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One must not for an instant, however, consider these noon hours as recreational. There is no idle talk or play. The sermon is discussed and the children forbidden to romp or laugh. ONE MUST NOT FOR AN INSTANT HOWEVER CONSIDER THESE NOON HOURS AS RECREATIONAL THERE IS NO IDLE TALK OR PLAY THE SERMON IS DISCUSSED AND THE CHILDREN FORBIDDEN TO ROMP OR LAUGH
the sermon, and once or twice during the prayer. Interminable, and, also, to the modern Sunday observer, unendurable. How many of us of this softer age can contemplate without a shiver the vision of people sitting hour after hour in an absolutely unheated building? (The Old Ship was not heated until 1822.) The only relief from the chill and stiffness comes during the prayer when the congregation stands: kneeling, of course, would savor too strongly of idolatry and the Church of Rome. They stand, too, while the psalms and hymns are lined out, and as they sing them, very uncertainly and very incorrectly. This performance alone sometimes takes an hour, as there is no organ, nor notes, and only a few copies of the Bay Psalm Book, of which, by the way, a copy now would be worth many times its weight in gold. After the morning service there is a noon intermission, in which the half-frozen congregation stirs around, eats cold luncheons brought in baskets, and then returns to the next session. EE TIMES DURING THE SERMON AND ONCE OR TWICE DURING THE PRAYER INTERMINABLE AND ALSO TO THE MODERN SUNDAY OBSERVER UNENDURABLE HOW MANY OF US OF THIS SOFTER AGE CAN CONTEMPLATE WITHOUT A SHIVER THE VISION OF PEOPLE SITTING HOUR AFTER HOUR IN AN ABSOLUTELY UNHEEDED BUILDING THE OLD SHIP WAS NOT HEATED UNTIL EIGHTEEN TWENTY TWO THE ONLY RELIEF FROM THE CHILL AND STIFFNESS COMES DURING THE PRAYER WHEN THE CONGREGATION STANDS KNEELING OF COURSE WOULD SAVOR TOO STRONGLY OF IDOLATRY AND THE CHURCH OF ROME THEY STAND TOO WHILE THE PSALMS AND HYMNS ARE LINED OUT AND AS THEY SING THEM VERY UNCERTAINLY AND VERY INCORRECTLY THIS PERFORMANCE ALONE SOMETIMES TAKES AN HOUR AS THERE IS NO ORGAN NOR NOTES AND ONLY A FEW COPIES OF THE BAY PSALM BOOK OF WHICH BY THE WAY A COPY NOW WOULD BE WORTH MANY TIMES ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD AFTER THE MORNING SERVICE THERE IS A NOON INTERMISSION IN WHICH THE HALF FROZEN CONGREGATION STIRS AROUND EATS COLD LUNCHEONS BROUGHT IN BASKETS AND THEN RETURNS TO THE NEXT SESSION
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