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Phöbe die Diakonissen, Dr. A. Spaeth, p. 31.
2 For facts concerning the Philadelphia Mother-house of Deaconesses, and other important assistance rendered me, I desire to express acknowledgements to Dr. W. J. Mann, Dr. A. Spaeth, and Rev. A. Cordes, the rector of the house.
3 McClintock and Strong’s Cyclopedia, vol. ii, art. “Deaconesses.”
4 Sisterhoods and Deaconesses, Rev. H. C. Potter, D.D.. 1873, p. 118.
5 Sisterhoods and Deaconesses, p. 105.
6 Ibid., p. 181.
7 Constitution and Rules for the Order of Deaconesses of Alabama, Art. vi.
8 Church Work, May, 1888.
9 For this and other suggestions regarding the deaconess question in the Presbyterian Church, I am greatly indebted to the kindness of Dr. Hastings, President of the Union Theological Seminary.
10 Presbyterian Review, April, 1889, art. “Presbyterian Deaconesses.”
11 Mrs. Meyer’s book on Deaconesses, containing also the story of the Chicago Training-school and Deaconess Home, gives the best description to be obtained of the rise of the work in Chicago.
12 A more extended and elaborate course of study has been prepared by the Rev. Alfred A. Wright, D.D., Cambridge, Mass.