visitation of the sick
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There are thirty Sisters, who, besides attending to the home, do much charitable work in teaching and the visitation of the sick.
From Hampstead and Marylebone The Fascination of London by Sir Walter Besant
In the office for the visitation of the sick it is said, “Our Lord Jesus Christ hath left in His Church power to absolve all sinners that truly repent and believe in Him.”
From The Faith of Our Fathers by James Gibbons
He made no objection indeed when the service for the visitation of the sick was read.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
They shall render all necessary aid at the public and special services of worship and in the administration of the Lord's Supper, especially at the Kinderlehre and in the visitation of the sick.
From The Organization of the Congregation in the Early Lutheran Churches in America by Beale M. Schmucker
In the form for the visitation of the sick a responsive service is provided, as also in the order for Holy Communion.
From Presbyterian Worship Its Spirit, Method and History by Robert Johnston