Summary

DescriptionMoravian funeral at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.jpg	English: Tower music, funeral service, and burial in the Moravian community in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Date	1874
Source	http://kimballtrombone.com/trombone-history-timeline/19th-century-second-half/
Author	Alfred Waud  (1828–1891)     Alternative names Alfred Rudolph Waud Description American artist, illustrator and photographer Date of birth/death 2 October 1828  6 April 1891  Location of birth/death London Marietta Work period American Civil War Work location United States of America (1850)  Authority file : Q2226717 VIAF: 75232247 ISNI: 000000006708764X ULAN: 500010848 LCCN: n83170752 Open Library: OL7029472A WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q2226717
Permission (Reusing this file)	public domain

Camera location	40° 37′ 34″ N, 75° 22′ 32″ W	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	40.626111; -75.375556

Engraving. Published in Harper’s Weekly, 1874, Issue 4/18, p. 346. Originally titled "The Moravians at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania".

Text from the 1899 Church Review, taken from Church review (1899) (14782742872).jpgː "The cheerful, hopeful piety of the Moravian people is manifest in their burial customs. When a member of the church dies, it is announced by the tender strains of the trombone choir from the belfry of the church. While the funeral service is being held in the church, the body of the deceased lies in the Corpse House at the rear of the church. After the service, the coffin is placed on a bier and covered with a white cloth, as it is borne to the cemetery. At the grave a beautiful responsive service, participated in by the minister and the people, and with trombone accompaniment, is rendered. Amid the tall trees of the graveyard and surrounded by the graves of the departed, it is said to be a very beautiful and impressive service."

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