The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-23

any one would suppose who had not
studied the subject.
The bell in the steeple of the First Bap-
fist Church at Providence, r. 1.-The
church organized, as tradition says. IN 1899
by Roger Wniams-was cast in London
about the year 1775. 1t first bore this in
scrption:
For freedom Of conscience the town was
first planted;
Persuasion not force, was used by the
This church is the eldest and has not re.
canted
Enjoying and granting bell, temple and
steeple.
In 1857 the ben was broken ana had to
be recast II was then made to bear this
Inscription:
This church was formed A. D. 1899, the
first in the state, and the Oldest Of the
Baptists in America"
1t was recast again in March, and also
in September, of the year 1874. 1t now
bears the inscription:
This church was founded In 1899 by
Roger Williams, its first pastor, and the
first asserter of liberty of conscience It
was the first church in Rhode Island and
the first Baptist Church in America
This old liberty bel is stll rung every
morning at sun rise every day at noon,
and every evening al 9 o'clock
Nevburg's Historic Bell.
An old ben placed win other treasured
relics in the Washington Headquarters at
Newburg, has history worth telling. II
IS small weighing barely twenty-five
pounds exceedingly sweet-toned and was
made as a Latin Inscription informs US
at Amsterdam in the year l7lG. In 1913 il
was presented by Queen Anne TO the
settlers of Newburg. They had no church
"a ba = .
Lutheran Church at New York. where IL
hung for some time, calling the Knlck-
erbockers to worship ringing ia their wed
dlngs and knelling at their funerals, until
in 1913 the pioneers built q church. and
the bell was removed to Newburg II was
the first one ever hung In that region. It's
later career was one of Vicssitude In
process of time It's original owner died. or
Joined their brethren in the more fertile
valley Of the Genesee. English people
then supplied their places, and the bell
then came into possession of the Church
Of England which succeeded the Luther
an, or the Sta4e Church of the former
Dutch Colony. But by 1776 the English
Church had fallen into bad odor in the
colonies, and about that time the bell was
taken from its tower ana hidden in
swamp it is said, TO prevent las falling
into The hands of the Wings. After the
peace of 1888 it resumed duty in the
EHultu III 100 IL was uuUE IN Lle HGdd-
envy, and rung The village children TO
school. and also did duty as court bell
From 1894 70 1873 Il was used as a signal
bell for the sta bles of one Of the city's
hotels and in 1874 it became the property
of a lady residing in Newburg, who has
recently given il to the trustees of the
Washington Headquarters, 10 be pre-
served with the other treasures Of that
historic building.
Gfnry nf a MnrFnnn
There Is a bell now hanging over
private schoolhouse Of a Mormon prophet
In Salt Lake City which has a curious ana
somewhat amusing history 1t was the
first church bell that ever rang out over
the plains of Iowa, having been erected
in the tower of the First Presbyterian
Church Of Iowa City. few years after
las installation trouble arose between the
pastor and the people over the question OF
salary, which resulted in the formers
making an attempt 10 capture and carry
away the bell ito square accounts" The
good man had gone 50 far as to secure Il
ladder and ascend to the roof OF the
church. when the church officials got wind
of The affair, and rushed to the rescue or
their property. They permitted the bell
to be lowered to the ground but then seiz-
ed It, loaded It in a wagon and drove
away. The ladder was also simultaneous
ly removed, leaving the enraged Darson