James White presumably is responsible for the following reply to A. A. John:
To Correspondents.
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A. A. JOHN: We think the second clause of 1 Tim. 2:12, explains the first: "nor to usurp authority over the man." One definition of the word teach is to direct, or appoint. ...
The following is from clips of newsy stuff. This item did not pertain to Seventh-day Adventists.
NEWS NOTES.
Among the questions which agitate missionaries in India is whether the women converts to Christianity shall be baptized by men or by women. The customs of that country are such that it is considered a very grievous offense for a woman to be touched by any other man than her husband. Many native Indians do not object to the conversion or baptism of their wives, provided the rite of baptism is administered by a woman. Many hold that Paul's directions that women should not "teach nor usurp authority over a man" was in defense to the customs of those times, and that missionaries in India should be equally wise. This is a very practical question, and the probability is that the evangelical churches that are engaged in missionary work in that land will grant to their deaconesses the authority to baptize and administer the Lord's Supper to converts of their sex in the seclusion of their own houses.
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Topic: Snippets from the Review touching on the role of women. (Read 3582 times)
