The Lutheran visitor. (Columbia, S.C.) 1869-1904, July 11, 1873, Image 1
{fonmnnications.
For the Lutheran Vidfol
position, u Taught in
qucuce of Min, and in which I
ticipated to quite* as targe mm
bicli be retched
i
what superior logic have
?l»«F ,,ents offered in support of
They iomlly
a*|J|of woman’s mental im
h inwpective of the disabili
jtoation imposes. . She has hot
las tried, nor her circumsta
Mil, and yet they persist in
laSaffber incompeteucy. What
i does she give of it 1 To
assertion, they produce
J of Sbakspeare, Milton,
kliewtou, etc., and say that I
^jhrements have been greatly in
Mtr to those of man—-names that
;jittFas greatly above the majority
4 asakind as they do abort those
rfftnaukiud. Might not the uaaies
ofiterge number of womeu also be
pniisccd who have shown them
ttmhr superior to the majority of
oaf Compare her with the ofdi-
ury run of mankind, and does the
at appear to an good au adrao
chap. m.
g§j| nia draw the interenoe
?Auwe entitled to all the
dltPRi'l . jjt of suffrage
^ Mr. Ellison.
10 not claim the right
to woman, because we b$ve
that her snbjectk *
by God, precl
that her dial
isqnalify her
But let us look a I
the matter of woman
say that its ad
it arguments to en
y. c)wt n», but make asset
" m unable to prove, and
" thMnwafc** *>y «*■
i of (he supposed
*nd that this fact a
deficient in those
sie so necessary to ext
15»they daiJb J a,Hl tbHt
ii^iftcpouse then cans*' »'■**«
■id assertions, and
to par
extent
an woman, and for wb
bin due abare of punishment; *1
though the Creator aaw tt to make
it of a different nature from that
inflicted npon her.
44 We, therefore, accept tbla alia
atiou ami all its couatHiaaMaa. be-
of
tie
44 it certainly does
be stepping oat of
mob God designed they should act,
nd a violation of 81 l*
cause it la the will of an unerring
anti holy God; bat the many ah tiara
that have sprang from man** an
premary are attributable to hia self
uftlisesn and JttUeueoa aioao ;1
tb^se, with all other womeu
every right minded 10411, we «Ui
estly proteat against, sad aa
woman in the fbtare a
from, no far aa man’s leglaJtt tan ran
secure it.”
Wbt la your optnkm of
1'ivat--hers, orators, and public apeak
ers in general, Mias Verton f* *«ke«|
to me to
pbera tw
)od deaigued
ami a violation of 8k l‘aol*s probi
bitiou. Tliere may be exceptional
eases, as iu the arte We have men
tioned, in * both it aooki act ba
improper for them to enervine their
talents in thin way. if the tujuuc
tkm to keep silence in Ike ckarchro
does not imply that they shall not
preach in public, aanrping what
seems to be man's prerogative* wo
can hardly nee iln import- It in not
the mere fact of teaching, bat ol
stepping out of ber sphere, that
seems to be forbkWea—assuming
superiority over the man, ft In ear
tainly ber doty to instruct ber tofe
riorn an she ban opportunity. Tbs
command could scarcely have been
intended merely for the transient
Church of the < on 111 hi
Tht Karel Sptdfic tf tkn ift
ia tor department as be does in his f
»«i is that department so vastly 1 in
T Does she not
Berks' to hint
as muck judgment-and discretion in
the administration of her affairs at
Buui dam iu \m 1 JLre bis pursuits
hers when Are
ipeakof the whole sex 1 Is the toil
y bread nod the material
pod things of this life so inftuiteiy
pester thw the regulation of a
kmehold, and the training of ini-
soital souls for their duties in this
lifesud tbeir immortal destiny in an-
fldert We admit that the right of
■frige is uot for woman; but it is
tyoo other grounds than moat men
<bi«. She is so constituted tiy ua
bre, and the circumstances of her
■totion we snch, that she can not
kre the opportunities and the time
!«qialify herself properly for the
tote and consequences of the exer-
on of that privilege, and not that
4e a mentally incompetent. Ever
tow die has been physically inferior
■ «»n au<l dependent npon him,
to tot received a training in eveir.v
•'Ifcct the opposite of his, and nti-
to qualify her for the |n*r
wmnee of her distinctive duties.
