, 1870-04-28
TIE PILGRIM FATHERS.
Meeting Of the National Memo
rial Convention.
Able Address by Dr.. Bacon, oS Yale,
History Of tho FilEri.ns and of
ConErc6nuonnl1sH1.
Address Of Dr.. Thompson.


TIC National Pilgrim Memorial Conysnt'on as-
se,nbles, II p M IN FH1well HAnl The Foom Wa
crowded
Rev. Y. u, Pas.nn, OF Chicago. es,led tho cor
vcnton 10 order II 2:lo = N !
ORGANIZATION .. |
Roy Edxxyd Eeecnef, n D., WIS electeo seu-
roraT! Moderator.
Rev. Dr. Fssen, ol New Hzven. Ensae psHs1.
nNxsmoyed thai The roll Of the 1fiennAAs Constnr
ron n. mad. The ba.ta Of the roll Of tho Pilgrim
Convention.
Tne mo.tou Was carried .......... ..
Nr.Hc abs r1etaE, OF Illinois, WAS elected tel1-
r,-a, t,,ers. and Rev. z, Il uuru temporary
ASSISTANT C!erk-
y,y. morcd 70 appoint = committee OF nine to
ror,,nsts permanent otcezE
The uaut,on rrcvA}ed
l,vas upr<s! hist The Chair appoint three 70
En.c.natc the nine. ........
A,er sorur DEBATE, the Chair appointed the com
,.,;,,t1. A. follows: Rev. DR.. Chapin. Wlbconsin;
MI, ). Walker, Michigan; Rev. Dr. ssuteyant,
i,xa: Rev Dr.. Naeoun+ Iowa; Rev. Dr.. Lang
,rr,hv. MassAchosett1. Rev. Nj. FIX, Matnn;
1,.stru samuel Holmes, New Jersey; Rev. Dr,
liz a,tpe1, View York; Rer. D. Il. White, Connec-
Il. IT, ...
1.r c.uu,s,:ee rrt1.cd for consultation.
Tpt audience SING the hy1nan beginning
'sBlcss he the Tie that tindA"
AnaxKSs or DE- rAcoN.
pry. Ieopa-d n.cou, D. D., Professor IN saac
l,n.rnI SHOOK New u1Ten. toen ueuscseo Iae
uts.u!ng sddrrsA. as feAo$t' ,-...-...
Nix. FKEstrksr: thinN muxt begin oy saving
,,,s,,! n,e liz ue tnsl biu4 MY hea11 u Christian
m ~. win Erv,hrr Pa,,ent 10. Ind that he hss
Place: IN stao,s1.s1ns rSs NhIIe sro! ius
.urt,s nm M fos he eou,ine1oFs, that 10 snsI.e1 1s
,eaze ibis }ushs. nsse, wSss 5I sn ts, ,coayen,ion
W1;t st,rsc arnssIs On topic On which had said
lew words a the preliminary convention: tola
nm that did NOT tnaw saat anon,a oe 81, ne, T.
1rx,i knew, he h.d advertised me IN tue news
,src.s to perform 1has scEEice- And coming lere
,.'uIse. lni " ,he questions that aIc Pat 2 me
Is; ihr general e1rsr:.:aon Is thai snsn n ae9ssf
=, .,0Es' s,A II fsrti,taes: II =. a.y s!seoa!sss
;;saEs,cr, ,srktn: that If II eaae 70 ne worst
.s..it mad one ef them !AeEc*ed Aufn.eE! @
.si st concluded thar 1tter dinner the probability
VI. t,,s1 vpuld Iii be roo hcary tmcrTtuent} and,
sacs,or NUT * !oa, @Se1efn Sea ,ae9 ags apIn
E.ss ,n.1ied me-, II should hc prtItieEed 70 eou-
,is with ths lnvttatiun, aud that l. " have t1t
uii-hatl ak with 1nt brethren, wpica ought ta be
Inr oIstr 6. TIE day for this convention.
