Their first attempt resulted in capture, the loss of their possessions, and prison. So, when the Separatists decided to flee England, it was at considerable risk. In addition to it being the law to attend the Church of England, it was also illegal to leave England without the King’s permission. For some were taken and clapped up in prison, others had their houses beset and watched night and day, and hardly escaped their hands and the most were fain to flee and leave their houses and habitations, and the means of their livelihood.” In short, the Scrooby Congregation endured the horrors of religious persecution. This group was, according to Separatist William Bradford, “hunted and persecuted on every side, so as their former afflictions were but as fleabitings in comparison of these which now came upon them. The second group were the Separatists who felt the Church’s condition was beyond remedy. The first group was the Puritans who felt the Church of England could be changed or “purified” from within. However, there were two groups of English people who felt their government church needed to be reformed. At the time, it was the law that every Englishman had to attend services at the Church of England. For clarity, the Pilgrims we are referring to in this article are a group of people who met secretly in Scrooby, England in the early 1600’s and sat under the teachings of Mr. The term “Pilgrims” was not given to this particular group of people until much later. To go even further back in history is to discover a group of people who would lay the foundation on which a fledgling nation would grow and from which a holiday for gratitude and prayer would be created. Washington set the stage for American leaders to beseech the American people to set aside a day of public thanksgiving and prayer. If we rewind to the year 1789, we find President George Washington beginning a trend that would ultimately result in the formation of the American holiday. But we must look further back to uncover the true origins of Thanksgiving. How did Thanksgiving come to be celebrated in the United States? Thanksgiving officially became the holiday we celebrate today in 1941. Guest post by Dayspring Christian Academyįox of Iowa, Bead Work | Boston Public Library.
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