The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-02
!. HRISTIANITY came to America
in two forms. the earlier form
being the Church of Rome and
the latter the Church OF Eng

\ the latter the Church OF Eng
land. For convenience the two
may be designated as the Latin
and the English.
Latin Christianity was prompt to fol-
low in the wake of Columbus, being
preached In Mexico and the far South
west In the earliest days by mission
aries from Spain. and in Canada and
the Northwest by missionaries from
surpassed for courage. self sacrlfice
and Enthusiastic devotion, and they
have never been cdualled in their un-
Outstanding Of the Indian character
converts
The hirtory Of Europe is closely
bound to the colonization of America.
and as the national ascendency in the
England 80 the aggressive colonization
and spread OF the church In the new
world followed the fortunes OF the es-
ehe 1me e the Eng
land was in the ascendency. both IN
Europe and America, and Latin Chris
tianity gave way in the colonies to
land. as pointed out by Dean Hodges.
OF Cambridge, in his book. from which
much OF the data in this article is
obtained
For Three Centuries.
English Christianity has existed in
lish Church being from the first al
most as divided as 1t is to-day. On one
side were those who retained the rule
of the bishops Isl, ana the use a, OF IN, ne
those who for various reasons have
discontinued these. usAges. The Eng
fish Church came first In the Episcopal
lish civilization at Jamestown III 1907:
The nom Episcopal and non-liturglca!
form Of Puritanical worship. equally
English. followed thirteen years later
and founded their civilization at Ply
mouth. iiSS
lea were In the words OF the Episco-
pal prayer-book. preceding by twenty
Atlantic slopes. Twice before the de-
feat OF the Armada in 1883 English
ships anchored In American harbors
and their chaplains read the service
shores. On the Pacific shore Francis
Fletcher, OF Brakes ship, the Pelican.
Fad English; service. A stone croas
in Golden Gate Park commentaries
tic side Thomas Harriet made decla-
ration OF the contents OF the Bible" to
the Indians on Roanoke Island, and in
he chnrsh Wa. 1pe r,f o.
administered on American soil, Manteo.
the first Indian convert, and Virginia
Dare. the first child born Of English
parents in America, being received
At the Roanoke Island settlement a
stone. cross was erected on Monhegan
Islands, .oT the Maine coast, by Sir
tan men had landed there. On Au. as
z 8 1907. an expedition landed on this
island, and Richard Seymour read
morning prayers under the shadow OF
the cross. , This ls the f,rst English ,
there is definite record, ana this colony
was soon afterward abandoned.
But before this, on May 18th Of 1897
jamestown colony In Virginia, and
Episcopal services have been held since
without interruption on Virginia soil.
The jamestown Colony.
The jamestown colony, under tn.
leadership Of Newport and Smith and
the, chaplainey OF Hunt. landed on the
they began the erection OF fort {
threc-cornered structure with a can.
non at each angle. They prepared 70,
sunday by hanging up an old sail, fas'
tening It 10 three Or four trees t.
dnd rain. Seats OF logs and an impro.
vised pN;pit were erected between tw.
trees. The service OF the day was tina
for the nrst Sunday after Ascension
beginning. THE end OF all things i!
at hand" no doubt seeming possibl,
prophecy to the lonely colonists
erection Of the hrst church. q homei.
thing like a barne. set upon cratchets
fare much worse worknanship.
smith continues. eve held dahl.
Common Prayer morning and even
ing; every Sunday. two sermons, an
every three months the Holy Com
munion.' The. affairs of that earl;
colony We're closely interviewer wit
their church. and there in the un
broken wilderness, surrounded by a.
unmapped forest and numberless saw
ages and wild beasts, every day bega
prayers Of the Church o. England. Til
first celebration of Holy Commune
was on the 2lst day Of June, the thir
Sunday after Trinity.
With various vicissitudes and unde
danger from savages without, the col
Win Wings s'a over E.stern Virginia, oths
ministers coming out,
Was Notable Year.
The year 1919 was notable one
the colony, the number OF Englis
colonists having reached about Loo
church, a wooden structure nifty fet
n, long and twenty feet wide. In thu
year also came Dutch ship havin
for sale cargo Of twenty *, negroes, y
Continent, The year 1919 is still MOI
notable, since In that year were cleo
ceases, It's sessions being held In Il
Jamestown Church. This body ms
tive body in the world. the ,tlnglis
House 81 Commons. at that time nj
being truly elective body.
Laws were passed In the Jamestow
Church against tdleness. samblin
Plans were made for the education !.
the children in the true tus rs sh nn',.
which was Intended for them"
Az nin,sterIss no were i" csrisseaip,
buria,s and n,arriagcs, They Were !
s ssructed to read divine service q,
cording to the ritual q the chur,
Of England. The people We're Y
structed to attend the services und
penalty, and az such ss bore .ru
powder and shotte." Tho Govern
* INA colony sat In the chance. Y