Some things never change

Two sisters and a brother in discussion in the Public Room of the 1784 Salem tavern.

Sunday, June 24 1860 -- "Audience good (in Friedland) and attentive except some young folks who excited my ire by their misconduct, in consequence of which I finished off my remarks by a general attack on all misdoers in Church."

Sunday, December 2 1860 -- "During the sermon was very much disturbed by the misconduct of two young men, Smith and Hitchcock."
-- From the private diary of R.P. Leinbach who was serving the Moravian community in Friedland.