...this may be illustrated by the ancient custom which is still retained in some village churches, where the men sit on one side of the church, and the women on the other. The painting of the chapel, perhaps, alludes to the story of some saint depicted on the walls, which...

...Sunday, the churches are filled with a crowd of believers of all ages, and of all ranks. The men stand on one side of the church, and the women on the other, every one holding in his or her hand a small lighted wax-taper. Suddenly, as the clock peals forth...

...no other distinction as to the seats they occupied, further than that the men were grouped together on one side of the church and the women on the other, which is the usual custom in all native congregations. My text was the 34th verse of the 37th Psalm....

...church many hundreds of miles off, and hoping and asking that all might go well there that day. AH round Meyringen there stand those snowy Alps. Let...to listen very attentively to their pastor's words. 336 FROM SATURDAY TO MONDAY. But, for one thing, I do not understand them, for they are expressed in...

...head instead of his ear." These old preachers did not deal gently with the women. When the men sat on one side of the church and the women on the other, the speaker, being annoyed by the men talking, stopped and rebuked them. Up jumps a woman, and cries,...

...occupied by the officers of the church. The walls are ornamented with tin candlesticks. The men are seated on one side of the church and the women on the other. The music is led by Mr. Andrew Lockey, a Scotchman, who stands beneath the pulpit, with a table before...

...hide her poor red legs. Byand-by she felt more comfortable and watched every one come in ; the men sat on one side of the church, and the women on the other. Ladies came in dressed in silks, but they did not look at all proud, and Clary saw one of them make...

...the congregation. The Swedish and Norwegian Lapps are all Lutherans. Here, also, the men were seated on one side of the church, and the women on the other. When I returned to the farm the whole congregation followed me. At that time there were several young...

...the congregation. The Swedish and Norwegian Lapps are all Lutherans. Here, also, the men were seated on one side of the church, and the women on the other. When I returned to the farm the whole congregation followed me. At that time there were several young...

...little lower down ; the deacons sat on a still lower seat, all facing the congregation. The men sat on one side of the church, and the women on the other. But there was a certain order of civil and social dignity, which was changed from year to year, according...