The Missive of Justus Falckner, of Germantown, Concerning the Religious Condition of Pennsylvania in the Year 17011897 - 17 Seiten |
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Seite 15 - 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.
Seite 7 - ... corporeal wilderness. So far as I am able to draw conclusions concerning the condition of the churches in these parts, and indeed particularly in this Province, it is still pretty bad. The Aborigines or Indians, from lack of sufficient good instruction, remain in their blindness and barbarity, and moreover are angered at the bad living of the Christians, especially at the system of trading which is driven with them, and they only learn vices which they did not have formerly, such as drunkenness,...
Seite 17 - And it may be assumed that even a small organ-instrument and music in this place would be acceptable to God, and prove far more useful than many hundreds in Europe, where there is already a superfluity of such things. "There are in Europe masters enough who would build such instruments, and a fine one can be secured for 300 or 400 thalers. Then if an experienced organist and musician could be found, and a curious one, who would undertake so far a journey, he would be very welcome here. In case this...
Seite 13 - 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...
Seite 11 - Sacerdoteque destituti, vagantur hoc in deserto :) a deplorable condition indeed. Moreover there is here a large number of Germans who, however, have partly crawled in among the different sects who use the English tongue, which is first learned by all who come here. A number are Quakers and Anabaptists ; a portion are Freethinkers and assimilate with no one. They also allow their children to grow up in the same manner. In short there are Germans here, and perhaps the majority, who despise God's Word...
Seite 13 - I will 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. Instrumental music is especially serviceable here. Thus...
Seite 5 - ... is shown from records still extant, and which make mention as early as 1703 of "Jonas the organist." The copy of this heretofore unknown contribution to the history of our Province was found in the library of the University at Rostock, Germany, where it is bound up with a number of other tracts. As it was impossible to obtain the original, a photographic fac-simile of the pamphlet was made, by permission of the authorities, and is now in the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania....
Seite 15 - Quaker spirit has abolished 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. This would afford a good opportunity to show them the truth and their error.
Seite 13 - Both myself and my brother, who is sojourning here, keep ourselves to the Swedish church, although we understand little or nothing of their language. We have also been the means of influencing divers Germans by our example, so that they now and then come to the assemblies, even though they do not know the language. Still they are gradually being redeemed from barbarism, and becoming accustomed to an orderly outward service.
Seite 5 - IMPRINT | of a MISSIVE |TO Tit: Lord D. Henr. Muhlen, | From Germanton in the AMERI | CAN Province of Pennsylvania, otherwise | New Sweden, the First of August, in the Year | of our salvation One thousand, seven hundred | and one | CONCERNING the condition of the CHURCHES I in AMERICA.! MDCCII.