Der Choral-Gesang zur Zeit der Reformation, oder Versuch, die Frage zu beantworten: Woher kommt es dass in den Choral-Melodien der Alten etwas ist, was heut zu Tage nichte mehr erreicht wird? Von P. Mortimer (Peter Mortimer). (Choral Singing at the Time of the Reformation, or an Attempt to Answer The Question: How is it that in the Choral Melodies of the Ancients there is Something that is Not Achieved Today? By Peter Mortimer) BERLIN : Bei Georg Reimer, 1821. First Edition. In two sections. Part 1 contains critical musicology text, Part 2 contains scores of 163 chorals. Plain blue paper wrappers (original printed wrappers lacking), perfect bound text, textually complete, 4to. 8 1/8 x 9 5/8 inches (21x24.5 cm), deckled front and bottom page edges. Pagination: [1 leaf] title page, blank verso; vi (bound of sequence); 153 pages (text), 112 pages (musical scores). Engraved portrait of Luther by L. Meyer after Cranach, on title page. GOOD condition: foxing and age toning / browning throughout but text and scores remain bright and clear; page edges are somewhat wavy and darkened from age; latter pages have some edge wear and corner creases; general signs of handling; most pages are uncut. A complete, presentable copy of this important, scholarly work on Reformation Chorale Music. Though functional in its perfect bound blue wrappers, the book would look incredible stitch bound in leather covers! Are you up for the task? PETER MORTIMER, b. 1750 d. 1828, was an English born Moravian organist, composer, conductor, and musicologist, who spent most of his life in Germany, in the Moravian settlements of eastern Saxony. In this work on the early church modes, or Gregorian modes, he explored the reasons for their superiority over the modern modes in the realm of choral music. Mortimer established that three modes governed Reformation chorale music, the hypodorian, hypophrygian (hypoionische), and hypomixolydian modes, and that the music had to be understood harmonically in that context. Considering the paucity of examples available to him at that time, Mortimer's musicological analysis was exceptionally astute, being fundamentally sound. (Eitner VII, 74-75; Kümmerle, Encyklopädie der evangelischen Kirchenmusik (1890) II:307-8).

POETICA oder Vermischte Gedichte RELIGIÖSEN, MORALISCHEN, ERNSTHAFTEN u. Launigten inhalts nebst POETISCHE ERZÄHLUNGEN auch eine Sammlung verschiedener denkwürder Grabschriften mit Todes-Betrachtungen Graeve. (POETICA or a Variety of Poems of a RELIGIOUS, MORAL, and SERIOUS Nature, together with POETIC NARRATIVES including SERIOUS WRITINGS concerning DEATH.) Published by Johann Heinrich Lossius, Erfurt (Germany), 1833. First Edition. TEXT IN GERMAN. Hardcover Book, paper covered boards, 5" x 8", 264 pages. FAIR Condition: Paper covering is peeling from much of the front and rear boards, spine is chipped and covers are rubbed, spine label mostly chipped off; nonetheless the covers are still doing their job. Internally the pages are substantially foxed, toned and have shorelining, but the text is always fully legible. Despite its flaws, this is a complete, solid copy. SCARCE.

AN ESSAY ON THE MODE AND DESIGN OF CHRISTIAN BAPTISM : In Which The Scriptures Are Carefully Examined, And Made The Only Book Of Appeal For Positive Proof, by Leonard Parker, Minister of the M. E. Church (Methodist Episcopal Church).

NEW PHILADELPHIA: Printed at the Lutheran Standard Office, 1844. First Edition.

Hardcovers, cloth covered boards, gilt title on spine (mostly rubbed off with age), small format, 4x6 inches, 304 pages.

FAIR condition: the covers are worn, the cloth covering has a couple small holes, and the spine gilt has faded away, but they are still doing their job well; internally, the rear endpapers are full of early handwritten notes and some accounting; both the front and rear endpapers have browned and the front free endpaper has a nickel size stain that has bled through to the first few pages; there is foxing throughout; nevertheless a solid, complete copy with printing that is bright and clear throughout.

SCARCE 1844 FIRST EDITION on BAPTISM published in AMERICA.

