The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-15

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Hksaary Tells Us Ehat The Srse house
Of TIE Prayer Book II any aare II
wfaas is NOW the United States, Was
On j Iune daF IN the year 1873. The
spot MAS Point Reges Gu the Paeitc
coast. Tue sssyfes was held by
Francis Fletcher, Il Priest Of the
Church OF Eng!and. Caspian of Sir
Francis Drake. In memory OF this
service 4 large grey stone. Celtic
Cross, vas erected in Golden Gate
Park. San Francisco. 55 feet high
and Il feet actoss. 1t Was tile gift Of
Geo. W. Cbilds, OF philadelphia.
The first service on the Atlantic
coast vas also held by a clergyman
of the Church OF England as the
following will show:
"On Trinity Sunday, June !, 1907,
three stanch ships with furled sails
rode 1T anchor in the James River.
while a handful Of colonists stood
with barred heads in the virgin
forests on the shore, gathered
around the chaplain. Robert Hunt,
while the service of the Church of
England was pronounced for the first
-stime IN the new land. Half hidden
lin the forest the lurking, wandering
red men could he seen, and men
arm. d with blunderbnsses kept guard
over the worshippers, while the
resonant voice OF the captain echoed
through the forest. Next day the
coloaists established themselves,
selected a site for their town which
they called "Jamestown, in the
colony OF Virginia." and began work
on their log C%hurch-the first and
mother Episcopal Church in America.
The ruins Of the Church still exist,
and many pilgrimages have been
made to the ctiaTredss and almost
obliterated foundation. But next
year on the occasion of the three
hundredth anniversary OF that history
making Trinity Sunday, a memorable
pilgrimage will set out from Rich
mond. to visit the shrine aud do
homage to the valiant spirits who so
long ago received Holy Communion
there. The pilgrimage will be organ
lied on a grand scale. 1t will bring
together all the captains ana the
soldiers of the Church, men coming
from various parts of the country,
all intent on showing their repsect
for the brave spirit Of their ancestors
which made possible the establish
ment of the Church IN the old
dominion.
A rough, barn-like structure was
first built, and there was "daily
prayer, morning and evening, with
two sermons vi Sunday. Later a
brick church was built, and it's ruin
ed tower is the only remaining trace
OF this first settlement. 1t marks the
site of the first fort, the first town,
the lirst Church, and the scene OF
the first legislature, the first baptism.
the first Holy Communion, and tile
first marriage in the first colony
permanently established by English
people on the continent of America.
10 it all loyal churchn en- will turn,
and many will go in devcut Pilgrim
age, as the American Church
celebrates the three hundredth an
%niversary OF her planting in 1907
1t was in this church that fcca-
bontas vas married. We see flom
the %folesolng that this church of
ours establish ed the purtst type OF
Christianity, and tile first in the
English language OH the Atlaptic
coast soni. .3 years bsfore Puritans,
commonly known as the rilylilu
Fathers, landed at Plymouth Rock
From Name to Texas aud Oregon
ITO Virginia, churchmen are active in
Iouslng enthusiasm in the matter of
"a Thanksgiving offerin
He conluded in these words:
We who are Church people know
how much that is good our national
life owes to the Anglican Church.
Without her the American common
wealth would not have been what it
is. 1t is fair to say that out Of all
proportion to her numbers she has
exerted a remarkable influence upon
national life and character. That
she is fitted, indeed, to be the
sChulch of the American people, is
something more than an idle boast.
She gave rs Washington and four
fiftbs OF the signers Of the Declarat-