Worcester legends : incidents, anecdotes, reminiscences, etc., connected with the early history of Worcester, Mass., and vicinity . before a legal tri-bunal if necessaryto secure their at-tendance. The seating ofthe meeting-house,and allotting of pewsaccording to the dig-nity and wealth ofthe individual, oftencreated dissatisfac-tion among the inhab-itants and sometimestheir grievances werethe subject of discus- sion at town meet-ing. In the earliestmeeting-houses themen and womenusually sat galleries wereusually free, the menand boys on one sideand the women andgirls on the other,wi
Worcester legends : incidents, anecdotes, reminiscences, etc., connected with the early history of Worcester, Mass., and vicinity . before a legal tri-bunal if necessaryto secure their at-tendance. The seating ofthe meeting-house,and allotting of pewsaccording to the dig-nity and wealth ofthe individual, oftencreated dissatisfac-tion among the inhab-itants and sometimestheir grievances werethe subject of discus- sion at town meet-ing. In the earliestmeeting-houses themen and womenusually sat galleries wereusually free, the menand boys on one sideand the women andgirls on the other,with the singers seats opposite the pulpit. In the coldest weather therewere no fires for heating the church, but many of the people brought smalltin foot stoves in which coals were placed, and it was customary toreplenish them with fresh coals at the neighboring houses as occasionrequired.
Size: 1722px × 1451px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookidworces, booksubjectlegends
