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PAX MUNDI.
INTRODUCTION.
It was the small beginning of a great matter
when, on December 22nd, 1620, a hundred
Puritans landed from the ship Mayflower upon
the rocky shore of the New World, having,
during the voyage, signed a constitution to be
observed by the colonists.
These pious pilgrims were guided by the
conception of religious freedom which should
construct for them there a new kingdom. They
had, say the annalists of the colony, crossed
the world’s sea and had reached their goal;
but no friend came forth to meet them; no
house offered them shelter. And it was
midwinter. Those who know that distant clime,
know how bitter are the winters and how
dangerous the storms which at that season
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