. The deaconess calling : its past and its present. Norwegians Seamens Mission in Brooklyn, Sister Elizabeth — 129 — Fedde, Mho had been a deaconess since 1872, M^as sent to this conntry in 1888. Having begun the work in Brooklyn she was, in 1888,called to JVIinneapolis, to take charge of the institution, which hadbeen established there chiefly through the efforts of Rev. M. After a short absence however, Sister Elizabeth had toreturn to Brooklyn, to reconstruct the work, which had there beencommenced. Now the Norwegians have in Brooklyn a hospitalwith accommodations for 33 patient
. The deaconess calling : its past and its present. Norwegians Seamens Mission in Brooklyn, Sister Elizabeth — 129 — Fedde, Mho had been a deaconess since 1872, M^as sent to this conntry in 1888. Having begun the work in Brooklyn she was, in 1888,called to JVIinneapolis, to take charge of the institution, which hadbeen established there chiefly through the efforts of Rev. M. After a short absence however, Sister Elizabeth had toreturn to Brooklyn, to reconstruct the work, which had there beencommenced. Now the Norwegians have in Brooklyn a hospitalwith accommodations for 33 patients and a Deaconess House. Theproperty is owned by the Norwegian Aid Society with Consul Boersas its president Nor lias the Norwegian Deaconess work in Min-neapolis been less successful. It is now in charge of Sister Inge-borg from the Motherhouse in Christiania, Norway. The numberof sisters is twenty, of whom three are at work in St. Lukes Hos-pital, Grand Forks, three in the Orphans Home at Beloit, and threein the hospital at Hillsboro, N. ^iUatiSjss THBLE OF CONTENTS. I. ORIGIN AND NATURE OV THE SERVICE OF CHRISTIAN MERCY 5 II. THE CHURCHLY OFFICES 9 III. THE DEACONESS CALLING ACCORDING TO THE SCRIP- TURES 13 IV. THE DEACONESS OF THE EARLY CHURCH 19 V. THE SPREAD AND DECAY OF THE DIACONATE OF THE EARLY CHURCH 26 VI. THE RENEWAL OF WOMANS CHURCHLY SERVICE IN THE ROMISH CHURCH 33 VII. THE PROTESTANT RENEWAL OF THE FEMALE DIACO-NATE 47 VIII. THE DEACONESS MOTHERHOUSES 09 IX. THE SISTERHOODS OF DEACONESSES 85 X. THE FIELDS OF LABOR OF THE DEACONESSES 105 APPENDIX 125 Date Due
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