Rebecca Janney Timbres Clark : turned in the hand of God / Lyndon S. Beck.
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TextSeries: Pendle Hill pamphlet ; 393.Publication details: Wallingford, Pa. : Pendle Hill Publications, 2007. Description: 36 p. : ports. ; 19 cmISBN: 9780875743936 (pbk.); 0875743935 (pbk.)Other title: Turned in the hand of GodSubject(s): Clark, Rebecca Timbres, 1896- | Timbres, Harry, 1899-1937 | American Friends Service Committee | Quaker women -- United States -- Biography | Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- Poland | Society of Friends -- Missions -- Poland | Quakers -- Poland | Nurses -- Poland | Society of Friends -- International assistance -- PolandSummary: Rebecca Janney Timbres Clark led a remarkable life that spanned all of the twentieth century. This pamphlet explores one year in that life, the year when a young, sheltered Quaker from Baltimore took the first steps toward a career of service that would take her around the world. "The forging of a person's character takes a lifetime," writes Lyndon Back. "Yet there are periods along the way when outer circumstance and inner forces combine to form a crucible, a time of transformation. Rebecca's year as a volunteer for the American Friends Service Committee in Poland at the end of the First World War was one of those times. She was twenty-four years old, unmarried, and just out of nurses' training..." Based on diaries, letters, and other archival resources, a young woman's quest for faithfulness and meaning comes to life.--Publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 35-36)
Rebecca Janney Timbres Clark led a remarkable life that spanned all of the twentieth century. This pamphlet explores one year in that life, the year when a young, sheltered Quaker from Baltimore took the first steps toward a career of service that would take her around the world. "The forging of a person's character takes a lifetime," writes Lyndon Back. "Yet there are periods along the way when outer circumstance and inner forces combine to form a crucible, a time of transformation. Rebecca's year as a volunteer for the American Friends Service Committee in Poland at the end of the First World War was one of those times. She was twenty-four years old, unmarried, and just out of nurses' training..." Based on diaries, letters, and other archival resources, a young woman's quest for faithfulness and meaning comes to life.--Publisher's description.
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