Life of Roger Williams : the founder of the state of Rhode Island

William Gammell

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• Rhode Island
• Williams

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• Nombre de lectures: 19
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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.> G, LIFE OF ROGER WILLIAMS, THE OF THEEOUNCER STATE OF RHODE ISLAND. BY WILLIAM A.M.GAJMMELL,— \ PROFESSOR IN BROWN UNIVERSITY. " Williams claims the honor of beenRoger thejustly having first in the in its latter that and effect-legislator world, ages, fully and established a and absoluteually provided lib-for, full, free, of conscience." Gov. Hopkins.erty BOSTON: GOULD AND LINCOLN, ' '' '59 ^WASHINGTON STREET. .^ , '/ \ "."•JO » / ', \ :\''\U.1854. in theto act of year 1845, byEntered Congress,according JamesC. Little and Brown,Charles District of Massachusettsthe District Court ofthethe Clerk's office ofin YORKTHENEW LIBRARYPUBLIC 19§607 ANDLENOXASTOR, FOUNDATIONS,TILDEN 1912 LR • « « * c 1,1 » c c PREFACE. the sketch ofIn Rogerfollowingpreparing all thethe writer has consulted nearlyWilliams, from which ma-works of New England history, derived for the illustration ofterials bemight farand character. Hehis life however,is, by ^'the elaboratethe most indebted to Memoir," the late Mr. a work ofKnowles,prepared by fulness and of information re-accuracygreat whichnot the immediate tospectmg only subject affairs of Newit but also therelates, general This whichin that work,early age.England all that can now be knowncontainsprobably founderthe Hfe of the calumniatedconcerning the task of a subse-of Rhode rendersIsland, The nar-biographer comparatively easy.quent of Mr." />

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G,LIFE
OF
ROGER WILLIAMS,
THE
OF THEEOUNCER STATE OF RHODE ISLAND.
BY
WILLIAM A.M.GAJMMELL,—
\
PROFESSOR IN BROWN UNIVERSITY.
"
Williams claims the honor of beenRoger thejustly having
first in the in its latter that and effect-legislator world, ages, fully
and established a and absoluteually provided lib-for, full, free,
of conscience." Gov. Hopkins.erty
BOSTON:
GOULD AND LINCOLN,
'
'' '59 ^WASHINGTON STREET. .^ , '/ \
"."•JO »
/ ',
\ :\''\U.1854.in theto act of year 1845, byEntered Congress,according
JamesC. Little and Brown,Charles
District of Massachusettsthe District Court ofthethe Clerk's office ofin
YORKTHENEW
LIBRARYPUBLIC
19§607
ANDLENOXASTOR,
FOUNDATIONS,TILDEN
1912 LR
• « «
* c
1,1 »
c cPREFACE.
the sketch ofIn Rogerfollowingpreparing
all thethe writer has consulted nearlyWilliams,
from which ma-works of New England history,
derived for the illustration ofterials bemight
farand character. Hehis life however,is, by
^'the elaboratethe most indebted to Memoir,"
the late Mr. a work ofKnowles,prepared by
fulness and of information re-accuracygreat
whichnot the immediate tospectmg only subject
affairs of Newit but also therelates, general
This whichin that work,early age.England
all that can now be knowncontainsprobably
founderthe Hfe of the calumniatedconcerning
the task of a subse-of Rhode rendersIsland,
The nar-biographer comparatively easy.quent
of Mr. Knowles has been com-rative generally
on which hewith the authoritiespared original
and in all cases his statements have been
relies,
found to be correct.
theIn and materials,arrangingselecting
thus the aim of thewhich are supplied,
himself towriter has to confinebeen,presentPREFACE.
those which are best fitted to illustrate the per
sonal character of this eminent and toman,
furnish the means of the ser-estimating aright
vices he rendered to his own and to subse-
times. He has to aquent sought give plain
and faithful narrative of a series of events,
which seem the more theremarkable, as, by
of we are furthertime, from thelapse separated
in which occurred. Theseperiod they events,
furnish a sad and commen-indeed, perplexing
the of the whiletary upon principles Puritans,
serve to the of heroism tothey impart aspect
the life of whom the Puritanshim, persecuted
and banished. are now wellThey understood,
and are in some theas,regarded sense, among
anomalies of can never losehistory; yet they
their interest and So as menimportance. long
shall continue to differ on andreligious subjects,
the exercise of Christian and lib-require charity
so learn lessons of theerahty, long may they
value from the hfe of whohighest practical him,
^'has been the ofjustly styled apostle religious
liberty."