Preacher.—“By thy glorious resurrection and ascension,
By thy sitting at the right hand of God.”
Congregation.—“Bless and comfort us, gracious Lord and God.”
[95] The frequent repetition of the word love-feast has caused it to be often shortened in conversation, it being pronounced by some as if written luff-east.
[96] To the Rev. W. C. Reichel, author of several historical works, I am indebted for a correction in the article “The Dunker Love-feast.”
[97] Tombstones are placed on the newly-made graves, old tombstones are cleaned, etc. These stones are “breast-stones,” not of large size, and lie flat upon the graves,—in the Moravian manner.
[98] I am quite at a loss to know why the colored eggs, purple, red, and yellow, in use among the Moravians (as among other Germans), should here have been called rabbits’ eggs, and the idea been held out that the eggs were of different colors because different rabbits brought them.
(This note was published in the second edition. Other remarks on the subject of the Easter rabbit and eggs will be found in the [Appendix].)
[99] A lady in Bethlehem told me that she had expected a man to help her put down carpet, who had failed to appear. About nine the next morning she met him upon the street somewhat intoxicated and friendly and communicative. “Oh, Mrs. ⸺,” said he, “I couldn’t come yesterday. It was my bursday.” Whence we may infer that the celebration of birthdays has spread in the community.
[100] The bell upon Nazareth Hall is still rung at a quarter before twelve, daily.