The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . s at St. Chris-tophers Home, in New York, and the Deaconess Orphanagenear Chicago; and evangelistic and Bible teaching. In the foreign mission fields the deaconess is a very effi-cient adjunct to the work of evangelization. In Germanymost of the deaconesses are nurses, and their serviceapproaches very closely the labors of the pastor. In Indiathe deaconess is welcomed and is remarkably efficient in thezenanas, whither she carries cheer and comfort by her ex-perimental knowledge of the Gospel. The Deaconess Advocate, with Mrs. Lucy Rider Meyer as
The history of Methodism [electronic resource] . s at St. Chris-tophers Home, in New York, and the Deaconess Orphanagenear Chicago; and evangelistic and Bible teaching. In the foreign mission fields the deaconess is a very effi-cient adjunct to the work of evangelization. In Germanymost of the deaconesses are nurses, and their serviceapproaches very closely the labors of the pastor. In Indiathe deaconess is welcomed and is remarkably efficient in thezenanas, whither she carries cheer and comfort by her ex-perimental knowledge of the Gospel. The Deaconess Advocate, with Mrs. Lucy Rider Meyer aseditor, has reached a circulation of 24,000 copies disseminates intelligence of the progress and importanceof the work and excites interest in its extension. The dea-conesses themselves in 1895 formed an organization, calledThe Methodist Episcopal Deaconess Society, in order tohold property and provide means by which deaconesses canbe cared for in time of sickness or old age. The organiza-tion has amply met the hopes of its o n XI . o >—1 Ul e to £ .5a > cU a o U 1- V T) c o HI a o tn enu o o 6o 35 Ul <u co oa!u Q (= 4_i t/i <u 3 CTJ ^ c o fi > nM ^ J* u >> o ti 9) !* rt« 0) £ a. 1» •a a; rt F rrs o .fi 33 Vh 4-» (1) R T) o 35 !H Of t/: hfi U r-l C -l o u ct V o o ll > *s o3 t-3 Legislation of 1900 H83 The legislation of the General Conference of 1900 con-tributed essentially to the unification of the deaconess Board of Bishops was constituted a General DeaconessBoard, having supervision of the deaconess work through-out the Church. So rapid has been the growth of the move-ment, and so thoroughly has it identified itself with -all theevangelistic and benevolent work of the Church, that theChurch is fully impressed with its providential origin and itsright to be promoted in every part of the world.
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