The story of New England, illustrated, being a narrative of the principal events from the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620 and of the Puritans in 1624 to the present time . 1^^ o %o fir*. that he was most plentifully endowed. Another strong argu-ment against it being the first church and which many-consider conclusive, is that Young in his Chronicles of Mas-sachusetts, on page 259, says: Mr. Higginson, a short timeafter his arrival, wrote a most glowing account of theplantation, and said, When we came first to Naumkeag wefound half a score of houses and a fair house, newly built, forthe Governo
The story of New England, illustrated, being a narrative of the principal events from the arrival of the Pilgrims in 1620 and of the Puritans in 1624 to the present time . 1^^ o %o fir*. that he was most plentifully endowed. Another strong argu-ment against it being the first church and which many-consider conclusive, is that Young in his Chronicles of Mas-sachusetts, on page 259, says: Mr. Higginson, a short timeafter his arrival, wrote a most glowing account of theplantation, and said, When we came first to Naumkeag wefound half a score of houses and a fair house, newly built, forthe Governor; and there are in all of us, both old and newplanters, about three hundred, whereof two hundred of themare settled at Naumkeag and the rest have planted themselvesat Massachusetts Bay, beginning to build a town there whichwe do call Charlestown. Immediately upon the arrival of these immigrantsarrangements were begun for forming a church organization,which Was to be entirely independent of the Church of Eng-land; this under their charter they had a right to do, andas they had come away from the forms and ceremonies ofthe church at home, they determined to free themselves fromit.
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