*** traiuing has had the effect of
her attention exclusively
fe her own sphere, and has not lieen
^*»cha uatore as to expand and
1 torote her (acuities.
*%* do not find fault with* this
SPj* ami the circumstances re
■teg therefrom, except in so far
■ »«}■ are abused to her injury;
*>tvc do think they should be Cu-
**• into consideration when the
equality of the sexes is
Ftol Tlie ciftcomstances of
tori is the antidote tw
i
wfitf HI m •"▼tt.
Wealth ft» I
of *1
■Ml
fwwy«irtiia rteb Power m with those who plant them
Hto eburrh « Hb selves irmly npon the rock of un
tiy tiorf% tayHig than flag tftoll. and eternal righteous
» «>k
W>«M«-flkr Haft
ttiero to **»
Sr. AaArm tad tht Sitr
Dv. Anderson, reminds
t in the beginning of
>. 1 bad just been
to preach, and was dis
te Kirkintilloch to
Babbs lb The
wm by the
having Glaagow at nine
The cabin of tbem> ressels
that the knees of
sitting opposite touched.
In tbe aroiYr was s long, narrow
the ] tnbfin, nt tbe stem end of which sat
by n fiddler. wInmp defy it wm to fill »p
imps between the political and
that tbe Gospel is tbe t>roclamatioii
of Kings of kings j therefore, as all
proclamations must be read as a set
moo, being a proclamation, must be
read, or it is not a Herman." Davwl
looked dumb foundered ; tke boat bail
reached our destination, and the old
Cameronian, ia stepping out, ex*
cljijmed: “Tuts, tats, laddie, ye’r
owner muckic I^tin for me. n —Gil
JUlam'i Life of the <prai Dr. WWUim
X
tTe
entail sickness iijsiii her
greater extent than prdvuils
te*jg the op|io.Hite sex, with h*s*
ytel strength to meet itj mid
*** the system is constantly de-
^*^1 and enfeebled, it is most uh-
teL° r5lWv Kl hi ' cn ^* va, ’ on de
"*flN»eut\ii the mental powei
do sot lielicvw this e»ileeb.<
to h« »n exclusilc consequen
^perfect education and reariu
. pvaUyau unavoidable result
f**nliar trials and siifferingH,
of (loti’s manifestation of
at her primitive diso
Then her time and attention
almost entirely absorbed, day
tie * n tbe exercise* of domes
8f/ are * aU< * maternal duties; mill,
(sJJ*”*’ b ®r thoughts must necos
. J b« centeretl ui>ou these : and
but little leisure for the im-
o,. j?*" 1 of herself iu any respect,
titinL n P er *® r,c,ince *>f public
Bltiflg' ^ ow her reasoning fac*
»b#n themselves largely,
£ constantly eugageil fn
fetU t °f duties which she
ten*"lie*1 a<4 itnjiortant as
tb« JSzT ^ a ” n tbe »tlontion of
'sin 5T ty of “c 0 T Her » Dl nd
oot have free range of thought
t° *hich it is but little
Hed e ?P ecta *ly when pre occn-
Tu ,tb Rb **hing cares.
the tbat ^°d niade man
"he in it of , tht ' vvoma, ‘; nnd /that
iti^i . “oood to bo in subjection to
ting*. ?® . e * te . nt . n °t injurious u>
° Ut 11 18 ,n consequence of
»u jn^? nc ®’ a,J d not because she Is
b a n T® r “ranch of mankind. She
tidttJJJ 1 , 01r ,hiimstdf ; and when be
"Hr, nff ,< : r 1 be ouderratea him*
Hill. 18 « v »dent enough from tbe
». aU!^ 1 did intend man
^ airsnf 8 , l QthGrit ' V ’ nor to “*
that *I f ? Uthorit > §*r a privilege
, 88 0, dy a humiliating eouse
unitron or tue I ornuhua*, our eon hi
it have been aimetl eotoly at any
ludeourums that may have prevailed
there. Wbeu a woman andoabtcslly
acts under divine ioapiratiou or di
rection, it ia not for ua to opnoar
obstacles.”
