The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-08


First Structure Destroyed by Bacon-Tbe
Place Entirciy Deserted.
The closing paragraphs Of the former
article in regard to jamestown churches re-
Quire explanation. When il was stated that
Lord Delaware took great pains to deck the
new church with flowers upon every occa-
sion Of public worship. 1t WAS not intended 10
produce the impression at the same time that
meals had ever been served within its sacred
precincts but it was made "swecte with fayre
flowers" 1t was also stated that tins daily
exhibition OF his Loldship's taste had been
used ne a precedent and authority 10y some for
the use Of flowers M the Easter festival IN the
early church. That there was no ground
for this opinion the advocates
Of symbolism were reminded that the folal
tributes were of daily occurrence, and had
been used in making even the dllapdated and
unfinished building attractive before u hai
received its pulpit. It's communion table, ITS
font. Its chanccl raj, or even It's pew. Inc
matter of taste in decorating church with
flowers on every recurrence of divine worship
would bee quite different custom from Nm-
loliZing a season once year, though never
g. attractive o. the senses. The truth was ms
Iordsmp had just saved the colony from de
siucuon. was anxious 10 restore confidence
10 lIlf NNNIfnilll- lfllNhIN 90 INV A'i++''iN
starving time and adopted this AS one ex-
Pediout IN making the people more contcnted
OBSCURE HISTORY.
Although our English forcfathers were
scrupulOusly obscrvaut of the forms Of Church
and State. no traces of the couseCrauo II of
this building are 10 be found. They were
also careful To dignity their places Of worship
with appropriate names. We ind is di-
mansions accurately given and the finishing
details OF its construction described But
nothing more. Could 10 have come down 20
Us sauctincd 10y ceremony and canouZed ln
the name of some tutelary SAINT, ITS history
might not have been so obscure There was
neither bishop nor commissary AZ that early
date 90 cOnsecrate a church or lnduct minis
Ter. The order of the government and the
VIII of the ruler secured place for puuhc
worship. But even these were often of no
avail unless the people were blessed with such
ministers as Robert Hunt, % Buko or a
Whitaker.
40 NAME RECORDED.
Later i'm the life OF the colony, when
churches were erected. they received names
t.atto this day attach % their venerable re-
Mains The visitor 20 one of these hermit
sanc'uaries may. and often does. ma clue 10
DIS history. Some tahsmanlc stone or local
LEGEND may discover to investigation what
ia- long been buried IN obscWlty. IFS very
u.fur preserved by geucratOnsO people who
have looked with interest upon us ruins ana
n,ld sacred its dwelng-piace, may in time,
49,. ,,,,,,l. Nnt So however can IT.
t...i, III Ijolo,,.re's favored ulaceof yor-
sI,r' old .IaIncstown Nothing can ever be
found To establish even the location of the
oieyerly-buit and sweeuy kept ecclesiastical
i.. ..f--tol ti,,,I,.re IL fuirht have
e,1,r.1 IN tMs dav if NE are To-
judge by the remains Of wooden
houses built not many years after THIS church,
Stt.,,-, ~. ..,,.;,,l,' tr(,-5 IA ~ tbe location
~ Ti b,,r.b IN Tho Deninsula on how
. .l 7. q; NJ ,,r,l,.lle that II
In, .,,r,.,,.oI o. tbe chiof olace of worship
e,.-, i,,,.r o.. tLatiroeof Sir William Berkeley.
l EN-. ,,-.i,,l IL. o.. ,,o,or,l cor, nj ,,ar,
t,,r at Tscl,,'s vein l..,r
IoCAAoN4AS BAPTISM
BE tins as IL may, tow churches, that after
wards appeared and became stately lanes,
where. instead Of "a band of struggling adyen-
turers % young empire occupied the land,
ever had such history as TINS one. Two
events occurring within its sacred walls at
the very birth O1 the colony, were enough TO
commit ITS memory % the keeping OF all time.
II may he recalled that when the famous
child Of Iowhatan' whose history the WoIId
can never forget, was a prisoner at james
town under the policy or the bold ana adNeh-
turous ArsaI. she loituhalely zen uhucr we
influence ana Ie"c1ihSs of Ile r s'ill,il
w Lllahti anu .Ho ~ 80" i
Dale. Inc result was ,iiaO ny l H5 ~
came aNhheheu lo luo ilu'Hs vi ,lo i i.,,',n
religion; she Iehouuceu al once ,l' l"ul''i uu5
practices oi her own peoPle' anu was I'.'l'.l
into the true ialth 10y naplSH' "Vco, U.h- ~
the forms ol the IleH7u IHulOH' e!1H"ur"
there Is no description Oh 'ne Scoue ca WIS l'u-
portaut TRANSACTION, u must nave l'Ael l'.ace
IN the church OF Wllch we are nov sl."AhIli3'
but ar what exact '"'y ,"i'il,' uv Ci
IN accor,aiCo VIZ ,i-,,i ,.,..',.s -
tynlHss al'' H','i '"A ,,i .,f 49,. ~, .y
pia.. j" tl''ii -. ..'. a. I,j.5 -
V'lp3n N".,i.' ' .' ,,',' 80 Iasi,oiIs
Mou" IN 'l'"' ~ ,,','t AMI M I'm ,sI,cb
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ll', '''' ''. '''.'' H. ,, ho ;,,,
ioi ,,b ,bot .,nl bnt STRANGE interest tie
e,,aCt.t.re ,,re..rt REGARDED the scene.
There. before the assembled representatives,
OK one on .he tl',,s. ii l.. & col oi
,Itu ,au "a vi. a.5 ,' ro,r@s.r,t,tive
- ,o-,,i. D., -. tb. sacra,n,ut which
yst g. se,,ar,,e her forever from Them and
tbcir idolafrons uIactices Her vouth her
ircenuou. intclTeeuce and artless manner
and her n.cnliar isolation nnst have awak.
ene1 fine teuderest emotions IN the hearts Of
tLe st,sltatore II ma, be doubted whether
srv ar her race Witnessed the ruvsterious cerc-
,,orv Ibe state nf feeling between her I'm
,,s,,ol fotherond the colonists M that time
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