{"product_id":"a-century-of-moravian-sisters-a-record-of-christian-community-life-9781596054011","title":"A Century of Moravian Sisters: A Record of Christian Community Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Elizabeth Lehman Myers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen vespers were given upon noteworthy occasions a decided tone of elegance was given to the affair. Ancestral silver was brought out; the finest and heaviest of linens, handwoven, with crests or initials of the owner in the corners; Old Meissen or Spode china; and the Baron Stiegel glass in some families. The every-day sugar cake gave way to sponge, or \"baba\" cakes... White grape jelly was also considered a very great dainty to serve at vesper. -from \"A Tranquil Community\" In December 1740, a small group of German pilgrims arrived in the British colony of Pennsylvania, intent on founding a settlement of the Moravian Church in the New World. By the era of the Civil War, more than a century later, a vigorous and lively society of active women-driven by faith and the desire to go good-had significantly influenced the lives of their neighbors and the community around them. This delightful 1918 work traces the history of these capable women, in a gentle but puissant reminder of the dramatic impact the work of women has had on the shaping of America. American writer ELIZABETH LEHMAN MYERS (1869-1936) authored numerous papers on local Pennsylvania history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cosimo Classics","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47613422076055,"sku":"9781596054011","price":2150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781596054011.webp?v=1775085068","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-century-of-moravian-sisters-a-record-of-christian-community-life-9781596054011","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}