Beguines--Characteristics--Duties--Gerhard Groot--Sisters of the Common Life--Obligations--Duties--Waldenses--Bohemian Brethren--Luther--Calvin--Reformed Church at Wesel-- Deaconesses in Amsterdam--Damsels of Charity--Mennonites and Moravians 34 CHAPTER IV. FLIEDNER, THE RESTORER OF THE OFFICE OF DEACONESS. Efforts for the restoration of the office of deaconess made by Kloenne--Amalie Sieveking--Von Stein--Count von der Recke-- Fliedner--His childhood--Youth--Student life--Pastorate and travels--Marriage--First prison society--Founding of refuge-- Need of training schools--Rhenish-Westphalian Deaconess Society 46 CHAPTER V. THE INSTITUTIONS AT KAISERSWERTH. Opening of hospital training-school--Gertrude Reichardt--The Home-life--Normal school--Fliedner's wife--Publishing house-- Orphan asylum--Insane asylum--Dispensary--Farm--"Salem"--House of Evening Rest--Extension of work--Berlin--Foreign lands Jerusalem--Beirut--Smyrna--Bucharest--Florence--Rome 61 CHAPTER VI. THE REGULATIONS AT KAISERSWERTH AND THE DUTIES AND SERVICES OF THE DEACONESSES. Two classes of deaconesses--Nurses--Teachers--Qualifications-- Probationers--Duties--Service of consecration--Conferences-- Table of results--Instances of work--Duisburg-- Schleswig-Holstein war--Austrian war--Franco Prussian war 79 CHAPTER VII. OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS ON THE CONTINENT. House at Strasburg--Muelhausen--Marthashof at Berlin-- Neudettelsau--St. Loup--Riehen--Zuerich--Gallneukirchen-- Characteristics of institutions--Countries where they exist 93 CHAPTER VIII. DEACONESSES IN GERMAN METHODISM. Origin of Bethany Society--House at Frankfort--Hamburg-- Berlin--St. Gall--Zuerich--Sister Myrtha--House of Rest--"God's Fidelity"--House regulations--Training--Results 110 CHAPTER IX. DEACONESSES IN PARIS. Deaconess Home on Rue de Reuilly--Situation--School-- Hospital--House of Correction--Preparatory school-- Instruction--Prison mission--Mademoiselle Dumas--Expenses of house--Its founders--Deaconess house on Rue Bridaine-- Character of work--Duties of the Sisters--Their consecration-- Importance of parish deaconesses 120 CHAPTER X. DEACONESSES IN ENGLAND.