. Historic buildings of America as seen and described by famous writers; . in America. Fire, the destruction of the ele-ments, and decay have removed all that was James Fortsave this remnant to liberty and religion. Only students ofhistory knew this tower a year ago—now it has been broughtinto the prominence it deserves. Having decided that the three hundredth anniversary ofthe real birth of the nation deserved adequate commemora-tion, the United States has invited all the world to share ina celebration to be held in 1907 on Hampton Roads and itsshores—an apotheosis of the small but determinin
. Historic buildings of America as seen and described by famous writers; . in America. Fire, the destruction of the ele-ments, and decay have removed all that was James Fortsave this remnant to liberty and religion. Only students ofhistory knew this tower a year ago—now it has been broughtinto the prominence it deserves. Having decided that the three hundredth anniversary ofthe real birth of the nation deserved adequate commemora-tion, the United States has invited all the world to share ina celebration to be held in 1907 on Hampton Roads and itsshores—an apotheosis of the small but determining villagewhich was thirty miles distant and now is represented onlyby a mouldy tower. Speaking eloquently of the period which marked the in-ception of this historic building, former Governor of Vir-ginia, William E. Cameron said: The vista of yearswhich stretches backwards into the dim distance of the Six-teenth Century presents an imposing avenue of events anddeeds. Momentous occurrences loom up as era markersin the countrys progress some of which are spectacularly. THE JAMESTOWN TOWER, JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA THE JAMESTOWN TOWER 133 brilliant, and yet there is perhaps no event of all the longline which completely ranks with the first act in the coun-trys drama. At the farther end of the avenue one may see the ruinedand dismantled tower of the Jamestown church, all that isleft to mark the spot where sufferings were endured anddeeds performed outranking the wildest imaginings of poetor romancer. Although the Jamestown tower is the pathetic ruin ofColumbias oldest church, it does not represent the earliesteffort by English speaking people to plant Christianity inthis part of the world. We read that in the year 1588,Sir Walter Raleigh gave 100 Pounds for the propagation ofChristianity in Virginia, the glorie of God, and the savingof the soules of the poor and blinded infidels. Yet it wasnot until 1607 that the first church was erected at James-town. Its humble beginning has been
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