The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-15
OF JAMESTOWN
AND THE CHURCH.

AM I'LL OllONCll.
Continued from First Page)
amongst the salvage people which doe or
shal adi0ine unto them, or border upon
them. according 10 the doctrine rights
and religion now prOfessed and establish
ed within our realme OF England. and
that they shall not suffer any person or
persons TO withdrawe any of the subjects
or people inhaoiung. or which shall IN
habit within any Of the said colonies ana
plantations from the same or from their
due allegiance unto as. our heirs and sue
cessors. as their immediate soveraisne
under Cod Thus az stated by Chai-
mers. Intervening into the Nrginiah
Constitution the establishment of me
Church of England.
THE INSTRUCTIONS.
The instructions for the colony on
landing drawn up before the ships SAIL
90. concluded: Lastly and chiefly, the
wav. 10 prosper and achieve good sue
cess lis 10 make yourselves an of one
uiude for the good of your country ana
your owne. and 10 serve and GEAR Cod
the giyer of AN goodness, for every
Plantation which our Heavenly Father
hath NOT planted shall be rooted out
The fleet. under command of Christo-
pher Newport, consisting OF three ships
the susan COR SARAH Constant me
"Godspced COR G0odspccdl,' and ine
discovery" carrying in an lB persons
adventurers and marines. 'set raNIe
from Blackwell" London ON Friday, Dec.
1906. and "fe" down tie Thames On
Saturday December 20th. On Sunday.
April -. 1907. they entered within me
virginia Capes and landed. on We'd
nesday the 29lh. they named cape
Henry and "set vp Crosse there. ln-
t.l tho 18th OF May they were engaged ln
making explorations. seeking suitable
place for settlement; ON Wednesday, the
18Th Of Nay, they brought their ships
up the river To- the site chosen. and ON
Thursday May a. 1901. corresponding
10 May 9th OF our present calendar. they
landed at jamestown.
Captain John smith writing in 1920.
says. Because / have been demanded
by so many how wee bcganne tO preach
the Gospel in Virginia. and by what
authority. what churches .wce had, our
order of service and maintenance ior
our ministers. therefore ] think DO not
amisse 10 Statistic their demands. b. bee
ing the mother OF all our plantations,
introaung pride 20 spare laughter tO
understand her simple beginning and
proceedings. When l first went to Nir-
elnia 1 we'll reminder wee die hang an
awning (Which IS an old saile) 20 three
or fOure tree 20 shadow us from the
sunne. our wales We're rales OF wool.
our seats unhewed trees TIN we cut
plankes. our Pulpit a bar of wood nail
al 10 TWO noighboring trees. In foule
weather we shifted 10 am old rotten
tent. for wee had few better, and this
d.
This was our church tiil Weo Duiit
homeiy thing Ike a barne, set upon
Cratclets covered with raits. sedge and
earth. so was also the wales, the best
OF our houses OF the Ike curiosity but
the most Part fare much worse work
manshil. that could neither well de-
fend wind nor rd.ue. Yet We had daily
Common Prayer. morning and evening.
every sunday two sermons. every three
months the holy communion, rim our
minister died. but our prayers daily
With an Homlly on Sundaies we COM
tinued two or three years after an more
preachers came and surely God did
most merciful.y heare us. TIN the con-
tinual inundauons % mistakng direc-
tions. factions and numbers OF unpro-
Hded Libertinss neere consumed us
al. as the Israeiites in the wilder
nssse."
FIRST COMMUNION SERVICE.
In this "old sale" church on Sunday.
June a. 1901. was the first Protestant
communion service In America and We
are told that AL received the COM
munion." Newport departed on the fol-
lowing day for England. leaving lo5 colo
nists. one half Of whom died by the au-
tumn. In their >Xtremities, though,
wnen the common store of Oyle, vine-
gar sack and aquavte were all spent
saving two gallons Of each; the sack
was reserved for the communion table
The fire which almost destroyed the
town. about January IT, l6ls. burned the
church, and GOOD Master Hunt. our
preacher, lost all his library and all he
had but the cloathes on his backe; yet
none neuer heard him repine at his
losse."
The "barne-llke" church was probably
the one erected IN the presidency OF
Smith. and repaired and practically re-
built by Lord De Ia War IN 1910 TT
IS IN length three-scgre foOte. I'm breadth
tWenty-foure. and shall have "a chancell
In Il OF cedar and communion table
OF the Blake Walnut. and all the pewes
OF cedar. with faire broad windowes. 20
shut and open as the weather shall oc.
casion. OF the same wood, pulpit OF
the same. with a Font hewn hollow Ike
a Canoa. with two bells at the West end.
II IS 50 east as II may be very light
within. and the Lord Governor and Cap
taine General doth cause II TO be kept
passing sweete. and trimmed up with
diuers flowers. with Sexton belonging