The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-23
rnE rILaEIm FATHERS.



last evening gev. George A. Tewksbury
conducted services specially eommemora-
tive Of the landing OF the Pilgrims at
Plymouth, Mass, on December y, l65i.
two hundred ard sixty-Fine years ago. lie
took for his text
II Corinthians. vi. f7.-4ssTherefoge come out
from sgn0nH them. ard be ye separate. saith ile
Lord, ana taneh not the uae.ean thing; And !
viii receive you.
Rev. Tewksbury after speaking OF the
signal importance Of the landing OF the Phi
gffrns, gave detailed historical account OF
that event and the reasons for the Pilgrims
coming 70 this country. On this point he
said q
The principles OF the reformation had
for long time. by reason largely OF the
circulation OF Tyndnle's translation OF the
Bible. attracted general attention through
out England. aud had become deeply hxed
in the minds Of many Of the people: and
Henry VIII, who reigned fsom 1900 TO
1617, had gained 70 himself the title OF
defender Of the Faith, for his zeal in
opposing them. Bus on account Of the re-
fusnl Of the pops TO divorce him from
Katharine. his wile, he summarily, in 1854.
divorced that part of the Catholic church
included within his rule from It's allegi-
anee 20 Rome, and established q regal in
place OF papal supremacy in religious and
ecclesiastical matters. he made himself
pope in England in place OF Clement VII.
With this single change, the church con-
tinueG for q considerable time very much
aa before. but ia order 10 concillate. on
the one hand, those who still adhered 10
the church Of Rome, and on the other,
those who avowed the Protestant faith. il
assumed. under the reign OF Edward vi.
(i5f5-iAa3l. character OF compromise be-
tween the excessive rites and ceremonies
OF the paral worship and the extreme sim
plirity OF worship OF the Reformed
churches During the five years OF Mary's
reign il was set back to its original allie
glance TO Rome. aud many were driven
from the realm by persecution while many,
among whom were Ridley. Latimer and
other prominent preachers of the Reformed
faith. suffered death by martyrdom. On
the accession, however, of Elizabeth. the
yoke of Roulish tyranny and intolerance
was finally east oil an act OF supremacy
was passed. declaring her to be the head Of
the church, which vas soon followed by the
act OF uniformity, requiring ali religious
worship TO he conducted according to the
model OF the state, aud by the adoption of
the articles Of religion. Taas came into
permanent being the Established Church Of
England.
Very soon and very naturally the differ
emit elements combined in this constitution
OF the church began to develop themselves
in strife aud division. We see the germ OF
this difference In the refusal of John
Hooper. in 1850, 70 take the oath OF suprem-
aey until King Edward had erased part
Of IL; aud note the evidences of It's gradual
growth Ia the separate congregations OF
exlles established at Frankfort. Zurich,
Geneva and other places, during Mary's
reign. many OF whom returned when Eliza.
beth came 20 the throne; in similar
movement in England In 1865; In the pro-
posal Of Cartwright. ioar years later. to re-
dnce all things relating to church govern
mant % the apostolic method OF the New
Testament The church thus resolved L..
self into two parties--Prelatists and Pun.
tans; the former being earnestly deSiFous
TO continue the resemblanees 20 RomAnism
which fingered in II, while the Puritans,
contemptueusly 50 called. desired to have
every vestige OF them removed. They
acted as = reforming party within the
church, 10 which. as a body, they
continued loyal. firmly believing in q
union Of church ard state. or in the right
OF the state 10 hold supremacy in religious
matters. They thought that by the power
az the state the church should bc still fur.
ther reformed. For this they lahored, for
this they suffered. Throughout the entire
reign 81 Elizabssh tlSss lagsA. they we're op-
posed and prosecuted, were fined. impris-
oned, deprived 81 their goods. Nor was
their CASE Improved. IS they had hoped. but
rather made worse, ia The succession og
James.
Rul in connection with the continuous
failure oi the paritAns 60 effect the changes
which they desired, tendency began to
appear. 10 mare and more evident forms,
"a question the authority itself OF a state
church. There we're some whn began, as
Rra6segd says, "to see further into shinws
hy the light OF tlie word 81 God +" e see
tsAt The ei0rdiy ard tYrsnn0us power ot
the prplates ought not to lie submitted
mnga MAny bssan "a deny oT@nly the
right IL ths state 70 diFpct and centred tha
religious nae&hods 81 ifs subjects.
ard 10 affirm. IN place oi this. the
rtrht - eveFs man So worship tsoA
according 81 Ike dictates Ct bis avn eerl.
scisnee and his personal understanding az
the halv Scriptures. In issss tso doctrine
xsa advanced BY Eeeegt Brown, that. az.
CNs4tnk % tie New Testament, any lseAy
81 Christians sssocsAiang themselves 10.
gstheg - a sillsn< covenant NAs eauresl.
Ra8. - Haess. had power - govern itself
Independently os al external caasra1 tn
AccsANfanes With tieese Tiews, iafEe nmHl-
hes, taelsag thai shey ceaIa uas coaxesafs-
tioHsly esattRge IN the Established church,
Fxgosncea shslf ecNnecs4ea with Is ard tss-
came kaGsn - SEPARATES ghuseh4s
wxFx lcFulo& la dis1egwFt pSages aFpa The
self governing iatea. ae aanxsuasns rgss-
xokea 3 htteFnssS * pegses Etl0a azkF.ag n
within tae PERISH. sas sessse A. Rarrua'
ageea wood. sEs fs@yy IA lsN sNssered
nasFsxF3an tor thssg lzyags Ia ths prlgt.
elpses 81 Congregational shargA gasegsl-
nsena
a tsus Arse<Fs thai the Puglsaas ana TIE
seFSzNsszss weEe twe ssEireiy atsersils
parties Although Fatsta8ssn MAS have
eesp the rrfn q Nhish Separation hseauls
he eaaaf- sitaauFh re pessslsa e ssna
FNasts naNy have h<Sa reA aea teEuaeh ssse
HaEstsa Say there was ses = vass tsai eg
fus.tAnssm thas sessf ssme ta rae eaRef
sheFe wwFv gee4t many i'arflAns wio
nsvsF eNeaae serAsafssts A a4heeeat Is
sH tas efsaep So the Enessh ehaneh. ftls
teFaeg ssstssa Ia ies' In She h4y ~ M@Sza-
eAasskas.
Fs.s ssftgsn q tas Caasea d tae rllgfsua-
age - fSysaessA Is ioaaa IN GRE q tss
rsseeeRsl coasssSa ssssss ia Nhsea sats sA0xs-
uaens rFvsaaisssss. 81 sAAs ~hssA w2s sostssssl
~ seresssy Nsss4Nrkasas slssss. II tse nSstA
q sasAlas. - szsis a. sas PreasiasNs
aaseag tssss oampsAaag i seze EAeA4sd