In 1653, a jailer beat George Fox with a cudgel. Fox “was made to sing in the Lord’s power.” The jailer brought a fiddler to drown him out — but the Spirit’s song won.
The Quaker tradition of spiritual singing in prison runs deep.
In 1653, a jailer beat George Fox with a cudgel. Fox “was made to sing in the Lord’s power.” The jailer brought a fiddler to drown him out — but the Spirit’s song won.
The Quaker tradition of spiritual singing in prison runs deep.