The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-08
SCkCCL AND CHURCH.

"A preacher recently stopped in the
middle of his sermon and sang a hymn.
He explained: IF the members of the
choir are to do the talking they will
certainly permit me TO do the singing
of l0s candidates for the London
school board 10 are women, including
one described as an "independent lady
Among the men are an army pensioner,
a laborer, leather shaver, brass
worker. imam of art and letters"
duke and viscount.
For the first time in many years
the American Sunday union makes
special appeal TO the churches. The
last year has been one of the most sue
cessful in the history of the society.
showing the establishment of l,7s5
new Sunday schools and the conversion
of nearly ll.OO0 persons.
-Bryn Mawr college began its tenth
academic year with an attendance of
26s students Of whom a were graduate
students. This is an increase of f6 stu
dents over the enrolment of last year
at corresponding date. The east
wing of the new hall Of residence, the
fourth hall, was completed during the
summer
Australia now demands that her
bishops be elected 10y the Australian
diocese synods. The recent translation
of Bishop Kcnnion from Adelaide to
the English sea of Bath and Wells has
left a vacancy which part of the
clergy think should be filled by an Aus
tralian chosen by the Australians, and
not by the selection of the archbishop
Of Canterbury.
"A Nalc-Ilarvard-Prince debat-
ing league has been formed for this
wear. The plan has been consummated
bv correspondence between the three
colleges. and all have agreed to par
ticipatc in series Of three debates
during the coming winner. One Of the
contests will be held in New Haven,
one in Cambridge an the third either
in Princeton or New York.
"A japanese medical student at the
university OF Edinburg recently claimed
the privilege OF being examined in his
native language, which by the rules is
allowed to all foreign students who are
not French or German. The faculty
was not put out, but found one Of its
own members who could examine him
Harvard university for two years past
has accepted Chinese as a substitute
for Greek at admission from Japanese
students.
The effect of American associations
upon the oriental mind was illustrated
the other night when well-dressed
company heard an East Indian de.
nounce Christian missions and ridiculC
Al r. L, 1,tf 4 h..,vs
were twenty thousand more applicants
for baptism in India than his sect could
baptize. The reply of the Hindu
sounded like a piece of irreverent
American wit 1t was in effect; 'Seno
over fire engines and baptize them 10y
wholesale"
The twenty-ninth annual report ot
tho board of trustees of the Universal
ist general convention shows that the
church membership is 1913, a growth
of / 700 during the past year; tn. sun
day-school membership is 5S,l63, {
growth of 900; the number, of fami
lies reported is 1880, almost equal tC
the church membership; the number q
ministers is 757. The total contribu
Lions for parish expenses and benevo
ltHCtn NtIN 1As~~fso'ls "a AAAAAhE cAA "
about Sl65, 600.
According TO the Scotsman curl
Gus question has lately arisen in In
dia, quite novel in church history. /
Is, should women receive authority t'
baptize converts of their own sex? L
Is not an academic question, but a very
practical one. Women have been con
verted in Hindoo households and thei
husbands do not object to their bap
ti,m provided it be done according u
tie Ifindoo social customs-that is, il
tha zenaua and by women. This is no
secret baptism, for per sons of her owl
sex may witness zenana baptism.