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Excerpt from The Ministry of Deaconesses
I skould write somet/cing by way of Intro duction to t/zis little book. Yet scarcely tkink an Introduction is required. 1 t is in trut/z a book wkick kas for some years past been wanted. Articles and speeclzes and Ckurck Congress papers and tke like kave presented tke subject from many points of view during tke last quarter of a century, but since tke publication of Dean Howson''s volume on ''deaconesses,'' in 1862, tkere kas, so far as I know, been no serious endeavour to deal consecutively wit/t tke early kistory of tbc Order, and witk its modern revival in tke Ckurck of England. T be occasion is now ripe. T be organised work of women in tke C/zurck kas of late advanced by leaps and bounds, and t/ce.
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I skould write somet/cing by way of Intro duction to t/zis little book. Yet scarcely tkink an Introduction is required. 1 t is in trut/z a book wkick kas for some years past been wanted. Articles and speeclzes and Ckurck Congress papers and tke like kave presented tke subject from many points of view during tke last quarter of a century, but since tke publication of Dean Howson''s volume on ''deaconesses,'' in 1862, tkere kas, so far as I know, been no serious endeavour to deal consecutively wit/t tke early kistory of tbc Order, and witk its modern revival in tke Ckurck of England. T be occasion is now ripe. T be organised work of women in tke C/zurck kas of late advanced by leaps and bounds, and t/ce.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
Deaconess Cecilia Robinson
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265701669
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 311
Paperback
Contributors
Author
Deaconess Cecilia Robinson
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331816072
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm
Page Count - 313
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