Most of the other nursing documents in this collection date to circa 1923; the Woman's Missionary Society of the United Church of Canada was formed in 1925.
Material
paper: white
ink: black
Inscriptions
"A Nurse's Prayer" printed at the top of the page; "WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY // OF THE // UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA // ROOM 410, WESLEY BUILDING // TORONTO" printed on the back; printed on front: "A Nurse's Prayer // I dedicate myself to Thee, // O, Lord, my God! This work I undertake // Alone in Thy great name, and for Thy sake, // In ministering to suffering I would learn // The sympathy that in Thy heart did burn // For those who on life's weary way // Unto diseases divers are a prey. // Take, then, mine eyes, and teach them to perceive // The ablest way each sick one to relieve. // Guide Thou my hands, that e'en their touch may // prove // The gentleness and aptness born of love. // Bless Thou my feet, and while they softly tread, // May faces smile on man, a sufferer's bed. // Touch Thou my lips, guide Thou my tongue, // Give me a word in season for each one. // Clothe me with patient strength all tasks to bear, // Crown me with hope and love, which know no fear, // And faith, that coming face to face with death // Shall e'en inspire with joy the dying breath. // All through the arduous day my actions guide, // And through the lonely night watch by my side. // So shall I wake refreshed with strength to pray: // "Work in me, through me, with me, Lord this day!" // -- Myra L. Sawyer."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-2-2 Box 8
Length
14.6 cm
Width
13.6 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length 14.6 cm x Width 13.6 cm
Condition Remarks
The paper is creased and has some tears in it.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Person
Archives
Reference Comments
Susan Muer-Simpson
"Fonds F505 - United Church of Canada Woman's Missionary Society fonds," Archeion, Archives Association of Ontario, https://www.archeion.ca/united-church-of-canada-womans-missionary-society-fonds
Research Facts
Cora Frances Burnside was a graduate of Kingston General Hospital School of Nursing class of 1923; she worked in New York until 1971 and died in 1996; the prayer was written by Myra L. Sawyer.
The United Church of Canada Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) was formed in October 1925, combining the Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, the Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church (Canada), and the Canada Congregational Woman's Board of Missions. Its first annual meeting was held in 1926.