44 1 could never tolerate having ny
wife make herself so couavNaaova,”
said Mr. Klliaou. **Whatever gifts
or graces God may have conferred
upon her could be uaed to kia gWry
and the good of mankiad without
abandoning tbe sphere in which Hr
bad placed ber, and sxposing ber
self to free remark and indelicate
criticism. And if it wm an Jiabttual
thing, what kiiH! of domestic life
vwuW tie etjwtMl natter snefi rtrma
stances Y I would never endure it,”
be repented euergetienlly.
“flow if she acted under divine
direction T inquired Mtaa Verton.
“I should like to have nnmiataJis
ble evidence that such was tbe ease.
A sudden impulse or tanatiea) seal
would not be at all convincing, un
less the work resulting tberefrom so
plainly bore tbe divine stamp and
approbation that even tbe moot in
credulous could not doubt. But may
I ask your opinion of tbe milmti
tution of masentine ibr feminine nt*
tire r
“This is highly repugnant to wo
manly delicacy ; and it seems to me
that s distinguishing dress to nt
once an appeal to man for respect
and protection. Although the pro
bibitory |»essag« in (tout, xxv : .»
may have n primary reference to
idolatrous customs, yet tbe sharp
rebuke administered by Hi. Paul to
tbe Corinthian women for easting
aside a distinguishing article of
dress—symbolical, indeed, of their
submission, iudumtes that, in bia
inspiretl (udgmeut, it was to stand
for all time. 1 would be glad to sec
a reformation in tbe style of dress,
on the grounds ot health, utility and
ccoutmry ; but I believfi this end can
be secured wit hunt going to an ol*jr»
tiotiable extreme, which mtt pioneer*
in reforms are very liable to do. fk.
Paul also says that even natnre
its?If should teach them that these
outward emblems of the different
pusitiotut assigned them by God
are altogether proper ami hecutning,
and should not lie distarded. It t*
not simply iu tbe sanctuary, for pro
priety’a sake, that these rrgi
are to be olwcrved, but to si
the luThtiye tsMuition* ol matt
wutuati.’*
“Tbe expressfott of such senti
melffS Is very gratifying to me,”
responded Mr. Ellison. “Not that I
supposqil for s moment that you
would lie carried away by the tauuab
fanaticism of the time*. To me
there is nothiug so bematifb) ss wo
manly gentleneuM of heart and deft
cacy of feeliug. A masculine woman
is au abomination to me, and I sop
poeo a temioine mnu would be 000
temptible to yon. When a woman
remains in ber sphere, and ealtivatea
those traits of character that enable
ber to perform ber duties faithfully,
patieuUy and gracefolly, she will
ever command tbe respect and admi
ration of every right minded man.
Wbeu tike forgets the distinction of
sex, she mast not ex
hardly tom power tbao say nbgoii
family is Europe. Wall street
la little feMto to t
ol (to
mlllMmoiroo ia hot a tbitvl
tbe
"Am I my heather* tisepn r
fftWfi gj, .1 x 1
oro multitmfira fo« com to
Who gam with stupefy tog to
•poo poverty, ml mi, to*
iron, sottim,
mnual swaAsnijumU sa sw s t*,.t * a- .■ ■ —
il|4 l IVi Mpm H CMP
Oot «€ those
ear prlvale
ally ai other
Wealth b
shou’d be
proUlem* : they wait
ary no the
on the other, are the
tight to roto the world » aod as
sgi iatrodof ou the
l ■*
luxary
•io to be rtih
tdfeo By Kods to
«r
or talented They boro the gifts
sosnaasss iff A 1 .v M l a ~ -
mWlr *li ■ frlKI ItAfi
fiti PHi tutofikiitjHfk kAiti ^mkdi
iMWlr w Ainl Imkimm
been *!«•«* to lemru the
of wealth I'aksce
of business, painting, stataory.
tlmfi Htpft mi #MklftffiCi liftfi)
•WW “ ^ ''-w Jp Ww f /WrW'i ww w
chief otiject* wealth. Jtlirofij
hospitals, its ragged sahiwsls, its 1
treat* Ibr the blind, the deaf aa
the loootie. Its inofllalhms of rhr
IfMMt ffcibt# ppkmS
They
CmPiyPPP mPfip
, mo tfotofe fftoP^toPMl
M a h. _ -fc,.
