The Funnies - The Orator (1892)

"That young preacher we heard to-day was a fine pulpit orator, wasn't he?"

"Yes, if he could only control his voice. He woke me twice during the sermon."

Life Magazine, February 21, 1892

Then and Now - the Canaan Moravian Church

Here's a look at two images of a (not so) little church in the wilds of North Dakota. Both are images of the Canaan Moravian Church in Addison, ND. Not much seems to have changed in almost eighty years aside from the number of graves in the churchyard. The 1938 image comes from the July 18 issue of Life Magazine while the modern one comes courtesy of Google maps.

I really wish I could have gotten a little closer in the modern image. Apparently there are places the ubiquitous Google photo-mobile hasn't reached. For now I'll have to be satisfied with the NSA spy satellite style look. Who knows, maybe someday I'll pay a visit to ND to have a first hand look.

The Funnies - Reluctant Congregations

Life Magazine, March 1914