2007 issue 4-5 - for one beautiful day - counsel of chalcedon

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For One Beautiful Day

For

O1le

beautiful, inspiring

,[fOeek

dedicated to the glory of

God, thousands qfAmericans

stopped

to rejoice in the

goodness

of the Lord and

His 'many kind pro'vidences

associated with

the

fotLTLdin,g

of our nation at Jamestown

four

hundred years ago. These

fan-Lilies carne to do

what

Otr go'Vernrnent officials

said

should

not

be done -

ucelebnxte f

And

they did so

wUh enthusias'm and g u,sto.

The follow'ing quotes -

takeT/' from

e Ven,t

organizers,

participants acltdts, children,

and onlookers - ,is pro'Vided

to Qffer

yO lL

the personal

insights qf those who not

only

celebrated history, but

becam,e part of t. Each quote

is placed within the C01Uext

ofa

key

obser'Vation about the

significance of the Jamestown

Quadricentennial:

A

Celebration of Our

Providential History.

1. They Came

as Families

A

family aboard the

Spirit

of

Norfolk

dinner cruise On the

grounds of

Fort Pocahontas:

"We

praise the Lord

for

families

that come

in

diverse shapes, sizes, ages

and

colors.

And that

is

precisely how they came to the

Jamestown Quadricentennial:

A Celebration of America's

Providential

History. Some were

small.

Many

were big.

Others

were

in

transition. But they

came.

They came

from

most

of

the

fifty states as well as from

a

broad variety

of

Christian

churches

and

denominations.

In so

many respects

they

represented

the

beauty

and

diversity of God's church

united under the banner

of

Christ. These families came

to praise the name

of

God

and to

rejoice

in

His many

mercies and providences

on

our nation. Many

commented

that

(with

the

glOrious blessing of the

Lord)

the

event was a safe

place for these families to

rejoice

and get to

know others.

Christians were respectful

of others,

patient

with

one

another,

and

for

the better

part

of

an

entire week,

a

spirit

of

celebration

and charity governed the

events and the

people

who

participated in

them."

-Doug Phillips, president of

Vision F orwm l\t[inistries and

founder qf the Jamestown

Quadricentennial

"While we were at Ft.

Pocahontas

,

it

really felt

like a big,

happy

family

reunion. People

that

I

had

never seen

felt like long

lost

friends, it was truly amazing "

-Justin

tv.,

attendee

Our hearts

were refreshed

spending

time [at the

Jamestown

Quadricentennial]

with so

many

Christian families who

are standing firm for the

cause

of

our Lord

in

a

culture

that

is waging

war against

the

Truth.

-Katie

v.

attendee

2. Christian

Community was

Experienced

A 10 Vely 'walk on the

Tyler estate

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The

joys of

siste1"lwod

at:

.k.nnesto'wn

's ..TubUee

"People left

their

cars

uJllocked. There was no

fighting, no drunkenness.

It was a treJllendous

place of peace

and

orderliness renliniscent

of a tinle

in

A1llerican

history where families

enjoyed this kind of

conlnlunity.

It

was a pioture

of Christian culture."

-( leqf f ) t 1 ~ i n , Ohristian

.fi1mmahe'l; Faith Q/nd

Pmedom, Tour guide,

and

keynote spe(tke1

at the

JU1'nesto'tvn

Quadricente11,1tial

"It was a special, precious

time with

the

Lord and

with like-1llinded brethren.

I anl nearly 50

years old, and nly heart

was greatly encouraged

to see

the

nlany young

people who love

and

serve

our

Sovereign God,

who have e1llbraced a

Biblical worldview, and

who will

be

faithful

to raise up nlany generations

of Godly children "

- Ten sa

S

attendee

My

natlle is Melanie, and I anl

13

years old,

and

I

just

recently

attended

the 400th

anniversary

of Jatllestown . I just wanted

to write and say thank

you so

much

for doing

the celebration.

