Show GO TO CHURCH BY BOAT divine service made social affair ao 10 finland and large parties 4 ik A t travel together f attending divine service in cerialo parts of finland Is a social affair since the church boat Is an a institution institution in that northern possession of the czarf czarf this craft Is of such size that in saml cases no fewer ewer than persons may be pe rowed to church at the same time twenty or thirty take the oars together o and it Is deemed the proper thing tor for everyone to serve his turn at them since the church Is frequently quite a distance from the bouses houses os of the parishioners in the event that the boat has a long distance to travel it Is not unusual tor for a party to start on saturday night then may bo be seen the peasants going down donn to the NN waterside ater sIde in the evening in oz cider der that they may be ready at the time appointed with them they carry little buni dieg dies in which are contained their bast best clothes i service lasts some hows hours and when it Is ended the women turn up their skirts or more often take them OJ oft and make up the little bundles again and the church boat starts for home 1 |