Congregational First

Few U. S. sects have been more satisfactory to U. S. feminists than the Congregational-Christian Church. They have long ordained women to its ministry and of their 37 conference superintendents, whose jurisdiction is comparable to that of a bishop, one is female, Mrs. David E. Brown of the Middle Atlantic Conference. Though the No. 1 Congregationalist is Statistician Roger Babson, moderator of the Church's General Council, an honorary moderator is Dr. Mary Emma Woolley, retiring president of Mount Holyoke College. Last week female Congregationalists glowed with pride when they heard that one of their sex had been elected to be Congregationalist Babson's opposite number in South Africa. Though no minister, Emilie Solomon of Capetown was made the first woman chairman of the Congregational Union of South Africa. Two female ministers, Rev. Euphemia Mclntosh and Rev. Lilian Dower, assisted at the induction ceremonies and robed Chairman Solomon in a gown contributed by the Women's Federation of the Church. Miss Solomon signed her name in a Bible in which were the signatures of all her predecessors including her father, who held the post once. Her duties will be mainly to preside at meetings of the Union.

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