, 1883-12-27
EzEe-EathsIs Day.

Tho 22GG -. ot December D. tLe .
day celebrated. iH Naw G"g-a2d aAa
+ .y I'll the -gG7 and daughters Of n"
Ga-.a-l- ana especially t1ozr from
Ily-av,l county 1ia~-"eAu-ett7, a.
,l.r anniversary @. tie landing v. Ii.
Pilgrim Fathers on t4" Mid N"N'
H.arLaal shores n 1870 a -t'!"
r..-:l:-r-ear' "- that time s"@'1S ai-
Hr.l.l5a,,. ol tlI7 III" Two HI-n.iied
and sixty -l-fd anniversary "- tt.at
da,.
Dell j-s"'ii- says i--l.oL'- - an
ualmI - p.-t Oh ne long
Inc oI t-' i'"Jeh o5~5,'H YET IL j. W .,f-
tiny of rnl-".a..'Iai'r'' i"' /, i42E-'- 'l''
march oi -si.@ so"s-l'.@ ne -"l'..''
and to"al" I f1''t-.-- 'A iae
morning o- the -IZLi.' "- ''uE, o. l-e
year l"-o- q ir" persons Oh me i.,-e'
ileI, knew thaJ " sinai 'essel q sky
tons, called the '7L''e1'"SIl' was pre-
pared for . voyage but whittier ana
for what She was 10 merchant
man bound 1of gam, no pl1Tateef iof
Pi8Adef' no holIoay 7'-'l loE pleas 'if'''
no eAllol'I ioi ne" COL i-''-i'i',''
'oone may H,'r { "e,i " ,i'' 81 9l' S'''7 Ut
i'e'I7ioiI '''i.' I ,s,''--- --'- 9 y - .
'nyS 10 'e io''.t1- 90,
| vi 'n' ','Y- Ht--a -. - ~ ny '
u "S 'Ns II ''''e ii,l7i' " '-'-'
'eS7'l 5"'n'itU oN -- - --l'l',
"oli,H anu ''iit,,i ~, '''' oI--, 0-'' N,''
llo7lI3 : o''ii i l-'''' >0i--' - - yin
Ley ''el' anu VIZ 'i-'''l ~ - -
Pa7'ol' 0oiiil h'o''i,i''o.' tnD
Lil8iiSn DOLL, "iiu ni5n 'I'4'
'ii'''9I Iii'S -i-''' : w. - ''',' -,
el@il l''lu I"tI'e e'.i > 'Hsl "i,' -'o,
loF5el 'ne l''Ii" oi 'neIi ''li 81, =
theF lhahhe" tLle = "''n ioI Siiet'ei'
"ien 'HeS were Gi''SiL iioiH 'ileIi
MONIES anu the I'-'''9 '1''' io'S'' 80
well.
| IEey had taken c""ii7el oS5e'i'eI 70
seek d Ii6hI way lor 'ile,ilS'',e9 anu
thelf cI-lio'reh- ineS "elie'e'' 'ii''S
had found the fiSh5 way ana We're
now gong forward on It, leaving ne-
hind the larger portion OF their
Church, and Their minister, Ior al
could not then go. There was gath
cred on the deck of the ''Speedwell, y
this band OF pilgrims with all their
little wealth, ready to try the un
known peTils Of the ocean which lay
before them, so that at the end Of
their voyage they might ind HaVen
Of rest where they could worship
God according to the dictates OF
their own hearts.
There was nothing OF seetanan
blGotry III those farewell words OF
, the minister, Jonn Robinson, When
he SAID, Il charge you before God
and his blessed angels, that you foi-
10" NE no further than you nave seen
me follow the LORD Jesus christ. II
God reveals anything TO you by any
other instrument o. his, be as ready
to receive 1t as ever you were 10 re
ceiye truth by my ministry; for L am
verify persuaded that the Lord has
, more truth yet to break forth cut OF
the Holy Word
This little band sailed for South
ampton, in England, where was an
, other small band with larger vessel,
l the MayHower OF $50 tons, while the
t Speedwell was about sixty tons,
! Smaller vessels had again and again
l explored the ocean. Columbus
t ships were from fifteen to thirty
tons burden, and without decks,
trohsher mad voyaSed IN vessel OF
twenty-five tons, and Prin8 had
coasted along the shores OF New
' England IN a bark OF fifty tons
E These were manned by hardy sea
; men, to whom tho tempest was a
play fellow; but these men, women
and children knew nothing OF the
sea; they only knew that ships sailed
and too often did not return They
l had seen the sea along the coast OF
England and Holland, lashed into
fury. 10 trust themselves upon 1t
/ on an uncertain voyage was no light
matter; yet they went out with eour-
age and determination; but after
starting 1t was discovered
that the SPeedwen was old
and Ieaky and they put back, and
on the 9th OF September, the pasSen-