The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17

JAMESTOWN CHURCH SERVICE.
PRESENTED IN 1861 BY COLONEL FRANCIS MORRISON.
which the children OF after generations may read the story
OF his simple faith and devotion.
The to Mr.. Hunt at Jamestown the Rev.
Richard Buck who came in the Sea Venture with party
that had been wrecked the Bermudas. He found his
arrival 1910 that the church building that had been erected
by Mr. Hunt wcl-ngh in ruins. and seemed to be in
disue The church Immediately renovated and repaired
and Mr. Buck took up the regular work OF the church. lie
esteemed very good preacher 1t he who opened
with prayer the first Legislative Assembly He died in the
year 1923.
1910 there party from the Netherlands, under
the direction Of Sir Thomas Dale and made settlement
Hcnrico The Rev Alexander Whitaker the chap
lain Of his party He the OF distinguished Puritan
lecturer of Cambridge University He himself gradu-
ate OF Cambridge and had been for number OF years
in north England. It that he had competency OF
his His friends had sympathy with his purpose to
become missionary Virginia and did what they could to
dssuade him from carrying this plan. Croshaw says OF
him. He, without persuasion but God and his heart
did voluntarily leave his and to the wonder Of his
knsmen and Of those who knew him, undertook
this hardest and in my judgment heroic resolution to go to
Virginia and help to bear the of God to the Gentcs
He to have been Of exceeding fine spirit and
culture, and Of great conservation to his work He was
the author of paper entitled Good News From Virginia
1t effort to Stir up interest Virginia field for
missionary operations 1t plain brusque document
in which he at pains to temper his thought and utter
He alluded to the Indians naked slaves of the
DEVIL He says that Of the why good people
should bestir themselves in zeal for religious the
colony that the devil is capital enemy against
tnuay eeket to hinder the prosperity and good proceeding
OF it, He made especial appeal to the rich that they de-
their the spread Of the gospel in America call
ing attention to the great OF money part
rich Some make scruple spend yearly hundred,
two three five hundred pounds and much upon dogs,
hawks and hounds and such sports which will give five
hundred pence the relief Of Gods poor members Others
will not to lose two three thousand pounds in night
at cards and dice and suffer poor Lazarus perish
street for want OF their charitable aims
Mr. Whitaker lived at Martins Hundred, and the de-
voted friend OF Governor Dale, and with Sir Thomas
was who offcatcd at her baptism Mr. Arga in letter
the Virginia Company dated 9th Of June, 1917 states that
Mr.. Whitaker drowned but gives information TO
the circumstances BY his wisdom, conservation and self
sacrifice he for himself the title Of Ihe Apostle OF Vir
ginia."
There every evidence that at the the early set
tiers supported by the London Company took very great
interest in the religious life OF the colony and really SIM
their purpose evangelize the aborgincs Bishop
Meade quoted in his History Of Old Churches and Families
in Virginia. the following the order Of the day among the
first settlers
"Thc divided into groups who worked alter
days The gang for the day thus delivered to the
and of the work appointed who kept them
at their labor until ten o'clock according
OF the year, and then at the beat OF the drum they
marched the church, where they would hear discourse
service. After dinner they rested until two three
o'clock and at the beat OF the drum the captain drew them
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