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They came-a life devoting band-
In winter o'er the sea;

Fearless they left their fatherland,
Home of their infancy.

And when they battled to be free,
'Twas not for us and ours alone:
Millions may trace their destiny

To the wild beach they trod upon.

The brave on Bunker's Hill who stood,
And fearless fought and died,

Felt in their veins the pilgrims' blood,
Their spirit and their pride.
That day's last sunbeam was their last,

That well-fought field their death-bed scene;

But 'twas that battle's bugle blast

That bade the march of mind begin.

It sounded o'er the Atlantic waves;
"One struggle more, and then
Hearts that are now to tyrants slaves
May beat like hearts of men.
The Pilgrims' names may then be heard
In other tongues a battle word-
The gathering war-cry of the free,

And other nations, from their sleep
Of bondage waking, long may keep,
Like us, the Pilgrims' Jubilee."

Fitz-Greene Halleck.

PART FIRST

ELDER BREWSTER AND HIS TIME

UNIV. OF

ELDER BREWSTER AND HIS TIME

And thus he bore without abuse,

The grand old name of gentleman.

Tennyson.

"William Brewster of Scrooby. Gentleman."

Dec. 7, 1607. Records of Ecclesiastical Court of York.

If there is anything of dignity and meaning in human life, it lies in selfless devotion to beliefs, to principles; it is readiness to sacrifice happiness, life, all in their defense. Robert Herrick.

At this momentous period in the world's history, it is peculiarly fitting that the sons and daughters of America should commemorate the heroic character and purposes of their forefathers, for by such high example each succeeding generation is uplifted and inspired. The prophetic words of Daniel Webster and of William Cullen Bryant have been fulfilled, and on the shores of the Pacific the children of the Pilgrim sires observe Forefathers' Day and Compact Day with love and reverence, as in the old home. When the Mayflower sailed on its lone way across the Atlantic it was at once "the fruit of the past and the seed of the future". In that germ lay all that America has since become,

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