he Kingdom.
WeTnbsttAt Mtt'W and :aee the sal
tation otlheLoridin .VrarjX!.-!
j- tions,-which are-btrior-taoneut,
ana win worx out for ns a far more
exceeainy rana- eternaiweight of
giory."T
kives hU6aictlbn.tdlhese perversions
of truth ? Theresas enough saving
trnth to accotoplishitbe salvation of
tbesoul,"and God, in bis mercy has
otteamade it-vthe:instrument of the
Spmt;s, saying, pqwereitbough,rinin.
that it 1 Is, the- duty, of every .Chris-i
ttan todo air tnae 'iies tn bis or her
power td save rhis fellowmed, and if
be or. she is qualified to speak for the
(difijeatiop ' of other?, and finds that
mese laucrs are4.oie,S8ea,.wno, nas a
right to stop the "stream Of blessing
becaus human ordinances have dot
been only obser ved 1 04 We reply that
Chiist, the great 11 ead of the Church,
has ordained .the mode ia, which: His
GPspelJ W Jto be - preached to men;
lie has- instituted a visible church
and has gi ten, to it laws, ordinances'
and, officers..,. We iudge that the
Lord Je"us Christ knows better than
we' do bow,Hi8 Gospel should be dis
pensed. ;1 ; "
i Ifoine still a rgelhe point that
thty . flo pot. see ?why. thb earnest and
pious, exhortations, of, pne devoted
Cbristiadrmale or female. ,tnav not:
accomplish ar bnchgood as those
of another, irrespective lof:' the ont
ward, ordinances of the dhurdb;' we
submit hatJesqs,! Christ y oar
teacher and, gnide,;nd ,that ,Ue
knows best what 'methods ought to
be tollowed.f,f 3 He has appointed the,
visible cburca'to' be tbe piliar and!
ground of .the truth,!! and bad ordain
ed.tbat. berpublio.orgaaio functions
shduldbe periormed bv officers who
are to be selected and appointed ad
cbrding te provisidns''' wbid'r He has
expreaslytjlaid; downVifTbp -.Word of J
uoa.s luus comes to men: ruUloMed
iby, those who are clothed twith piopj.
jer authority ,'and acknowledged by(
the Cburch to be suited to their
wjorkl cTaabaudoit this' grddnd! is
IqiPWft ke Ldeoti'for evr?.bidd of
error and bereiy .What will-be
jeduie otHe formpf sound.words'lj
Again, this-WfderJflTTttf
either righfe wiongtHilf: litis
riser. audr.a-aouree it neruaaeav
good, sref bound to go to rork an
thbaVirdf Sromair-H rishtnir bnah;C
ppid of 4ur adgbtera- to tba 'rrpnt .
mo pjanjfefet JaiyAqaifBfleatiOttS:
f?rW3nRWIIiU8v bteaTdowft'
those ban lers .which God a wnnl, aimI.
Welt bWerel society h4i-e establish d.-
Moeoiniuoor.'isi opcneJre muit
be consistent and open our gllati ve
Pf-jV1.??? ;pf? the, State
edtinsers of 4 woman be as effective
In iHU filfiiWtMgtsiatUrPas
those if. a man i-"The ' truth 'ib' the
tame from whatever. spnroB it may
me JkMMOmuM this new
leoartureia riaht4nthetdfretioirnf
breaks uphaVsacred! rHhich
as been ' divinely-established be-
ween the sexesvuiF the thing Is
rong, it is our plain-duty not to en-
We UtP in ' restless tge'id Which
e muititnaes tgaiiopwiidiy "after
very novelty, Therraeems to be a
rowiagindiSpoSiUoa to follow thtf
old tracks i Those who oeiieve 'that
tbe old 'pathi5ard"thd bes sfiddld
aufeiy b exxis1orHaot runhtng
sifter this last importation from the
lioUte&hmlismsiWe ldbirejfthe"
generosity of oar MetlaodiatrethreP
more than laeir wisdOul and consis
tency They bare certainly opened
tbeit arms widely iarecaiving those
, ho not only -ignore the sacraments!
and the stated ministry but fly right
Jltft the face of God's express : com9
.band hicb, prohibits women .from
exercising .the , functions of ipubliq
iacheri f Juppcse ",the difirep da-
ppiainationa. cf 'Protestants ahenid
cmuui to uu - am. .. .anon me ineorr
THE BIGHT OF WOMEN TQ PREACH
vMEssRSifEPiTOBS YoUi fc paper
containing ptoy Brook's firstn,umber
in ad vocacy pf the. right of women to
preach tbe, gospel, bas just Reached
me.8 1 1t seems the preacher's rbf toy
District are becomings the ''special
cbampiops sqf womens nghtsruso
far, at least, as preaching the gospel
is concerned.' hile.T' do not think
the proofs they adduce entirely sat
isfactory, Ihavsnd controversy with
thoe esteemed brethrea on the sutn
ject.r flf rChri8t,r.is.,preachd1 and
sduls are saved, rtI therein dp rejoice,
yeaand Hriir rrjdice.afc" 7 fc!
