Deaconesses in Europe and Their Lessons for America (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book Deaconesses in Europe and Their Lessons for America (Classic Reprint) written by Jane M. Bancroft and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-03 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Deaconesses in Europe and Their Lessons for America How far, and in what form, ought woman's work in the Church to be organized? What was the deaconess of St. Paul's epistles? What light on this subject do the primitive and the mediaeval Churches yield us? Can sisterhoods be estab lished without weakening the sense of personal re sponsibility in those Christian women who are not thus wholly set apart to Charitable and spiritual work? Can they be multiplied without danger of introducing into Protestant communions the evils of the conventual life? Are there modern in stances Of safe and successful organizations? What good have they achieved, and what further good do they promise? In what relation should such organizations stand to the authority and fostering care Of the Church? What should be their scope. 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.