uwy ot
to torn IK totooi*
the sltttiidr of an
8m bs* ina*le tbo World
might »«e neb. The ileptl
nf treasure TW too la
winds are tW aorisatscif
water* w.wk lor him God
rn-Hes cn»Hi]»k to gU* sway
gold is iuexhaa*til»le lie
HMmntaia* with ailvse TW •
bring* Inread for IW age* TW vr
fnl)ne«* of tW earth *how*!hat Ci
never intended man in he a
sad parsimnnimts snul Why
wealth he mean sod OglflWb » (Tktia HHfi II
Ore** nf ike men who go far sooogh Thrift Is a real aod
oot of dioolfm to mm the aoouoit tW a«
of trite {mwer. Willarforro, Howard, j
(luriiey, and Iluttno bate ltftr*|
Knglsiol to s higher |dsne of awrial
Mk*ataA aaaiat S K ,, t A _ * S. ^—
fnloCfi'S gwwap^O I P1 m»*vs fTp* wtoc*T*S
selves the compSMiiioa* of her great
rot sad beat men
TW albspel la leal* «e*llh with a
new gksry. Onr rnttlntW t* a
Gospel growth. Our
cj^F niif
vahma rdatnat tw tW
tiaw wealth *h.iniii
ohltattioo*. It ran not afford to
swsiPwagg^ww was wini ww wiasHMV •**»’* amwrvft asm
abut its band against the interest uf
fcimfifilljf. TW ihristiaa wealth of
this age ba* *nmethmg more tn dn
|t t pMtolWfifW# Igkf* Hn 0W n
comfort and display, liberality to
art will not W *uflkfeol. I’ubbe
spirit In
J Uwfi I
to too
of (to
to iho
Tbm
try. Os tom
of their 1
(hot
those otherwise weary'
voyage*. Oyqmdle me ast on
gray headed mao, the w bole
•p of whom indicated a Com*
«4drr of the “‘straitest sect,*
nod no my tight ast a young man,
gfdfig to the some pkftoe. the twinkle
eye seemed to say, let as
too; sod hardly bad the
left the wborf tlW be fooked
over to his «M ftieod, and aaid, "Ay,
thavid, man, soe ye hse been in Glas-
kie, hoe ye t WkafT tbe world bse
bee® there for, maa f Its ns s jour
oey that everybody taka; and above
•\ »ha wid bos expect it u* ace ye
there f* “Weel, ye one,** ^replied
Ilovid, **my doehter got married to s
tod that stays there, aa’ they wad
hoV me to gang thro' on’ see them *
"Weel, Iftsvld, so* what think ye o’
Otoakter “O visa, tflo an awfu’
phms, ir* sbnoa s’ my thocts, I had
ose idea m\ mm* Pm just gled to get
swa, bsme agws..* "Weed, David,
mom seal *• »Hs dM ye boor prcacbitl .
kfe soNree vye tom. t ffned to onr «fn place, o’ Cfiltil
" *0—— t it hoe »ttl to Oliftkto, ye
see.* "But ye dititM mean to tell
me. I bind that ye didns gang to
CTmtoKr*. do ye f*
(•crotching his head
mif In a dilemma.) “Far no say that
I dtdoa, hot them, do ye see, it wm
00 Tboreda* nidbt, so’ 1 dklna tiiink
there would be meikle sin. wbeu it
wssoa the Bobhoth day; but, moo,
he’s on awfu’ man that; I never
Ward » man like him, tor 1 wm sit*
tie’, wbaa, oh* afore I Sift w bar I
woo, I wm up on my vmt feet,
stretchin’ oVr the bcakWard, wi’ my
etoo wide storio*, on’ my mouth wide
opr®, feared I wod loos a word. Bat
so* ye you prcoobta’ Y Na, ns, it was
rook block prelacy; man, be read
like a word od ; na, ua, none o’ that
«imm mti KM. toe mf oa no.”
