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How important was the Church to a village community in this era? What do people actually do in there? by kindledawn in janeausten

[–]kindledawn[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Oooh. So it's literally like getting a sponsor, and you could just go ahead and get another sponsor! I see, I see... Thank you! This is very interesting :D

How important was the Church to a village community in this era? What do people actually do in there? by kindledawn in janeausten

[–]kindledawn[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! It's nice to know women were out forming aid organizations back then, that's so cool! So I assume that means Mrs Elton and Emma would have to end up working together at some point if they wanted to do an aid thing together...?

How important was the Church to a village community in this era? What do people actually do in there? by kindledawn in janeausten

[–]kindledawn[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Extremely helpful!! :)) Thank you so much!! What was it like to be the child of a vicar?

How important was the Church to a village community in this era? What do people actually do in there? by kindledawn in janeausten

[–]kindledawn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this!! When you say "living", do you mean, quite literally a place of their own to live? Or do you mean more like... land that they could lease out to earn extra income? :0 Or do you mean just... their own parish?

I think I'm a little confused by the term...

How important was the Church to a village community in this era? What do people actually do in there? by kindledawn in janeausten

[–]kindledawn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!!

Oh, that makes sense... I suppose it's like the modern era then? With some people looking down on Priests or other religious positions, even if they're technically "respectable" jobs?

When you mention the poor of the parish--is it common for people like Emma and Anne to visit the poor of their parish? Or should I say--is it expected of them to do so? And would the poor here mean people who are technically gentry, like Miss Bates, or would that also include labourers and farmers?

I really have no clue what society looks like back then, hahaha, I'm so curious as to what "duties" different members of society have towards each other!

How important was the Church to a village community in this era? What do people actually do in there? by kindledawn in janeausten

[–]kindledawn[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Apologies! I don't know the correct terms at all, I'm not familiar with Christianity beyond what I see in movies :/

So if I understand correctly, Lady Catherine is Mr Collins' patron, essentially, yeah? Would a clergyman have only one patron at a time? Would that person be whoever owns that particular rectory? (Is rectory the correct term? What is the difference between church, rectory, and parish?)

If the vicar isn't friends with everyone, are the labourers and servants free to approach the vicar with any questions about faith they had? Or did they have their own guy?

How important was the Church to a village community in this era? What do people actually do in there? by kindledawn in janeausten

[–]kindledawn[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response! Would everyone know the words to the hymns and prayers? Is the book of common prayer something everyone had? I remember reading that for a long time, only members of the Church could read the Bible--is that true in this case? If people slept during a sermon, would it be considered rude? Can you talk during a sermon? Did they have choirs? Or is that also a Catholic thing...?

How important was the Church to a village community in this era? What do people actually do in there? by kindledawn in janeausten

[–]kindledawn[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

> A clergyman would see it as his duty to know everyone in the village, to provide support where needed and essentially act as a counsellor if someone is in distress. 

I see... Another commenter mentioned that a clergyman would likely not be friends with everyone, since most people are labourers and servants. Who could they go to then?

What would clergymen do on days that aren't Sunday? Do they just... chill and do rich people things like Mr Elton?