SABBATH SCHOOL TEACHER'S MANUAL; or, THE IMPORTANT OFFICE, and NECESSARY QUALIFICATIONS and STUDIES of the TEACHER. By Rev. Bradford K. Peirce. Published by Waite, Peirce & Co. and Reid & Rand, BOSTON, 1845. First Edition, with the date 1845 on both the title and copyright page. Rare MANUAL for SUNDAY SCHOOL / SABBATH SCHOOL TEACHERS. Details what teachers need to know, what they should have read and studied, the importance of being holy in order to inspire holiness in what would otherwise be the lost souls of children, best techniques to avoid bored kids, etc. Small Format Hardcover Book, brown cloth covered boards, blind embossed framing on front and rear covers, gilt design on front cover, gilt titling and design on spine, 16mo., 3x4.5 inches, viii, 128 pages. GOOD condition, covers are rubbed, have wear to spine ends, and the spine gilt is faded; internally, there is a previous owner's signature dated 1846 on the front free endpaper, there is foxing, primarily to the first and last few pages, a dime size spot on the front pastedown, some spotting and occasional creases here and there, overall the inner pages are still tight, bright, clean and clear. SCARCE little NEW ENGLAND SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHING MANUAL from 1845. I wonder if the 1846 owner was such a teacher?

SYSTEM der MATHEMATISCHEN und THEOLOGISCHEN CHRONOLOGIE oder ZEITKUNDE von. 1741 bis. 1900, von S. M. LANDSBERG, in Hamburg. (Salomon Marcus Landsberg) Published by GEBRUDER BONN, Altona, Germany, 1856. Leather covers, 8.5x10". Pagination: [2], 100, [4]. POOR condition. Covers are disbound and very worn, there are lots of penciled numbers on the pastedowns. Inner pages are disbound, title page has a closed horizontal tear halfway across its face; all the pages have edge wear, including chipping and tearing; some pages have several inch tears; all page corners are creased and worn, the pages are toned, there is foxing and toning; nonetheless the pages are complete, the text is only infrequently affected by a closed tear, edge chip, or corner crease, and the text is always bright and legible. A complete copy of this important work, in poor condition. Deserves a loving rebinding.

1860 HAND PAINTED ILLUMINATED FRONTISPIECE LEAF from a FAMILY BIBLE. This frontispiece leaf was hand painted and illuminated on a blank prelim page of an 1802 BIBLE owned by the HARDY FAMILY of Hampstead, England.

The leaf measures 5.5x 9". It has been disbound but is still sewn at spine together with the 1802 Bible's title page and a few pages of the Bible's Preface. The names, dates, and information on this gorgeous one-of-a-kind leaf are (some words painted legibly large, some almost hidden in the lovely painted ribbons and decorations): JOSEPH HARDY / Born May 16, 1788; MARY CLARKE SOUTHARD / Born May 29, 1790; JOHN FORBES HARDY / Born at Hampstead Oct 24th 1816. / Married June 12 1847 / ROSE (PARSLOP?) (At the bottom right in tiny letters hidden in a colored band) MARIANNE (HAYWARD?) / FECIT (i.e. painted / made by Marianne Hayward) (At the bottom left in tiny letters) 1860. Condition: There is some foxing and toning, but overall the illuminated leaf is gorgeous, and the gold stands out tangibly. The backside of the leaf and the facing title page of the bible are stained and darkened from where the paint bled through. JOHN FORBES HARDY is a relatively obscure ARTIST from HAMPSTEAD, ENGLAND, who was active as a painter from 1847 to 1874. One of his better known works is believed to be of a view of "Hampstead Heath". I do not know, and cannot seem to find out, who the illuminator / painter, Marianne Hayward, is - but someone must know because the work is so lovely. RARE and UNIQUE - an Illuminated Leaf related to HARDY, SOUTHARD and FORBES Families.

The Diocese of Meath, Ancient and Modern, by Rev. Anthony Cogan. DUBLIN: John F. Fowler and J. Dollard, 1862 - 1870. First Editions. COMPLETE THREE VOLUME SET. Hardcovers, Volumes I & II in their original cloth covered boards with gilt printing to the spines, Volume III professionally rebound in cloth covered boards with a gilt title label on the spine, 5x7.5 inches (12x19 cm). Pagination: lvi, 427; xv, 560; xxiii, 681, respectively. Reverend Father Anthony Cogan was a priest and scholar of the Diocese of Meath, Ireland. His three volume diocesan history made use of the incredible Meath archives, including many manuscripts from the early 17th century. Unfortunately, MUCH of the ARCHIVAL MATERIAL used in the work WAS DESTROYED in the MEATH PUBLIC RECORDS FIRE of 1922. Condition: VOLUME I is in GOOD condition, the covers show some rubbing and the gilt lettering on the spine has faded

