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Author Earle, Alice Morse, 1851-1911.

Title The Sabbath in Puritan New England / by Alice Morse Earle.

Publication Info. New York : C. Scribner's Sons, 1891.

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Location Call No. Status
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Reference  SP COLL 263.3 EARLE    In-Library Use Only
 Simsbury Public Library - Reference Material  R 263 EARLE    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  917.4 EA    Check Shelf
Description viii, 335 pages ; 19 cm
Contents The New England meeting-house -- The church militant -- By drum and horn and shell -- The old-fashioned pews -- Seating the meeting -- The tithingman and the sleepers -- The length of the service -- The icy temperature of the meeting-house -- The noon-house -- The deacon's office -- The Psalm-book of the Pilgrims -- The Bay Psalm-book -- Sternhold and Hopkins' version of the Psalms -- Other old Psalm-books -- The church music -- The interruptions of the services -- The observance of the day -- The authority of the church and the ministers -- The ordination of the minister -- The ministers -- The ministers' pay -- The plain-speaking Puritan pulpit -- The early congregations.
Subject Sunday.
New England -- Social life and customs.
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