United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present . gs of the gospel. When arraigned for these baddoctrines, he crowned his offences by telling the court that a test ofchurch-membership in a voter or a public officer was as ridiculous as theselection of a doctor of physic or the pilot of a ship on account of his skillin theology. These assertions raised such a storm in court that Williams wascondemned for heresy and banished from the colony. In the dead ofwinter he left home and became an exile in
United States; a history: the most complete and most popular history of the United States of America from the aboriginal times to the present . gs of the gospel. When arraigned for these baddoctrines, he crowned his offences by telling the court that a test ofchurch-membership in a voter or a public officer was as ridiculous as theselection of a doctor of physic or the pilot of a ship on account of his skillin theology. These assertions raised such a storm in court that Williams wascondemned for heresy and banished from the colony. In the dead ofwinter he left home and became an exile in the desolate forest. For four-teen weeks he wandered on through the snow, sleeping at night on theground or in a hollow tree, living on parched corn, acorns and roots. He MASS A < JfFSETTS.—SETTLEMENT. 129 carried with him one precious treasure—a private letter from GovernorWinthrop, giving him words of cheer and encouragement. Nor did theIndians fail to show their gratitude to the man who had so nobly de-fended their rights. In the country of the Wampanoags he was kindlyentertained. Massasoit invited him to his cabin at Pokanoket, and. ROGER WILLIAMS RECEPTION BY THE INDIANS. Canonicus, king of the Narragansetts, received him as a friend andbrother. On the left bank of Blackstone River, near the head of Narra-gansett Bay, a resting-place was at last found; the exile pitched his tent,and with the opening of spring planted a field and built the first house inthe village of Seekonk. Soon the information came that he was stillwithin the territory of Plymouth colony, and another removal becamenecessary. With five companions who had joined him in banishment,he embarked in a canoe, passed down the river and crossed to the westside of the bay. Here he was safe; his enemies could hunt him nofarther. A tract of land was honorably purchased from Canonicus; andin June of 1636, the illustrious founder of Rhode Island laid out the cityof Providence. Meanwhile, his teachings were bea
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