______________________Psalm 31:24_
Be
all you who wait for the Lord
*William Augustus
Muhlenberg
1796-1877, priest
and Anne Ayers,
1816-1986, religious
God of justice
and truth,
do not close
your eyes to
the plight of
the poor and
the neglected,
the homeless
and destitute, the old and this sick, the lonely and those who have none to care for them. - Collect
They also “cooperated in founding St Johnland on the north shore of Long Island, an attempt to transplant families into an intentional Christian community far from the squalor of late 19th centurry NYC.” Ther e is now a non-profit nursing care facility there, and they are both buried at the St Johnland Cemetery,
also in King’s Park NY,
Be
strong
and let
your
heart
take
courage,
all you who wait for the Lord
*William Augustus
Muhlenberg
1796-1877, priest
and Anne Ayers,
1816-1986, religious
Originally Lutheran,
(well, he was German!)
Muhlenberg “was drawn
Muhlenberg “was drawn
to the Episcopal Church by its use of English.” (Yea BCP!) Their work together led to the founding of St Luke’s hospital in New York City, staffed by The Sisterhood of the Holy Communion, which she founded and was“first sister.” It was the first American order for women to be founded and lasted until 1940.
and truth,
do not close
your eyes to
the plight of
the poor and
the neglected,
the homeless
and destitute, the old and this sick, the lonely and those who have none to care for them. - Collect
They also “cooperated in founding St Johnland on the north shore of Long Island, an attempt to transplant families into an intentional Christian community far from the squalor of late 19th centurry NYC.” Ther e is now a non-profit nursing care facility there, and they are both buried at the St Johnland Cemetery,
also in King’s Park NY,
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