The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . tiring, and abundant exertions, springing from a full and Iarnesf rec-ognition of tilt; bidding, soinidingdown the Cin-istian centuries, from lips, — (Jo ye into all the world and preach I he (lospel to everycreature, — could have met the aspersion cast on Englands reformedChurch by the Church of Kome, that she converts no believers abroad, I .Slilbs HistoiT of Virginia, Siibins Kc- McDououghs Memoirs of Nicliolaa Fcr- priut, Appendix, p. 22. rar. THE FOUNDATIONS OF CHURCH AND STATE IN VIRGINIA. 51 labors such as Hakluyt cou
The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . tiring, and abundant exertions, springing from a full and Iarnesf rec-ognition of tilt; bidding, soinidingdown the Cin-istian centuries, from lips, — (Jo ye into all the world and preach I he (lospel to everycreature, — could have met the aspersion cast on Englands reformedChurch by the Church of Kome, that she converts no believers abroad, I .Slilbs HistoiT of Virginia, Siibins Kc- McDououghs Memoirs of Nicliolaa Fcr- priut, Appendix, p. 22. rar. THE FOUNDATIONS OF CHURCH AND STATE IN VIRGINIA. 51 labors such as Hakluyt couiiselled. and the Feriars seconded, and a hostof others aided and approved, wouhl have blotted oat this slander for-ever. With the grant of the new charter fresii inteicst attached to thework. Thomas, Lord Dcla Warr, a man of ajjproued courage, tem-per, and experience, was created Governor, or Captain-General, ofVirginia, and an expedition of Adventurers, under his leadership, wasat once fitted out, the expense of which was largely borne by the com-. PORTRAIT OF LORD DELAWAKE. mander-in-chief, while his zeal and interest were such as to reuiue andquicken the whole enterprize by his example, constancy, and was an age of pomp and circumstance, and yet it nuist havebeen an interesting pageant when the chivalrous Do la Warr, and theCouncil of Yirgima, with the Adventurers, walked in solemn state tothe Temple Church, where William Crashaw. the preacher of the Tem-ple, and father of the poet whom Cowle} praised and Pope was will-ing to imitate, preached the tirst missionary sermon ever addressed bya priest of the Church of England to members of that church, aboutto bear that churchs name, and carry that churchs teachings to a distantland. The text was from St. Lukes Gospel, xxii. 32, and the true 52 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EPISCOPAL CHURCH. missionary spirit witli which this unique discourse is filled may bejudged by the following extract: — If there be any that c
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