My

family

and

I had so llluch fun,

and I learned so nluch history

there. We llloved to Tennessee

fr01ll Colorado a

year

ago,

and

I have still yet to

find

any

Christian girls

my age

here

... it

was

so encouraging to see all

those Chris tian young

the Na.tions

Christ s

DIsciples

wonlen

and

lllen gathered

together to celebrate

the 400th

anniversary of

the

landing

and

beginning of

our

fathers ..

Thank

you "

~ J v l e l a n i e ,

attendee

3 There was Great

Rejoicing and

Celebration

All s1niles

01 1,

Amerioa's

400th b1:rthda.y

Fire'l.fL'orks

olose the

festivities 'with

a

bang

My

oldest boys (ages

10 8 and

6) had

a week

in

Boy Heaven,

Dressed in Colonial garb, they

charged Redoubt #10

at Yorktown, capturing

the flag

and

leading the

A1llerican soldiers to

victory; they participated

in half a dozen inlprOlllptu

fencing lllatches

and

tug-of-war ganles

at

Fort Pocahontas;

they

explored

the Susan

Constant, Godspeed,

and

Discovery ships

at

Ja1llestown Fort;

they

walked

in

the footsteps of

John Smith

at Historic Jatllestowne; they

eagerly watched reenactlllents

and plays depicting

Anlerica's founding

struggles;

and

they

had

the

opportunity

to llleet

thousands of

other

fatllilies

frOlll

all over

the

lllap

who

shared

their love

of

our

country's

Christian

heritage.

My two girls dressed

up

in their Jatllestown outfits

and talked

with Princess

Pocahontas;

they

walked

through

Colonial

hOllles, enjoying

the

conlnlents

of guides who loved seeing litt le

FOT

One Bea/Llttful Drty

ladies in

period

garb;

they

delighted in dipping their

toes

in the JatlleS River at Sherwood

Forest

and

inlagining

the great

ladies who n lay have walked

along

its

banks

in the

past.

All

of

our children

rejoiced

to

march in

the Children's

Parade

on Saturday, feeling

they

were

an

integral part of

this

wonderful celebration.

Capping it all off were the

stunning

fireworks

Saturday

night that had our

little

ones

clapping their

hands and

junlping for joy."

A

Onltefu.lll/[other

"It is hard

to

express the

emotions

and

gratitude

I

and

Illy fanlily feel

for

the

Janlestown

Quadricentennial

Celebration. My fatllily

and I have

been

blessed

by

God

to

have

been

a

part

of such a truly 'Christian'

celebration

honoring

God

and

the

proclatllation of

the

Gospel. I

want

to personally

thank

you

for honoring

Jesus

and

giving of your titlle and

resources to proclaitll a

lllessage of

hope and

vision

to our children and

subsequent generations

that

will

be

itllpacted."

-RiohaTd,

.lAnda., Rachel

and

Grace B., 'mernbers

qf

the 'Final

.botl:rteen'

tTeaS'lJ;re

hunters

"It

was

great

to have a

celebrat ion of A1llerica 's

prOVidential

history

that

really

honored

God.

SOllletitlles

it

seenlS like

there

is no way to

get

away

fro111 politically

correct

history.

t

was so

wonderful to have a real

celebration of God's hand in the

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founding of

America, and

I was

honored to be

a part of it.

Just in attendee

4.

Our

Fathers

were Honored

A p rayer of

thanks

Jor

owr fo-undirVJ

fathers

Inter preter

Mark

BeUles

honors A-mer-ica 's past

We

praise

God

for

Captain

John Smith

without whom

Jamestown

would have died

in

its

birth.

God

used him to keep

the original

inhabitants

of

Jamestown

from self-

destructing

from

1607 to 1609. He

protected

them

from the Powhatan

Indians. He established

commerce with

the

Powhatans, obtaining

food from them to keep the

people at Jamestmyn alive.

Dr.

Joe lvlorecrajt,

pasto-r

of

Chalcedol1, .

