The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-11

document Of contemporary Boston
deserving perpetuation beyond our poor
power to confer has recently come to
our hands Il bears the Official Ger
tifica,iOn Of tho New England Historic
Genealogical Society. but in reality there
is written across its pages the authOri-
tative seal and signature 81 the city
whence IL comes.
Ostensibly the bulletin proclaims the
fact that the Hon CURTIS guild. Jr..
IL. D.. \. r. D.. will speak on Gus
rAvUs ApoLPHUs and his connection
with the Puritan uprising, W" say
this is the ostensible purpose Of the
publication without any intent to min
imize the importance Of that fact. No
one recognizes more thoroughly than
We how important. how valuable il will
be for the future in history Of the gallant
Swede IL the Hon. CCKTIs GUILD. Jr.,
can conscientio'lsly prove that the Lion
81 the North was connected directly or
collaterslly with the authors Of the social
system 81 Boston.
Without the slightest desire. therefore.
To refiect upon the historical undertak-
ing of one gallant soldier and states
man on behalf Of another and elder.
we hasten 20 present that portion of
the bulletin which Ne honestly believe
makes IL most notable and most valuable,
contempOraneously and permanently.
From the second page We extract the
following:
rats incident musgaavs Of ne vsaus Of Eens-
illogical rssssrcn wss told - ne anniveTNary eH-
srelass ~ me society In Pord Hall lass October
by Professor wnSEED HAAoto NUSHo Of Brown
University president Of Rhode Island Historical
sociey
A certain youuE man whO had iuss resensd nis
majority wss forming q political naoaine mat
promised from the character % lie adhsrents 70
~ . ~oarce ~ annoyance not Of trouble His
motives could not bs fa,homsd ana be and his
move u,ents wers noted vita considerable anHisty.
The young poIisiciahs name suggested nat
his family had not been very long In the Unted
states bat q shrsud observer discovered mat bis
noth.V was direct descendant % eoe 81 the May.
aow-r Pilgrims This fact previously unknown.
%, communicates "a me man himself and d
reruy ~ wAs se.u mat his methods were changing
Ne souEh, new associates hts Ideals were svI
d.ntIy undergoing a transformation. shd soon no
was q different man
The secret vas mat ne felt mat be as no longer
,o 10 cAsSsd Win thoss 70 ~hOm this uAsA foreign
cnuntr, bat thAtas bic mother had Pilgrim blood
r. sv birtnriEn hAd succeeded 70 ,h' PTgrim TIA.
dt,ions and ~ became matter Of pride for him
10 sustain ,nem
scratch politician and Won will find
a Puritan. could any message more
simple IN its unIversalIty he found any
where in the documents Of our present
life, Convince professional politician
that in his veins there flows . steady
stream 81 purest blue and ne will become
a member ~ the Citizens mon within
the hour The snIy Puri'ans who are
dangerous 10 society are those who are
ignorant Of their derivation. and there
! fore careless 81 their destination
/ For ourselves We think a great and
permanent public service might be per-
! formed IN this town II a representative
committee saw ~ one hundred. should
/ prepare and present tn the Hon
CHARLES FRANCIS MURPHY a proper
certiGcate 81 Puritan derivation. The
actual preparation ~ the document
might veil he left 10 the Hon CURTIS
GCILD. Ir Having without dificulty
authenticated The claims Of GUsTAvUs
/ ADoIPHUs Ne feel sure he would find
no ln-lIperable obstacle IN thO@s ~ the
{ Hon. CHARLEs = NURPHy Whatever
/ help he needed. however. would doubt
less he supplied by Professor Wn.FRED
/ HAR6I.p NUNRO II Brown 7 nivtr-uv.