Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-14

Carver and one John Louder. who
We're burnt opposite the Star inn,
which IL here today The "crlme" for
which they suffered was worshlplng
God in II private house. contrary to
the rules OF the Catholic church,
which worship was prescribed by law.
There Is a difference of opinion as to
whether these men wre burnt at the
same time but be II as It may they
braved the flames, In preference to u
violated conscience. Derrick Carver
and some friends were apprehended as
they were at prayers within his house.
He was sent to London ana inn
prisoned Mt Neweate, there to attend
the leisure OF the notorious Bonner,
bishop of London. on being exam
ined he would not confess that the
sacrament was the identical flesh and
blood of our Lord Jesus. but only
the substance of the bread and Wine
and that there Is no other substance
remaining in the said sacrament after
the words spoken by the priest. and
he only doth receive the sacrament
in remembrance of Christ's death and
suffering" on being examined con-
corning mass in Latin, then
used in the Roman church
(and used in the high
church of England today, he repudi-
ated the sacrifice in the said mass,
and said in a voice that thrilled his
accusers, "rhere is in 1t no salvation
for any man, unless 1t should be said
in the mother tongue so | myself and
the people can understand it, At his
trial in answer to questions, he re-
Piled. your doctrine is poison and
sorcery; II Christ were here you would
put him to n worse death than lie
was put before" In coming into the
town of Lowes TO be burned. he asked
God to strengthen him, ana then, and
as he came to the stake, he kneeled
down and made his prayers, and the
sheriff made haste TO set fire to the
wood, setting free spirits that were
martyrs to the cause of religious free
dom.
one Thomas Ireson, apprehended
with Derrick and others, when asked
to recant replied, 81 will not forsake
my opinion and belief for all the goods
| in London, and l win have none of
your church, nor submit myself to the
same. and what ] have said | adhere
to. II there came an angel from
heaven to teach me any other doctrine
than which | am now in, l would not
believe him. God has revealed this to
me by the Holy Ghost" This man
suffered at Chichester, in the same
county. His alleged crime was that
he was "a hereto and an unbeliever."
On June END, 1851 again the fires
We're lighted. the same spirit unre>
lenting, and prosecuting those that
| struggled for religious freedom. They
sealed their convictions with their
| blood. Their testimony is written in
tn annals of history. which time will
never cfface. They We're ready
| brave the flames than appear before
their Maker as traitor 10 the truth OF
| which they had been inspired by the
| Holy Ghost. History records that
the pleadings of their friends and
families We're in vain; violated con-
| science was worse than death The
| Woodman, an iron maker George
| Stephens, w. Mainard. Alexander
| HOsman, (Mainard's serVanD, Thoma-
sin a. Wood CMainard's maid), Mar
gerry Morris, James Morris cher SOM,
Dennis Burgis Ashdons wife, and Il
mans wife named Graves. In the eX-
animation of Woodman, Chichester
charged him with being hereto, that
| he had been a man of good estimation
amongst all the people till of late, and
! said, Think not yourself wiser than
| all the realm?" Woodman replied,
| Il have been charged with many
| things wherein | have never offended;
| they go about to shed my blood un-
| righteously. ! stand to be reformed,
| II my blood he shed unrighteously,
that 1t might be required at your
hands, because you have taken upon
| you to be the physician of our coun-
| try" Chichester said. II am your
| spiritual pastor, therefore hear what
| I shall say to you" Woodman told
! him to be sure he had the Spirit OF
| God. to teach the things OF God,
| Chichester Acknowledged he was not
sure he had the Spirit of God. Then
| followed scene, when Woodman
COMPOUNDED the other, proving by the
scriptures that the Apostles had the
| Spirit of God, and God had endowed
| him with the same Spirit Chichester
| denied that the Apostles had the Spirit
OF God, but hoped that they had, but
| were not sure, when WoOdman COM
pletely dumbfounded them by his rea-
soning, and said mo man can be-
lieve and know that Jesus is the Lord,
but by the Holy Ghost" After cate
chising and Trying 10 prove he was
in open rebellion to his country. one
| of his accusers said: Methinks he
is not afraid of the prison." he re-
piled, NO, | praise the living God"
Then followed another scene The
| living God? The hereto! Why the
man is mad; he Is not worthy to live
one of his accusers brought the glar-
ing accusation against him, that all
the heretics said. the Lord, we praise
God, and the living God" repudiatng
the Catholic church, Woodmnn then
was asked his belief in the sacrament,
the true meaning and intent, che sac
| rament after the words are spoken by
the priest, does 1t or does 1t not, be-
come the body and blood?" When he
answered in the negative, that 1t was
only a token and remembrance, that
was sufficient to condemn him.
So the blood OF martyrs has been
the seed OF progress, that has grown
into religious tolerance and freedom of
speech, till man can worship GodSc-
cording to the dictates of his con-
science. If 1t is possible that the
sins of town and its people can be
visited on their heads in after genera
lions, Lewes Is certainly rcapfng her
reward; for bigotry and superstition
abound on every hand, and the town
itself is as primitive, so to speak, as
hundred years ago, If we compare
IL with other towns for thrift and pub
lie improvements.
The old Lewes castle Is n relic Of
oden days. There is a difference of
opinion when 1t was built. some con-
tending that it was by King Alfred,
others by the barons BE that as 1t
may, II commands very extensive
view Of Lewes. and Is seen for miles a.
round, being built on n raised mound
on hill overlooking Lewes 1t has
quaint looking entrance with Its
massive gnteways and inner ana out
err court. The gateways are built in
two styles of architecture the outer
court belrg gothic arch of the four
tecnth century, while the inner arch.
which Is solid flint stone work, is about
eight feet thick. with very pecu-
liar taperlnS arch, the key stone
in the center, about fifteen inches deep.
diminishing down to the same course