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[Magic lantern service] (lantern service, Long Wittenham, Oxfordshire, England, December 1897)

Type of event
lantern service
Full title
Magic lantern service
Date
December 1897
Audience
2 weeks Mission, lantern lecture on some nights
People linked to event

KING, Captain   (fl. 1890s-1900s) – lecturer

Organisations linked to event
Reference
‘The Church's Holy War’ in Church Army gazette

“A FEW BRIGHT DAYS Long Wittenham. - A C.A. Van Mission was held in the parish of Long Wittenham, commencing on Dec. 9, and lasting a fortnight. Gospel services and meetings were held in the schoolroom every evening, some of them being illustrated by magic lantern views. They were preceded each evening by a service for children. [...] Judging by the good attendances, the services and addresses were extremely popular, and a deep impression was evidently made by the earnestness of Capt. King and his two fellow helpers. [...] W. E. B.”

Lucerna ID 7000443

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 19 February 2011

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