The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-16

me such a sense Of seniority. end no
doubt lays upon me the pleasant duty I
am trying 10 fuldll. / can only say from
our hearts we thank you. my right row
erend brothers and members OF the
Churchman's League; members I am
proud 10 be able TO say. my fcilow-mem-
beers of the Association for the prcserya-
ton of Virginia Antiquities. ladies' of
Richmond and Norfolk. members OF tho
choir who have added so much 20 our 4
service to-day, ana al who have been I'M
strumental IN giving us this happy day
We thank you.
ORIGINS or CHURCH.
Many parsons tale" and laymans
tale, too should go into all parts of our
country TO tell of this pilgrimage. 10 ex-
ploits origlns-orlglns of our Church and
origins of our nation. You have heard
the retrospect The Church OF England
everywhere sent Gods Word and prayer
with her ships. All the ventures across
the sea from Cabots first IN 1897, 10 Ra-
leigh Gilbert and Drake IN Elizabeth
reign. show this. Under Edward. The H.
should be mentioned that first Reformed
feet" with English prayers and English
preaching Al the end of the sixteenth
century no permanent result was there 10
show. but just one single truly American
Churchman there was. and he was TIE
American Indian Manteo. Then comes
the first permanent settlement here az
jamestown In 1901. There you have the
advantage of us in California, our prayer
book service was not permanent Every
one having 70 do with the first services
was d credit 10 the Church. Robert Hunt
and Richard Buckle were noble pioneer
priests. and If 10 has not been our wont
10 speak Of them as our pilgrim Fathers,
may many generations of pilgrim sons
ike ourselves come here TO honor them
and the Church birthplace of MS aug
What 1 would at THIS time wish 20 EN-
phaslze most. however. Is the origin OK
Amerlcanism I'm its best type that should
ever make this place famed afar I'm
New ENGLAND bank vault some years since
was discovered a chest OF old family plate
which had so long laid under the rubbish
and dust upon it that Il had been forgot
ten. That is the very case with some or
the choicest family treasures or our
church heritage. There are events ana
facts which lie at the beginning or our
national life that we have allowed 10 De
all covered over with the dust Of time
and neglect. We should bring them out
and use them and let the noble crest Of
fact that within the walls Of our old
jamestown church. as Bancroft says, was
first asserted on this continent the doc
trine OF popular sovereignty true
Americanism was born here. loud APP
plause) The charter Of 1905 was evidenced
out into that Of 1903, that was still further
evidenced out into the charter or l0lz,
and finally came the charter under when
the era-maklng meeting OF Burgesses was
held in the old church Friday July 80
1918 IL is O day and an event for church
men to make much Of in the days OF the
renaissance OF national consciousness. DC
would be an interesting study 20 go back
10 the meetings Of the London Company
TO trace the rise Of that spirit which
gradually emancipated the colony from
the thralldOn OF the earlier charters into
freemen. But what We need TO Tx our at
tentl0n upon lnteAgenly and enthusiast
ticauy now as chur aen and church
women. Is this. In That assembly We hnd
the first true American germ lRinging
applause)
Every ballot OF those that fall Ike the
leaves Of NallambrOsa now owes some
thing to the ballot then Every voter
who has the freedom OF his conscience
and voice now owes something 10 the
Burgesses voting then. Every influence
Of our Institutions which has gone toith
and Is to go forth 70 shape the desunies
of our civilization owes something 10 lhe
spirit and enactment Of that little band
OF churchmen then. our young chufch-
men should think OF this and propagate
this and yet it to the consciences and
appreciation Of their fellow churchmen
and fellow voters. DO not allow the
family plate TO be buried under. CAP
plausel Bring IL out and use IL ana IL
will show It's own crest.
This IS the more necessary because
other claims have Overlaid II IN the
past. All recognition and honor 70 that
Infusion OF Americanism which came
later from Plymouth Rock! But here
is a claim 20 another and prior inIu-
sion. II there was an Adams In the
North there was Washington IN lhe
South applause 20 the ecAo). ne
critical instinct In history requires me
discriminating faculty. and IL Is hish
time that due recognition IS given 70 the
jamestown origin of the nation Many
a text book must be written 20 90 TINS.
Many q churchman must be wlded"ahe
10 set the matter right
Then from time 10 time we near IL
quietly assumed that Columbus discoV-
cred US ALI A striking comment on the
curious defect Of vision which mis- ans
our civilization for that spanish CIVIL
cation with which Columbus-witn al
tribute TO his genius-was ldehtheu -
this proposal 10 carry his very Dohes
back 10 Spain with the Withdrawn Oh
that civilization which finds thal our
civilization has no use for IL. IN con-
clusion, as we carry away from TINS aay
deep and epoch-marking impressions anu
try 10 better interpret into our cnurcn
and national life all the significance OF
the great facts for which his pilgrimage
with all its most happy associations
stands. let US tell it out everywhere 10
the nation that as King James gave US
our Bible, so jamestown first gave US our
free institutions.
Then as the church some hfiy years
ago woke up TO the fact that Il was the
great missionary society so VIII IL now
wake up TO the great realization that
while our noble societies or colonial wars
of the Revolution and the Ike are ever
filling I'D A useful sphere. after all the
church itself g. the great end and the
earliesr American society. CResoundins
applause)
II our nation has been more or less
brought M on that ancient couplet-