The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-15
OF JAMESTOWN
AND THE CHURCH.
Historical Notes for the Benefit Of the
Pilgrims To-Day--Sone of the
First CIergYmen.

Richmond the capital since lUy Of the
State of Virginia. and from 1864 20 lsa5
OF the Confederate states of America,
was founded in lr1 by william Byrt. OF
WestoVer It's site was visited for the
hIst time. perhaps by white men on WLlt
sunday. May -. l5yl ten days after the
landing at jamestown, when Captain
Christopher Newport, "up0n one of the
Iets 40 the mouth of the ialcs set up
Cross witl this inscription Iacobus Rex,
llll and his OWno name below at the
erecting hereof wee prayed for our kyng
and our owne prosperous success in this
h.s ACtyon, and proclaymed him kyng
with d create slo#te.' A settlement
made here by the whites in ljl3 was SUBJ
sequenty abandoned, as was the frontier
fort established here in 1910 and called
"F0rt Charles" IL was incorporated as
town 500 lii2 and as city in l.92.
TO those VINO may Dee our guests now
for the first time and have opportunity
TO- visit the points OF interest here We
commend Poind1Xter's Richmond; Hand
Book and Guide. with Notices OF the Bait
uct.e-Fleids," and Scott q Stauard
catalogue Of the Public Square and
Buildings. ana Of the S,atuary Paint
ings ana CurlOs Therein" These may bee
secured at the h0te, newsstand or at any
of the bookstores. 81. Johns Church on
Broad street. between TweH>~-foarth and
Twenty-hfth, erected in 1850. W~~re as
sembled the Virginia Convention OF 1l1G.
and whose walls then echoed the eio-
Quence of Patrick Henry and other wor-
thies. the Confederate Museum, Clay and
Twelfth streets. which was the residence
of the President Of the Confederate
States, and the Virginia Historical So
Cictys Building, 7Ql east Franklin street.
which was the wartime residence Of
General Robert j. Lee should be~visited
if possible
For Information and entertainment on
The excursion TO jamestown we commend
the little cu.de-book published by the
Virginia Navigation Company called
"Atolt ON The James" copies of which
may be secured from the-rurser of the
steamer pocahontas.
BEGINNINGS u TIE CHURCH
"Diuers preceding discoveries having
confirmed an opinion that the Countre OF
Virginia was $40 for Plantations, It
pleased Cod 10 affect the mindes of very
many wor,h.y disposed Noblemen, gem
temon ana others 20 conceive it as q
matter Of Great Re'ision and Honour TO
undertake ,hc WORK OF pegfectng a Chris
tlan Plantation n those parts. Where
upon King James was pleased 20 become
the First Founder of this noble work"
His letters patents dated April 10Th
1906" the FIRST public charter for English
Colonies I'm America. and under which was
established az jamestown. more than
thirteen years before the landing Of the
Puritans al Plymouth. what proved 20 De
tho FIRST permanent English settlement
on the North American continent. con-
tains this section;
1--WE greatly commencing and gracious
ly accepting Of their desires for the fur
therance OF so noble Worke. which may.
by the Providence OF Almighty God. here
after tend 20 the gloria OF his divine
Majesty. IN propagating OF Christian re-
nglon 70 such people as yet 1--we in dark
ness and miserable ignorance Of the true
knowledge and worship Of Cod and may
in time bring the inhde's and salvaees
living IN those parts. to human oivlity
and TO a settled and quiet government;
Do by these our letters patents. gra-
ciously accept Of and agree TO. their
humble and well intended desires"
The ordinance. under the sign-manual
of the King, and the Prlvy-Seal. dated
November %. 1906 for the good and eov-
eminent Of the colonies authorized by
the above charter, provided that the truc
word and service Of God and Christian
faith be preached. planted and used not
only within every OF the said several
colonies, hut alsoe as much as they may
CONTINUED on Sixth Pagel