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NYGWPB.753.053
13 Aug 1753:22,23 (550)
From the London Publick Advertiser, May 9, 1753. Mr.
Whitefield, in his expostulatory letter to Count
Zinzendorff, the head of the Moravians, asks him, pray, my
lord, what instances have we of the first Christians walking
round the graves of their deceased friends on Easter-Day,
attended with hautboys, trumpets, French-horns, violins, and
other kinds of musical instruments? Or where have we the
least mention made of pictures of particular persons being
brought into the first Christian assemblies, and of candles
being placed behind them in order to give a transparent view
of the figures? . . . [1 1/2 paragraphs]
The room was illuminated with wax-tapers, and musicians
placed in an adjacent apartment, while the company performed
their devotions, and regaled themselves with sweet meats,
coffee, tea, and wine.
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