Record Number: 3235

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

To our young ploughman, who, when I went to him where he was digging in atrench at the foot of the lawn, read the resolutions over carefully, then most reverently uncovering his head, he took the offered pen, and when he had affixed his name, he said 'By God's grace I will keep them'... He became a diligent student of his Bible and theological works; preached the gospel locally for some years in his native land, and then emigrated to Canada...

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

From: 1 Jan 1814

Country:

Ireland

Time

daytime: while digging a trench

Place:

other location: 'where he was digging a trench at the foot of the lawn'

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

A Young Ploughman

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

n/a

Socio-Economic Group:

Labourer (agricultural)

Occupation:

ploughman

Religion:

methodist(lapsed-experience revives his faith)

Country of Origin:

n/a

Country of Experience:

Ireland

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

employed by the family of Anne Lutton

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Text Being Read:

Author:

Title:

[series of 'Resolutions' in manuscript, drawn up b

Genre:

Other religious

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Sheet

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

3235

Source:

Print

Author:

Anne Lutton

Editor:

J.H. Wescott

Title:

Memorials of a Consecrated Life

Place of Publication:

London

Date of Publication:

1882

Vol:

n/a

Page:

43-44

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

Anne Lutton, J.H. Wescott (ed.), Memorials of a Consecrated Life, (London, 1882), p. 43-44, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=3235, accessed: 09 May 2025

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Additional Comments:

None