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Title: The World's Parliament of Religions : an illustrated and popular story of the World's First Parliament of Religions, held in Chicago in connection with the Columbian exposition of 1893
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Barrows, John Henry, 1847-1902
Subjects: World's Parliament of Religions, Chicago, 1893 Religions
Publisher: Chicago : Parliament Pub. Co.
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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I use the word deaconess or deacon because the Greek term isthe same as that translated deacon elsewhere, and the committee on thenew version have courageously put or deaconess into the margin. By Pauls own statement, then, Phebe was deaconess of Pauls churchat Cenchrea. Cenchrea was one of the ports of Corinth, in Northern Greece.This epistle to the Romans was written at Corinth and sent to Rome byPhebe. It was nearly a thousand miles by sea from Cenchrea to Rome, andthis was one of the most important and one of the ablest of all Pauls letters.Yet he sent it over to Rome by this woman official of the church, and said,I commend unto you Phebe. Receive her in the Lord as becometh saints,and assist her in whatsoever business she hath need of you; for she hathbeen a succorer of many, and of myself also. I have thought therefore that it might be interesting to ask ourselves thequestion, What did Phebe do ? supplementing it with some reference to 796 w rtr r.> d:C •J. C. r- r>V. D
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79^ PARLIAMENT PAPERS: EIGHTH DAY. the Phebes of to-day. What was it that so overcame this prejudice of Paulsthat he gave her a hearty testimonial and sent her over on important businessto the church at Rome ? It is evident that notwithstanding all the obstacleswhich custom had placed about her, she had been actively at work. It isdoubtful whether she even asked if popular opinion would permit her serviceto the church. She saw that help was needed and she went eagerly to work.She was, we may imagine, a worker full of enthusiasm for the faith, activeand eager to lend a hand in the direction in which she thought her servicewas most needed. Knowing the prejudice of her time, she doubtless actedin advance of custom rather than in defiance of it. She was wise enough toknow that if she quietly made herself useful and necessary to the church,custom would stand back and Paul would come forward to recognize her.We may suppose that she felt a deep interest in sustaining this church atCenchrea.

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