smr*” saw a -.swa s*s* *wv m
thought I might have a little luuiter
w ith the old man also, aod so I said :
"David you need not be so hard
against prelacy or read sermooa. for
ye tom it to a fact, which ye run
uot deny, that you read prayer*
yourself every morning." With a
smile of rootempt, mixed with pity,
the old man fixed his eyes on me,
ami l« s solemn tone said : ‘‘fmldie,
yeti na ken who I am, or ye nsdna
We make, onr best use of this
world when we regard It m the
basis from which to survey the
other. Without heavau, poetry
eonld have no existence. Tbe key
note of the poetic is future perfee
tie®, and tbe heaven of the ebristiau
is the feghtot perfection. ] know of
no better illustration of these truths
thau a simple expression which fell
from the lips of a godly friend of
Tkroagfa perseverance and
industry he had been able to build
himself a boose. Bat his chief boast
woo, that from his fireside be ooald
ms his father’s house oa the distent
bilk “No matter the weather,* said
be, “whether winter or summer,
spring or autumn—no matter the
sky, whether eoldness or stormy—
when I tit by my east window,
father's roof and chimney tops, the
gieain ot his lamp at night, are al
ways visible to my sight" His
words contain the philoeopby of life,
and enclose, as in a nutshell, the
principles of holy living. Enviable
—yea, thrice enviable—ts the man
pierce the clouds of social
w bo oau
darkuea* which surround our earthlv
homes, and see his Father's bouse,
with its many mansions, In the die
toot heaven'.
>1
* —*
mnu-
’ beir
fittomim®
• MMuwtl
std hfe to cvNutiueutively -***iM
Mgrrsa have map-
«tbfla
b# ffttittfj f ti 1 €$t ifai
iLl ^ 11 m M 1 --
itg S-1 a 1*4. I, imua® w iiai tt » inn h ^ ., u
pMP| ill** MM M JEMfiMiifiti S^w
®ua to —r-pj gide to (lad
super usd aval put Ttis j «hro than tip aubtle muhwto uhteh,
life—the auafemtrtowt to he!by day sad by night, putouu* the
the graves «f
If tbe futlpit la
Ik T ommA
“IwWij rotil
without tb
sf Chttok Tbe
With
to put
if of UtivurtoajMirka
tmprovemeuta will not
It Ms still nuhtar work.
it
ire
M |NIP|M
purs rill* of
dowa to the
poof* of bomaaity
of this ops m
to i
|M*Ct
ild n
him to re
member Ik nod should prepare her
self to be treated accordingly. When
d itical life is so demoraJiziog In its
Inence upon man’s character, how
can she expect to escape eoutaiutn*
lion Y Is she stronger to resist tempt
atiou than be Y Bat I Imagine that
those who uspire to all mao’s privi
leges would be very unwilling to M
sumo the hardships, dangers and re
it
n si bill tic* which are
concomitant* of hi* peculiar privi-
S|H)I
ble<
legea
“I should be most happy to are
all real wrong* redrosseif, all griev
ances removed. 1 sympathise most
deeply with tbe vjptHns «f man’s op
preseion and brutality . I would re
joice to know that tbe heart* of all
i dying for
accumulation* To perpetuate itself
It should observe the law of mm
•owing. A
always cot*
£*' fl A
age of weoJtb'wiJl ouly hu Inf iu bv
tbe soft band of Christian chanty
ft i* not too much to believe that 000
of tbu splendid reulisatioos sf Christ’s
incoming kingdom will be s growth
of waoltik we have uot yet cauestved.
Bwriusas, Mtouss, isdrouttosi, sstll
patient tabor, are already bringing
such a diffusion of wealth M wm
asver thought of among the msmm
of Baby km, Tyre, oe Bom#
Wealthy men most bars a s»m
pathy with Jmu. He torieher than
they, yet he became poor. He made
all worlds sad owns them The
glory of hie kingdom to
ceore He gives to all
spun bto tribute
fluff
Ua
thel IK smy ssuur
IVU
VJSiU
Gud without gstl*
Abtha
• fi lls L
TW immediate was!
