The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-29

Hundreds gathered yesterday morn
Ing In the First Baptist Meeting house
on North Main street to inaugurate
old Home Week by program of pa
triotic and soul-stirring services. These
Included sermon In memory of Roger
Williams by Rev Henry Mixing, pas
tor emeritus. and addresses by Lieut.
Gov. Frederick II. Jackson and Mayor
Patrick J. Mccarthy.
The organ prelude was Keller's
American Hymn" which was followed
by the usual order of opening services
Rev. w. II. p. Faunce, president of
Brown university. offered prayer
Rev. DIR. King, in the introduction
to his historical sermon upon Roger
Williams and his career and influence
speaking In behalf of himself and peo-
pie, said that they felt honored in
being permitted to welcome to the
memorial service the lieutenant gov
ernor of the state and the mayor of
the city, they were exceedingly graft
fed by the presence of officers and
members OF the historical societies
cordially welcomed the executive Off
GERS of the Old Home Week committee
were happy also to greet our neigh
bors and friends who have been
prompted to join, us this morning in the
,rable sanitary, which for 1872
years has been closely identified with
university on the hill. and offer devout
praises to Him whose guiding hand is
seen in the founding of this colony and
It's unique significance and r-reach-
ing influence. and from whom has come
all present growth and splendid pros
perity," and also to all those who, after
an absene OF a longer or a shorter
period, have come back TO Providence
to revisit the scenes and recall the
associations of other days most
hearty welcome was extended. not only
to this initial service, but to all the
varied festivities of the week.
Rev. DIR. King traced the early life
OF Roger Williams. and spoke OF the
successive experiences that developed
what he termed IAN intense, logically
consistent ultra-ort thodox. radical
Puritan, outstripping his human
teachers, a Pilgrim of the Pilgrims"
who longed for new country and
new home. free from the oppressions
and prosecutions OF state church. He
told OF the embarkation Of Roger Will
liams with his wife. Mary. from Bris-
tol England, Dec. ]. 1880, and the land
Ing Feb. 8. 1881, after a stormy voy-
age OF SIS days
In part Mayor Mccarthy said: We are
today opening our Home Week celebra-
ton. Love of home, pride In ones ma
tive place has been In all ages a feeling
that has emanated from mans noblest
nature. IL leads to exalted patriotism.
Men OF all types, peasants and princes
sinners and saints. soldiers and sages
have turned to their homeland with n
longing TO renew the associations that
cling about IL. When far away the meN-
ton OF Its name. stirs emotions OF pride.
and loyalty. Paul the Apostle. the mis-
sionary. wandering I'm many lands. home
less and persecuted. intensely spiritual as
he was, was also very human. We get a
glimpse into this human side OF his char
acter. and a notable instance OF loyalty
to his homo city, In the story OF one OF
his arrests by his enemies. When brought
before the tribune he is commanded TO
give an account OF himself His first
words are very Significant. II am a man
OF Tarsus. In A-cil-i-s, n citizen OF no
mean city" He asserts the dignity Of his
citizenship at once, and places himself as
one possessing civil rights i'm a city and
province worthy of respect and consid-
GRAFTON.
Those words L am n citizen OF no
mean city might be taken as the text
OF layman's sermon on this occasion Of