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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 30., A New ship, a New colony, and a New church. (search)
ch was displayed in Boston, on the sailing of the Vine, nor would it be altogether wise to make any public parade of our feelings in our southern cities. On page 32 of report of 1826 we found the following:— The brig Vine with 34 emigrants, a missionary and a printer accompanied by Rev. Horace Sessions, an agent of the Society, who proposed to return in the same vessel, and also the Indian Chief from Norfolk with a much larger company. . . . The first sailed from Boston on the fourth of January and arrived at Liberia on the second of February, the other left Norfolk February 15, arrived March 22. Eighteen of the emigrants in the Vine were just before their departure at their own request organized into a church and the impressive exercises of the occasion were attended with heartfelt interest. On reading the above we noticed a similarity of circumstances (though two centuries separated) of two ships crossing the stormy Atlantic——the Mayflower, bringing its Pilgrim church f<