Sisters of the spirit : three black women's autobiographies of the nineteenth century

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SISTERS OF THE SPIRIT CONTENTS PREFACE FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION The Lives of Lee, Elaw, and Foote Lee, Elaw, and Foote and the Afro-American Spiritual Autobiography Tradition The Social Import of the Autobiographies of Lee, Elaw, and Foote TEXTUAL NOTE THE LIFE AND RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE OF JARENA LEE, A Coloured Lady, GIVING AN ACCOUNT OF HER CALL TO P... MY CALL TO PREACH THE GOSPEL. MY MARRIAGE. THE SUBJECT OF MY CALL TO PREACH RENEWED. MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE, RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE, MINISTERIAL TRAVELS AND LABOURS OF MRS. ZILPHA ELAW, AN A... DEDICATION MEMOIRS of the Life, Religious Experience, Ministerial Travels, and Labours of MRS. ELAW. A BRAND PLUCKED FROM THE FIRE An Autobiographical Sketch PREFACE INTRODUCTION I. BIRTH AND PARENTAGE. II. RELIGIOUS IMPRESSION—-LEARNING THE ALPHABET. III. THE PRIMES—GOING TO SCHOOL. IV. MY TEACHER HUNG FOR CRIME. V. AN UNDESERVED WHIPPING. VI. VARIED EXPERIENCES—FIRST AND LAST DANCING. VII. MY CONVERSION. VIII. A DESIRE FOR KNOWLEDGE—INWARD FOES. IX. VARIOUS HOPES BLASTED. X. DISOBEDIENCE, BUT HAPPY RESULTS. XI. A RELIGION AS OLD AS THE BIBLE. XII. MY MARRIAGE. XIII. REMOVAL TO BOSTON—THE WORK OF FULL SALVATION. XIV. EARLY FRUIT GATHERED HOME. XV. NEW AND UNPLEASANT REVELATIONS. XVI. A LONG-LOST BROTHER FOUND. XVII. MY CALL TO PREACH THE GOSPEL. XVIII. HEAVENLY VISITATIONS AGAIN. XIX. PUBLIC EFFORT—-EXCOMMUNICATION. XX. WOMEN IN THE GOSPEL. XXI. THE LORD LEADETH—LABOR IN PHILADELPHIA. XXII. A VISIT TO MY PARENTS—FURTHER LABORS. XXIII. INDIGNITIES ON ACCOUNT OF COLOR—GENERAL CONFERENCE. XXIV. CONTINUED LABORS—DEATH OF MY HUSBAND AND FATHER. XXV. WORK IN VARIOUS PLACES. XXVI. FURTHER LABORS A—"THRESHING" SERMON. XXVII. MY CLEVELAND HOME—-LATER LABORS. XXVIII. A WORD TO MY CHRISTIAN SISTERS. XXIX. LOVE NOT THE WORLD. XXX. HOW TO OBTAIN SANCTIFICATION. NOTES Introduction Notes to pages 5-7 Notes to pages 9-18 Notes to pages 18-35 The Life and Religious Experience of Jarena Lee Notes to pages 36-55 Zilpha Elaw's Memoirs Notes to pages 56-82 Notes to pages 83-100 Notes to pages 104-136 Notes to pages 138-203 Julia Foote's A Brand Plucked from the Fire Notes to pages 208-219 Notes to pages 227-234