The Sabbath in Puritan New England
| Author | : Alice Morse Earle |
| Publisher | : IndyPublish.com |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 1891 |
| ISBN-10 | : HARVARD:32044025024324 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Sabbath in Puritan New England by : Alice Morse Earle
Download or read book The Sabbath in Puritan New England written by Alice Morse Earle and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1891 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The early meeting-houses in country parishes were seldom painted, such outward show being thought vain and extravagant. In the middle of the eighteenth century paint became cheaper and more plentiful, and a gay rivalry in church-decoration sprang up. One meeting-house had to be as fine as its neighbor. Votes were taken, "rates were levied," gifts were asked in every town to buy "colour" for the meeting-house.
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