A Century of Moravian Sisters
A Century of Moravian Sisters: A Record of Christian Community Life
Elizabeth, Lehman Myers,
Publisher: Cosimo Classics
ISBN: 1596054018
DDC: 270
Edition: Paperback; 2005-12-01
Summary:
When vespers were given upon noteworthy occasions a decided tone of
elegance was given to the affair. Ancestral silver was brought out;
the finest and heaviest of linens, handwoven, with crests or initials
of the owner in the corners; Old Meissen or Spode china; and the
Baron Stiegel glass in some families. The every-day sugar cake gave
way to sponge, or "baba" cakes... White grape jelly was also
considered a very great dainty to serve at vesper. -from "A Tranquil
Community" In December 1740, a small group of German pilgrims arrived
in the British colony of Pennsylvania, intent on founding a
settlement of the Moravian Church in the New World. By the era of the
Civil War, more than a century later, a vigorous and lively society
of active women-driven by faith and the desire to go good-had
significantly influenced the lives of their neighbors and the
community around them. This delightful 1918 work traces the history
of these capable women, in a gentle but puissant reminder of the
dramatic impact the work of women has had on the shaping of America.
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