Jiutas U may, - wUh" the 'present
drifting ot things,' become; a :practit
cal Question in our chnrchi I desire
to submit totnesftbrethren a few in-t
-' If women have the right to preach'
the gospel, should they not exercise
thai fight in. an ; orderly- way. lTo
prevent improper, . or incompetent
persons from assuming the light la
preach, onr church has, I think, wise-4
iy required that before a person ex
ercise the right iq preach as shall re
ceive a license from the -.Quarterly:
Conference. And "No person, shall
be licensed to , preach without" the
recommendation ' of; the- churchf of
which is, is -a - memberkT r of the
leader's; meeting; of t the , chargex tot
fpft ?elqng8,.,fe?f n;rl !yf
,apwt if a woman belonging to the
obufch in Wilson: or Newborn should
.request ker Pastor " to 1 apply ' to the
chnrch to recommend Aer to the next
; Quarterly , Conference as t a suitable
person to be, licensed to preach.
would the Pastor be authorized to
lmmhW,itbvKD?i.i.ri.. -' -A mm A it
msmrmmmymj W . U . LUUJh . AUU U
the church iahould recommend Act4,
iwpuld lss; President, ot the Quar.
ter iv .vpnference. have tbe f right to
enter tain tne reepmmenaation 1 , The
Ltaat uyj pAvate. oineniber twho-ifdlt
Hjsposri ?apUH.Pf rtUPI, teezzT
F3 fQ - ctiqnijpt ribHrlig,
toacUer,; whqcoqM; fowp
tlie .int.nni cal ! jp v. 1 "jrit!' cci
1iz:z as 'tf "fiocths i wlt'n ' wr'-H. tvi'
me qnestioha1' are' applicable to ad
appUcatio'u for4 i'recom tdendation by
laiweman td Ueo xeCeivtdaa k travel
ing preacher into the N. U. Confefrr
fence. If these questionsb3 answer
fed ln.U)0 ajBlcnutie, .X -then .ask, if
krtiWtbdtern of- her 'piobatldnVxi
pi res, would she -trotr be eligible to
pflaeo, atfd to- Elder's'orderp, and
ll 8o,:4w.by eniayu sbej adt ;.TeaclL : the
ftmWP fi; Ami I may 4nqhe
pharch b6 again favored,. if aotwith
k femalPdpe,tleast;wilb'a female
I iloino;.' h ever, 1 hiuk iit:id voltes
a poiu t ,of ecclesiastical f .la w in 1 1 $
fkTrP0 .i f?qben,.tak.ef pnr
blac&r. wWo-wfil take1 Ih'eirlaWfi t
' t KUa A l-AlUUr9 ITirE.; ,; . 1
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Sunday. School Convention.' . --
"The OonTentloa appointed is the Central
Asseelatian td meet on 'Satnrday before the
first Sunday in Jane i postponed nntit Bat
urday before th aeoond Sunday In Jons; to
SToid an interference with exsminauon week '
at JWake forest C3olleger a veil as at our In.
station.' Hope all the Sunday Bchool Snper-
faflBSBfil anil.Mabvra will 'lat tttta It. .
y w mmm. V mm mmim HH. W AUWH.
aaexUnaiTelyaa jpossIblDoai't -forget Ihe
time of, meeting Saiunftfjr before the teoond
Sunday in june.: vhich will be Jons7Ui
The following ia a programme ; for the oocjh
SlOn. ' ' ' ' t.;.:, .. . i", .'- -
gaaiafion; election J of permanent "officers
nailllo'olook, a. "m. latrodoctory ser
:monwyBeT!W.Bj.JEoyaltiH
v Satnrday S oVslook, p. m. addresses on 1.
"The good, to be effected by organization in
work.'' Speakers JaV" 8. "Pnrefoy J. M.
Heckand W. Wright' '' ' " -
aiWhiit ia oart work f f8ijeakertrd
; ScarboroaghirTr. ll'Poteat and Li R imis.'
fSaaday, o'clock J a.:tm. SandaySobooI:
Maaa-meeting oondooted, by the Superintend
jdent of ForestTUle"jaady 11
o'clock a. nu "addresses' or, essays on f"beet
way 'd,eontea' SundiyliSo by O.'
ABenv Bi. 1JL Cboyera and TPAlo'erman. L '
j . fiuadsyca: eeioek $ pv L ;ddreBtes oa"l.
;u vtr. . . . ... . . ..... .
w n a r aval in. Miatwut. iiiimi tfm tm ..Ma4...
School and the chnrch r Speakers,, Q .6.
I!s4it;.. lcpaffia.4 ; w. .....
I 2.' "Ought anything hut the Bible to be,
itaught laSanday School SpeakeraJ H. B.
FltfaBaa, jr. GaDey, C. t Oower'and W. O."