Presb-vt:erian Church,

Fauh

and

JF-reedom- Tour

guide, and keynote

spealwr

at the Ja-mesto wn

Quadricentennial

When

you

walk

the

quiet

ground

of Jamestown,

you

are reminded that

voices spoke there,

voices that

uttered

prayers

in thanksgiving to God

even

in times

of trials

and

great

tribulation. f

their efforts

are

to

mean

anything, then

their

efforts must be embodied

in

their

descendents.

Gary DelYIar, P r e s i d ~ n t Qf

.American Vision

and

featur ed

speaker at the JarnestoW11,

Quadricentennial

5. Ebenezers

were

Raised

and Gilgal

Stones

Placed

The dedication

of

the

Children s l\1Ionurnent

G - r a t ~ f u l

Jctrnilies

surround

the

nwnurnent

We have

come here

to

reclaim

an

old

landmark

by celebrating

and erecting a

monument

to

declare to

the

world for

generations the greatness

of

our

God in the founding

of

Jamestown,

Virginia

.

Dr: Joe lvlorecraft,

pastor Qf' Chctlcedon

Presbyterian Church, Faith

allid

Freedorn Tour

guide, and heynote

spectker at the

.lanwstown

Qu,adricentell,nial

''As we dedicate this memorial,

may we cultivate

the

fruit of the

field and the fruit of the womb

as

John

Rolfe

and

Pocahontas

before us. As we consecrate this

landmark,

may

we have

hearts

emboldened

with

resolve in

light of God's providence, even

as John

Smith

had. And as We

honor

the faith of

our

fathers

in

laying

this

monument, may

the Gospel light kindled by

Hakluyt, Hunt, and others burn

bright

for 1,000 generations.

- tVesley Strackbe i-n, assom:ate

producer

qf The Leag ue qf

Grate/ttl

Sons

and

featured

speaker at the Jarnesto wTL

Quadricentennial

The

Jamestown

Quadricentennialleft a

landmark

for future generations

to look back and say,

'There

was a remnant

who

gathered

in 2007

who

honored

God in

the

founding of America .'

Stephen

vlcDo {J)ell, president

of the Providence Foundatiort

and featured speake-r

at

the

.Jantesto wn Quadricentennial

The setting of the Jamestown

Children's Memorial

and time capsule was ..

significant as it will

ensure

that our children

one hundred

years from

now will

be

equipped to

carryon the

legacy of

our

founders. They, along

with

the

many

families

who participated

in the

dedication last week,

have

been

given a reminder of

America's godly heritage

that,

by

God's grace, will

be

passed

down for generations_

D1:

Peter Lillback, autho-r,

George Washington s 8aC red

Fire, p-resident qf lVestminster

Theolqgical8crninary, and

keynote speaker at the

.la;nestown Quctdricentennial

6. Providence was

Proclaimed

PnJjesso-r Peter Li llback

deSCTibes Wclshington s

llnflinching

trust in

Pro;v idence

Beckv

lYlo-rec-raJt ,

the

Poet

Laureate of

the

Q-uadricentenn,ial, p-resents

her 1'Yu:tsterpiece

The

events of Jamestown

are the

embodiment

of God's providential

faithfulness in history.

It's a

constant

reminder that

God's kingdom advances

through the

efforts of

imperfect people

led on by the

Spirit

and

Power of God. Their graves

and

monuments

are a

silent

and

steadied

witness that others preceded

us

and

made

our

world possible.

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- ~ J a T V DeAla?; presiden,t ql'

lbneriLYln Vision and featured

slJeaher

at

the .Ja1nestO'l.f )n

Q'uaci1'ice1ttennial

"The Jatnestown

Quadricentennial elevated

the ideals that Inade our

country great,

and

I don't

k110w

what

we would have done

without it. f we do away with

what nlade our country great,

we

are going to fall. I anI

thankful for Vision ForU111

for helping to restore

the truth of America

s founding for telling

what really went on, for

c0111municating iInportant

history

that

was

neglected by others."

