Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-26

"'".i' IN common in both purpose ard
undertaking.
Too little consideration is given
20 tho causes and purposes which
'' PACK OF the founding Of virginia.
'h me surface there lay the selfish
motives which wc appraisc too hIIh.
~ quest for gold. hope for u.,!c!<
passage To The East Indies. perton,l
gam. and tn" rclIe. Of a croLded
rome populati All these were
motives and Inducements. but ;hey
appear OF least consequence. when We
ir"k deeper into the purpose OF those
great minds and brave hearts.
Looked Across the Sen.
furitanlsm WAS not hostile TO the
state Church, hut wax "A Iowa. mari
OF II. and bent on it's reforma,ion
until 1862. The Torcca OF Puritan.
ism "cr" potent IN browning Film
""'h' Welcoming James from scot
'"hn. ana restoring Charles H. IN
't "'shppoini"d and, loser in every
case But when the strife was nm
letween .ta,ncH and m. frionnv -,
ieHSi'us and constitutional lIb.rtic.
had I" fear The extreme reacti.r
tney turned with kIndllnx hone of
liberty beyond the sea.
We know that this f. true NJ H.,.
england But 1t played a more i'm :.
por'aht part in Virginia than we are
accustomed ia concedc. The family
most closely Identified with virginia
c"!ohization was inclined TO puri-
,ah ways. and its leading member
SIR Edwin Sandys was at war with
me reaction OF James almost from
the hrst. Several OF the early Gov
errors were Of the Puritan part
Dale, Ycardley. and Wya,t Thc,n
were all Parliament men After au-
tocrattc outbursts OF James colon
i|at'on always quickcncd Brewster
cam" TO virginia Independents and
ir"sbytcr!ans sailed from virginia.
but were shipwrecked or detected to
Hew England. Many Puritans settled
south OF the James.
Bennett Diascntcr.
minister Of Smiihield in, 1924.
mad been pastor Of tho Independent
church in London The wealthics,
man Of Virginia Samuel Matthews
Was of the Puritan party. The frs,
citizen OF Isle Of WiEh, and Nans.-
mond. General Richard Bennett. was
an outright dissrnter. Most striking
OF ALI. while James was Routing
Parliament. and constitutional gov
eminent was being undone in the
Mother Country. ia 1919. representa-
tive government was being estab-
Iished in Virginia, Mt jamestown.
never TO he undone nor to he rooted
from American soil
In tho hgh, for the rights of man.
when the battle seemed TO 60 against
them. our fathers transferred the
conflict to the new world. and used
the American plantation for the snw =
ing OF the seeds OF right and free
dom: and ours Is the glorious har-
vest. We are heirs OF their heroism
and our obligation is to defend and
maintain those fuuda mental prin-
ciples OF our nation. which allowed
It's birth and vitalized liz very ex-
istence.
Early influence SIN Found
The influence OF this early hero
ism of the Virginia fathers is found
in all the after years OF their his
tory. With such covenant at her
birth, IL did seem that Virginia
would never lack a man TO lead in
war or in peace. and TO nc enthroned
IL the heart OF his countrymen, And
so there came that line Of worthy
successors OF the early heroes
wythe. Marshall, Henry. Washington
Jefferson, Monroe. Jackson. Lee. 4
State bAgotten Wits such consecra
tion was forever to be for the glory
OF God. and for the defense and adj
vocacy of the rights OF man. II
this had been true in Virginia al.
ways. and IL this were now her
chosen destiny. here would be the
fairest page in the annals OF man.
"Is the spirit OF Sandys. and south
ampton, and Washington dead? There
is a clear trumpet call today. TO re-
member and to revive this historic
heart Of old Virginia. In the ligh
o. such heroism, and under the heav!
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