Certificate for life membership in the Philadelphia Sabbath Association and depicting a church next to a canal. In the center, shows a church. Men and a woman walk towards the church and enter through the front door. In the foreground is a canal with a canal boat docked and a railway car. In the right are several buildings. In the left are horses and cows in a fenced in field, and a house is visible in the background. The Philadelphia Sabbath Association was founded in 1840 and aimed to promote the protection of the Sabbath and provided Sunday services for canal workers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey., Title from item., Date inferred from content., Text printed and manuscript written on recto: ...by a contribution of twenty dollars made by [M.E. Union Church, Phila. June 1, 1856] is constituted a Life Member of the Philadelphia Sabbath Association. [John A. Brown] President. [Milfred Hall] Cor. Secy. [Martin Buehler] Treasurer., Gift of David Doret., Lib. Company. Annual Report, 2009, p. 56-7.
Creator
Robyn, Edward, 1820-1862, artist
Date
[ca. 1855]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department *Philadelphia Certifcates - Phila. Sabbath [P.2009.24.11]