away, but the covers remain sturdy and attractive; internally there is the stamp of ST. TERESA'S COLLEGE / GEORGE'S HILL / DUBLIN on the front free endpaper, and a label that reads: LORETTO HOUSE, NAVAN, on the front pastedown;

there is a number written on the front free endpaper; there is a spot or two here and there; overall tight, bright, clean and unmarked. VOLUME II is in FAIR condition, the spine covering is worn and weary, it has been amateurishly glued tight to the spine text block causing it to be flat rather than curved at the spine; the spine covering is also creased and is fraying at its ends; the front and rear boards are rubbed but solid and doing their job well; internally, the front and rear free endpapers are lacking but the pastedowns are present; the front and rear inner hinges are fully split, exposing the inner netting, but are holding; the inner text pages are complete and are in good condition, some edgewear here and there, otherwise bright, clean and unmarked. VOLUME III is in VERY GOOD condition, its professional rebinding is bright and sharp, inner pages have some light foxing here and there, a blank endpaper has a few small numbers written at the upper corner, otherwise the pages are tight, bright, clean and unmarked. This COMPLETE, FIRST EDITION, THREE VOLUME SET is historically important, especially after the destructive fire of 1922. It is quite hard to find in its complete state. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This three volume set will require substantial additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

THE MAN OF SIN: IS HE THE POPES? Controversial Correspondence Between The Rev. EDWARD NANGLE, of SKREEN, IRELAND and ROBERT GOVETT of NORWICH, ENGLAND.

EDWARD NANGLE was an IRISH ANGLICAN EVANGELIST.

ROBERT GOVETT was a BRITISH THEOLOGIAN / EVANGELIST, connected to the CHURCH OF ENGLAND.

Their arguments for and against the POPE (and the POPES as a group concept) being THE MAN OF SIN / THE ANTICHRIST are contained in a series of correspondence between them.

From the Preface (by Robert Govett): "It is well known that the students of prophecy are at present divided into Preterists and Futurists. With the Preterists it is a point assumed as certain, that the Popes are the Man of Sin; and out of that assumption springs the year-day theory. And then the Book of Revelation is a history of the Christian Church; and the only question is, how far have we advanced in the fulfillment of the Trumpets and Vials. But if the Popes be not the Man of Sin, the whole structure falls. Then we are free to enquire, if any portion of the prophetic part of the Apocalypse be fulfilled. Then may we be looking out for the Lord's coming without any events preceding...I am sorry that the personal element appears so much in this discussion: but there are few who will state their arguments coolly, especially after the controversy has continued for some time..."

Hardcover book, black cloth covered boards, spine lettered in gilt, 5x7 inches, iv, 364 pages.

Published by James Nisbet and Co., London, 1866.

ASSOCIATION COPY. Copy of CHARLES MORSE WARD, b.1909 d.1996, a renowned American EVANGELICAL BROADCASTER and AUTHOR. His signature and address are written at the top of the front free endpaper. Charles M. Ward was named to the National Religious Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 1993.

Condition: EX-LIBRARY, deaccessioned from the Central Bible College Pearlman Memorial Library, with associated stamps and labels on the covers, endpapers, title page, and stamped on the page edges. Ex-library aside, the book is in GOOD condition, the covers are worn through at the corner tips, cracked a bit at the spine folds, and have some light spine end wear; internally, there is some offsetting and light foxing to the endpapers, the inner pages are lightly age toned, the title page has had its upper corner torn off, otherwise the pages are tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked.

Irish and British arguing over religion? Who knew?

About ROBERT GOVETT (from Wikipedia):

******Robert Govett, b.1813 d.1901, was a British theologian and independent pastor of Surrey Chapel, Norwich, Norfolk, England. Govett wrote many books and brochures. His best known work is: The Apocalypse: Expounded by Scripture (1861-65), which he wrote under a pen name. Wilbur M. Smith said about it: One of the profoundest expositions of the book of Revelation that I know of is the work of Robert Govett. My own opinion is that he brings to his interpretation a more thorough knowledge of the Scriptures in their bearing on the last book of the Bible than any other writer of his generation.******

About EDWARD NANGLE (from Wikipedia):

******Edward Nangle, b.1799 d.1883, was a Church of Ireland minister and the founder of the Achill Mission Colony. He established a Protestant mission on Achill Island, County Mayo, in 1834 and worked there for eighteen years with the aim of bringing Protestantism to the Native Irish Christians who were impoverished in large part due to the colonial policies of the Protestant Ascendancy. Edward Nangle was involved in evangelical attempts to convert Catholics to Protestantism. He opened a Christian school on the island where children were taught reading, writing, agricultural skills and Christianity as part of a Missionary Colony.******

1905 History of SECULAR POWER & GREED in the CATHOLIC CHURCH George Zurcher

THE APPLE OF DISCORD, or TEMPORAL POWER in the CATHOLIC CHURCH, written by "A Roman Catholic", known to be Reverend George Zurcher.

