The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15

| BURG.
| New England colonies, especially Massa-
chusetts. But it deserves to be remem-
| bered in Maine on account of the CON
| spicuous and yaloreus part borne in it by
the people of this State, then the Prov
inee 1t was a Maine business man,
| William Vaughn, of Damariscotta, who
had the fishing station at Matinicus, who
was one of the earliest and most persis-
tent agitators of the plan to capture the
| fortress 1t was another Maine business
man, William Pepperell, of Kittery, who
commanded the land forces 1t was still
| another Maine man, Parson Samuel
| Moody, of York, who acted as chaplain of
| the expedition, and said the memorable
grace at the banquet after the fort had
fallen. And finally, Maine contributed
more than a thousand men to the expedi-
| tion although all the fighting men of the
Province did not at that time number
more than 2900 men. The colonies con-
tributed men as follows: Massachusetts,
| about 1000; Maine over 1000; New Halnp-
! shire $50; and Connecticut SIG
In his GA Half Century of Conflict, I"
the historian Parkman has given de
| lightful account of the expedition, to
which he sees a ridiculous as well as a
heroic side. Parson Moody interested
him especially. Though seventy years
old'' says Parkman, she was amaz-
ingly tough and sturdy. He still lives in
the traditions of York as the spiritual
despot of the settlement and the uncom-
promising guardian of it's manners z and
doctrine, predominating over it like a
rough little village pope. y Many are
the stories told of him by the descendants
of those who lived under his rod, and
sometimes felt its weight; for he was
known to have corrected offending parish
| toner's with his cane. When some one of
his flock, nettled by his structures from
the pulpit, walked in dsldgeon towards
the church door, Moody would shout
after him Come back, you graceless
sinner, come back, or if any ventured
to the alehouse of a Saturday night the
strenuous pastor would go in after them,
collar them, drag them out and send
them home with a rousing admonition
The old Puritan fanaticism was
rampant IN him; and when he sailed for
Loulsburg, he took with him an axe, in
tended as he said, to hew down the affairs
OF Antlchrlst and demolish his idols. :"
On the first Sunday after the army landed
at Louisburg there was "a great concourse
to hear Parson Moody preach an open air
sermon from the text "Thy people shall
be willing in the dayof thy power concern
ing which occasion the soldiers diarist
observes, Several sorts of Businesses
was Going on; Som Exercising, Som a
Hearing Preaching" After the victory
grand banquet was held. Parson
Moody, being the Oldest chaplain, must
OF course ask the blessing; but there was
great fear lest he should pray an hour, as
he was sometimes accustomed to do. No
body dared, however, to suggest to him
that he be brief. But to the surprise and
JOY OF all the redoubtable parson asked
the blessing in these words GOOD Lord,
we have SO much to thank thee for, that
time will be too short, and we must leave
- ~ NoeA Ai OlCSS Jul lOONi oiA>t AN'AON
ship on this joyful occasion, for the sake
OF Christ, Our Lord, amen. "
Sir William Pepperell was probably the
leading business man of New England,
and he brought to his command OF the
expedition business, common sense and
enterprise. Hc was no military man; !;
but he probably handled his force of vol
unteers better than trained soldier could
have done.
The Society of Colonial Wars, one of
the youngest, but also one OF the most
progressive, of the various organizations
for the perpetuation of American history,
has been arranging during the last year
for the grand celebration June H. This
celebration will be of particularly i'm
portant and interesting character en1brac-
ing, as it does features Of international
interest. This celebration is to take place
at the little seaport town OF Loulsburg
on the southeastern extremity OF the
| bleak island of Cape Breton, lying of the
east coast of Nova Scotia. from which it