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Hoek Kew Road en Evelyn Road
Evelyn Road still exists, but the church no longer does.
- 24 Jun 1876- 20 Dec 1876 1876
When Vincent lived in Isleworth, he attended the Monday evening prayer at the Wesleyan Methodist church. On 29 October 1876, he delivered his first sermon there and hoped to give many more. He wrote enthusiastically to his brother Theo:
“When I stood in the pulpit I felt like someone emerging from a dark, underground vault into the friendly daylight, and it’s a wonderful thought that from now on, wherever I go, I’ll be preaching the gospel.” Read the complete letter
Vincent preached on the theme of “A Pilgrimage through Life”. The entire sermon can be read in his letter to Theo of 3 November 1876.
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Relevant letters from Vincent
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David Bruxner
Van Gogh’s sermonin: Country Life, 11 november 1976, pp. 1426-1428Martin Bailey
Young Vincent: the story of Van Gogh's years in EnglandLondon, 1990Kristine Groenhart en Willem-Jan Verlinden
Hoe ik van Londen houd: wandelen door het Londen van Vincent van GoghAmsterdam, 2013Jan Meyers
De jonge Vincent: jaren van vervoering en vernederingAmsterdam, 1989Ronald Pickvance
English influences on Vincent Van GoghLondon, 1974
