The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . ms spirit born to stand The mighty wreck of years ;And oh ! while floats the wind and wave, That hallowed rock shall beThe threshold of the good and brave, The bulwark of the free. We rejoice to say, that even while we write, we learn that effortsare being made to erect a splendid granite monument on, or near thePlymouth Rock, where the Pilgrim fathers and mothers first landed onour shores. The citizens of Plymouth, have subscrib
The religious denominations in the United States: their history, doctrine, government and statisticsWith a preliminary sketch of Judaism, paganism and Mohammedanism . ms spirit born to stand The mighty wreck of years ;And oh ! while floats the wind and wave, That hallowed rock shall beThe threshold of the good and brave, The bulwark of the free. We rejoice to say, that even while we write, we learn that effortsare being made to erect a splendid granite monument on, or near thePlymouth Rock, where the Pilgrim fathers and mothers first landed onour shores. The citizens of Plymouth, have subscribed for this worthyobject, seven thousand dollars. We are informed that ten thousandpeople visited the rock last summer, [1853,] and that of this largenumber, but a very few could have found it without a guide. Therock, and the spot where it originally stood, are now private property,and we are glad that measures are being taken to restore them to thesame position and general appearance they had when the pilgrims firstset foot there. Cordially do we concur with Governor Pond, of Connecticut, whothus expresses his views on the subject:— CONGREGATIOXALISTS. 339. Plymouth Rock. The erection of a monument in memory of the Pilgrim Fathers,should be treated as a national and individual concern, for, in view oftheir sufferings, and the countless blessings enjoyed by our nation, whoshould not willingly aid in erecting a memorial in honor of these men,who sacrificed their comforts and their lives, to plant here those glori-ous institutions, the results of which are unequalled prosperity in thenew, and the wonder of the old world ? What American, native oradopted, can contemplate a memorial rearing its head to the clouds,and founded on Plymouth Rock, and withhold support and sympathyfrom an enterprise prompted by gratitude and patriotism, and, I trust,approved by Heaven ?
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