Sisterhoods and Deaconesses at Home and AbroadE.P. Dutton, 1873 - 358 pages |
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abroad admitted Amen appointed assist Bishop of London Bishop Potter blessing called charity Chief-Deaconess Christ our Lord Christian women Church of England classes clergyman Clewer Committee Community Confirmed Sisters Council desire devote Diocese direction dress Duchesse duty endeavor engaged established faith Father female Fliedner fund give glory grace H. C. POTTER heart Holy Communion Holy Ghost hospital institution Jesus Christ Kaiserswerth labor ladies meeting Memorial House ment mercy minister mission women missionary months nursing obedience organized Orphanage orphans parish parochial Parochial Mission Pastor patients person pray prayer Presiding Sister probation probationary Probationers received Rector Resident rules Saviour seek servants serve sick and poor Sir Bartle Frere Sister Superior Sisterhood of St SISTERHOODS AND DEACONESSES Society souls spirit Superior teachers thalers Thine things Thou Thy Holy tion trained United Deaconesses unto Visitor vote Warden woman Zenanas
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Page 324 - Look well if there be any way of wickedness in me ; and lead me in the way everlasting.
Page 146 - ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who dost govern all things in heaven and earth ; Mercifully hear the supplications of thy people, and grant us thy peace all the days of our life ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Page 196 - O Lord, with the Holy Ghost, the Comforter, and daily increase in them thy manifold gifts of grace ; the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and ghostly strength, the spirit of knowledge and true godliness ; and fill them, O Lord, with the spirit of thy holy fear, now and for ever. Amen.
Page 146 - O GOD, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee ; mercifully grant that thy HOLY SPIRIT may in all things direct and rule our hearts, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord.
Page 358 - Providence hast appointed divers orders in thy Church ; give thy grace, we humbly beseech thee, to all those who are to be called to any office and administration in the (ttollwta. same ; and so replenish them with the truth of thy doctrine, and endue them with innocency of life, that they may faithfully serve before thee, to the glory of thy great Name, and the benefit of thy holy Church ; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 146 - STIR up, we beseech thee, O LORD, the wills of thy faithful people ; that they plenteously bringing forth the fruit of good works, may by thee be plenteously rewarded, through JESUS CHRIST our Lord.
Page 196 - O GOD, who as at this time didst teach the hearts of thy faithful people, by sending to them the light of thy HOLY SPIRIT ; grant us by the same SPIRIT to have a right judgment in all things, and evermore to rejoice in his holy comfort, through the merits of CHRIST JESUS our Saviour, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same SPIRIT, one GOD, world without end. Amen.
Page 324 - Lord, thou hast searched me out, and known me : thou knowest my down-sitting, and mine up-rising; thou understandest my thoughts long before.
Page 312 - But if wicked men creep into the church, how are they to be dealt with when they are discovered ?' " Put away from among yourselves that wicked person.
Page 200 - For we are saved by hope; but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.