Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-11-02

40 nth anniversary tNc' ''9'H' -
dss his,,ry of New England IS ever
o,;,e ana fascinating, both from
ao,;,ical and religious point OF
- Tne birth. the early struggles,
W. development and the progress o'
p,,r;,an Commonwealth form an
.",.,nal drama that becomes more
mossinr as the years and the GEN.
s..s mass by. The Puritan stands
Earth in history as clearly outlined as
,nountain peak against western
H. Firm. uncompromsinG. lndc-
an,cnt and self confident, he STOOD
r ,,i,h feet firm planted on the
IN ~, honrath ana with eyes uplifted
,orent,v yet confidently toward
IAN above. He crossed the ocean.
Nv, in IN, popular sense for the pur-
# establishing religious liberty
!. IL broadcast view. but OF founding
III Commonwealth ,c and a church based
Nc ovn IDEAL: not that all might
norship according to the nc
.,tcs If conscience but that he might
..arshin according to the dictates OF his
Prosecuted in the old world. our
srafa.hers saw to il that only those OF
~, t-ue faith should inherit this cor
nor If the earth. leaving the meek to
inherit the rest. Church ana state We're
ultimately connected ana there was
,Ins.. communion in both. only these
Z III rue belief could be accepted by
,bo church and only members of the
,hurch could by colonial ACT passed
in 1881. vote III public affairs ar hoId
4. Office.
Il inclined as VIZ may b. 70 CRITICS" 50
narrow policy. yet We must admit the
-aod faith that prompted IL and the
deep and abiding confidence in the
eourdress Of their position. our an
| c,stors may have been higotrl but they
| were not inconsistent.
They did not. however fvrrSer the
logical CONSEQUENCES They themselves
we're Protestants with the accent on
,ho second syllable They had pro-
tested against priestly authority ana
any special light in the Interpretation
81 the Scriptures. Each person must
work ont his own salvation with fear
and trembling and reach his con- fusion
II his personal risk; Man stood alon"
before his Maker with reason and the
L Holy Scriptures Us his guide. The
Il loctrin,. they brought with them had
/ h9t uSed liSeli " II mn
deeper lIl"H '"tH S'''
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,so,r,. ~ ,.rf,n If H.. Puritan vas
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ortcn, ,,itI IVA n,,,ri,.ir.li,y ~ HI ~,
l trrn v-c-C. 'Iar,-o II ,,i.-hr rn1hrar. tv.
Il Or mare marshes within which each
l frcchoIfrr must IL. taxed 10 styrrntt
i The ministry and such tax Cuu'd 10 as
II seSy,d ;DI collected a~ ,.r citr take,
/ are enforced today. Ind,.I, ndrnt Of th.'
| parish or rather within it but existing
| as a s,parqt. entity WAS Inc church
| itself. consisting of the organized
/ commUnirauta. ana thc settling or dis
missal Of minister was submitted t"
both If these organizations. 1t san
readily H. sr,n that differences oftvn
arose between them as thu puritani'@l
views bccam" softrn,d. Tho counts NJ
hdssa, hus"tts "cr, frequently ask ii
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