2. _In New England Prior to Settlement in Providence, 1629-1636_: Experiences in Boston, Salem, Plymouth, the wilderness, and Seekonk. 3. _Providence Plantations Prior to First Charter, 1636-1644_: Arrival. Reception by Indians. First deeds to property. Baptism. Early government. Indian troubles. Neighbors at Pawtuxet, Warwick, Portsmouth, and Blackstone. Williams’ first visit to England. First charter. Indian trading-post near Wickford. His first writings. 4. _Providence under the First Charter, 1644-1663_: Growth of colony. Indian difficulties. Coddington’s claims. Opposition from the United Colonies. Williams’ second visit to England. His writings. Work of his colaborer, John Clarke, of Newport, in securing second charter. 5. _Growth, Destruction, and Rebuilding of Providence, 1663-1676_: General pre-Indian War prosperity. The Quakers. The debate and Williams’ writings. Indian War with King Philip. Reconstruction. 6. _Closing Days and Death of Roger Williams_: Official position. Retirement and death. Burial. Later removal of dust. 7. _Providence after the Death of its Founder_: Commercially, religiously, educationally, and politically. Its glorious share in the Revolutionary War. Its glory among the brotherhood of States. Growth of its ideal throughout the world. III THE EVOLUTION OF THE ROGER WILLIAMS IDEAL OF SOUL-LIBERTY 1. _Prior to Days of Williams_: The pioneers, the predecessors of Williams, and the continuity of the struggle for soul-liberty among the early Christians. The work of the Anabaptists or Baptists in the Dark Ages in northern Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, and England and Wales. Study their published confessions on the subject of soul-liberty. 2. _Contemporaries of Roger Williams_: The General and Particular Baptists of England. A consideration of the ideals of toleration, liberty of conscience, and absolute soul-liberty in the settlements of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Connecticut; and the Indian’s position also. Compare all these with the peculiar position of Roger Williams. 3. _Successors of Roger Williams_: The American Baptists. Study especially the Warren Baptist Association with its committee on grievances. Study the work of the Philadelphia Baptist Convention. Study also the work of the Baptists in other States. Cooperation of Quakers, Presbyterians, and others. IV THE WORLD-WIDE INFLUENCE OF ROGER WILLIAMS’ IDEAL Political democracy, a fruit of religious liberty. The onward march of democracy in America, Europe, Asia, and South America. The world war and the world-wide struggle for democracy. Present status of the world as to religious liberty and as to political democracy. (Take a map and indicate the same.) A SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY _Biographies_: Backus, “History of New England.” (First history in which Williams’ life-story is told at length.) Knowles, “Memoir of Roger Williams.” Gammell, “Life of Roger Williams.”