CIVIC CLUB
The speaker at yesterday’s Civic Club luncheon was Colonel D. Macaulay, whose subject was a description of tlie country in Pennsylvania occupied by the Amish, a thrifty, religious anil remarkable people who, at the invitation of William Penn, found refuge there from religious persecution suffered in the Rhine Valley, Germany, from whence they came 250 yearn ago. Although living only 150 miles from Now York city, the people had preserved their old customs and dress, lived plainly, and maintained a civilisation of their own. Their mode of living was simple and nearly all their requirements were produced on their small farms. The Amish provided a striking example of self roliancc and indomitablefspirit —a people untouched by the march of events yet able to maintain, themselves and prosper in their simple way.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 126, 30 April 1941, Page 5
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133CIVIC CLUB Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 126, 30 April 1941, Page 5
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