The service of the poor; an inquiry into the reasons for and against the establishment of religious sisterhoods for charitable purposes |
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... demand a religious organization , and for purposes of reference , I have given a short account of the Training Institution for Nurses at Liverpool , and of the system of district nursing established in that town in connection with it ...
... demand a religious organization , and for purposes of reference , I have given a short account of the Training Institution for Nurses at Liverpool , and of the system of district nursing established in that town in connection with it ...
Page 18
... demand a community of goods and life , like other religious societies ; and the buildings were not constructed in order that the Beguinæ , like nuns , might be excluded from the society of men , and solely obey the will of others , but ...
... demand a community of goods and life , like other religious societies ; and the buildings were not constructed in order that the Beguinæ , like nuns , might be excluded from the society of men , and solely obey the will of others , but ...
Page 107
... demand for teachers is twice or three times as great as can be supplied . It is also found impossible to receive all the candidates who offer them- selves . The " teaching - sisters " among the probationers receive their instruction ...
... demand for teachers is twice or three times as great as can be supplied . It is also found impossible to receive all the candidates who offer them- selves . The " teaching - sisters " among the probationers receive their instruction ...
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... demand far more rapidly than we can hope to find and train women suitable for the work . Success in the past year gives us confidence that every year will increase the efficiency and usefulness of each branch of our undertaking . The ...
... demand far more rapidly than we can hope to find and train women suitable for the work . Success in the past year gives us confidence that every year will increase the efficiency and usefulness of each branch of our undertaking . The ...
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... demand , and how would it be likely to work in the long run ? Why should we introduce , or re - introduce , the principle of what is technically called " the religious life " into our institutions ? The reasons generally given rest upon ...
... demand , and how would it be likely to work in the long run ? Why should we introduce , or re - introduce , the principle of what is technically called " the religious life " into our institutions ? The reasons generally given rest upon ...
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