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Preaching in a Norwegian church, at Rosendal, Hardanger-Fjord, 1881. Creator: H. Burkman.

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Preaching in a Norwegian church, at Rosendal, Hardanger-Fjord, 1881. 'The rustic congregation...are listening with devout attention to a sermon from their reverend pastor. Except some foreign peculiarities in the structure of the pews and galleries and in the shape of the church furniture, as well as in the dress of the women, there is hardly any difference between this scene of Divine service and what may be witnessed in the rural districts of other Protestant countries. The reader who desires to learn more of the ecclesiastical institutions of Norway...is recommended to get Mr. Du Chaillu's new book, "The Land of the Midnight Sun." He will not be surprised to be told of the estimable demeanour and beneficial influence of some ministers of religion in that country; and he may possibly not care...to inquire the precise Thirty-Nine Articles of their Lutheran creed...though we cannot verbally interpret a sentence of the sermon, or even the text, we feel no hesitation in admitting that these honest farmers, seated on the benches along the aisle, those in the pews, and the women upstairs may derive some moral and religious profit from a discourse so gravely delivered in the pulpit on Sunday morning'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM25A42_335

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52,1Mo (4,3Mo) / 41,6cm x 31,4cm / 4909 x 3713 (300dpi)

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