The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-24
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A serious historical work from the pen
Of q woman 10 an interesting rarity in the
English literature Of the twentisth cen
tury: AL the more 30 when u 10 . narrative
dealing largely with events Of Amsrican
history and the author 10 an English
woman such 10 the character OF TAs
PILGRIM FatASTs. Their Church and Colony
by wNNIFnUD CocEsHorT Of St HiIdas
Hall. Oxford 90. p. Putnamis SOns). So
HildA's Hall 10 one 81 the four institll-
tons for the education Of women main
tanned under the sanction Of Oxford TINT
vsrsity. The author does not profess TO
set before the world any new results a.
research in g field which has already been
90 thoroughly explored by accomplished
historians: abe has attempted merely 20
write q popular history. not 20 defend
creed OF illustrate tho growth Of American
colonization. but 20 give the general reader
a clear and concise account Of the Puritan
movement which led the Pilgrims first to
Holland and then 90 the shores Of Massa-
chusstts. Miss Cookshott 10 a pains-
taking writer. and any one Who may read.
marx. learn and invardly digest her narra-
ton will poess&s himself Of an enviable
degree OF knowledge on q very important
subject.
The outlines Of the history OF the Pill
Grirns are familiar 10 all educated Amer
icans. Miss Cockshott thinks that the
democratic elements I'm the movement
we're greatly fostsred by contact with
free Dutch institutions during their
twelve yaarN stay in Holland when
they reached America she aaserts. -their
institutions and modes Of thought were
n. - a -
England ~ that date; and any one motto
ING the districts from which the Sepa-
ratists came. the people who inhuenced
them and the way in which they spent the
years before they reached America must
conclude that they owed an enormous
debt TO the Dutch II may be that this
factor IN the development Of the Pilgrim
spirit has not been sufficiently appreciated
in this country: bnt Il must be conceded
that We have not been accustomed 20 con-
slider Dutch influences M az ell potential
In the formation Of the Commo nwealth
which proceeded from Plymouth Rock.
The full account which Miss cookshoes
gives of the life Of the Pilgrims IN Holland
10 the most noteworthy feature OF her
book
The author eunphatically denies that
the Pilgrims were In any broad ssnss
apostles Of religious Ibcrty. She Gays
that any illusion or scrap Of illusion thas
they established or ever claimed to CO.
tablizh freedom Of religion must DO haH-
Ished forever. AN they claimed was
liberty 70 worship after their own fash
ton. not bec&use such liberty 10 due 10
every mans conscisncs but became their
fashion was the right one; and though
they were more broad minded and kindly
than many. federation in any modern
sense was a. far from thsir minds a. from
ths minds Of their persscutors" They
are declared 70 have been merely q new
set Of claimants 20 the position Of the
true Church. The Pilgrims tide 20 fame
u based upon the msthoda by which they |
sought % carry their religious couSio- |
tions into eject Finding themselves |
IN = strange and dssOlats land where
their condition forced them 10 essabliuh /
a ns~ homo with very little slomsnt Of |
choice in the BslsCtiOn Of . site for THAR |
colony. and With no governmental an-
thorify for their settlement there, they
adopted q republican form Of rule az tho |
very outset by entering into the csIe-
brntsd compact on the MAynower. This
instrument. although rectting that their
enterprises had been undsrtaksn for the
glory Of God and sdvancomsnt Of TIE |
Christian faith and honour Of our King and |
Countris. recognised the settlers than
selves az the source a political power: and ]
While tho Kings name wss used In IemAI /
and oesCial proceedings In Plymouth |
colony. Oomplsts sySasm of republican |
government was ehs 0utAnmS Of ne com |
pact, whieh Possessed many Of the at
tributes of q political declaration Of IN
Dependence and . constitution combined. /
Mics CookshOee d0as not mention the /
preCise locality whsrs the compaCs vas