QUEEN MARY, AUGUST 6TH, 1938

QUEEN MARY, AUGUST 6TH, 1938

Mr. J. M. Tebbett.

Beloved Brother, — I have been unable to answer your letter of June 14th because of pressure of work.

As regards your enquiry I would point out that in 1 Corinthians 11 there are two words used as to head-covering. Verse 6 has the word “covered” and verse to has the word “authority”. The former cannot mean the hair, for it is said, “if a woman be not covered, let her hair also be cut off;” thus it is ^[p. 127] clear that where the word of God is ministered and where prayer is made, sisters should have a covering. The word “veil” in verse 15, being a further thought, cannot set aside what is stated in verses 5 and 6.

Verse 10 says: “Therefore ought the woman to have authority on her head”. This would refer to a sign worn on the head to denote authority in the man, or in Christ, over her, and it seems that a sister wearing ‘a bow’ as you mention, would be observing in some sense, at least, what is said in verse 10.

I hope the above remarks will be of service to you.

I shall try to remember to convey your greetings to my son and daughter and son-in-law. My daughter has recently had an operation for appendicitis as we learnt by cable on Monday. Through God’s mercy she is doing well.

My wife unites in love in Christ to you and your household.

Yours affectionately in Him,
James Taylor.