John,

I have been told that it was the practice of the German Baptist Churches
in south east Queensland about 100 years ago for the women to sit on one
side of the church and the men on the other. Apparently this was and is
the practice of many Jewish synagogues.

Was this a Baptist Church?

Maybe the women thought that if they missed some of your words of wisdom
their husbands would fill them in when they got home. Well that is
Scriptural!

Maybe they couldn't resist a bargain either!

Aren't women lovely?!!

God bless,
Jeff



>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Reisinger [mailto:24jreisinger26@...]
>Sent: Monday, 31 January 2005 4:19 AM
>To: soundofgrace@...
>Subject: [soundofgrace] Women in church
>
>About twenty years ago I visited and preached in Egypt. On one Sunday
we
>went way back into the boon docks to a little village. The church had a
six
>foot high fense that went right down the center of the church. The
pulpit
>was placed squarely in the middle so I could see the men on my left and
the
>women on my right. During the service a peddlar came by selling fruit
and
>vegetables and the women proceeded to go out and buy some. When they
came
>back in they showed each what they purchased and I kept on preaching,
Don't
>ask me what I am trying to prove, I just thought it was a good story.
JGR
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