Published by The Apple of Discord Company, Buffalo, New York, 1905. First Edition.

Hardcovers, blue cloth covered boards, 5.5x8 inches, 495 pages.

Appears to be an argument for the separation of Church and State. Details how Greed the desire for Temporal Power has damaged the Catholic Church throughout history.

Interesting ASSOCIATION COPY:

Previously owned by MONSIGNOR JOSEPH M. GLEASON, b.1869 d.1942, a Californian Catholic priest, educationalist, historian and COLLECTOR OF BOOKS AND PHOTOGRAPHS. His bookplate is on the front pastedown.

Also previously owned (probably subsequently) by REVEREND GEORGE W. SOUTHWICK, b.1918 d.2006, a well known figure in Southern California Pentecostal Churches. He was ordained in four different Pentecostal denominations: International Church of the Foursquare Gospel; Assemblies of God; Whosoever Will; and Apostolic Holiness. He was also a noted COLLECTOR OF THEOLOGICAL BOOKS AND PERIODICALS, and his collection was said to contain over 4,000 books and periodicals. After his death his collection found its way to the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center. His collection focused on minor traditions within pentecostalism, e.g. Oneness, Anglo-Israel, Calvinist, and Latter Rain beliefs. This book was deaccessioned from the Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center.

CONDITION: Ex library with a shelving number etched at the bottom of the spine, some stamps and marks on the copyright page, and paper remnants, probably of labels and a card pocket, on the rear endpapers. Ex lib aside the book is in GOOD condition, the covers have a few rubs, and light wear to the corners and spine ends; internally, there is a previous owner's bookplate and a different owner's signature on the front pastedown, as noted above, there is a crease to the upper corner of the latter half of the pages, otherwise tight, bright, clean and clear.

RARE 1905 FIRST EDITION with wonderful provenance / associations.

SUGGESTION AND AUTO-SUGGESTION, by WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON. Atkinson was a noted American Mentalist, Occultist, Hypnotist, Theosophist, and Yogi. He wrote under his own name and under many pseudonyms.

Published by The Progress Company, Chicago, 1909. First edition, with the date 1909 on the title page and copyright page, with no statement of additional printings. (The title page also has the imprint of "L. N. Fowler & Company / England", which was the book's distributor in England.)

Hardcovers, cloth covered boards, gilt titles on front cover and spine, 5.5x7.5 inches, 217 pages.

VERY GOOD condition, covers have slight edge toning, a few small light spots, and a touch of corner tip and spine end wear; overall the covers are quite nice, solid with bright gilt; internally, the front inner hinge is cracked but holding well, there is a small previous owner's initials and date at the bottom gutter edge of the front free endpaper, there is an ink stamp below the Publisher's imprint at the bottom of the title page "From / The Sholar Service / Boston", likely the book's distributor; otherwise tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. A nice, very presentable copy.

Scarce 1909 first edition. I auto-suggest you buy this now.

About WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON (from Wikipedia and other Internet sources):

******William Walker Atkinson, b.1862 d.1932, was a prolific and influential American Occultist, Mentalist, Publisher, Author, Swami and founder of the Yogi Publication Society. He published the New Thought magazines Suggestion, New Thought and Advanced Thought. The New Thought movement in America evolved from Mary Baker Eddy's Christian Science teachings, and embraced a wide array of teachings relating to the creative power of thought (particularly with regard to mental healing), a universalistic embrace of different religious traditions, and self-affirmative psychology. Atkinson wrote under a wide variety of pseudonyms and personas, such as Theron Q. Dumont, Theodore Sheldon, Magus Incognito, Swami Panchadasi, Swami Bhakta Vishita, and Yogi Ramacharaka. Atkinson's Ramacharaka writings helped create a new, western oriented approach to yoga which emerged from the intersection of the rise in physical culture, self-help, mental hygiene, mental powers, New Thought, Theosophy, and self-affirmations.******

