Life and letters of WAPassavant, DD. . e, that of a mother or anelder sister, while that of the Director is, as far as possible,that of the Head of the Family and the spiritual guide. 5. The sisters shall wear a plain, economical habit, asmuch as possible conforming in style, expense and color, whichshall be black or gray or blue on week days as they may regard to the other articles of dress, the counsel of theDirector is first to be sought before being purchased. Thewearing of the sisters habit is voluntary to the probationersduring the probationary year but all display or ornament
Life and letters of WAPassavant, DD. . e, that of a mother or anelder sister, while that of the Director is, as far as possible,that of the Head of the Family and the spiritual guide. 5. The sisters shall wear a plain, economical habit, asmuch as possible conforming in style, expense and color, whichshall be black or gray or blue on week days as they may regard to the other articles of dress, the counsel of theDirector is first to be sought before being purchased. Thewearing of the sisters habit is voluntary to the probationersduring the probationary year but all display or ornament is tobe avoided. Sept. 10., 1848, the Rev. M. J. Steck, president of theSynod and the warm friend of Mr. Passavant, died. Thelatter went to Greensburg to conduct the funeral. Coming home,he rode from nine oclock at night until three in the morningon the stage box with the driver. To his mother he gives thisaccount of the trip: On Saturday at one oclock, Mr. Jon. Graff kindly calledfor me with a buggy and drove me to Greensburg. Having. SISTER C. LOUISA MARTHENS—FIRST DEACONESS^CONSECRATED IN AMERICA. HOME AGAIN. 193 been closely confined to my room nearly all week, I found itmost soothing and delightful to ride through the Jovelyscenery on the road to G. and was quite sorry when we reachedthe place of our destination. The beautiful and variegatedforests, the falling of the leaves, the wild influence of theautumnal sky, gave to this little tour a peculiar charm, andrichly did I enjoy it all. On reaching G. the family receivedme most kindly, and after spending a short time with them,I returned to my lodgings at Mr. Kuhns. On Sunday morn-ing at eleven oclock, the services commenced in the immense multitude of people, filling the church, aisles,stairs, galleries, as well as the yard, were gathered together,and listened with solemn attention to the close of the these were long and required loud preaching so as to beheard outside of the church, I was very muc
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