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Yearly Expenditures at Kaiserswerth

While the book is in press the following interesting statistics are received, which are deemed of sufficient importance to insert here.

Receipts and expenditures of Kaiserswerth for the three years from 1885 to 1888:

Year. Receipts. Expenses.

1885–1886……333,476 m. 74 pf. 331,812 m. 12 pf.

1886–1887……371,523 m. 46 pf.370,626 m. 45 pf.

1887–1888……337,508 m. 14 pf.492,384 m. 21 pf.

In the year 1887–1888, the excess of expenses over receipts was caused by the construction of a new building, and special funds were contributed which more than met the deficit.

Rev. F. Fliedner, the son of Pastor Fliedner further writes: “This does not include the expenses in the East and other foreign stations. In truth, about six hundred thousand marks pass yearly through our treasury.” What an amount of good accomplished by the yearly expenditure of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars!

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Note 1 · Heidenthum und Judenthum, von Döllinger, p. 692. Regensburg, 1857. 2 MacMaster’s History of the United States, vol. i, p. 102. 3 Statistics Note 2 · Woman’s Work in the Church, J. M. Ludlow, p. 21. 2 Die Weibliche Diakonie in ihrem ganzen Umfang, Theodor Schäfer, 3 vols. Stuttgart: D. Gun Note 3 · Die Weibliche Diakonie, vol. i, p. 67. 2 Woman’s Work in the Church, Ludlow, p. 117, note. “Matthew Paris mentions it as one of the wonders Note 4 · Denkschrift zur Jubelfeier, J. Disselhoff, Kaiserswerth, 1886, p. 8. 2 Schäfer, Die Weibliche Diakonie, vol. ii, p. 86; Denkschrift zur Jube Note 5 · Der Diakonissenberuf, Emil Wacker, Gütersloh, 1888, p. 116. 2 Life of Pastor Fliedner, translated by C. Winckworth, London, 1867. 3 Ein und Note 6 · Haus Ordnung und Dienst-Anweisung für die Diakonissen und Probeschwestern des Diakonissen Mutterhauses zu Kaiserswerth. 2 Deaconesses, Rev. Note 7 · Schäfer, Die Weibliche Diakonie, vol. i, p. 21. 2 The details of the deaconess work at Mülhausen are largely taken from Schäfer’s Die Weibli Note 8 · Jahresbericht des Bethanienvereins, 1884, Bremen. 2 Der Christliche Apologete, article by Rev. G. Hausser, September 20, 1888. 3 Jahresberic Note 9 · Speak to God about the little ones, rather than to the little souls of God. 2 See a sympathetic study of the work by Maxime du Camp, a membe Note 10 · Daniel Neal’s History of the Puritans, London, 1703, vol. i, pp. 344–346. 2 Chronicles of the Pilgrim Fathers of the Colony of Plymouth, fro Note 11 · Organization of Women’s Work in the Church of Scotland. Notes by A. H. Charteris, D.D.; p. 4. 2 Report of Committee on Christian Life and Wo Note 12 · Phöbe die Diakonissen, Dr. A. Spaeth, p. 31. 2 For facts concerning the Philadelphia Mother-house of Deaconesses, and other important assist Note 13 · Der Diakonissenberuf nach seiner Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. Emil Wacker, Gütersloh, 1888, p. 196. 2 McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopedia, vo Note 14 · Die Diakonissenberuf nach seine Vergangenheit und gegenwart. Emil Wacker. Gütersloh, 1888, chap. vi. 2 Modern Cities. S. L. Loomis, The Bake