UID:
almafu_9961204046002883
Format:
1 online resource (vii, 283 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-80010-756-0
Series Statement:
The publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society ; volume 68
Content:
The first Moravian settlement in Britain was established in Bedford in 1745 and its members lived and worshipped as a close-knit community. The Bedford congregation is exceptionally well documented. In this edition Edwin Welch presents extracts from the principal sources for the period 1740 to 1786. The criteria for publication was to provide information on the foundation of the congregation and the events of the 1740s that led up to it. This is followed by specimen extracts from different types of records which may be found in their eighteenth century archives. Most are diaries or minutes - the congregation diaries; Jacob Rogers' diary; labourers' and helpers' conferences; the diaries of the single brethren and sisters; elders' conference; letters; and the rules and orders in 1777. 〈br〉〈br〉The sources throw light on the ordering of the congregation, its activities and concerns as well as noting journeys to London and elsewhere. Some cover procedural matters such as who preaches where; others are spiritual or religious; and others are practical and domestic. An example is the record of buying tea and sugar for the love-feasts, which is followed by a note that the love-feasts were not conducted with the respect and veneration that their dignity required. 〈br〉〈br〉The volume has an index of names and contains pictures of the leading figures in the church as well as illustrations of the buildings.
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Aug 2023).
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Frontmatter --
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CONTENTS --
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List of illustrations --
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Introduction --
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Editorial Method --
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Acknowledgements --
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Abbreviations --
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EXTRACTS FROM DIARIES AND MINUTE BOOKS --
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Congregation Diary, November 1744 - December 1745 --
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Jacob Rogers’ Diary, January - April, October - December 1745 --
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Labourers’ Conference, January 1745 - March 1746 --
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Buildings and Helpers’ Conferences, March 1751 - December 1756 --
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Single Brethren’s Diary, January - April 1756 --
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Elders’ Conference, July 1757 - July 1758 --
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Outward Circumstances Committee, May 1759 - June 1760 --
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Single Sisters’ Diary, January - December 1780 --
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LETTERS AND PAPERS, 1740 - 1786 --
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Licences and Settlement Papers --
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Congregation Papers --
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Reminiscences and Obituaries --
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Letters --
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THE BROTHERLY AGREEMENT, 1777 --
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Index of names --
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Index of subjects
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-85155-065-7
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781800107564
URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781800107564/type/BOOK