-Torn AdZe1; lVilliarnsburg

'resident and 1nen."ber of the

state-sporl,sored) qfJicial

.Ja1nestO'l.( J'n 2007

Q01nrnittee

"The Jamestown

Quadricentennial is significant

because it demonstrated

that

nlany A111ericans

still appreciate

the

wonderful

acconlplishlnents of heroisnl of

our early settlers who brought

British and English culture to

the shores of

the New

World in

1607. It was wonderful to see

that, four centuries

later, Anlericans are still

celebrating

the

Christian

worldview of Jatnestown

s founders. There's been

a great elnphasis by

others

on the

mercantile

interests in Jamestown

s founding,

but

what

CallIe through loud and

clear

at

the Jamestown

Quadricentennial was

the

Christian worldview that under

girded the settlelnent. This

celebration brought about a

re-etnphasis

and

rediscovery

of this. t highlighted

the Nrxtions

Christ s

Disciples

the foundations and

brought back into the

Inind of In any

what

Inade

Alnerica great, balancing

the

story

properly. Long tern1, this

recognition

that the

founders had within their

vision

the

advancelnent of

Christian civilization

will help us rightly

steward

their

legacy."

~ D r . Pete-r L'illback

author

qf Ge01-ge

lV(xshington:-;

SacTed Fi1"e, president qj'

TVestntinster Tlwological

Senl,inary, and k,eynote

speahe-r

at

the

Jam,esto'[( )n

Quadricentennial

On

this

our

Quadricentennial,

we purpose to note God's

providential blessings

in our nation's

past, even as we

ask

God

to prepare our children's

hearts

for providential

blessings

in

the days

to conle."

-

' ~ e s l e y

Strackbein, associate

proci'lwer QfThe

League

of

Grateful Sons and

featwred

s p e o i ~ e r

at

the JwmestoWTI,

Ql,ladricentenn:ial

7. Revisionism

was Refuted

MiolulCl Billings

emphasizes

Arne-rica 's OhTist:ian he'ritage

l

I U

t

, . "

wo ~ o y s t:at'w on,

.

I e enem{v

on the grounds ofP(nt

Poeaho'Yi,tas

In

an age where

history

is

being rewritten

in

order

to

erase our

Godly heritage,

it

was

encouraging to hear the

truth proclaiIned.

In

fact,

there

was so Inuch

truth

being proclaiIned we

are

looking forward

to

listening

to the CDs of

the

conference for

Inonths

and

years to cOlne "

_-Ph:illip c., attendee

"The fatnilies who Canle

were

looking for and found a place

of freedonl, a place where they

could

interact

with

one another

in an enVir01llnent

that

was

not

oppressed

by

the stifling

influence of political

correctness."

-Geof f o t 1 ~ i n , .Ohristian

flbnm,ahe-t; FaUh and

'Ji'reedorn lbltr guide,

and

heynote spef.lkc1"

at the Jam,esto'[( )n

Qltadrioenten11ial

"The Jatnestown

Quadricentennial

was

inlportant

because

it

helped

restore

accuracy

to our

history

and conlnlunicate

the critical role

that

Christianity played

in

our nation's founding."

Tmn

lldler, v\/illicl1nsiJu:rg

resident and l1wm,be1

ql'the

state-sponsored, OjJicial

JalnestO'l.Qm Quadrieentenn ial

001nrnittee

8.

Racism

was

Repudiated

The

.19 7

.lanwstoWTt

Gross j\1onunwnt

PT'ineess Pocahoil,ttts, Wife

qf colonist .1ohn,

Rolfe

"The glorious Anglo

Saxon 'race'

has

nothing

inherently

glorious about

it

except for

the

fact

that

it is a testinlony to the

nlercy of God on a bunch of

white-skinned, fOrInerly

denlon-worshiping pagans that

converted to Christ. The

victory

of the founding of Anlerica is

not

the glory of Europeans

triulnphing over natives, but

the glory of Christian

culture

triulnphing over the evil

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of paganism. It is

the

glory

which occurs when Christ

is proclaimed, His law is

embraced, and His Scripture

revelation is acknowledged

as a foundation

stone

of

liberty.

