Eureka Reporter | 1904-07-29 | Page 7 | Why High Pews in Church

why high pews in church during the reign of william and mary in england a worthy bishop complained to the latter that the la dies of the court were wont to fix their eyes on their neighbors rather than on him during his discourses it apparently never occurred to tho di vine that the fault might he in the eemmons themselves by consent of the queen high pews were introduced to prevent wandering eyes As tor the young ladles for whose spiritual welfare they were devised says a writer their indignation was only surpassed by the rage of their aamir ere from that time high pews were very commonly placed in churches