* hav# ssmef hot to <
to God la s tittle d
ft _ iw it® X X i j
I® MK’wu^ Ho MH;
to
to mingle with their
give largely, give a* sever
te ossspuss tht atget* he*
i but yet mmebow the uud le
The gifts to the UnT*
to sums
hare oot
to it
it If
the criminals
lau f
my mg s word to him wIu
Mqtouti tied te hto
Wm that s time uud ptom
sum to he titoul Y If lbs
sst to
sd tress is
sf
sf the bsgrsf
The
ore til
eothtag is
t b riel las
k; sad If
to tilsutiy
of easlthy
to
the power
■ peek that way, for onybody that
hems aw that ha* hern an elder o’ the
(tomerowton Kirk o’ K for a boon
thirty years w*d ns set ski a tin to
my tier; 00,00.” “But, Ilsvid, I
have goad fvwuud for what I have
said, aed Y know (bat you do read
prsyrr* etwy morning." At this
reilefaMd charge tbe rid mnu’*
wrath began to wax warm, and rfe
tug to bto toco, be exclaimed in a
psrstou. "It’s a lee, it’s a Ice; fa ever
i*ald ye that 1 ears aa, but it’s a
bterk las." Feeling that I had per
haps led him far enough, I maid, ‘‘Be
calm. David, and answer me a ques
tion. Do j o oot read the Psalm* of
David every morning F “To be sore
I do; but what has that to do with
the leadin' F "Wall, David, are not
David’s Pm Ms the bast prayers aver
The toot of the old Cam-
rrioasd teto a smile m he sot
dowa sod exclaimed : 44 Ay, lad
die, bat ye Mis caught me noo, ye
Mb caught am too.” "But David,* I
am afraid that, from the way ye
Mrs been taikteg, you do not know
think,* he ngoiutd, “I sod think that
ami wM Me been an rider o’ the
Cameroniaa Kirk obuou thirty yew
twd ken what a sermon means, if
anybody kuna.” “Well, David, tot
me toll you that a ssnuou to a pro
riamattefi: sow, you know that when
the king makes a proclamation it ia
written u® paper, and read at the
Cross, and that it is oot a ptoclsma
tern antes* It te road ; now you know
Hi God.—“Ia returning
and rest shall ye be saved ; in quiet-
shall be your
15. As in s
sun can resect
hto face, so the Holy 8|n.w
fleet the image of Christ only in a
soul that to at rest To attain to
this state of mind,mast turn off
the eyes and thought/* from tbe
thing* of time and sense, and fix
ou Christ He must become
to the soul than all
Our sinfulness aod all our
infirmities mast be cast down at the
foot of tbe cross, and tbe righteous
of Christ must be trusted In
and taken bold of by faith. Attired
in that spotless robe, we can oonfi
deafly appear before our heavenly
Father, but in no other way. Tbe
soul is tbus .introduced more and
more into the hidden life of Christ,
maintains communion with Got! her
Saviour, and lives and rests in her
tree element.-
Family Worship.—A traveler
says: One of the most beautiful
images that ever rose upon my im
agioatiou,
to
by a
chance delay for two days, among the
lakes and mountains of the Trosach’g
Glen. I happened to make the in
quiry, what became of the villagers,
so suddenly disappearing at nightfall
from the streets; and a sandy haired
Scotchman replied, “Moet of them
would be at prayers about this time.”
Aod I looked op into tbe far blue
sky, and thought how tine a thiug it
would be to have a rcating-place,
high enough just to bear tbe mur
mur of voices, as they read a verse
about, awl one of tbe old Psalms,
before the impressive hush in which
the father offered prayer. Howl
grand would be the swell of •ouasl,
when a whole village wm going on
its knees before God 1
God Giyeth tkb Incbjeask.—
An Americas Methodist minister,
Dr. Bongs, was so disoouraged in the
first year of his itinerancy as to
mount his horse to go home and give
up the work. The breaking op of
the ice on Grand Biver made it im
possible for him to cross it, sod com
pelled him to return. That night he
had a striking dream, which in
fluenced all hto after life ; he wm ply
ing a pickaxe on a huge rook, but
making no impression, gave up in
despair, when a dignified form ap
peared before him and asked why he
stopped, and receiving his answer,
bade him strike on; that the work
was his, not the result. He struck
again, and the rook was shivered to
its foundation.
Here to a lesson for os, we whose
souls are sometimes “diaeouraged,
because of the way,” when we do
not see immediate fruit of our labors.
The work is ours, the rewrite are
God’s.