Il IS = meeting for grateful eomn1enorauon;
tea. III h1sinsss ltts customary ta pass tcsoiu'
,,n~ IN this kind Of meetings last as II used 70 b
"a tee Funrth u July 70 drink to1sts, And the res
t. ioes encn other u the 1ace .s descend
su,s ct succesao.s OF tho F11g11n Fatner1, ant
,u,sank Cos In the meknory ot the past snd 1t
aSo~n wind net seera 1ew JeArs = shonia tel
uhw lrrc 1t WILL hut itts few yeaIs agp to me-
i: hr celebration Of the t.o nanateota ta II
rrrrr,u. Ia: wa ever dr1wn up In the world
3hr arst Tsst:en constitution OF government An
thst was the constitution ot ne tatee a9Tns fla
i.rr ihYvttt, who, believe had then retired. fror
:hr eniri jp<rreship OF the sate on account Of
Int ssa Xar WE ~, Se Wss brought for1ad On iaa
fsaz;s :snnss sssa aaz9 S4 9s.. sz. M.ash.s5 SC
rsaaan tha, aza p..eed here to-day. A ten ysal
asa l; wps remarked that the Western n1inlste1
wrgv Z, young; that thcta were no gray heat
..udIle has shaken hts pordeE-polr Thcse 4
E7ay heads here nov, but few eFen OF these Ess
lr4ts have very d!snnst Ismennranee ~ sa i.En M1h
MA,s:!ncu,. WI not there: l had Just COZ
taay ssIa of Il iaeoioey; bns % rsnen6er sesalas u
newspapers ~ seeount OF II, aud poem or hyu
ttat vas prepared for the oeeanon-one OF two
pt 81 se pot ana,
frm ny !nood. With the history Of tie set
naent o{ Plymouth, md Of the other Ne
ntsn n! mind % pastteuiary III ta.t the sd Of bece
itr <as the anniversary 81 their landing a r
Nay nj her son
sho7e Il Plymouth 1kS not tbs 10, hut The et
and that was not tne landing Of the Pilgrims fr
IL 4 e. is5 II cape
The ron of Plymouth until = week Ur TWO at1
ward hut ueveF niad. It is = nesF = chHssm
eatesa aa nsat on snassa sne Fxn VII Dr
Look this wsf md q sEcak louder, a. the friends o
As s.. u Raeon II TN T Is Dr.. Enmon.' pulpit and
caunot talk over it, do not zee now can
both sdes Of It, lIauehtcr.l ..
That :ad ds! OF DecembeE, ls9o. va obseH
widely In the churches Of New England Mel
nal services we're preached, sertTal Of which v
printed and published And thht, think, d
;he sttsncon of the churches gsnessnI-tns ..I, r.
tAxn ever i,eIorr-to the fitness Of comuemorat
tia, anniversary, One Of the pecnllarttes Of
ssr1ssat Ill They nad 20 Christmas, nor Eas
nor tGod Fsida!.- They we're related 70 Brol
Jehn in sw,1ts ''Taie Of the Tut" Who toIe =,
s.sesrr mind, Martin, only lear away;7 and !
TIRE away rot only Christmas md al
aeudsr Santa ,Ss Ss'st they 1st tore IN, !.
i.sace, he DAY Of ChIist's c.neid1
marked tn lie cslensla5 Of tic ve1y earliest G,
DECENTRALIZATION 10 be Id OF Ill thai tcisted 70
pery, theT Hould not have any anniversaries
Lu NIT kt0w that they keFt ) recorl Gf their
Eiy,haays; hus taev kent days They kept sur
not sanatt- Thet did not call II b. .t.t na
II was The Lnria day. II wac tic Christian
t.ath which they kerE
IN historical turcsttEailon concerning The nrst
l., ment On tht xh0Era Of New England BY
who rcrc, IN nc councils u Goa, Tod tas p!soesas ~
NuEld's L.ttrT which dates fEou the fist Of
crtntcr. 16sA Ee know Ill about thost sA
nitn now. Re.trent i.QnirJ has traced 'ou
fh,Jr ata
rarsous nenottas + orcih rec'
each u p,hef ase5 nave et u tat 1ncs The
cnt care Of aau4uar1en has gathered up and +
Cd asis. Into v.ndoT, thE99Sn q Ss5, Tntsl 1s:
e.t them and know them tett-r than VIC en- J
AImctt any men Ii the history u tho p4s.
