ISBN: 9781458833624

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1901. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXII. CONSUMMATIONS. As this is the last chapter in my book, concerns our last work in Pennsylvania, and also speaks of the Great Convention held in Boston in October, 1899, which was as a climax of aspiration for our Church, and also to my hopes and desires as a woman minister of the Gospel of Christ, I have headed it as above. During the fall of 1898 I was obliged to relinquish my work at Springfield on my own and my mother''s account. The prospect for mother was a long confinement as a cripple and invalid, and I was quite worn with all that had come upon me. The Springfield ties of work and friendship pulled most decidedly, but we secured the services there of Brother Brunning for the remainder of the year, and this mitigated somewhat the situation, though for a long time I could not meet a Springfield parishioner on the streets of Troy but what, when his back was turned, the tears would start. I loved my work there, as I have always at every post where I have been stationed. The Christmas of this year poured showers of blessings upon us, and among the books that came were Lilian Whiting''s little book, The World Beautiful, bringing an hundredfold and more its size in spiritual influence, and The Life of Susan B. Anthony, in two volumes, which I devoured in the long winter evenings when mother was asleep. I was all wrought up over her life, which seemed to me the most indefatigable one, for an unpopular yet noble cause and purpose, of any which I had ever read. I thought I knew much of our grand Susan before, but this revealed to me that the half had not before been told. Somehow I look upon those two books as sisters of mine, and I take each by the hand and say: May I walk between you, and be as steadfast to my calling as your noble heroines h... Emma Eliza Bailey, Books, Happy Day; Or The Confessions Of A Woman Minister Books This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: European Pub. Co. in 1901 in 15221028 pages; Subjects: Women clergy; Law / General; Law / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice; Law / International; Law / Reference; Literary Collections / Essays; Religion / Clergy; Social Science / Women's Studies; Travel / Essays & Travelogues;<