NO WOMEN ELDERS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 119, 10 August 1927, Page 6

NO WOMEN ELDERS

“SUBORDINATE BUT NOT INFERIOR” KIRK’S DECISION Women shall not be admitted as elders of the Kirk. The Auckland Presbytery rejected a propesa* to admit them by an overwhelming majority after a stern debate last evening. Expressing himself as greatly i favour of admitting women to eldership, the Rev. D. Morison Sutherland pointed out that a similar movement was strong in other churches, as, i * instance, the English, Methodist, an'* the United Free Church of Where would the Salvation Army oe a it was not for the women officers • “The church was deeply indebted « women workers. They were allows as teachers in Sabbath Schools, ana - deaconesses. Auckland Presoyt . should give the Dominion a lew. . The church would be dead in * months if women ceased their e “_ f . , said Mr. F. W. Mathews, in Mr. Sutherland. No position in church was too high for them“OLD WOMEN” IN CHURCH The Rev. H. L. Hunt opposed ** motion. There were far too many women” in the church already, he . and they would be rntlltiply nii troubles by acceding to the motio The highest qualification wo"“" had for this work was that th.y knew more about red tape Women were already carryinjJJJ heavy a burden in church tvoiK a** the Rev. D. C. Herron. NO WOMEN PRESENT . The principle in church the Rev. E. R. Harries, was were subordinate, but not ir men. St. Paul had P oi ?*?“ f “Law reasons for that —the order o niar ri«4 the order of nature, and tne state. It would be a poor day church when it could not fi carry on the work. strait* 1 ' There would have heen som- . speaking, said Mr. Sutherland parting shot, if women had been sent to take part in the dep • p . A show of hands showed poor port for women as elders.