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Posted(#62204, Farrar)
by David Price 23 May '20

23 May '20

The Sabbath, by John Martindale Farrar 62204 [Subtitle: a sermon preached in Holy Trinity Church, Hurdsfield, on Sunday Evening, January 30, 1853] [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/2/2/0/62204 ] [Files: 62204-0.txt; 62204-h.htm] For those wishing to know: when the Government was minded to open the Crystal Palace (1853) to the public on Sunday afternoons there was a large outcry from the religious groups and many pamphlets, books etc. written. However, it was also denounced in sermons across the country, of which this is one, from Hurdsfield, Macclesfield, Cheshire. Unlike many of the pamphlets this was "preaching to the converted" and Farrar uses the Bible a lot more than the others. All the best, David England, still windy with thick clouds, but also sunny

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Posted(#62203, Jowett)
by David Price 23 May '20

23 May '20

The Divided Sabbath, by William Jowett 62203 [Subtitle: remarks concerning the Crystal Palace now erecting at Sydenham] [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/2/2/0/62203 ] [Files: 62203-0.txt; 62203-h.htm] For those wishing to know: another contribution on to the debate on whether the Crystal Palace should be allowed to open on Sunday afternoons for the working classes of London (this was 1852). In this the Rev. Jowett makes a theological point that you cannot split the Sabbath into two parts, and have a morning where everyone should go to church, and an afternoon for enjoying yourself. He also cites that Sabbath opening would mean increased traffic on the railways, which folk were trying to stop running on the Sabbath as well. All the best, David, England with winds, blue skies, and raindrops on the window

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Posted(#62202, Brown)
by David Price 23 May '20

23 May '20

The Sabbath, the Crystal Palace, and the People, by James Baldwin Brown 62202 [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/2/2/0/62202 ] [Files: 62202-0.txt; 62202-h.htm] For those wishing to know: probably published 1852, as the British Government was minded to let the Crystal Palace open on Sunday afternoons, and there was great opposition from religious groups, this pamphlet by a minister from the area, argues that something out to be done for the working classes, as they had no interest in going to church and the existing Sabbath laws resulted in near imprisonment to spite them. All the best, David, England with grey clouds and strong winds

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Posted (#62201, Dickens) !
by Al Haines 23 May '20

23 May '20

Los Ladrones de Londres, by Charles Dickens 62201 [Translator: J. J, y C.] [Language: Spanish] [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/2/2/0/62201 ] [Files: ; 62201-0.txt; 62201-h.htm] Thanks to Mohammad Aboomar for the QuantiQual Project; Project ID: COALESCE/2017/117 (Irish Research Council) Regards, Al

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Posted (#62199, Winterbotham) !
by Al Haines 22 May '20

22 May '20

The Thought-Men of Mercury, by R. R. Winterbotham 62199 [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/2/1/9/62199 ] [Files: 62199.txt; 62199-h.htm] Thanks to Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Regards, Al

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Posted (#62198, Wells) !
by Al Haines 22 May '20

22 May '20

Quest of Thig, by Basil Wells 62198 [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/2/1/9/62198 ] [Files: 62198.txt; 62198-h.htm] Thanks to Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Regards, Al

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Posted (#62196, Houssaye) !
by Al Haines 22 May '20

22 May '20

Le roi Voltaire, by Arsène Houssaye 62196 [Contributor: Janin Jules] [Language: French] [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/2/1/9/62196 ] [Files: ; 62196-0.txt; 62196-h.htm] Thanks to Clarity, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) Regards, Al

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Posted(#62200, Bridges)
by David Price 22 May '20

22 May '20

Sabbath Defence Tactics, by James Bridges 62200 [Subtitle: a manual] [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/2/2/0/62200 ] [Files: 62200-0.txt; 62200-h.htm] For those wishing to know: published in 1849 to help the Lord's Day Observance Society (a group dedicated to keeping Sunday religious) this very surprizing work shows how to infiltrate the newly expanding railway companies, disrupt their shareholder meetings, in order to try and stop trains running on Sundays. Detailed instructions are given and past experiences related. It reads like a modern day activist manual, not something from 170 years ago. All the best, David England where the wind has died down and it's getting cool

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Posted(#62197, Parsons)
by David Price 22 May '20

22 May '20

A Letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of Derby, by Benjamin Parsons 62197 [Subtitle: on the cruelty and injustice of opening the Crystal Palace on the Sabbath] [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/2/1/9/62197 ] [Files: 62197-0.txt; 62197-h.htm] For those wishing to know: in 1852 the Earl of Derby was the Prime Minister of England and the Crystal Palace had opened to great crowds in south London. In proposing to open the Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoons for the poorer folk who were unable to see it, the Earl was attacked by the religious folk, and this pamphlet is a typical example. Rev. Parsons insists he only cares about the welfare of people, and says Sunday opening is terrible. However, at the end he says that middle-class people won't go to churches in the morning, but would take a day of pleasure and rest instead. Perhaps that was really the reason as he didn't seem to care much about the welfare of folk in the rest of his life. All the best, David, Very windy England

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Posted(#62195, Anonymous)
by David Price 22 May '20

22 May '20

Christians and Infidels, by Anonymous 62195 [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/6/2/1/9/62195 ] [Files: 62195-0.txt; 62195-h.htm] For those wishing to know: a rare religious pamphlet, probaly from the 1810's. The title does turn up in the second series of the Religious Tract Society's tracts, but this edition isn't by them, so may have been one that they simply added, or a pirated version from the RTS one. It gives brief accounts of the death of believers and non-believers, but seems aimed at the middle classes, definately not the working class ones, which I'd have thought were the target for such tracts. All the best, David, England, warm and sunny but with very strong winds

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