"CONTRARY TO
GOD'S SCHEME"
Dr. Len G. Broughton Speaks
on Suffrage.
Pastor First Baptist Church
Declares Woman Should Not
Have Ballet,
Dr. Len G. Broughton, pastor of the
First Baptist church, in delivering his
Friday night lecture in Bible study there
to an interdenominational study class, fired a broadside at the equal suffrage
principle, which, caused more than a stir
among the body of students which he
was addressing. The speaker said that
he knew he was not touching a very
popular note in taking the position which
he was convinced was right, but that
he , nevertheless believed in the truth of
the position because it was scriptural
and that he believed suffrage for women was not in accordance with the
ideas of the Creator.
"Suffrage," said Dr. Broughton, "for
women is contrary to the whole scheme
of God. He intended that man should
stand for woman. He intended that
woman should not stand by his side in
his responsibility for anything, but that
she should be by his side for protection.
However, much this may meet with the
disapproval of the people, it is my belief that placing such a responsibility
upon woman will bring her to ruin. All
the history of the past has proven it to
be so.
"Wherever man in the past has been
given large responsibilities, he has been
given the strength with which to meet
them, such is the teaching of the Bible
from 'the earliest dawn of history, down
to the present time. God shows clearly that man should work for, plan for,
think for woman. I am opposed to it
first, because it is contrary to God's
revealed plan for the conduct of creation. Second, because it is contrary
to all historical teaching, and further
more it is contrary to all physiological
principles."
In explaining his position Dr. Broughton said: 'I am enough of a pacifist
to believe that the ballot must be sup-
ported, if need be by the bullet, in or-
der to enforce its meaning. Outside of
any Biblical convictions. I believe that
no one should vote, who cannot back
their vote with arms."
The lecture last night was on the
first book of Corinthians. The speaker
discussed it under four headings,
its introductory matter; second, its corrective criticism; third, its constructive
criticism, and finally, the closing words
of the book.
The purpose of the writings in First
Corinthians is to set forth the form
of church order not as to organization,
but as to inner life in the church, he
said. The letter sets forth the thought
that man is the head of woman, and it
was a digression on the modern application and misapplication of this principle, that caused Dr. Broughton to
speak his position on suffrage.
" Next Friday night, he will speak on
the second letter to the Corinthians.
With the close of that meeting, there
will be no further meetings either of Dr.
Broughton's class or Miss Rule's class
and the Friday evening suppers will he
discontinued until after the Christmas
holidays.
