Publications of the University of Pennsylvania. Series in political economy and public law, no. 14
Contents
Chapters: CHAPTER I. THE SCOPE OF THIS STUDY / CHAPTER II / THE PROBLEM / CHAPTER III. THE NEGRO IN PHILADELPHIA, 1638-1820 / CHAPTER IV. THE NEGRO IN PHILADELPHIA, 1820-1896 / CHAPTER V. THE SIZE, AGE AND SEX OF THE NEGRO POPULATION / CHAPTER VI. CONJUGAL CONDITION / CHAPTER VII. SOURCES OF THE NEGRO POPULATION / CHAPTER VIII. EDUCATION AND ILLITERACY / CHAPTER IX. THE OCCUPATIONS OF NEGROES / CHAPTER X. THE HEALTH OF NEGROES / CHAPTER XI. THE NEGRO FAMILY / CHAPTER XII. THE ORGANIZED LIFE OF NEGROES.CHAPTER / XIII. THE NEGRO CRIMINAL.CHAPTER / XIV. PAUPERISM AND ALCOHOLISM.CHAPTER / XV. THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE NEGRO.CHAPTER / XVI. THE CONTACT OF THE RACESCHAPTER / XVII. NEGRO SUFFRAGE.CHAPTER / XVIII. A FINAL WORD.
Chapters: The Meeting House Devil // Rum and Slavery // The Composite Puritan // The Personality of the Meeting House // The Summons To Worship // The Seating of the People // The Wretched Boys // Disturbers of Public Worship // The Neighbors of the Meeting House // The Comedy and Tragedy of the Pulpit // The Poor Parsons // The Notorious Ministers // The Simple Evangelist // The Muse of Choral Song // The Bible and the Confessional // The Hour Glass
Summary
The author uses the Colonial Meeting House as a central focus of the New England town and from it looks to other practices and customs to better illuminate life in the town and New England.