ANTALOGY: FIVE HUNDRED YEARS YIDDISH POETRY, by M. Bassin. VOLUME ONE (of two volumes). Published in New York, 1917. Hardcovers (now disbound), 8x10.5 inches, rough cut leaves. Pagination: [4], 265, xxii, 4 pages. Lacking the blank front free endpaper, rear blank endpaper present, otherwise complete. TEXT IN YIDDISH. A collection of Yiddish poems with short biographies. Illustrated with small, in text linocuts and line drawings, including images of some of the poets. Condition: Covers are disbound (i.e. laid on loosely), are soiled, worn through at the corners and edges, rough at the spines (where disbound), and soiled; the rear cover has a 1 inch wide strip missing from the spine edge of its blank backside; the spine covering is missing. Internally, the hinge is cracked / split at a number of places but always holding, there is some spotting here and there, the pages have some toning, especially at the edges, and a bit of edge wear here and there, but are overall bright, clean, clear and unmarked. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This book will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

MORTGAGES / LOAN DOCUMENTS for CONGREGATION B'NAI ISRAEL, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. Folded official documents, with signatures, documentary stamps, notary statements, etc.

TWO DOCUMENTS:

October 1925 Mortgage Agreement between Congregation B'nai Israel and Williamsburgh Savings Bank. This document is SIGNED by DAYVE DeWALTOFF, then President of the Congregation of B'Nai Israel, and by Simon Abels, John Ginsberg, Bernard Ginsberg, Abram Fisch, Elias Kruchkow, and Charles Goldenberg. There are a number of Documentary Stamps at the top of the front page.

January 1929 Document assigning the mortgage of Congregation B'nai Israel real estate to Bay RIdge Savings Bank.

Both mortgage documents are in GOOD condition, they are lightly age toned, have various handwritten marks and notes, otherwise they are solid, bright, clear, and fully legible.

Interesting historical documents relating to Judaism in Brooklyn in the 1920s.

THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES - ENGLISH and YIDDISH, translated by Alexander Harkavy. To which is added: THE CITIZEN - A GUIDE TO NATURALIZATION [in YIDDISH].

NEW YORK: HEBREW PUBLISHING COMPANY, 1926.

The booklet contains the U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and a naturalization study guide with sample questions asked in the naturalization test. The Guide to Naturalization is printed in YIDDISH, with some English. The Constitution is bi-lingual in YIDDISH and ENGLISH.

Booklet, paper wrappers (front and rear covers detached but present), small format 4x5.5 inches (10x14 cm). IN TWO PARTS BOUND TOGETHER - Part I; The Constitution / Declaration of Independence AND Part 2: The Citizen - A Guide to Naturalization. PAGINATION: [4], 90, 64 pages.

Complete but only FAIR condition, the front and rear wrappers are disbound and substantially chipped but are present and each is now in it's own protective plastic sleeve; internally, many of the inner pages have torn bottom corners that have been reinserted / restored with strips of clear tape; there are closed edge tears and chips here and there, some of which have been reinforced with clear tape; the paper is tender and can tear and chip rather easily (be gentle!), the page margins are age toned as normal. Despite the flaws the text pages are complete with printing that is fully legible, and the original wrappers, though disbound and chipped, are present with clear text. The wrappers are often lacking from this Yiddish naturalization guide.

Rare booklet for Yiddish speaking Jewish immigrants wanting to become U.S. citizens in 1926, containing the U.S. Constitution and the Naturalization Guide.

Greek Scholarly Book, in Greek, relating to the EPISTLES of SAINT PAUL. I do not read or speak Greek so that's pretty much all I know, and what I know came from the Google Translator so it might very well be wrong. I have tried to

images for those of you who do read Greek to get an idea of the book and its contents. Hardcover Book, leather spine and cloth covered boards, leather spine label titled in gilt, patterned green endpapers, 6.5x9.5 inches (17x24 cm), 723 pages. TEXT IN GREEK. GOOD condition. The covers are well worn, the spine is chipped and fraying at the ends, scraped and rubbed, and splitting for 1 inch at the folds; the corners of the boards are lacking their spine leather coverings and are worn through; nonetheless the covers are sturdy and doing their job well. There is a dime size spot to the bottom page edges (page edges of the closed book). Internally nice, the pages have a crease to their upper corner, overall they are just lightly used and still tight, bright, clean and unmarked. A solid, respectable copy, with worn covers. A major Greek Orthodox study of St. Paul. I think. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This book is large and heavy and will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact me to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

AMERICA, LOOK AND LIVE! by Helen W. Wood. An autobiography of her conversion from Communism to evangelical Christianity.

