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Page 12 - Quaker spirit has abolished (relegiret) all such music, it would indeed be a novelty here, and tend to attract many of the young people away from the Quakers and sects to attend services where such music was found, even against the wishes of their parents.
Page 30 - Since Mr. Whitefield's Preaching here, the Dancing school, Assembly, and Concert Room have been shut up, as inconsistent with the Doctrine of the Gospel...
Page 77 - Crown-street, where it seems his company, in the olden time, was always a welcome addition to the pewter-pint customers, gathered there at their pipes and beer, while listening to his facetious tales and anecdotes, without number, of high life about town, and of the players — Nick Hammond, Miss Tuke, Hodgkinson, Mrs. Pownall, and Jack Martin, of the old theatre in Southwark. This said "President's March...
Page 12 - I will here take occasion to mention that many others besides myself, who know the ways of the land, maintain that music would contribute much towards a good Christian service. It would not only attract and civilize the wild Indians, but it would do much good in spreading the Gospel truths among the sects and others by attracting them.
Page 27 - England it is stated that a law was enacted, "that no one should play on any kind of music except the drum, the trumpet and the jewsharp."60 Besides the amusements already mentioned, the Philadelphians had an opportunity to see a rope-dancer in I724,61 "Punch and Joan his Wife...
Page 30 - met the night after according to Custom; and the Tuesday following the Company met to Dance as they used to do; but the Assembly being only for the Winter Season is now discontinued of Course and the Concert being for the whole year still goes on as usual.
Page 16 - Concerning the music in the Moravian church we have other evidence, at a later date. John Adams remarks in his diary for October 23, 1774: "The singing here [Methodist meeting] is very sweet and soft indeed ; the first music I have heard in any society except the Moravians, and once at church with the organ.
Page 74 - Mr. Reinagle, while thus enjoying the effect of her inimitable chant, exhibited to the audience a head not unlike that of Louis the XIV but divested of the simplicity, bushy, powdered hair, large high forehead, and round full face, illuminated by silver mounted spectacle glasses, a perceptible smirk at all times about the mouth, and an extraordinary depth of dimple in his cheek, while sitting there and surveying the irritability of Mr. Gillingham, the Leader of the Band, on his being obliged to leave...
Page 12 - Indian, but it would do much good in spreading the Gospel truths among the sects and others by attracting them. Instrumental music is especially serviceable here. Thus a well-sounding organ would perhaps prove of great profit, to say nothing of the fact that the Indians would come running from far and near to listen to such unknown melody, and upon that account might become willing to accept our language and teaching, and remain with people who had such agreeable things ; for they are said to come...
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A Bio-bibliography of German-American Writers, 1670-1970 Robert Elmer Ward No preview available - 1985 |