A history of the United States for schools . church at Salem, in1633. He was one of the noblest men of histime. Some of his opinions were such asvery few people then held. He advocated theentire separation of church from state, declaredthat no man should be obliged to pay taxes to supporta minister, that magistrates had no right to punishSabbath-breaking or blasphemy, and that a man is re-sponsible for hisopinions only toGod and his ownconscience. Healso declared thatthe king of Eng-land could notrightfully giveland in Americato English set-tlers, because thisland belonged notto the king ofEng
A history of the United States for schools . church at Salem, in1633. He was one of the noblest men of histime. Some of his opinions were such asvery few people then held. He advocated theentire separation of church from state, declaredthat no man should be obliged to pay taxes to supporta minister, that magistrates had no right to punishSabbath-breaking or blasphemy, and that a man is re-sponsible for hisopinions only toGod and his ownconscience. Healso declared thatthe king of Eng-land could notrightfully giveland in Americato English set-tlers, because thisland belonged notto the king ofEngland but tothe Indians. Themagistrates andclergy of Massa-chusetts could not endure such opinions, and Williamswas ordered to return to England. But he escaped intothe wilderness, and made his way to the NarragansettIndians, whose language he learned to speak entered into very friendly relations with that tribeof red men, and procured from them a tract of land 1 This building is still standing, just back of the Essex ROGER WILLIAMS S CHURCH IN SALEM (1633).! § 46. NEW ENGLAND. 99 upon which, in 1636, he began to build a town. Thusfar had Gods mercy provided for him ; so he called thetown Providence. He also named his next born sonProvidence, and his next daughter Mercy. In that same year, 1636, in which the town of Provi-dence was founded, there was a violent theologicaldispute in Boston, occasioned by the teachings of Hutchinson, a very bright and well-edu- , ? _ ° Anne cated lady from Lincolnshire. She held pecul- Hutchin-iaropinions about grace and good works,and such a bitter controversy arose on these matters asto endanger the existence of the colony. Some menrefused to serve in the militia because they did notagree with what the minister said in his Sunday ser-mon. So Mrs. Hutchinson was banished from Massa-chusetts. With some of her friends and adherents shebought the island of Aquidneck from the Indians forforty fathoms of white wampum
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