Caroline Powys in Pudsey, Yorkshire - in the middle of 1757, in the morning

from Journal of a Tour into Yorkshire and Derbyshire, 1757, pages 20–23:

At our return home that evening we were talking of the Moravians and the oddness of their worship, and Mr. Milnes, who most obligingly wished us to see everything worth observation, told us he really thought we …   more >>

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Caroline Powys, Journal of a Tour into Yorkshire and Derbyshire, 1757. In Emily J. Climenson (ed.), Passages from the Diaries of Mrs. Philip Lybbe Powys of Hardwick House, Oxon. A.D. 1756 to 1808 (London, 1899), p. 20–23. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1516717742691 accessed: 19 December, 2024

location of experience: Pudsey, Yorkshire

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Caroline Powys
1739-1817

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Music to accompany a service at the Moravian community

Experience Information

Date/Time in the middle of 1757, in the morning
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors

Notes

The editor added the following footnote: The Moravian settlement here was founded in 1748. The Bohemian or Moravian Brethren date back to the tenth century, but were not established in England till the middle of the eighteenth century. Their belief is very like the Church of England. They have an episcopate, and claim to be an original Church, uncontaminated with Roman doctrine.


Originally submitted by lcc5 on Tue, 23 Jan 2018 14:29:02 +0000
Approved on Sun, 28 Jan 2018 14:07:26 +0000