The American Revolution And Religion Maryland 1770 1800

Author : William T. Russell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266176930
Total Pages : 668 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (769 download)

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Download or read book Maryland written by William T. Russell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-11 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Maryland: The Land of Sanctuary; A History of Religious Toleration in Maryland From the First Settlement Until the American Revolution It has been said that the happiest nations are those having the least history and this is par ticularly applicable to Maryland. Her annals are not filled with those turbulent events that go to make up the story of most of the other colonies; hers was a government of benevolence, good order and toleration, and under the Proprietary administration there were few dark intrigues and tragic scenes. She is possessed of a distinction all her own. Her influence, from the first scored deep and wide; and from the planting of the Cross upon St. Clement's Island, her sons have been sec ond to none among the history-makers of America. While the records of most of the other settlements are strongly colored with cruelty and bloodshed, the history of Maryland is that of religious tolera tion in its struggle toward development and ma turity; of her was born freedom of conscience in the New World. The religious and civil elements of her origin and growth are inseparable. The fair and broad spirit generally exhibited by non-catholic authors in writing the history of our State affords good reason to believe that a nar rative of those events which are closely associated with religious toleration under Catholic auspices. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.