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Jan 16, 2021 09:32:25 #
blacks2 wrote:
Excellent. 
Thanh you Mike, I really appreciate it.
Jan 16, 2021 09:32:59 #
jaymatt wrote:
Thanks for the thumbs up John
Jan 16, 2021 09:34:00 #
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Jan 16, 2021 09:35:35 #
phlash46 wrote:
Very nice set.
Thank you phlash46
Jan 16, 2021 10:20:09 #
Very interesting. I hope they can preserve it. I've seen several old country churches that had the two doors instead of one. That's intriguing to me. Do you know why they had two doors? (Other than the fact that they have two aisles?)
Jan 16, 2021 10:46:59 #
Jan 16, 2021 12:54:45 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Very interesting. I hope they can preserve it. I've seen several old country churches that had the two doors instead of one. That's intriguing to me. Do you know why they had two doors? (Other than the fact that they have two aisles?)
The custom of the era was that women and children entered and exited thru one door while men used the other. Many old churches, like this one, have divided center pews to maintain that segregation during the worship service. Some faiths maintain that segregation during worship to this day. Thanks for your interest.
Jan 16, 2021 12:55:36 #
steve wrote:
Very nice!!!
Thanks steve glad you like em
Jan 16, 2021 16:07:19 #
Very nice set, and #2 and 4 have my vote for most interesting and evocative. The interior shots are especially interesting to me... you can almost hear the hymns being belted out on Sunday morning! 
Jan 16, 2021 19:12:17 #
tommystrat wrote:
Very nice set, and #2 and 4 have my vote for most interesting and evocative. The interior shots are especially interesting to me... you can almost hear the hymns being belted out on Sunday morning!
Thanks Tommy. Glad you like em and thanks for your comments
Jan 16, 2021 19:28:14 #
SnappyHappy wrote:
The custom of the era was that women and children entered and exited thru one door while men used the other. Many old churches, like this one, have divided center pews to maintain that segregation during the worship service. Some faiths maintain that segregation during worship to this day. Thanks for your interest.
Interesting. We never practiced that and I've frankly never heard of it before. Again, interesting!
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Jan 16, 2021 21:25:19 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Interesting. We never practiced that and I've frankly never heard of it before. Again, interesting!
I’ve never practiced it either. When my wife and I enter our church she goes in first as I hold the door...and I’m glad to do it
This double door thing seems to have been the custom till the late 1800’s. I’m not aware of any churches being built like that anymore. I don’t know this first hand, but understand that Quakers continue to segregate women seated one side men the other during service.
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