. The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. lliams three sharpletters, upbraiding him for his letter to George Fox. In one of theseletters he advises Williams to provide an armor of proof as Goliath did,for George Fox is furnished with the armour that thou hast no skill tomake use of; having also the sword of the spirit to cut down they vainimaginings. Palfrey writes of Mr. Williams restless career. The endto which this discussion leads after a painstaking examination of allavailable records and evidence is that Roger Williams did not become areligious leader at Prov
. The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. lliams three sharpletters, upbraiding him for his letter to George Fox. In one of theseletters he advises Williams to provide an armor of proof as Goliath did,for George Fox is furnished with the armour that thou hast no skill tomake use of; having also the sword of the spirit to cut down they vainimaginings. Palfrey writes of Mr. Williams restless career. The endto which this discussion leads after a painstaking examination of allavailable records and evidence is that Roger Williams did not become areligious leader at Providence; that a Baptist Church was not organizedand founded except as stated by Callender; that on Mr. Williams returnfrom England in 1644, he took up his residence at Narragansett and ac-cording to Palfrey (Vol. I, p, 345), went into partnership with one Wil-cox, in trade with the Narragansett Indians, expecting thereby to becomerich. Here he remained until his voyage to London with Dr. John Clarkein 1652-53, From his adoption of Seekerism, Mr. Williams ceased to be. LOCATION OF FIRST SUNDAY SCHOOL IN AAIERICANow Occupied by Lee Building. Pavvtucket RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES 577 an influential factor in the religious life of Rhode Island. The story ofthe bickerings, the alienations and the breaking up of the company offirst settlers at Providence is too pathetic to be told in detail, and servesto show that to Mr. Williams never can be accorded the title of a religiousleader, or of a founder even of a religious society, to say nothing of theincredible relations of a pastor of a Baptist church, the first in America. That the Baptist Church of Providence is entitled to be called thefirst in the town, there can be no question. The date of its organizationas a church will never be solved, for the town records are absolutely silenton matters of church or religious history, and a diligent search forchurch records for two centuries has been in vain. One of the ministersof the First Baptist C
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