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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. ... Read more

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The first original Hymn Book of the Moravian Church in America appeared in 1851. It was based upon the British edition of 1849, but differed from it in many respects. Successive Provincial Synods between 1864 and 1873 determined upon a thorough revision of the Liturgy and Hymns. This was completed in 1876 and used until the publication of this Hymnal and Liturgies in 1920. In the selection of the hymns, the Committee proceeded with the clear understanding that a Moravian Hymnal must be faithful to Moravian traditions and practice, must draw upon the treasury of hymns of the Church universal, and must express adquately all phases of Christian truth, life and feeling. ... Read more

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The example of the International Moravian Church profoundly influenced the thinking of evangelicals from various denominations in England, as they prepared to launch foreign missions of their own. Themes anticipating nineteenth-century preoccupations include the doctrine of mission, relations between Church and State, some consequences of slavery in the Caribbean, and the association in Western minds of conversion to Christianity with trade and civilisation. ... Read more

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Wachovia was a large tract encompassing the modern Winston-Salem area in North Carolina which was purchased by the Moravian Church from Lord Granville for the purpose of establishing a religious community. The first settlement was made by members from the church in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1753. This volume provides a detailed history of the settlement of the area based on the original Moravian records and manuscripts in the Wachovia Archives. These are some membership lists, enumerations of early settlers, and extensive quotations from original sources. About thirty-five pages at the back of the volume review the history of the Moravian Church, and present lists of major and minor church officials. The volume is attractively illustrated with several maps, diagrams, pen and ink sketches, and photographs. ... Read more