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Some remnants of the trenches and terraces dug by the quota of Arcadian refugees who fell to Kingston's share after the pathetic flight from Nova Scotia may still be seen  claimed by some to be the first irrigation attempt in America. SOME REMNANTS OF THE TRENCHES AND TERRACES DUG BY THE QUOTA OF ARCADIAN REFUGEES WHO FELL TO KINGSTON'S SHARE AFTER THE PATHETIC FLIGHT FROM NOVA SCOTIA MAY STILL BE SEEN CLAIMED BY SOME TO BE THE FIRST IRRIGATION ATTEMPT IN AMERICA
d by religious revivals. Poor Governor Bradford never grasped this, and we find him lamenting (1642): "Marvilous it may be to see and consider how some kind of wickedness did grow and break forth here in a land where the same was much witnessed against, and so narrowly looked on and severely punished when it was known." We hear the same plaint from Jonathan Edwards a century later. It is well to honor the Pilgrims for their many stanch and admirable qualities, but it is only fair to recall that the morbidity of their religion made them less healthy-minded than we, and that many of their practices, such as the well-recognized custom of "bundling," were indications of a people holding far lower moral standards than ours. The old sermons, diaries, biographies, and records lie on dusty shelves now, and few pause to read them, and in Kingston no one yet has gathered them into a local history. There are other records traced, not in sand, but on the soil that may also be read by any who pass. NT INDUCED BY RELIGIOUS REVIVALS POOR GOVERNOR BRADFORD NEVER GRASPED THIS AND WE FIND HIM LAMENTING SIXTEEN FORTY TWO MARVELOUS IT MAY BE TO SEE AND CONSIDER HOW SOME KIND OF WICKEDNESS DID GROW AND BREAK FORTH HERE IN A LAND WHERE THE SAME WAS MUCH WITNESSED AGAINST AND SO NARROWLY LOOKED ON AND SEVERELY PUNISHED WHEN IT WAS KNOWN WE HEAR THE SAME PLAINT FROM JONATHAN EDWARDS A CENTURY EARLIER IT IS WELL TO HONOUR THE PILGRIMS FOR THEIR MANY STAUNCH AND ADMIRABLE QUALITIES BUT IT IS ONLY FAIR TO RECALL THAT THE MORBIDITY OF THEIR RELIGION MADE THEM LESS HEALTHY MINDED THAN WE AND THAT MANY OF THEIR PRACTICES SUCH AS THE WELL RECOGNIZED CUSTOM OF BUNDLING WERE INDICATIONS OF A PEOPLE HOLDING FAR LOWER MORAL STANDARDS THAN OURS THE OLD SERMONS DIARIES BIOGRAPHIES AND RECORDS LIE ON DUSTY SHELVES NOW AND FEW PAUSE TO READ THEM AND IN KINGSTON NO ONE HAS YET GATHERED THEM INTO A LOCAL HISTORY THERE ARE OTHER RECORDS TRACED NOT IN SAND BUT ON THE SOIL THAT MAY ALSO BE READ BY ANY WHO PASS
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