The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-03
TIE CORRESPONDENCE.
FROM THE PLYMOUTH CHURCH, SOUTHWARK. Es6-
LAND.

TIE CORRESPONDENCE.
FROM THE PLYMOUTH CHURCH, SOUTHWARK, End
LAND.
TO rm PRESIDENT THE PILGRIM SouErT PLYMourH MAss
Henoied Sir Your Off sisl communities Ion .tsd Jaos
10th, inviting the pastor and delegate Of ths Pgsm
Church at sonh~aIk 10 be present and to la tn
celebration Of the embArkaon Of hs Pilgrim F.thsrs It
Iet Haven the frat dAy Of August reached dss
tBston on June II, Tho Rev, Joun WsdSiaxtoa 10 e
TINS time in the scnth Of France teekns rssorAi IL
ah and q: eogth under tbs divine guidance for botA
his partner in life and hm,ef
On account Of his absencs, thereto o, and time not
allowing of commune soa With hi Ia ths interval
between the rsosIpt your sttsr and thu date ths
ply itfsus me to acknowledge IN Mr. addio c0a
behalf how deeply he will feel the token Of your espset
church story prove thew TO bs more iaimsseIy allied
TO the faithful bar II exss TO your distant
any religious society can lay clam TO in this particular
location wherein they sought stately to Worship tbei
God In conformity to His gill, nearly they could
discern 1t in His revealed word.
lDpracticabe as com pliAHce with your isvtatoa,
which cannot too highly estimate. Is, under an tn
circanstances may be allowed, trust to rsmaSk upon
the insIest which has raised and warm, rccipro-
Gated since att approach to the late
from your country to u.s. in the person Of the aoa A.
bolt Lawrence. That gentsnans mpathiss vak-
ened one for he seemed TO feel his country
served and would reflect additional glory fron the infer
nation 1t privilege TO impart to hi Of successive
int views, by writing Indeed, he alive ~
value Of what he learne that he gsnsrouy eavs con-
mabd that he would net be denied Mr.. Waddugtsn.
when it posAisls he could him. he is son.sq as.
ever in our grateful remembrance, and followed py o.
most respectful situations.
Besides Mr. Lawrence We have bssa favored with r..
= ". W. S% se
Wait Of inquiry and ssseasa from Dr. Bacon Of Es1
-Hs,sy, Of Boston, and Mr. Morse q New York. m
result gave satisfaction alike to them and to u.s. Aad
, ,inss that Opportunity sesr:.pe.a.acs h.. ssvsr.
Of your divses In whom be has excited iatsyssA
either peonay or BY the transmission Of copies a
published original letters with other informs rssat
ing peculiarly to aDeestsrs tAs PILGRIM NJ
there and their immediate successors.
efforts helping extend kno -lsdgs Of the inssssss
bic worth 81 that ustrous band Of sxiles whs en-
sariatos at Delft Haven tho Pilgrim Society, OF ny
mouth 10 about again to CONNIE uorAts. cannot bu4
ndugs and express grateful emotions, under the ever.
ps,snt eonvistisA that IL my Heavenly Father ~
sustained and directed through period Of such In
tsnse application and Of such wsghty rsspon sity "
aspiration. and hssrt are often the other side a
the Atlantic but Providence has herein put an nsrdet
other asA better country" demands nv iaoes.sut so
citnde. That Mr. wAddinston may never visit yssr
panion at home ID an inpsdiment.
la the name Of the church ia Union street. South wsr
ard their pA'tos am, hOnorse Viz your great,
Senior Deacon, l3S BaekfriAss roeA
To Richard Warren, Esq, Plymouth, Mass.
yRox ROBERT G. WINTHROP.
NIAGARA fALls, Jaly %. 1854
M pKAR sn-Your oshspg communication OF las
mosth, inviting me to usite with the Pilgrim Socisty h
celebrating the nivsrsary Of the enbarkaon Of IL
PILGRIMS Delft Havsn the hrst Of August wAs dslY
received.
Ith.Dk you for IL sincerely. and stin more fer -
,eyed have deferred giving it anal and formed a.
until this late day from real rslnotases to say -
and from the hope that night s my way o,ssr -
b present ON the oseAson But journsyine In ~
region with my family, for their health a. we'll 90 -
and there is longer the slightest prospsst Of NJ
being within striking distance Of Plymouth Or ss.s
have heretofore in eomususrstiug the virtues
and herosm Of our Pilgrim FAhers. both the S2d dsy
Of December and ON the 18th day OF September. Al
.so.la esra. sin IN .ons:s,.ans stl another az =
Of respect ana srati.us. to tSs dead but for The d
provsment and instruction Of the living.
Rarely. indeed has there been moment In eur ~
that the American people should remember mot msrey
the rock on which the Pilgrims landed but the Rssk d
to the principles which ntsd them become the FathsS
and Founder. Of great country.
mens ana sntsn.io. ui,h rs,ns;., - .s;sS ~
ri this moment In nay ve~ hardly furnish sxagswa4
emblem; and there too much cause for spPssAsase.
that the Ioer Of the torrent and its spArtlns spray a.
Its many eclorsd mist may dsasen and sAzss and bnsA
to the dangers which always bssst An npusivs ga
hat the only ssfs and SURE progress Is tls Pssiss
ProsrsssA Yrssisss b.sun sonanusd ana :nasa y -
fear Of Coz In respect Tor ssvsrsnen In tbs svs Il fs-
The descendants Of the Pilgrims, and the ssus Il Nsw
England scattered far and wide vast
tnnt and thor enterprise and influences upen every
plain and hsiae and river Of aad Let ,Asn -
It that their lives and practice in keeping vita -
origin OF which they are 20 justly proud and iee ia
prove their title TO hail from Plymouth Rock, Dot nsy
by pens~osiss ssd psdsress but BY emblasoning -
virtues and principles Of the Pilgrims upon their saa
character and conduct Thence will osaatry -
cure.
Accept enoe more dear SIR, cordial thanks fur
your friendly and A.erss Invitation With - sssurssse
Of my regret 1T bciDg unable to Be wish yoa,
and sov 10 place At your dsyosAl for the ossasa
the subj,ined sentiment which hss bssa sagssseoA u
the .csue before me -
Plymouth Rosk-May u psvsr become Table Rssk area
whose the descendants Of the PgriD
shall assemble contemplate the decline Aad fan u ths
Believe Ius, very faithfully, yours,
IRON OLIVER WENDELL HoLMgs.
PTrsyElD, February 1851
DaAR SR-I feel very much obliged by the kisA iavtA
ton Of the Conmittes Of Of the Pigdn -
ccy attend the celebration Of shs ssaivsrsay II 80
enoayk alton fear that 1t will hardly be In ny poser ~
b. preseot fred am for the mer At tbs eeSsln
edge II the State r. would havs gvsa me much ese~
10 be viii zen had the old territory OF Masssss
setts kept within any reasonable limits bus pbses1
Rccs Ia 20 much nearer sunrise than sAsdh Msd.s1s
that one feels iiAe pilgrim ct the mere thsashs q -
journey bstvesn then.
suppose tsass are Az dose away With N nsss d1s6
On would n nj you think the JsAgs vsA = Ame0
Of IN the pottery Lis, o. would have nass sss<
Ihe GOOD r.opIe Of Dsifs Havsa-Thsy were kAsvn y -