The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-15

nesium and ammonium, oxides of aluminium
and iron, silicates and sulphur. The cones
are mostly of the nature of limestone or of
Silica Red and pink shadings usually are
due to the presence of oxide of iron.
Who is president of the Smithsonian In
stitutlon? 2. Is this the National Academy
OF sciences, or are the two separate g. By
wnom was G. Z. Macrum appointed to
South Africa, and what profession did he
foilow?-F. G.
Its presiding officer ex officio is President
Theodore Roosevelt. 2. The two are sep
arate Alexander Agassiz is president of
the National Academy. 3. President Nc
kinney. He was not professional man
had been employed as the treasurer of
on Ohio glass works prior to his appoint
ment.
VIII you print a sketch of the life of Sam
uel Smiles?-J. z. A.
He was born at Haddington, Scotland
Dec. 70, 1872, and was educated for sur
geon. practicing some time in his native
town. Then he was for a while editor of the
Leeds Times, and from 1S45 to 1866 was en-
ployed as secretary of a railway His pub
lfshed writings date from 1888 and are vol
luminous. He received the degree IL. D.
in 1873 from the University of Edinburgh,
and in 1897 was admitted to the Royal Order
OF st. Sava by the King of Servia In ap-
probation Of his literary work.
When and where was Alexander Camp
bell born? 2. At what age did he begin
preaching? g. When did he die and where?
A. What church did he belong to?-A. d. 7.
At Shaw's Castle, County Antrim, Ire
land. in 1855 2. When twenty-one g. At Beth
any, w. Va, March II, 1866. T. His father
Thomas had been a Presbyterian clergy
man. became seceder and emigrated to
this country, joining the associate synod
Of North America Here Alexander. having
finished his studies at the University of
Glasgow, Joined him. In 1910 they formed
an independent society, adopting Baptist
usages and views. but were expelled from
the Baptist communion in 1927 and founded
sect Of their own known as the Disciples
Of Christ The name Campbellites was popu-
larry given and stuck to it for a long time.
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Why have coral islands an opening2
"A. T.
There are two theories to account for the
form of ring islands or atolls, and each is
accepted for different islands. One, OAR
wins, holds that the coral polyps first set
tied about the shores of an island, which
gradually settled AS it sank the fringing
coral reef grew in height and finally
showed above water after the former island
within had disappeared below the surface.
The other put forward by Semper and pur-
sued further by Murray. has the atoll start
with a stable foundation, whose top, near
to the sea level, is composed of fossil or
ganisms that eventually disappear through
the solvent action of the water, or with a
J foundation that extended above sea level
and afterward was cut down by waves.
Please give history Of organization of the
Young Womans Christian Association.
Also of the deaconess movement, where
| and by whom organized. it's purposes, etc.
| Reader.
| The Worlds Young Womans Christian
| Association was formed in 1894 Nine ma
| tional associations now affiliated. The
| American committee was formed in 1896.
| There are now associations affiliated with
| the American committee in 40 colleges
and seventy-five cities. with twenty-five
state organizations. Each State holds an
| annual convention. The national conven-
ton occurs biennially. and will meet in
| April Of this year at Wilkesbarre. Pa. 2.
Deaconesses. or female ministers. were
| known in the church or Christian society
in the time of the APOSTLES. They cooper
ated with the deacons, assisted at the bap-
tism of persons of their own sex and alto
gether took a more prominent position than
their modern successors. They were known
| in the Latin church until the sixth CEN
fury and in the Greek Church unfit the
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| formed churches of the continent about
1886. A little later numerous sisterhoods
or orders of deaconesses were established
in the Church of England and are numer-
ically strong there. and there are several