Sabbath in Puritan New England

The Sabbath is the holy day of the weeks, when people don’t perform any customary work. Sabbath, for the Puritans was the seventh day of the week, although, originally, it can be either the seventh or the first day of the week. On the day of Sabbath people attend church.

In this book, the author Alice Morse Earle covers a lot of aspects of the life of Puritan in New England and their customs regarding the Sabbath. She gives an overview of the way Puritans treated their minister(s), how they celebrated this holy day, how their church attending looked like and many other things related to their traditions of celebrating  Sabbath.

The author talks about the ways Puritan paid their ministers and how they ordained hem, the introduction of singing in church, the length of the services, the authority of the church and much more.

If you are interested in reading and learning about the Puritans in New England and their ways of celebration and respect to the Sabbath, this is the perfect book for you, containing all the information you need to know.