CHAPTER I. – PREJUDICES. Truth. The Duke of Argyll. Daniel Webster. Law of Force. Aristotle. Slavery Defended. M. E. General Conference. Bishop Hopkins. Gospel Misunderstood. Lowell.

CHAPTER II. – WOMAN’S LEGAL CONDITION. Among the Romans. Spartans. In Africa – Stanley. In England – John Stuart Mill. The Germans. Not owning her own Children in this Nation.

CHAPTER III. – WORDS. Bishop Berkeley. Primary Signification of Words. Importance of Tertullian. Various Meanings of the Same word. Archbishop Trench.

CHAPTER IV. – ORDINATION. Views of Friends. Of Roman Catholics. Dr. Lightfoot. Priests. Sacrifices. John Wesley. Daniel Webster. Its True Signification. Rev. H. J. Van Dyke, Sr., D. D. Ordination of Deacons – of Elders – of Apostles. McClintock and Strong. Women. Whitefield.

CHAPTER V. – OBJECTIONS – OLD TESTAMENT. From Genesis. Matthew Henry. Dr. Adam Clarke. Christ. Primitive Law Re-enacted. Miriam. Deborah.

CHAPTER VI. – OBJECTIONS – NEW TESTAMENT. Christ Not Quoted. The Twelve. Based on a Misunderstanding of Paul’s Words. Rev. W. Gould. Answered. Dr. Adam Clarke. Keeping Silence in The Church not Literally Held. Explained. Madame Guyon. Women who Labored with Paul. Chrysostom. Whittier.

CHAPTER VII. – OBJECTIONS – NATURAL. Physical. Aristotle. John Stuart Mill. Lowell. Women Soldiers. Artemisia. Amazons. Bryant. Stanley. Joan of Arc.

CHAPTER VIII. – WOMEN APOSTLES. Order of Apostles Permanent. Junia an Apostle. Dean Alford. Dr. Adam Clarke. Luther. Chrysostom. Olshausen.

CHAPTER IX. – WOMEN PROPHETS. First Prophecy. Henry Melville. Dr. Adam Clarke. Bishop Horne. Prophecy of Joel. Prophetess Anna. Primary Meaning of Prophesy.

CHAPTER X. – DEACONS. Definition. Mosheim. New Testament Deacons Preachers. Women Deacons. Their Qualifications. Alford. Olshausen’s Commentary. American Commentary. Jamieson, Fausett and Brown. Phebe. Pliny.

CHAPTER XI. – DEACONESSES. Order of Deaconesses Same as Deacons. Mosheim. Practice of Modern Churches Inconsistent. The State. Maria Theresa. Tennyson.

CHAPTER XII. – EVANGELIZING THE WORLD. Finney. Slow Progress of Christianity. Causes. Stephen. Melancth on. Frances Willard.

CHAPTER XIII. – REQUIRED. Command of Christ. Necessity in Oriental Countries. Miss Fannie J. Sparkes. Refusal Unjust. Maria Mitchell.

CHAPTER XIV. – FITNESS. Testimony of a Skeptic. Women of Jerusalem. Spirit of the Gospel. Clotilda. Bertha. Permanency of Wesley’s Work due to his Mother. Miss Sewell. Woman Practical. The Great Plague of 1348. Port Royal. Their Intellectual Ability. Pg. 88.

CHAPTER XV. – GOVERNING. Capacity for. Women took Part in Governing the Apostolic Church. Elizabeth. Catharine of Russia. Victoria.

CHAPTER XVI. – HEATHEN TESTIMONY. Letter of Pliny. Comment upon it.

CHAPTER XVII. – CONCLUSION.