great blessing conferred hJ hopntlfnl Go
these 2hurehef, 4ud on cur country. whose
L1 1nr lnruence ttfi proceeds frou, III hsse chul
ss,asie a. b. these sdenneai nen, and b 10 q
WY we're .aer: VI ssI .slk sson, ,,n,r 1hs ,s,t
i1lsrtm Fashe:1 We tals about the IAnEltas
Hrsr FtlerlmL They were not That d!stt
should sIe particularly made and ought 70 '
In 1nipd whenever VIC commemorate that e
tast which we commemorate To-day. Wn'
thrse Pilgrims nf the Aaynower: aud tho!
followed them IN Successive years and -
ns1d 1s hst Is me as dne ns
vnu VII lear with me moment, between
rttAns md the rll3Tt1nA 1nA,.
The Puf1ians were reforming pity IN
su,nai Church oi England They believed
S.,ional ChnEca: they Cd 10 the re-
ion u that Churca ~ ne saiast Z O. y
ltamcnt tn cut down the preteusons Q
istrr. ard 70. eslaa9aa d!seip1ane
scns ser9 # iae etiinen.i ii zen reform CHURCHES ri
tated for that md they suffered for TIL
Many Of thote who }Dlned them ~ wcrs % elss
Iand the9 suffered In their zcA1 fer the fuEt
Yo{1uaiou OF the ChuTch-thct suffered {
lion Of their ;'S!ngs, tlleneing A ~ NE Powe, V1,
neyer In zuy tnstsnce death, except y
night eIsue Is the incident and conseqnct
saone9 saousis I'D ihe chnfcn Of Ensssna been n
tsnts,,ed untcr the reign Of Elizabeth ths
hcs.n 70 1s fssnd s'1s ~ assensss atan,,99 81
ean e.ndtns 'tff ot Inc wora ST Of God my b
he c.lle,d sepassis.s. Ihe lihe. al a. 1aa 1ts7
on hoii,ae 1ntettnG1 and withdrawing
lsztvrhiai as-eiuoI. Of the Church of EnR
w071hip aud for mutual Defence and tue
lshrd Church OF England, and hoped 70 .
EaIc 1:;fr The p.tteiu 81 the CnnfSh o. =,
p:a The Llur III Holland, had nc Cs
ors:,je t.act OF pzuptlt1 With the utie
formation without Carving On any 1!
u u,xt ia, I was named Robert BFpHn-
So1 1Go-outer, and had struck nFnn . f5l =,
~l..cl u.eu were t" cone ept o3 tns -, ~
;ac Wo:snlp .oi God, the retotn'
,:ne. did lot helong to Queen
a,al, nor 10 the Archbishop Of Canierou
1rr Of the hierarchy; but that II hcoNSe,
e1duat Christian men, who we're thcnsel
form taelr o1n worship of COD, an1 "
themselves IN Christian GnS1snss p1se11s Pr y,
1sume- in ph!iippi, and 1nessalonlca
themselves under the power 81 eeas
r,rtors. There ws4 the key to pfoEIess ~
Tiortu1tiou, md the Idea wta taEeu "
It hs. oiIrn teen said, and &c neaI - !. =
our friends who adhere 70 tne -. hns1sp3s1. 1s3,s1
r.n.cscnt,cs, as they think, nc Lnuts
isad Ia thi1 co1nssyNNM&haa & nee0 eT