. The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . the palm of my hand. It is a hideousoperation, and verily it would be a shame for a woman tobe shorn or shaven. But what do you make of the tenthverse of this remarkable passage ? The word translated power is perhaps a mere symbol-ic title of the veil itself; nor is the figure altogether strangeor unintelligible to an Oriental. The veil is, in fact, thebeautiful ladies strength and defense. Modestly veiled,she appears any where and every where in perfect
. The land and the Book; or, Biblical illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of the Holy Land . the palm of my hand. It is a hideousoperation, and verily it would be a shame for a woman tobe shorn or shaven. But what do you make of the tenthverse of this remarkable passage ? The word translated power is perhaps a mere symbol-ic title of the veil itself; nor is the figure altogether strangeor unintelligible to an Oriental. The veil is, in fact, thebeautiful ladies strength and defense. Modestly veiled,she appears any where and every where in perfect is held inviolate by a sensitive and most jealous publicsentiment, and no man insults her but at the risk of beingtorn in pieces by an infuriated mob; but without the veilshe is a weak, helpless thing, at the mercy of every brutewho may choose to abuse her. The veil is therefore thevirtuous womans power, and whenever she appears inpublic she ought to have this ^^poiver on her head; inchurch, because of the angels; that is, the messengers andministers, as T suppose. The women must be modestly veil- 86 THE LAND AND THE liABKUis euoi\ ed, because they are to sit in the presence and full view ofthe ministers, comparatively strangers to them, and manyof them evangelists from foreign nations. Doddridge thinksit indecent to suppose that the ladies must be veiled, lest bytheir attractions they disturb the minds of the an idea could only be entertained by one ignorant ofthe 230wer of Oriental customs in these matters. The oldestand most eminently modest native preacher that I am ac-quainted with, objected not only to the ladies appearing un-veiled (and for the very reason alluded to), but he wouldnot have even their voices heard in the singing of the Church,because in this countrv thov never sing but in strains dc VEIL—THE ANGEL. Signed and adapted to exeite emotions which should beutterly banished from the place of prayer. Put the ca2 of h. neLst reu/::,x^,f::^z
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