THE PLYMOUTH COLONY -- Just a Minute for Friday 11-28-08

            It’s my hope you aren’t in that crush of people looking to spend their diminished hoard of silver on stuff they are not sure they really need – and by this time next year may wish they’d saved a bit more….

 

            But human nature being what it is – if we give in to it… we’re probably out there with the rest of humanity… but it need not be so.

 

            Yesterday, forgetful me, I didn’t think to tell you of the first time I remember hearing the poem THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS. We only have time for a part of Felecia Hemans’ very famous poem. She was born in Liverpool, which is a well known seaport in Great Britain. Undoubtedly she saw ships coming and going in that harbor. She never came to America – and was a sort of mid-level famous poet in her day. She passed away in Ireland and is buried in Dublin according to the information I have.

 

            Dr. Bob Jones, Jr. – the President of Bob Jones University in the 50’s when I worked at WMUU AM after graduating from the University – and some time in the late 50’s or early 60’s the University was invited to provide a program for ABC radio’s Thanksgiving schedule. Several musical numbers were recorded and I happened to be the recording engineer when Dr. Bob recorded THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIM FATHERS. I thought it was a descriptive and inspirational poem then that caught the essence of the heroism involved in that hardy band who weathered the difficult voyage and wintering on the Massachusetts coast.

 

            Anyway, it has remained in my memory as a part of my Thanksgiving – even more so than turkey and cranberrys – which by the way the Indians called ‘crane berries’ since the water fowl were very fond of them also.

 

            I trust your family had a good time yesterday – and will enjoy the rest of the holiday season Thanksgiving sort of kicks off. I’m thankful to be an American – and I hope you are too.

 

            Cordially, IN HIM

 

            Jack

 

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“JUST A MINUTE”

THE PLYMOUTH COLONY 

               JUST A MINUTE – According to commercial lore this “black Friday” is when sales make or break into the black – But back in 1620 when the Mayflower first encountered the Massachusetts coast things were awfully black also.

          It’s hard to even imagine the difficulties of the sea voyage that brought these hardy souls from exile in Britain via Holland. They had a difficult time with the ships and supplies as well as the weather and New England winter which made its start even more miraculous. There’s plenty of history in the Library as well as the Internet that can be of interest to children and adults alike.

          What startling is that only 4 of the 18 women who survived – totally only 53 out of 102 adventurers saw Spring come. Just a few houses in the planned village were built during that harsh winter. Had it not been for God’s miraculous provision of a Native American who spoke English learned from fishermen, they most likely would have perished.

          Every Thanksgiving every American has reason to praise the Lord for HIS miraculous provision for our beginnings.

<> I’m Jack Buttram

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