Standstill (church maintenance)
In German-speaking Switzerland, a committee of the Protestant-Reformed regional church , which together with the pastor advised on upcoming church affairs and made decisions, was called a standstill .
The standstill had to watch over the church attendance, ensured calm and order during the service, had to keep a watchful eye over marriages and children and tried to bring idlers, drinkers and gamblers back on the right path.
The term standstill comes from the fact that its members had to stand at the baptismal font in the church on the first Sunday of the month after the service and wait until they could confer with the pastor. In the second half of the 19th century, the standstill was replaced by church maintenance.
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- ↑ Church Berg ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Church of Kloten ( Memento of the original from March 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Urs Bräm: Zollikon, a local lore . Zollikon 1990
