. Paganism, popery, and Christianity : or, The blessing of an open Bible, as shown in the history of Christianity, from the time of our Saviour to the present day. ilCJ DEATH OF CARTER. They gave the town the name of Plymouth, in re-membrance of the hospitalities they had received atthe last port in England from which they had first operations consisted in measuring out theland to the different families, laying a platform fortheir ordnance, and erecting habitations. It was nottill the 31st of December, that they were able to cele-brate the Sabbath, with its appropriate exercises,
. Paganism, popery, and Christianity : or, The blessing of an open Bible, as shown in the history of Christianity, from the time of our Saviour to the present day. ilCJ DEATH OF CARTER. They gave the town the name of Plymouth, in re-membrance of the hospitalities they had received atthe last port in England from which they had first operations consisted in measuring out theland to the different families, laying a platform fortheir ordnance, and erecting habitations. It was nottill the 31st of December, that they were able to cele-brate the Sabbath, with its appropriate exercises, in ahouse on shore. The hardships undergone by the people in exploringthe bay and effecting a landing, sowed the seeds offatal disease; their provisions were scanty; the win-ter was severe; and the Indians, remembering thekidnapping exploits of Hunt and others, were than half the colonists, including John Carvertheir governor, died before spring. Those who retainedtheir strength were hardly sufficient to minister to theurgent wants of the sick and dying. In this employ- THE PURITANS IN AMERICA. 299. TEEATT WITH MA88AS0IT. ment, no one distinguished himself more than Carver,the governor. He was a man of fortune, who hadspent all in the service of the colony, and readilysacrificed his life in discharging the humblest officesof kindness to the sick. He was succeeded by WilliamBradford, who was re-elected for many successiveyears, notwithstanding his remonstrance, that if thisoffice were an honour, it should be shared by hisfellow citizens, and if it were a burden, the weight ofit should not always be imposed upon him. 300 THE PURITANS IN AMERICA. It appears that previous to the arrival of the pil-grims in New England, a sweeping pestilence hadcarried off whole tribes of natives, in the region wherethey had now settled. The traces of former habita-tion were apparent; but no Indians were found resi-ding in their immediate vicinity. The spring, whichrestored health to th
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