Sabbath in Puritan New EnglandAlice Morse EarleReading editionChapter navigation26 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterThe Sabbath in Puritan New EnglandAlice Morse EarleI The New England Meeting-House.II The Church Militant.IIIIV The Old-Fashioned Pews.V Seating the Meeting.VI The Tithingman and the Sleepers.VII The Length of the Service.VIII The Icy Temperature of the Meeting-House.IX The Noon-House.X The Deacon's Office.XI The Psalm-Book of the Pilgrims.XII The Bay Psalm-Book.XIII Sternhold and Hopkins' Version of the Psalms.XIV Other Old Psalm-Books.XV The Church Music.XVI The Interruptions of the Services.XVII The Observances of the Day.XVIII The Authority of the Church and the Ministers.XIX The Ordination of the Minister.XX The Ministers.XXI The Ministers' Pay.XXII The Plain-Speaking Puritan Pulpit.XXIII The Early Congregations.Previous chapter ←The Sabbath in Puritan New EnglandNext chapter →I The New England Meeting-House.All chapters and sections (26)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsThe Sabbath in Puritan New EnglandAlice Morse EarleChapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223Seventh EditionTo the Memory of my Mother.← The Sabbath in Puritan New EnglandI The New England Meeting-House. →