I ". It is expected, of ooorse, Utat there will be
abort speeches from other, brethren present
bptbe $4ftereht sab'jeetaV X ' "'."x-l'
I ( 'Btf svto leV the0 tuns5 and plaie he well !
nndeiitood layour-neibcrbood.J ' f 'repeat n
hgaitfttfato bS )fcForstrilI; ba Satnrday -
before the teoond Sunday in June. 1 : j
;: T. wa ti .
Ui:03 ' i. J ? r 'cium'n Ex. Com.' i '
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Experience.) and j observation :.aas
led. me , to jtbe , ppclusipn ttbat the
gooa or 111 success or oar husbands.
a toeir nisu - caiuafr,.' aepenas
pon-odr actions . and eff orts almost
muchiiSjnpon Jtheif Own.iilt is
possible for one tp rtuccetd iweU
ho goes about bis task with a heavy
espobding bearU Thed.Ie the last
ords which our husbands heir at
home before star UnirWthe1rDreach
la tion and enconragement. This is
ttiore important than,thatw should
nieet them with, pleasant words and
actions on their return. rAlsd td en
courage and - assist them' we should
be ever ready to join iio conversation
lth itbeui aontbeiSubJect expe
mental religioo, rpd .endeavor s -to
,jake" their' hdurdrdf etndy both'
jpdasa'n It and profitable. The1 tneai
re saUriei of ma&yofdur ministers
rt atrire their . families, sometimes, to
epbmit.to, ineonveniencies, and even I
parusaip; ies us.enaeavor to avoiq
cbbplaint'On this' sufciecL1" that our
husbands b hot thereby tempted to f
renoquisn thiir charses lof pcCGJir
'1Bgrbocif3?dflsdda.p4fe5if
iwant of articles xf r Jnxnry, and
Bicuvi uuiuiur fc, ia m jart 01 ine cross
whitb'-WS ssehf destined td tcsrj kt
fclt!a:x- Tiiti !tst!5-c5 Alcca" we'
f thereby indirect! - ye tReSaet nallyi :
Pfeac me ,r 'i -io a perisair
wfetld J tua tit QqS will 'nerd ti?a.
W tToent titei ;iiiJ follow "Oar
nBEuboria not aa larA mttat ji ft .w.a laatvaa '
though U will be, we are-Increasing in ,
naiuowra. ,4a moiency uwe f sarpaas .mat
Riaat yeat,We .haer two Infant claaees, '
We also have, aa Infant siDeine class, led
by one' - of the 'sisters.' 'They assemble in 1
ihe. Academy 1 Sanday ;yafternoonLin It ? is
jtry interealiog. .Until last winter, we nerer '
SoHpeaSed ; and tben-o&ty fw BandayE -
e roads were -so bad -and tbe. weather ao ia-
ement that we euld not meet. .
uar meinbers are- sure active now in lbs '
nnday Sohopl work than former!, and there
are more engaged in it ; . bat there are many
mUS't M.t.-i.4..i . x.fl. .1. . m. ,v . . . r
We must hTe both the AasooLatkmal aad
State 8aoUy 8cttoot ConyetiUona.'. The more :
We haTe of the ooncert of action, the greater
will be the'result of oar labor. " . ,
1 Alt of mvseem- U tldnkthe 'StaWConVen-1
tm M lHHlatflllifM 3ma U ' . Mm. all 11.1a
do' one ieema disposed to inrite it. The
'Without an isTitation from some place to bold
itw nave auggaatd aereral places from
tltmA tAL Hrflj ;mt " -" ' - avilanl h
'don't want ftof entertain, -the .body. , Why f
I am not able to sty. ' One thing, howeyer, f
Bin lTlia'311lUnnn.HTMlaf1 MIMI, I:
-nantion will be held. Bat iarit mat a burn.
aglahame that there is ''Hot liberality enough
IS flotth Caroliaa to' entain oar own Conyen- -
si fill j3t?'ifr'A er-iliif.i
TrniB Wnn-itaftiA. , . .. -
Fletcher, of Ashe' countyraays 1
f'X am aoutff an 1 ma tin ' tne sanday uonooi -work,
and I am bamry to aay God has sreatlr '
blessed Hny labors in that respect. ,1 lore -
xae wora ot my numm more ana more erery
day. and X would to God . I eoold trfye bt'.
whole time to the work." -?
i "Since I penned the above,1 1 have organ- -'
a a. wa,aj wa.a aw - auwa, .vu.VUlUWIv,
aadeottena dab of subscribers for t'Kind.
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;T7m T W- 11... m. isf nn- b.f.Mii aw1f I " .
mk in tha eld Sandv Creek, tails aa tht"thT . ;,
are Sunday Schools at all the churches in our '-
county eaoept Jiro. i-itesuas, we tare- four -
1 L .t mmiX,am ml-m,. it-aa. la. $ --
: gipized faurt faring nanaberln g from 75 to 60,r
-ist,; 'JriaU Meel."stii:iled nxta we -,-
tare aa zer;run tanaay t.nooi la tj .our.
chniS6s "aiiJ at!ribdihiCHw'"'tT-JUak God
jfjoi zSt bMUueifiUcf for ui. libwle ruota.'' ''
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