Religion: Woman Question

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Of 114 religious denominations in the U. S., 44 ordain women to the ministry. Perplexed Presbyterians will attempt to decide whether women shall be admitted to their pulpits at a general assembly in April. Typical of their baffled councils thus far was one held last week by the New York Presbytery. The dialog:

Dr. Henry Sloane Coffin, President of Union Theological Seminary: "I go about in the colleges now and I have to report to young women. If the Church is not going to keep pace with modern society and ' give women the right of becoming pastors, we are going to lose their support. They feel that a stigma is placed on them. . . ."

Pastor Henry Burnham Kirkland of Manhattan's North Church: "Our Lord included no women when He selected His twelve Apostles. ... To accept them would place a stigma much greater on our dear Lord. I am convinced that 90% of the women don't want it, and that the other 10% are the agitators. Most of the cults have been started by women. Who started Christian Science, Unity, and Theosophy? A woman!"

Dr. Arthur Judson Brown, Secretary Emeritus of the Board of Foreign Missions: "Who started Mormonism—a man."

Pastor Albert Dale Gantz of Williams-bridge Church: "That was a matter of too many women."