Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-16

threatened attack of the Indians, all the
| ministers of the colonies were invited to
attend, to give advice regarding mat
| tiers of consequence. Consequently the
| first purpose expressed for forming the
colony was for the spread and proga-
cation of the gospel. Or, in other words.
before fighting the Indians they would
make still greater efforts to christianize
them.
John Eliot. Roger Williams, the May
hews and Rev. Pierson had already done
much for the Indians. Th commission
ers of the colonies appointed John Eliot
and one of the Mayhews for the work In
Massachusetts, and, Abraham Pierson for
Connecticut. These were the first three
men who carried on mission work under
a general organization in this country,
and the line can be traced unbroken,
down to the work OF the American cBoard
Of Commissioners, at the beginning of the
nineteenth century. Although the feder-
| alton of the colonies; from a civic stand
| point, passed away at the recall OF the
charters. about 1884, yet the commission
ers did their work for. missions and
| bridged the gap to TITS. The union of the
| colonies was the direct antecedent Of the
union of the United States. Even the
name OF the nation would appear to have
originated there, for the name was The
| United colonies of New England. Their
work among the Indians was so successful
that 1t soon became international IN I'M
portance.
In 1G49 Governor Winslow and John
Eliot were In England and brought the
attention of Oliver Crom we'll to the work
A bill was introduced in Parliament IN
| cooperating The President and Societ.-
for P~ropagatlng the Gospel in New eng
land giyingsth company power to hold
property and to present their cause TO the
churches. The very first yearsth churches
gave $57. 600. The society made the con-
missioners of. the colonies it's direct
agents. The society is still doing work.
At the time of the restoration they
feared, lest the king would sweep the
organization out OF existence instead of
doing so, he readily had a bill passed rati-
flying 1t, many of the nobility Of England
serving on the board. Palfrey in his his
tory says:
1.-THE reestablished society derived re-
spect from the high rank of many OF its
members. The associates first named on
Its charter were the Earl of Clarendon,
the Earl of Southampton, Lord Roberts,
the Duke of Ormond and the Duke of
A~lbermarle.
Nine members of the old society were
renominatedF Henry. Asburst was con-
tinued treasurer. In general personal es-
timation, as well as in eminence among
the philosophers of Europe, none stood
higher than the society's president,
Robert Boyle. The place. he says, was
given TO him without his knowledge or
seeking, or so much as knowledge" He
Immediately wrote the commissioners of
the colonies, acquainting them with the
steps that had been taken and with the
desire of the new corporation to avail
itself of their continued agency"
In addition to naming the colony in
honor of this great man the colony laid
aside 200 acres Of parsonage lands" for
his use, and for those who might succeed
him In the ministry. This great man,
minister, missionary, l~inguist. orator,
leader, administrator. honored by rulers,
common people, nobility, philosophers and
churches. irrespective of creed. has not
the slightest memorial in this place,
where his greatest work was done. One
historian says that a few years ago the
city stabbed the horses of Its fire depart
ment on the site. of his grave.
Second-Rev. Abraham Pierson, jr., the
son Of the founder of the colony, was
for twenty-three years pastor and as
sistant pastor of the colony. He after
wards returned to Connecticut, where he