Part 1 Recollections of the society's early years: Memories of Sister Caroline Mary; memories of church life; memories of an old woman. Part 2 Government: The rules of 1855 and 1859; the statutes; chapter; letters on vows. Part 3 Life and training: Rules of the mistress of novices; notes on the novices' rules and regulations; rules for visitors and outer sisters. Part 4 Work: the Franco-Prussian War diary.
SUSAN MUMM is lecturer in religious studies at the Open University, Milton Keynes.
Their early legacy [captures] the reader's imagination and, by
Mumm's well-selected archival study, makes an invaluable
contribution to women's religious history. ENGLISH HISTORICAL
REVIEW A valuable addition to the volumes of the Church of England
Record Society.... It aims to give 'a snapshot of one of the
earliest and most important Anglican communities' in its formative
years, and does it very well.
*JNL OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.*
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