Women who are willing to consecrate some of their time to the service of the Lord should be appointed to visit the sick, look after the young, and minister to the necessities of the poor. They should be set apart to this work by prayer and laying on of hands. In some cases they will need to counsel with the [local] church officers or the [conference] minister; but if they are devoted women, maintaining a vital connection with God, they will be a power for good in the church. This is another means of strengthening and building up the church. We need to branch out more in our methods of labor. Not a hand should be bound, not a soul discouraged, not a voice should be hushed; let every individual labor; privately or publicly, to help forward this grand work.
Following this statement that three women were ordained in the early Adventist church.
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"Following this statement that three women were ordained in the early Adventist church."
I'm a little confused by this statement--what exactly do you mean? As far as I'm aware, there's no evidence that any women were "ordained" as ministers in the early Adventist church.
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