Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-31
FACTS WORTHY OF
BEING WELL KNOWN
The First Protestant Church
America Ever Saw and
the First
WHlTfINDlAN MARRIAGE
Royal Gifts 10 That Church AIe
Preserved For The Present
Day interest

Norfolk. Va. March 2i-u 1907
che year oi thc jamestown rorcentcu.
nial the general convention of The
Episcopal church viii ho held at
Richmond Virginia.
jamestown was crown colony
created under a charter granted hy
che NnH to commercial body called
the London company and thr religion
nf jamestown WAS fho established
creed of England When the conyon-
tiOn uei some years ago in Washing
ton. a pilgrimage was made 90 James
town and marble cross was then
erected 90 commemorate the visit 70
was largely because the year 1907 VIII
be- the three hundrudth anniversary
Of che jamestown settlement and that
a great exposition ls Go be- held at
that timo 90 Hampton Roads f1r tbs
purpoNC of commemorative tuiH event,
that Richmond Tie capita oi N,rslnln.
wns selected OH ine otto Cl ,hu gaih-
oring
At jamestown the FIRST prutOs; ant
church ln America was erected and
che FIRST regular service conducted I'M
English on the western continent Has
ccntomporanoous with the landing at
which time She Rev Robert Hunt uth-
ciatod under sail cloth suspended
from trees. The nrai recorded Enelish
wcddng in America occurred 300 De-
ccmhor. 1905. when Ann Burras was
married t0 John Laydou in che James
town church The first known hap-
tism of an Indian i1 the United states
was Witnessed at the same church
where also was celebrated NE nrat
lawful marriage between "a white man
aud an lndleu. u Is very probable
thai che Episcopal church will take
"a prominent part in the celebration
Of the Torcontounlal aside from the
mere convention OF Richmond
The original settlers were ndoubts
Cdiy a rntnc- rough lot, but they were
never without q church, ana % Is
rather singular that The hrst structure
they erected was a place for religious
services and the only vCstIge of any
building 60 remain after the lapse %
centuries is the church tower The
InmCslown parish church as 90 was
known until the closing decade Of tie
18th century. enjoys the distinction OF
being the only church in America
which has had two sets of communion
silver given 90 10 by England's ruya
family one of these vac presented
through Queen Anne and the other
was gln from William and Mary
This silver Do now kept N the vesiF>
OF Brutous parish church at VII
iiamaburg, the town which succeeded
jamestown nE capital of thp colony
Hruign parish Will soon have another
gifi from Eugland's ruling family fo
whom Harry 81 George Tucker, prgsi-
dent OF the jamestown Exposition
company. was 100 England King I'D.
ward gave him Tor Brutou parish, Q
handsome Bible aud 90 iR interesting
tn know that President Roosevelt
added q handsome locturn 90 The Eiit
old jamestown % a short ride from
che site of the jamestown exposition
ana &c will certainly De "a mecca To-
patriotic visitors go the great celobra
lion. Several plans have boon aug
goatad both by historical and rellgiuu
associations Tor taking advantage %
tho exposition, la order 10 draw "a
attention os the American people NOR
convinclngiy 90 the lessons 90 b'
learned from the pioneers. In INT
oiort the Episcopal church VIII prob
ably do its fun share, since there arr
fsw things more certain about thi
earliest days of Virginia than the rec
ord OF that church
When the bishops OF the Epscopa
church made their pilgrimage q
jamestown In 1898, they established
an association called "rhe Order o
Jamestown 1907" which has FOR lt
aim the restoration OF old Eng.isl
churches III America. The churci
tower now standing at jamestown y
relic of the third church erected u
1890 10 was small but very strong
~ built brick structure and replaced
the wooden building which f0rmerl,
occupied the spot This tower wa
erected for the dual purpose Of us
and ornament, Us form makes
certain that look outs ana sentrle
pair0lled itH roof and the loop hole
show that soldiers used the aecon'
story for defencos AN around thl
church are graves and tomb stones
one OF the most curious OF the latte
being that OF q man named Blair TIL
slab of granite has been lifted acyera
feet from the suFiact Of the groun'
by q sycamore tree that grew olmos
entirely around me stone and lifted ]
bodily from Cos proper resting place
u win no. cost sou cent % Or.
Vhamhorinlns stomach and Live
Tablets. and they are excellent 70
stomach troubles and constipation
nnf ca Fr.. a4uHrfa Hf any drug store