If we are to sing God's praise at all, then let the singing be the best possible, the best music a congregation can join in, and executed with the utmost skill that care can develop.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
There are no seats in the temples of worship; all the congregation stand or kneel, and during the services often prostrate themselves upon the marble floor.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
A few times he remained in the church with her a few minutes after the congregation had passed out, but after each meeting he felt more dissatisfied than ever, and chafed under the restraint which held him back.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe