A group of separtists sought to worship God as guided by their conscience. Known as the Pilgrims, they left England for the Netherlands, but soon their religious freedoms were threatened again by the king they had left. Would the New World be their destination? It would be a dangeorus voyage – and even more deadly if they arrived!
In 1620 they set sail from England in the Mayflower, and arrived not in Virginia, but on Cape Cod. Unable to head south, they headed inland, and arrived at the traditional site of Plymouth Rock.
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Back near the waterfront is the statue of the Pilgrim’s Governor, William Bradford. Bradford was the among the first to sign the Mayflower Compact, the first constitution for self-government. His journal, Of Plymouth Plantation, is the record of the challenges and adventures of this brave band of settlers. Related Read more...
Upon reading of his son’s Christian Baptism, in 1817, Adoniram Judson Sr., of the Church of the Pilgrimage, on the north side of Town Square, became a Baptist and resigned the Congregational pastorate. copyrighted and used by permission from David Beale, Baptist History in England and America: Personalities, Positions, and Practices Photo from Giorgio Galeotti Related Read more...
