[Magdalen] Sons (and Daughters) of Norway.

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

My wife reported an instance of a man whose name was a scriptural sentence:

If Christ had not died for thee thou hadst been damned Barebones

It was, apparently, a not uncommon practice in the time of the late
unpleasantness in England.

This article gives the facts:
http://blog.findmypast.com/2015/if-christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned-the-weird-and-wonderful-names-of-the-english-puritans/

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 7:54 AM, Scott Knitter <scottknitter at gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 10:18 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> > We had sisters at church named Praise & Rejoice. Their brother
> > was named Believe. Really.
>
> In our sacristy at All Saints', East Cupcake, there was an altar guild
> plaque in memory of a longtime guild member, Delight Plumbach. I
> remember also meeting a visitor called Preserved. Can't recall her
> surname.
>
>
> --
> Scott R. Knitter
> Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA
>