An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . aOVERlfOR ANDBOS AND T H B COMMISSIONERS M I 3 S I N d ROGER WILLIAMS SNTaaTAINED BY THE INDIAN CHAPTER XIX. RHODE ISLAND. E have had occasion, in the annals of Massa-chusetts, to notice the foundanon of this littiestate by Roger Wilhams. After fleeing fromSalem, and encountering many hardships, hereached a fertile spot at the head of a wind-ing bay, which he named Providence. His
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . aOVERlfOR ANDBOS AND T H B COMMISSIONERS M I 3 S I N d ROGER WILLIAMS SNTaaTAINED BY THE INDIAN CHAPTER XIX. RHODE ISLAND. E have had occasion, in the annals of Massa-chusetts, to notice the foundanon of this littiestate by Roger Wilhams. After fleeing fromSalem, and encountering many hardships, hereached a fertile spot at the head of a wind-ing bay, which he named Providence. Hisfriendship with the Indians, who had protected him when an exile,and whose cause he had always espoused, enabled him withoutdifficulty to procure for himself and a few followers of his adversefortune a small territory. Here he proclaimed his laudable principleof general toleration ; and, receiving with kindness all who soughtrefuge in his domain, made it the chief resort of the partisans of themovement. Its numerous votaries, thrown out by the rigid ortho-doxy of Massachusetts, found here a hearty welcome. A certaihmotley character, especially in regard to creed and worship, was th« 263. 264 RHODE ISLAND. necessary cc^sequence. Yet, even in periods of the most ra^idinnovation, there appears a tendenc} to unity, caused by the newerand bolder sects absorbing those which preceded, and whose tenetshad lost the gloss of novelty. The first great accession was fromMrs. Hutchinsons party; and though their views seem to have hadlittle resemblance to his, the two were quickly amalgamated. Theserefugees, possessing considerable property, made a large purchasefrom the Indians, which, combined with Providence, composed thestate of Rhode Island. The Baptist movement next followed, whichMrs. Hutchinson and her sisteF so zealously embraced that they pre-vailed upon Williams himself, at an advanced age, to submit anew tothe sacred rite. Even he, however, was struck with horror at thewild effus
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