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100 1 _aWheaton, Elizabeth Ryder,
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245 1 0 _aPrisons and Prayer; Or, a Labor of Love
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2012-12-28
508 _aProduced by Jana Srna, Bryan Ness, Julia Neufeld and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Prisons and Prayer; Or, a Labor of Love" by Elizabeth Ryder Wheaton is a heartfelt account of the author's two-decade-long mission work among prisoners and marginalized individuals, written in the early 20th century. The book details Wheaton's experiences as a prison evangelist, highlighting her commitment to spreading the gospel in prisons, reformatories, and other places of despair. Through her narrative, Wheaton aims to bring awareness to the harsh realities faced by inmates while sharing stories of redemption and faith. The opening of this volume introduces Wheaton’s profound call to prison ministry, sparked by her early experiences of loss and grief as an orphan. She shares pivotal moments that ignited her passion for helping those incarcerated, particularly her encounters with individuals behind bars that stirred her compassion and sense of purpose. Notably, she recounts her struggles with personal tragedies, the powerful comfort she found in her faith, and the divine mandate she felt to serve those whom society had largely abandoned. The narrative sets the stage for her ongoing mission, underscoring the dire need for compassion, understanding, and spiritual support for the incarcerated. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPrisons
653 _aEvangelistic work
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41720
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