Roger williams was it founder of rhode island and also the founder of the First Baptist church in america. Williams was born in london around 160 thr3. Were not sure of which because his birth records were burned up in the great london fire. He became a chapel for one of the great pureten lords. But because he was a puriten. He fled to england, arrived in at boston in february of 1631. This is a radical idea at this time. Every country had had a state church. They all had their own state supported churches. The taxes of the people paid for it ministers and the buildings and you had to go to church or theyd fine you. Williams said the state has no role whatsoever to play in religion. Eeventually he was put on trial and convicted of sedition and ha hauracy and was going to ship back to england before he could die. So he fled through it winter around february of 1636 and walked down from what is today salem where he was then taken in by izhad friends, the wompa indians. The following spri
Other earlier american and even british and other explorers never chose to settle here. This was seen as a difficult place to live. And not a desirable patch of land. That was part of the logic for mormons taking it. Brigham young wanted a place that could be isolated from other american settlers so that they wouldnt run into the same kinds of conflicts that they had experienced in the east. That dream was only partially realized because not only does the gold rush bring some 30,000 nonmormons through utah in the first three years of settlement, maybe five years of settlement. The 20,000 or so native americans here, these stories became as difficult as the ones the mormons had experienced before. Misunderstanding. Cultural alienation. Violent conflict and displacement. Only this time native americans are moved out of their traditional homelands. And so it becomes a difficult story to tell. Human beings have been here for a very long time. Provo, when the first angloamerican settlers ar
Organist is really unique. This ceiling does a remarkable ceils of projecting the soupd no the back of the room. It is like a warm bath when you hear this organ play. When you hai sit on this befrmn huge wall of sound going over me and out into the room. I have been here 23 years now and im still thrilled as much as i was the first time i heard them. One great story has to do with helen keller who was here in the early 19 hundreds and spoke at the pulpit behind where im seated here, if you can call it speaking. We know she was deprived of her eyesight and learned to speak if a very guttural voice. She gave a presentation to a packed house. They asked if there was anything she would like. The organist came and played come come thee saints. They placed her hands on the wood of the case and the person said she just wept as she felt the throbbing of the great instrument and the pipes playing the song the pioneers had played. There is something unique about this choir that comes across to a
Our cspan cities tour takes American History tv on the road to feature the history of cities across america. Here is the recent program. We are here at the carmel mission, otherwise known as send carlos san carlos. It was established as part of the colonization of the coast. The original founding was 1770, after which the site moved. The initial mission was Asian Mission of upper california began in 1769 with the establishment of san diego mission. That particular site was not the prime objective. Wasas monterey, because it centrally located and as a result we get a joint military. Nd religious exposition the commander was accompanied by the fryer, who came to the monterey bay to establish the first site. June 3, 1770. Was bornnipero serra in a place that had been conquered by the muslims. And so when you visit the site, it is surrounded by military bastions that date all the way back to the roman conquest. You have islamic and other traditions that are all represented. And one could a
Bay bridge. For mornings like this, they are therapeutic. Yeah. I like that isolated quiet time. Im a big fan of the fog ever since living in the city back in the days. I could go barefoot on the beach. For me, it is therapeutic. I think it is quiet and mysterious and calming. Although it is hard to drive through. It is hard to drive through. Steve and i have been the fog brothers this morning. What is also therapeutic is coaching youth sports. This is the push into the busy season. We start hoops today. Are you a yeller. Huh . Are you a yeller . It depends on the moment. I will blow the whistle and get them going. I remember coaches yelling at me. It did me good. Im not a screamer. That is baseball season. I encourage anyone who has the time and the schedule that allows you to do it, volunteer in youth sports. I dont know what volunteer opportunities you do. But if you can get into the classroom. School is my thing. Volunteer if you can. 2018. New year. Busy news day. Here in the bay