-Doug Phillips, president of

Vision Forunt lv iinistries

and

founder

of

the Ja mesto wn

Quadricentennial

It's not

that

Anglo Saxons

came to America. We want

to make

that

very clear

that

America was

not based on

a racial base - people who

were

better than

anyone

else. The conception of

the Scripture is clear

that

we

are

neither Jew

nor Greek, slave

nor free, male or female we are

all one we are all

one in

Christ.

The conception of scripture

and the knowledge of the way

things are

in

God's world is

that

he created us

all

in

His image

and wants

us all

to

be saved

...

[T]he

greatness

of America

[came about because of] the

conversion of those English

from

the backwater

of history

to be

a great Christian

civilization

... [W]

e have

become a part of

that

great

adventure

no

matter

what

our

[

skin

color], no matter what our

denomination. f we love

the

Lord Jesus

Christ, and

if we obey his Word, we

will

see our

nation rise

again to

greatness

that

will

then

humble us.

-D r. Nlarshall Foster, p resicient

qf the f y f l o w e r Instittlte,

.Faith aTtd } 'reedO'm TO'ur

guide, and keynote

speake r

at

the Jamesto wn

Quadricentennial

9. Repentance and

Humility

before the

Lord

was

Preached

Pastor Joe Morecraft appeals for

God's

mercy

on America Geoff

Botkin reminds celebrants

of their covenant vows

Let us humble ourselves before

the

Lord

this

week.

Yes,

rejoice

in

the

event.

Yes,

rejOice

in

what took place. Only by the

Grace of God and

the

Word of

God

can

we

see these

things

transform the

world.

-Dr. Marshall Foste 1; president

of the Mctyjlower Institute,

Faith and Freedom, Tour

guide, and keynote

speaker at the Jarnesto wn

Q uad ricenten,nial

May God have mercy

on

us

for how we have neglec ted and

despised [ Jamestown's] legacy,

May He be merciful to

us by giving us renewed

dedication to the preservation

and

development of

that

legacy down through

our

future generations.

-Dr. Joe lWorecraft, Faith

and Freed01n Tour guide,

and

heynote speaher

at

the

Jam,estown Quadricentennicd

10. A Vision was

Cast

for the Next One

Hundred Years

The hope of the next generation

i\

monument to .lam.estown

's

visionary

leader

I charge you

today

as we leave

Jamestown: be

mighty. Be

mighty

with your children. Be

mighty ..

in

a fighting

faith. Be mighty in your

work with a fighting God

as you

stand

by His

side. And you will have a

mighty

hope for the future.

-GeoffBotkin, Chri stian

jiJinmake r, Fa ith

and

Freedorn TOItr gttide,

an,d keynote speaker

at

the

Jam.esto'C.vn

Q uadricenteTtnial

The Jamestown

Quadricentennial

was a

watershed event because it

drove a

deep

love for God's

deeds

in the

founding of

America into the hearts of the

future leaders of tomorrow.

-D1: l\1arshall

Foster,

p1 esident

oj he Nla)iflower Institute, Fcdth

and

Freedorn Tour guide,

and

keynote speaker

at

the

Ja1nestown Quadricentennial

There will always

be

a

remnant, but our

goal

must

be to maintain

and

increase this remnant -

to be

salt and

light

to the

world.

Salt

adds life;

it

preserves. And

the

smallest bit of light

can

pierce a

vast

darkness.

Through the

Jamestown

Quadricentennial, Vision

Forum gave much-needed salt

and

light

on

America's birthday

and

left an important testimony

for future generations.

-Tom tkUe1;

Williamsbu:rg

resident and melnber qf the

state-sponsored, official

Jamesto'C.vn Qlladricentelt11ial

Com.1nittee

It

is

my

hopeful prayer

that what

was declared

at

the Jamestown

Quadricentennial will

reverberate in the hearts

and minds

of future

Christian

generations,

recalling

them

to

the

original Christian and Puritan

vision for our nation. I fully

expect the

450th celebration of

Jamestown's legacy

to

be

a conscious and

deliberate extension of

the 400th celebration

involving

many thousands

more

people. For

the

next 100 years,

The GO unsel

q '

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