SIGNED and INSCRIBED by the author on the first blank page: "Sincerely Yours / Helen Wood Birnie / John 15:13". (John 15:13 reads "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.") Helen Wood Birnie is Helen W. Wood's married name.

Published by American Soul Clinic and Printed by Bedrock Press, Los Angeles, 1952.

Softcovers, booklet, side stapled, 5.5x8 inches, 77 pages.

GOOD condition, some light soiling and signs of handling to the covers, otherwise tight, bright, clean and clear. A nice copy.

Helen W. Wood was a lifelong white activist working to defend the rights and save the souls of African Americans. In the 1930s she was a Communist Party organizer. She converted to Christianity while working in the defense of an African American youth in Iowa charged with murder. The Iowa Communist Party opposed her work, but her efforts were supported by the local evangelicals. This began her conversion from Communism to Evangelical Christianity, a process completed in a Los Angeles skid row mission where she continued to work to better the lives of African Americans in need of help.

Though an Anti-Communist tract, it is also an interesting autobiography that envisions evangelical Christians as people who would not tolerate racism (especially from a President).

Scarce, especially so SIGNED.

MEMORIES OF MCCAMMON (Idaho), by CLARA LEWIS HALL, b. 1886 d. 1977. Self Published, McCammon Idaho, undated but circa 1956. Softcovers, blue vinyl covers with gilt titles and gilt design on the front cover, plastic spiral bound, 8.5x11 inches, 169 pages. Illustrated throughout with b&w photographs. VERY GOOD condition, the covers have some wear at their spine corners, the first page has some tearing to its upper edge, there is a light crease to the upper corner of many pages from handling, the pages are lightly toned, otherwise a complete, solid, well bound, clean and clear. A solid, very nice copy. Clara Lewis Hall was an ACTIVE member of the CHURCH OF LATTER DAY SAINTS. At the time of her death in 1977 she was the oldest resident of McCammon, Idaho. She was survived by 3 sons, 4 daughters, 33 grandchildren, 80 great-grandchildren, and 42 great-great-grandchildren. (Now that's an active Mormon!) She was predeceased by a son, a daughter, 4 brothers and 4 sisters. RICH with MORMON and McCammon, Idaho, GENEALOGY. Sections include CEMETERIES, McCammon's Native Born, FIVE GENERATIONS, Pictures of Pioneers, SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL HOUSES, Pictures of School Classes; MCCAMMON LDS WARD: Analysis of Membership 1894-1956,Sunday School, GENEALOGICAL COMMITTEES, McCammon Ward Chapel, etc. About CLARA LEWIS HALL, b. 1886 d. 1977, from an online obituary (capitalizations are mine for emphasis): ******Clara L. Hall, 91, the oldest resident of McCammon

passed away Sunday morning at Sunshine Terrace in Logan, Utah, following an illness. She was born 29 May, 1886 at Albion, Idaho, the daughter of Wilford W. and Althea Marie Norton Lewis who came to McCammon in 1893. On 23 March 1903 she married Warren L. Hall at McCammon and this marriage was solemnized in the LOGAN LDS TEMPLE on 12 June 1912. Mr. Hall died 16 March 1933. Mrs. Hall was an ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS and has served as a Sunday school teacher, MIA LEADER AND GENEALOGICAL WORKER. In 1977 she received an award for 75 years of service as a Relief Society visiting teacher. Mrs. Hall was an author, historian and poet. Her book MEMORIES OF MCCAMMON helped purchase the chapel organ. Survivors include 3 SONS: Merle L. Hall, McCammon; Vaughn L. Hall, Salt Lake City, Utah; Vern L. Hall, Phoenix, Arizona; 4 DAUGHTERS: Mrs. Clayton (Marie) Tippets, McCammon; Mrs. Arthur (Norma) Lowry, Arimo; Mrs. Vern (Elsie) Burke, Logan, Utah; Mrs. J.B. (Arlie) Hancock, Bountiful, Utah; 33 GRANDCHILDREN; 80 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN and 42 GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. A son, Gilbert W. Hall died in 1976 and a daughter, Thelma Biggs in 1955. Also preceding her in death were 4 brothers and 4 sisters.******

ARNOLD TOYNBEE HANDWRITTEN AND SIGNED NOTE OF SYMPATHY laid in a First Edition Copy of His Book CHRISTIANITY AMONG THE RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD. His handwritten note is on a 5x5 inch piece of paper. The note reads: "I very much hope that / what I have written has been of / some use to you. / I send you my very genuine sympathy. / Yours sincerely, / Arnold Toynbee".

