, 1875-12-27
lace OF the most pcrris.ens and crnol rnreoc,,-
tion. Religious liberation, svcn, WAS unknown,
mich legs 5oItxtoub !bc1ty.


accution In tlle Mother Cn,ntry but lIlcv in turn
heca.ne rersccuto.a. When lso:er Williams,
onn Of their own ministers. bocame Bapt,tt,
10 Tas drIvon ont Of tho CoonY, to mako his
among tho savaBe Indians. And he wAs thua
d1lvcn ont 10 tho month OF January 10 face tl44
Eignr OF Now England wintor a beat hn could
Ia tho foIoat. He says of himself that llo wa,
knowing sha. brad or bod did mean" flo
mado bis way ut length to tI,n ahurea Of tho
SsrraGansatt, wucre ne founded "piovidencs
flantation," whore tho City Of Providence now
Of what be called ''sout Liberty" giving 10
oVor7 man an e1unl right to worship uod nc.
coTdinR 10 thc lictAtos of hia own conHcionce,
without foar Or molestatfon. At this distance
IN ti'nc, It B difficult for us To why this prn-
ciplc. oneo announced, should not havs
been readily accepted by all hut the pus.tans,
oscol!eut men an thoy wero for men OF .t,clr
limos. wcro SLOW to ienfn no new lesson. Other
s'orse:ntlons. long and grievonaa to ho borno.
nwaltcd the j3nDlIsta Of Massachusetts. Wlcn
tho FIrat baptist Church OF boston orccted thor
iltst houso Of worship. its doors weEo nailed up
by tho town anthor,tcs. mud the members OF the
church wore fined. whipped. imprsonod OF bnn-
ishea. is some Of them weut across tho channel
whoro East Boston. tho tilst ward Of tue city,
now stande. Thore WAS slson but englo house
On tho island, owned aud occupied By AIr.
Hayef'ek, m Episcopallau. Tnerc thoy found
.nSar.t 49,. 49, - n", sco Ivy Wot tot Woisu'p
bofore tho Conr It one tmo rns Irts rasaao 1on cr
lined. Que Is, ono ECU, and cue .EJ1. Tho labt
WAH Obadiah Holmes. Because ho refused to ray
i d.ei',;nr -, nsr y. ~ ~ ,,i oaenso 'nau
wss cast ini ,ra,.' sn, ~ ~
whipped at tho pubic whipping post, on tho
H. :. ~, r,., n y s ouaa!nR SNOWY rs
snd 7v,s,.;rt-to, III! VI olnse
Tsnr es.uus' oy; 1osspM 'eneas
bed tbr,y strpna SrItn Win VIZ |np rn
nr H., ~ NV o,s ouj ~ ~ ~. nan.
ne,,, nea 'at ~ ~ n'au{ da5s, y hos sono nec4a s
~ ohna. W ~ ti ,,n NV & s. ~ ny nuu n's nn'ss
liz 1ndv to tn,,rt, ,n f"'t AIs pa'' ~
tn1a nn ~ ~; 'ub ~ psu ' o ~ ~
thss n 1Ia nn, ~, n,t tI,pns no lyeu puocsy
tI,n.o ,yt,o tn:i;aJ i ',rn,, ,,,n, r. s.so :.
in ~ ~ t.,,e ~ ~ ~ teeAa ~
in,cod ,r,i' o1aen,tn ni'ts aua ~ naro IT,
for arists s"" III ay., 10y ,o,I oh1 's nus aa,
train "Yen haro as,ncr nm r.,is una9" t1'ua4 :.
tI"nrv r,,nsar ni'o ~ ~ Mio WIN
t.I,"5, Aoao'st, 49, AAo ;nss 1!ea'aont VI naIVhsu
ctrsiian nn. m. Jre",, tran, In ,,' hsee's
c,nsa i,a rntnsnS -, sso'', .n' tueso r.
~ W. a,,,,.x ,,,o o.,,. -.
very anniar was tlo early oxrcrinnco Of the
napt,sts u vermont. Ho* they WOULD y" likely
se 70 aafe c.h nS 'nteEea 1ins ao'ne ol tue early
persou asi'slng IN Tue Colony to Eo 10 tho Ep,s-
sopa! minister anu elTo ap account Ut h's rellg-
1ous views For the first refusal ho wns to bs
"nlpPeu ioE thu aecoha, WHIPPED f"!ce; ior
1iie iano for refusing to haso Guild christnacd
WAS 1uao pounds OF tobacco. D2ptlat ministers.
,rI';1ra a1"; tor ~" nteu. ana
In,g na'e q ~ T., ~ toesosS.on
.s,l;a @ sno naa.en u ans h'Sn aaa tno
ono cas. nf MAN ,tba n. ".'S S,nta s1',,, nSso
T1s ~ tip !os having naos'at
pAoeIH.'n =" A1uA n"uHoo: 1ua yo@ suosnof
nan ~ as. ~, ~, ~ Aa1 unusg y ~
Jr, Ha az w. 49, osps.o.. otAaaa''5 tho
ht It ws< " verv nra"ai Thn ~, pSsssu p ran rMay'
;". ,,nar," "as 'e'5 4 K'Aa 1ae uay u I1ue t5hE
t,';s ,;r-o H.. "ns m.,t;., ~ III ~. Hu.'nR ~
s s.,sa .',n' kav nar.s.9 nuu tno 4a1kolh ~ero
,nso nsut IL rseo,nsny n .ae sunoses l.. was far
sh;I;t. s.'n Nv eeiuto a. sae s'sI. ois-
- III aeetruk ~ 10 90 pooI!o ne1s Femo'@
n..,ort soxo.ni ~ snu 'ns ahiny' ;t'assy' ~ soh-
oet'Gns' st ~ eoseta. " ny PaIisalohets tola tno
IL 49, -. sno.. - 'a.no!o "ae holo ~
~ - ..,t,a % ~ "t wy patinn IL ~ .nAes u
~ ,s. o.aei. "as nos H.! las4 tnat
aSa.ia, tts - @ , si Mcs"
1,,ap,y,hsr ~ o1",taoIt H.. ~. f d'a1' r.
uaeinooT INC o1c!tetnent inht atsehdsd thetr fn-
peal. -. i. "as asy 9f re1otcns 70 our brsthrsn
t ;e.t;rnah,e hoon sv ~ s1 ,;ha lazy pooso7Soa
S,nt, I. ,.,nra ,ia.,o W. e1u' ,1 ..ne's'
~ 1oet h ~ . 1aote ssauco u sne l'sst 1nHosl
w w, t".,i oau Hro yuu - 'i'o u1scouIso
9ur fst.., ~ ~, @ nns 1ss Hao" moas Ivss
i.hert1 "n he1naa,h .an y t!e'o! -, ~. l1n9Loua
iauna.n va W ~ peiuuAHn 4s Il - - ~ n1 plicelera
nstisnt ,ninrsncs e IN 1ia " " eHc ana
r. pa9tuu. -. ~ s.em ~ sucA record 40
~. IT, satsou w. & ~, "els na ao
I,s,, IT. 'm' s'as' u 'ao 1'en' naoo o. 'as Aoss
H., ...,x ~. n..; ,,
Iasrd-AEs1n tho bcpti1ts : hundred yeaFo
hRo poasessoo ont te" advantages Adapted 10
secure Eheir growth hnu prosperity compared
W..a ..! 'ooso PosseeseA ~ oaf people now Ut
tneso We cAunnt speak 10 uatai!. oue Will only
nauo 10" paFtlculars that will Indicate tho
kFoAk GQnHHe4 t&l4k u4fG E&kGQ place.