Papers on practical religion . and applying tliem to sustain a favouritetheory. Judging from the blessed results which havealmost invariably followed the ministrations of womenin the cause of Christ, we fear it will be found, in thegreat day of account, that a mistaken and unjustifiableapplication of the passage, Let your women keepsilence in the Churches, has resulted in more loss to Female Miiiisfvu. Ifj7 ^the Church, evil to the world, and dishonour to God,^ than any of the errors we have already referred to. And feeling, as we have long felt, that this is a subjectof vast importance to the
Papers on practical religion . and applying tliem to sustain a favouritetheory. Judging from the blessed results which havealmost invariably followed the ministrations of womenin the cause of Christ, we fear it will be found, in thegreat day of account, that a mistaken and unjustifiableapplication of the passage, Let your women keepsilence in the Churches, has resulted in more loss to Female Miiiisfvu. Ifj7 ^the Church, evil to the world, and dishonour to God,^ than any of the errors we have already referred to. And feeling, as we have long felt, that this is a subjectof vast importance to the interests of Christs kingdomand the glory of God, we would most earnestlycommend its consideration to those who have influencein the Churches. We think it a matter worthy oftheir consideration whether God intended woman tobury her talents and influence as she now does ? Andwhether the circumscribed sphere of womans religiouslabours may not have something to do with thecomparative non-success of the Gospel in these HOT SAINTS. HOT SAINTS. Rev. iii. 1~).— / v:ould t/iou wert cold or hot. Why does God like people to be hot in His service ?—?For the same reasons that we like people to be hot inours. We have no confidence in half-and-half, fast-and-loose friends; milk-warm adherents who in timesof danger wait to see which way the wind blows beforethey commit themselves to our views or interests—•servants who will serve us, while at the same time theycan serve themselves, but the moment our interestsand theirs appear to clash will leave us to c-ur like thorough, whole-hearted, all length friendsand servants, and to such only do we confide our secrets,or trust our important enterprises. We may use thehalf-hearted as far as they serve our purpose, but we-have no confidence in them—no heart-fellowship withthem, no joy over them : we would rather they werehot or cold—out-and-out friends or foes. Eead in your own heart and niii>d, in this respect,a tra
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