The note is undated, but the book it is in is dated 1957, so possibly circa 1957. The writing on the note begins at the very top of the piece of paper, indicating that the note may have been the last part of a longer letter with only this last part clipped and kept by the previous owner, I have no way of knowing for certain. The note is laid in the following book: CHRISTIANITY AMONG THE RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD, by ARNOLD TOYNBEE. Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, 1957. First Edition, First Printing, with the first printing code A9-57[H] on the copyright page and the letter A printed below the text on the rear dustjacket flap. Hardcover Book in Dustjacket, top page edges stained blue, 5.5x8 inches, 116 pages. VERY GOOD book, slight slant to the spine, a bit of shelf wear to the spine ends and corner tips, overall just lightly used and still tight, bright, clean and unmarked; in a GOOD dustjacket that has scraping to its folds, creasing and some chipping to its edges, spine ends and corner tips, and some rubbing, but is still bright and doing its job well. The dustjacket retains its $2.75 printed price at the top of the front flap. The handwriting and signature of Arnold Toynbee are bright and clear. The paper his message is written on has a couple folds.

PHOTO ALBUM / SCRAPBOOK, filled with color snapshots, some booklets and other paper ephemera from a 1987 trip, likely by a U.S. Slavic Church group, to Yugoslavia. There are 26 leaves (52 pages) in the album, with photos (and some paper ephemera) pasted onto both sides of the leaves. Most pages have 3 or more 3.5x4.5 inch snapshots, some have booklets or other paper ephemera. There are a total of 115 snapshots. The first 21 photos are of the church group at a Pope's mass at an outdoor stadium somewhere. The photos are of the the crowds at the stadium mass, members of the church group, and other scenes at the stadium. Next comes a large photo postcard of Zagreb captioned with a handwritten note stating "Zagreb / First city for us in Yugoslavia". Then begins a large section of photos and some ephemera related to the group's visit to Medjugorje. Their stay in Medjugorje seems to have been the main purpose of the trip. There are 45 snapshots and several pieces of paper ephemera. The snapshots are accompanied by the following handwritten notes: ******Our group and first views of Medjugorje; Family dinner at Medjugorje, three Fathers one Sister, Jesusa and her Mother; Medjugorje Parish Church, Father McDonald of our group from San Francisco and others behind organ and beneath choir left of Apparitions; Chinese Mass in Apparition Room at Church with Mary giving the Hail Mary; VISITING THE VISIONARIES VICKA AND MARIJA AT THEIR HOMES; Andrej Subie took us to visit. He is translating for Vicka and Marija; Our host family and our home in Medjugorje.****** Next come snapshots of the group in Dubrovnik, with scenes of Dubrovnik including ancient sites and modern tourist beaches. Then some photos of Mostar, more pictures of the group, a photo card of a bush with a miraculous appearance of the Virgin Mary which "was shown to the children in Medjugorje, Yugoslavia, and it was confirmed as true". Then a few photos of buildings on Lopud Island. Quite an interesting album, especially so since the snapshots were taken in 1987, only a few years before the Yugoslavian Civil War (the Yugoslav War) which began in 1991 and devastated the former Yugoslavia for the next ten years. Condition: The album is sturdy, the photos are bright and clear, the photos and ephemera are glued on to the album pages and cannot be removed, the thin plastic covering to the album pages is sometimes torn or missing but that does not affect the items on the album pages. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This is a large, heavy photo album, that will require substantial additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Thanks.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN PENTECOSTALS asked for FORGIVENESS by WHITES

Two rare pieces of ephemera related to the MEMPHIS MIRACLE, a conference where the WHITE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH asked AFRICAN-AMERICANS for Forgiveness, and set a path towards interacial reconciliation.

(1) PENTECOSTAL PARTNERS - A Reconciliation Strategy for 21st Century Ministry. Memphis, Tennessee, October 17-19, 1994.

A two-fold, six-panel (three on front, three on rear), 8.5x11 inch, announcement for the conference.

From the announcement: "October 17-19, 1994, will be 'red letter' days in the history of the Pentecostal Movement in America...The primary focus will be reconciliation of the African-American and Euro-American branches of the Movement...There is powerful evidence that God is answering the prayer of His Son, Jesus Christ, that His people may be one. A reconciliation dialogue will be open to the 200 participating leaders and pastors from both branches of the Movement and 1000 invited observers."

