The Ministry of Deaconesses

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Methuen and Company, 1898 - 241 pages

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Page 169 - In like manner let all men respect the deacons as Jesus Christ, even as they should respect the bishop as being a type of the Father and the presbyters as the council of God and as the college of apostles. Apart from these there is not even the name of a Church.
Page 2 - These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
Page 9 - Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre, holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience ; and let these also first be proved, then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.
Page 213 - Designation and Signature. It is desirable that a deaconess should not drop the use of her surname ; and, with this end in view, it is suggested that her official designation should be "Deaconess AB" (Christian and surname), and her official signature should be
Page 219 - The testimonial of fitness shall be signed by two Presbyters of this Church, and by twelve lay communicants of the same, six of whom shall be women. The Bishop shall also satisfy himself that the applicant has had an adequate preparation for her work, both technical and religious, which preparation shall have covered the period of two years.
Page 169 - Let no man do any thing of what belongs to the Church separately from the Bishop. Let that eucharist be looked upon as well established, which is either offered by the Bishop, or by him to whom the Bishop has given his consent.
Page 29 - They that make them are like unto them ; and so are all they that put their trust in them.
Page 46 - ... that when she answered questions she gave her own opinion not as her own but as from me or some one else, thus admitting that what she taught she had herself learned from others. For she knew that the apostle had said: "I su1fer not a woman to teach...
Page 219 - No woman shall be appointed to the office of deaconess until she shall be at least twenty-five years of age, nor until she shall have laid before the bishop testimonials certifying that she is a communicant in good standing of this Church ; and that she possesses such characteristics as, in the judgment of the persons testifying, fit her for at least one of the duties above defined. The testimonial of fitness shall be signed by two presbyters of this Church, and by twelve lay communicants of the...
Page 214 - Deaconesses having, according to the best authorities, formed an order of ministry in the early Church, and having proved their efficiency in the Anglican Church, it is desirable to encourage the formation of Deaconesses' Institutions, and the work of Deaconesses in our dioceses and parishes.

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