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From: john shafer <>
Subject: Re: [BRE] Divideing wall in the church
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:27:04 +0000
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I think it may have been common. In the Chippewa Congregation of Wayne County, Ohio there was such a divider and the men and women sat on separate sides of the room. The men and women also had separate entrances. The question that I would like to raise, however, is when did this become the custom in at least some meetinghouses, because surely they didn't separate themselves to this degree when they were meeting in private homes and barns? Anyone have any insight into this?


John Shafer
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> Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:05:16 -0500
> Subject: Re: [BRE] Divideing wall in the church
>
> I can't vouch for the reliability of this, but an old folk tale about one of
> my Blough ancestor's, states he was tossed out of the Amish Church for
> sitting on the woman's side!
>
> Bill Thomas
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Dove Sky
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> Subject: [BRE] Divideing wall in the church
>
> I was rather taken back by the fact that a wood head high wall divided
> the church with women on one side and men on the other. What was the
> thinking that a wall have to be placed between the men and women. I
> have thought that it was perhaps because many of the women may have had
> infants that they would need to nurse during to church. Other than
> that I am stumped why a wall was placed done the middle of room.
> Were all Brethren churches built like this or was in just one group
> that choose such separation.
> Thanks, Dove
>
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