Supplement 1 entitled Catalogue of Mechanics' Library Society of Lancaster City, with Supplement containing list of books purchased from 1884 to 1889 inclusive (1890); Supplement 2 entitled Supplement to catalogue of Mechanics' Library Society of Lancaster City,containing list of books purchased from 1889 to 1889 inclusive (1890).
by I. Watts, D.D. ; A new edition, in which the Psalms omitted by Dr. Watts are versified, local passages are altered, and a number of Psalms are versified anew, in proper metres. ; To the Psalms is added a selection of hymns. / By Timothy Dwight, D.D. president of Yale College. ; Approved and allowed by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America.
Psalms of David imitated in the language of the New Testament
Edition
Second edition.
Place of Publication
New Brunswick [N.J.]
Publisher
Printed by A. Blauvelt.,
Date of Publication
1804.
Physical Description
[8], 342, [25], 364-568, [6] p. ; 15 cm.
Notes
"Published according to act of Congress."--verso of title page.
"Hymns selected from Dr. Watts, Dr. Doddridge, and other authors. Examined and recommended by the joint committee of the General Assembly of Connecticut, and the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America, and by those general bodies allowed to be used in churches and private families. By Timothy Dwight, D.D. president of Yale College. New Brunswick: Printed by A. Blauvelt. MDCCIV."--p. [316]-568, [6], with separate title page.
Includes indexes.
On flyleaf: "Presented to Lancaster County Historical Society by Rev. D. S. Keurtz, February 3rd, 1922. Lancaster. Pa."
On flyleaf: "Presented to Elizabeth Buchanan by her son-in-law, Elliott F. Lane August 3 1815."
On flyleaf: "Presented to Thomas Houston Lane by his Grandmother Elizabeth Buchanan, March 25, 1823."
Autographs of Elliott E. Lane and Harriet R. Lane.
On flyleaf: Note: "Elizabeth Buchanan was the mother of James Buchanan, Pres. of U. S."
Nine-year-old Hannah, a Quaker living in Philadelphia just before the Civil War, longs to have some fashionable dresses like other girls but comes to appreciate her heritage and its plain dressing when her family saves the life of a runaway slave.
Chapters: To Dwell in Caves -- To use Plain and Fancy Speech -- To Found Utopias -- To Build Conestoga Wagons -- To Build Magnificent Barns -- To Make " Kentucky Rifles " -- To Resort To Arms -- To Be Fond of Music -- To Have a Tavern In The Town -- To Enjoy Shoo-fly Pie -- To Believe in Witchcraft -- To Observe Strange Customs of Courtship and Marriage -- To Wear Beards and Dress Plainly -- To Embellish the Useful -- To Look Backward
Summary
Rare qualities, strange superstitions, quaint customs of the many people - Amish , Mennonites , Quakers - who make Pennsylvania the colorful state it is.
Herr & Company,distributors of general and building hardware, industrial supplies, paint, power, transmission and material handling equipment, pumps and compressors, steel, pipe, valves, and fittings, steel sheets and metal products, contractor's supplies
Book plate attached to inside front cover: "Serial No.581- Property of Riggs-Distler Co., Inc, Lancaster, Pa. R D #5 - For Mr. Caleb Griffin, Supt. - Herr and Company's Inc. representative Name - C. Frank Springman - Address 289 Ocean Ave., Lancaster, Pa. - Phone 32452.
