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Excerpt from A Call to the Female Diaconate: Issued by the Mary J. Drexel Home and Philadelphia Motherhouse of Deaconesses
The first attempt to transplant the Female Diaconate to America was made by the late Rev. W. A. Passavant, D.D one of the noblest and greatest men of the Lutheran Church in this country. He had visited Kaiserswert in 1846, and must have impressed Fliedner most favorably, for three years later this father of the modern deaconess-work came to this country with three Sisters for the hospital just founded by Dr. Passavant, and took active part in the dedicatory services 011 July 17, 1849. Though the growth of the Sisterhood was exceedingly slow. It is worthy of note that the first American probationer, Louise Mar thens, who became a Sister in 1850. Remained true to her calling to the end of her life. She had been instructed and confirmed by Dr. Passavant. At the outbreak of the Civil War he went with two of his Sisters to W'ashington. Where they labored directly under Miss Dorothy Dix, who had been authorized by the gov ernment to organize and superintend a stafic of Christian nurses. Both served with distinction and were soon in charge of most important work. Hit after all, the Sisterhood did not prosper, and finally was almost extinct. About a year before his death Dr. Passavant made a second, and this time successful, attempt to found a Motherhouse in connection with the Passa vant Hospital in Milwaukee. Here the Rev. J. F. 0111. DD. Did pioneer work for five years. The present rector. The Rev. Her man L. Fritschel. Has been in charge since 1902. The Sister hood now has 43 members.
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