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Spirit of the Moravian Church

An account of the ethos of the Moravian Church is given by one of its British bishops, Clarence H. Shawe. In a lecture series delivered at the Moravian Theological Seminary in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Shawe described the Spirit of the Moravian Church as having five characteristics: simplicity, happiness, unintrusiveness, fellowship, and the ideal of service. Simplicity is a focus on the essentials of faith and a lack of … Continue reading Spirit of the Moravian Church

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Book 1

CHAPTER VI — LUKE OF PRAGUE AND THE HIGH CHURCH REACTION. 1473-1530

Of the Brethren who settled in the valley of Kunwald the greater number were country peasants and tradesmen of humble rank. But already the noble and mighty were pressing in. As the eyes of Gregory closed in death, a new party was rising to power. Already the Brethren were strong in numbers, and already they were longing to snap the fetters that Gregory had placed … Continue reading CHAPTER VI — LUKE OF PRAGUE AND THE HIGH CHURCH REACTION. 1473-1530

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End of Project Gutenberg’s History of the Moravian Church, by J. E. Hutton *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY OF THE MORAVIAN CHURCH *** ***** This file should be named 2099-h.htm or 2099-h.zip ***** This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: http://www.gutenberg.org/2/0/9/2099/ Produced by John Bechard and David Widger Updated editions will replace the previous one–the old editions … Continue reading END GUTENBERG PROJECT

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FOOTNOTES

1 (return)[ De Ecclesiâ.] 2 (return)[ Calixtine = Cup-ite, from the Latin, calix, a cup. Utraquist = in both kinds, from the Latin, utraque.] 3 (return)[ Pronounced: Kelchits. The ch is a guttural like the Hebrew kaph, or like ch in the word loch.] 4 (return)[ A common saying in Peter’s day.] 5 (return)[ Pronounced Rockitsanna.] 6 (return)[ This outbreak made a great sensation, and … Continue reading FOOTNOTES

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

I.—THE BOHEMIAN BRETHREN. A. H. Wratislaw: John Hus (S.P.C.K. 1882). H. B. Workman: The Letters of Hus (Hodder and Stoughton). Johann Loserth: Wyclif and Hus. Anton Gindely: Geschichte der Böhmischen Brüder. For the external fortunes of the Brethren, Gindely’s narrative is excellent; but his account of their inner life is poor and inaccurate. Anton Gindely: Quellen zur Geschichte der Böhmischen Brüder. A collection of documents, … Continue reading BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Book 4

Section V —BONDS OF UNION.—But these essentials are not the only bonds

of union. At present Moravians all over the world are united in three great tasks. First, they are united in their noble work among the lepers at Jerusalem. It is one of the scandals of modern Christianity that leprosy is still the curse of Palestine; and the only Christians who are trying to remove that curse are the Moravians. At the request of a kind-hearted … Continue reading Section V —BONDS OF UNION.—But these essentials are not the only bonds

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