Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Devil in the Sleeping Church
A horned figure bows a large stringed instrument at the front of a richly decorated church. The original caption identifies the Devil in the sleeping church, the sermon’s criticism of spiritual complacency.
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Illustrator not identified. "The Devil in the Sleeping Church" [editorial title]. In Sermons by the Devil, William Shuler Harris. Minter Company edition, 1904, 1904, The Minter Company. Source scan leaf 230. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0469-0226
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
An illustration of religious polemic or allegory in the historical source, rather than evidence that the depicted scene occurred.
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Illustrator not identified. The Devil in the Sleeping Church. Sermons by the Devil. Scan leaf 230. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0469-0226