The conference of the ALL WHITE Pentecostal and Charismatic Church leaders and the ALL BLACK Pentecostal and Charismatic Church leaders went well. Some of the feet of Black church leaders were washed by White church leaders. The ALL WHITE and ALL BLACK Pentecostal Churches unified and became interracial under one umbrella, the Pentecostal Charismatic Churches of North America.

This important meeting became known as THE MEMPHIS MIRACLE.

(2) MEMPHIS MIRACLE REVISITED - Pentecostal Charismatic Churches of North America, September 30 - October 2, 1996, Memphis, Tennessee.

A two-fold, six-panel (three on front, three on rear), 8.5x11 inch, announcement for the conference.

From the announcement: "Memphis was the site for the 1994 conference, as God shook the world with the MEMPHIS MIRACLE..."

CONDITION: Both items are in VERY GOOD condition, just some signs handling and use, still solid, bright, clean, clear and unmarked.

About the MEMPHIS MIRACLE (from Wikipedia):

******The Memphis Miracle was a 1994 meeting in Memphis, Tennessee, where representatives of Pentecostal and Charismatic denominations and churches came together to form the Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA), an interdenominational and racially inclusive partnership. The PCCNA was created to replace the Pentecostal Fellowship of North America (PFNA) which was formed in 1948 by White Pentecostal Churches, but excluded Black Pentecostal groups. The PCCNA was created to remedy the situation, and it was at the Memphis meeting that the PFNA and its members apologized to the Black Pentecostal bodies.******

ANTONIANUM: PERIODICUM PHILOSOPHICO-THEOLOGICUM TRIMESTRE 1926-1996. A COMPLETE RUN of the 71 ANNUAL VOLUMES of this IMPORTANT JOURNAL of RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY, published in ROME. Each volume contains numerous articles by scholars on religion, religious philosophy, church history, etc., with an emphasis on the FRANCISCAN ORDER.. Each article is written in the language that the author chose, often in Latin, but also in Italian, French, English, etc. Published by Directio et Administratio Antonianum, ROMA (ROME, ITALY), 1926-1996. SEVENTY-ONE VOLUMES (Volumes 1-71). 6.5x9.5 inches (17x24 cm). Pages numbered by volume (i.e. numbered consecutively when there are several parts to a single volume). Approximately 400-600 pages per volume, less to earlier volumes, more to later volumes. Volumes 1-51 are bound in HARDCOVERS, with the complete annual issues bound within. Some of the original wrappers / paper covers are bound in, most are not, otherwise every annual volume is complete. Most of the hardcover volumes have black leather covered spines and corners with matching black pebbled cloth, 4 raised spine bands, and gilt spine titles; some of the hardcover volumes have cloth covered spines and marbled paper covered boards. Volumes 52-71 are in wrappers, most published in three parts per Volume. The previous owner has put thin plastic bands around the three issues of each of the softcover annual volumes, presumably to keep them safe and in proper order while stored, perhaps deep in a Vatican vault. Though single volumes (or one part of a three part annual volume) can sometimes be found for sale, this UNBROKEN SET OF 71 VOLUMES has become almost impossible to find. While most volumes do not show any previous ownership names, some show a variety of previous owners, including Adolf Ledwolorz O.F.M., b. 1892 d. 1973, a Polish Franciscan Catholic Scholar, author of a few works on the history of Franciscans and on Polish Catholics; Franziskaner Konvent in Hannover (a Franciscan Monastery in Hannover, Germany), and others. Accordingly, there are some ink stamps and handwritten names, mainly to the prelim pages, of the volumes that show a previous owner. Nothing major. Apparently this complete set had a varied provenance. GOOD CONDITION: Various degrees of rubbing and scrapes to the covers, mostly minor but some more significant including fraying at the spine ends; internally, there is light toning to the pages, some signs of handling, some creases and wear here and there, overall still tight, bright, clean and clear. There are no marks or marginalia that I can find, except the previous owner's stamps and written names as noted above, however there are MANY volumes and MANY pages that I have not closely examined and there well could be some notes, underlining, annotations, etc. that I did not come across in volumes I did not examine (e.g. I did not cut open the straps that hold the softcover volumes together) or missed in my examination. A solid, very presentable, complete set of 71 Volumes with All Parts. Would look great on and off the shelf. No good Catholic library should be without it, God knows. Will be shipped in FIVE or more HEAVY BOXES. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This 71 Volume Set will be extremely expensive to ship internationally and will require massive additional shipping charges. If you are nonetheless interested, after placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.