[Magdalen] Prosperity Gospel

[Ann Markle]

That was the same in Tennessee, Jay, except the Mennonites I saw mostly
(the others look like everyone else) were the ones that dressed in long
dresses and little lace caps, and the men with pants and suspenders.  I
never saw any buggies, though, in and around Crossville.  They were known
for their excellent construction, woodworking, and leather work, as well as
"old fashioned" stores with lots of spices, good butter (in rolls, rather
than sticks), and out-of-this-world baked goods.  Muddy Pond was a
well-known settlement where you could go for good leather and food, a kind
of tourist attraction.  Incidentally, I just read this editorial in the
Sunday Times, and found it most interesting.

Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
ann.markle at aya.yale.edu
blog:  www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com

On Tue, Feb 16, 2016 at 4:17 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> We have all flavors of Mennonites here, from the Old Order variety who at
> least drive buggies on Sunday and dress *very* conservatively almost but
> not quite like Amish. to the sort of conservative ones whose women either
> wear what we call "uniform dress" (a specific style/pattern) or relatively
> conservative blouses and longish skirts along with the "sin-sifter"
> bonnets, scarves, or little lace doilies, to the modern ones you can't tell
> from anyone else.
>