The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-18
.FOREFATHERS' DAY"
Commemoration of the Landing
Of the Pilgrims.
THEIR VIRTUES AND vALoR.
The Puget sound Congregational Club
Eats, Sings and Talks In Honor
Of the Puritans.

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Congregational church, at the corner OF
Third and University streets. There was
a large delegation from Tacoma, and sew
eral other places along the Sound were rep
resented The entertainment consisted OF
music, dinner and speeches.
President A Norton Fitch, of Tacoma,
pre- sided. A business meeting was nrst
held, al which the following new members
were unanimously elected: Hon. A w.
Frater, Alexander Proctor, Snohomish (;
Edwin T. Hook, Mrs Clarence 4. Smith,
Seattle; Mr.. and Mrs. Garrettson, Mr. and
Mrs c. e. Marvin, Rev. and Mrs. W. G..
Merritt, DR.. r. B. Kellogg. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. G.. Smith, Mrs. George X. Osgood, MISS
Cora Fitch, Mr.. and Mrs. s. NJ. Lang
worthy, Tacoma.
monument presented in their report the
following resolutions, which were adopted:
Resotred, That we deem 1t to be for the inter
est OF orr churches 10 keep In line with al the
general and representative movements OF our
denomination, and for the interest Of our club
20 act with other like organizations IN the coun-
try In matters OF common concern and interest.
raven memorial ~ The eoiouru OF our fathers
IN Holland and of the hospitality they found
there when fleeing from eccl esiastical persecu.
ton ia England, IL q fitting recognition OF the
heritage We have received from their labors.
sacrifices and suferings in the cause OF civil and
religious liberty, and has our cordial approval.
Ia
our club ana those who shall join it in the next
two years to make O voluntary contribution at
the rate OF dollar u member for the proposed
monument, the result would be credtfable par
fictpation OF the club in this object.
Rfsoired, That we recommend to such present
ard prospective members, who are OF willing
mind, to make personal gift in this behalf OF
such amount more or less, as they may judge to
be best, and that these gifts be banded at the
earliest opportunity TO the chairman Of the Com
rittse chosen b. the club to have this matter in
charge
Resoited That from any who may hold in
grateful appreciation the memory and se<vice OF
the Purltans gifts for this purpose viii be gladly
received.
Reso'red, That If possible supply OF the ''rre-
haxe nu sdented b1 the y Bo se c,
last February, and Of the circular of November
J, 1870. issued by the committee OF that club be
secured: II not, that a circular embodying the
essential parts OF those documents be prepared
by the committee of this club and printed; also
that these resolutions be printed, and that copies
Of each be circulated as the judgment OF the
committee may direct.
After the business had been cleared up
and an appropriate hymn had been sung,
the company sat down to bountiful din
ner provided by the ladies of the church
After the ninety-six members present had
done full justice to the spread the speeches
began.
The first to address the meeting was
Rev. r. A. Beard, Of Seattle, who took for
his subject ''Thc Pilgrim Idea" He gave
a remarkably able address,. At first he de-
fined the difference between the Puritans
and the Pilgrims. The Puritans, he said,
wanted 10 reach better adjustment of the
relations between church and state, while
the Pilgrims wanted an inter separation of
church and state. The Puritans believed
reform TO be a matter of policy, while the
Pilgrims held that proper reform could
only be reached through growth in god
Illness
In the course of his speech Mr.. Beard
called attention to the fact that Jefferson
had gotten his idea of the best form of
Democratic government from the plan Of
government for a church according to the
congregational idea. Furthermore Lin
coins famous words, "a government of the
people, by the people and for the people,"
were used in almost the identical form by
a fpwieh Congregational minister 200
years ago.
The Rev. Henry G. Crane, of Aberdeen,
who followed Mr.. Beard, said that in the
history of the individual and in the history
of the race there is period of informa-
ton, or realization, of spiritual truths
This is followed by a period of reforma-
ton. We need today men who hold that
in a moral question there is but one side
We should have less compromising with
evil. We want men who do not divorce
religion from politics, who do not divorce
religion from business, who do not separ-
ate religion from their social creed. In
deed, We need in our latter day life men
who carry the principles of religion into
all their doings.
Mr.. Crane told a number OF interesting
and amusing anecdotes to illustrate the
points he made.
He closed by saying that there came
time when men attempt 70 deform, not to
reform--attempt to deform the work of
God. When Roger Williams went to
Rhode Island, he named the place Goods
Providence, but now the name is "Provi-
dence," and the God" is left ont. awe
must look 10 it that we, in the hurry of
business and everyday life, do not leave
God OUT
The last speaker was Hon. A. A.
knight, of Tacoma. His topic was the
''Leaven OF Puriianism. He sketehed the
early history of the Puritan movement
and the reforms wrought by Edward VI in
England. The contest between Archbishop
Cranmer and Hooper over the wearing of
vestments by the clergy, and the argu-
inents for them by Cranmer and against
them by Hooper were given considerable
attention by Mr. Knight This" he
arms between tho conformists and
the nonconformists, and though
neither Crsnmer nor Hooper won. vet the
tight had begun which vas not TO be ended
through the ages" So Hooper, Mr.. knight
held, might be regarded as the father of
Puritanlsm.
with the reign of Mary" continued
the speaker, "a long ling of exiles ned 10
the continent She had tried to enforce
the rigid rules of the Roman church. She
had burned 500 Protestants tftv of whom
were women. She bankrupted her coun-
try, and having embittercd her subjects
she passed away unhappy and unloved.
As Henry VIII. had been the head of
the church 50 his daughter Elizabeth.
who succeeded Mary, assumed the power
given to the supreme governor of the
church. She claimed the right to frock
and 20 untrock priests, 50 the condition
OF affairs was not very favorable to the
Purltans. Yet many who had hed into
exile IN the time al Mary returned after
Elizabeth aseended the throne.
The queen and parliament tried to make
sll men worship alike. and so the contest
between the Conformists and non-conforn-
lists broke out afresh. Their parishes were
taken from the Puritan pastors. The
Purtans were arrested and brought TO the
bar OF Justice when they tried 10 worship
according 10 their own conSciences.
Elizabeth tried 70 have the forms of the
church as near as possible ike 10 those of
the Church of Rome. Aud SO the night
went on over. yeStInent and oath until the
FurltanS found that there was no Mace Tor
them In England and so came 10 America
20 make their homes on these strange
shores.
Mr.. Knights address was cut short hv
TIE fact thar he, together with the rest of
the Tacoma delegation, had 10 leave in
order to catch train.
After the interruption from the going OF
the Tacoma delegation. the Rev. George A
Tewksbury, Of this city. who was at one
time pastor Of the original Plymouth
church smoke Of the partinep~f oF rba