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[Bob Pickle]

Since Uriah Smith was the resident editor, he may have written the following.

NOTES AND QUERIES.

QUERY. Paul says, "Let your women keep silence in the churches." 1 Cor. xiv, 34. Are we to understand him as he says ? or how? S. R. T.

As he says, most certainly. But what does he say? We do not believe he says anything to contradict the directions he has just given in the same and the three previous chapters. In the same chapter he speaks of the church, giving certain directions concerning it. Now who are the church? Are women recognized as a part of it? No one will deny that they are. Then hear the words of the apostle. Verse 23. "If therefore the whole church be come together into one place and all speak with tongues," &c. Verse 24. "But if all prophesy," &c. Verse 81. "But ye may all prophesy" [if the Spirit so direct], all, without any exception, females as well as males. But lest some should say that what follows about the women being silent, Paul designed as an exception to this general rule, we turn to the eleventh chapter, and find especial directions concerning women's praying and prophesying. In what sense does the apostle use the word prophesy here? He means by it, speaking and exhorting to the comfort and edification of the church. Chap. xiv, 3. In view of all this it looks to us like a very singular position for any one to take who believes in the authenticity of the Scriptures, to claim that by the silence of chap. xiv, 34, is forbidden the very things about which he had been giving such explicit directions, and granting such unbounded liberty. We think the language in question was designed to correct some particular abuse existing in the Corinthian church.

[Johann]

 

Since Uriah Smith was the resident editor, he may have written the following.

NOTES AND QUERIES.

QUERY. Paul says, "Let your women keep silence in the churches." 1 Cor. xiv, 34. Are we to understand him as he says ? or how? S. R. T.

As he says, most certainly. But what does he say? We do not believe he says anything to contradict the directions he has just given in the same and the three previous chapters. In the same chapter he speaks of the church, giving certain directions concerning it. Now who are the church? Are women recognized as a part of it? No one will deny that they are. Then hear the words of the apostle. Verse 23. "If therefore the whole church be come together into one place and all speak with tongues," &c. Verse 24. "But if all prophesy," &c. Verse 81. "But ye may all prophesy" [if the Spirit so direct], all, without any exception, females as well as males. But lest some should say that what follows about the women being silent, Paul designed as an exception to this general rule, we turn to the eleventh chapter, and find especial directions concerning women's praying and prophesying. In what sense does the apostle use the word prophesy here? He means by it, speaking and exhorting to the comfort and edification of the church. Chap. xiv, 3. In view of all this it looks to us like a very singular position for any one to take who believes in the authenticity of the Scriptures, to claim that by the silence of chap. xiv, 34, is forbidden the very things about which he had been giving such explicit directions, and granting such unbounded liberty. We think the language in question was designed to correct some particular abuse existing in the Corinthian church.

Quite sensible!