Penn stayed a long time with his settlers. He often went to visit the Indians in their villages. He joined them in their feasts. He played with their children. The Red Men loved and trusted him. When years passed by and the white men in other places had bloody wars with the Indians, the Quakers among them were not harmed. The white feather of peace was placed over the door of every house where Quakers were living. That was the Red Man's sign for these words: "No one here must meet with any harm. The Red Man is his friend." CHAPTER XIII LORD BALTIMORE AND THE CATHOLICS "There are three churches in our village. Look, Uncle Sam, we can see the spires of all of them lighted by the sunset." "The sun does not have any favorites," was the reply. "He treats all alike." "Let me see. One is the Methodist, another the Congregational, and the third is the Catholic church," Joe went on. "They have different names, yet they were all built for one use,—the worship of God." Uncle Sam spoke softly as he looked from Joe to his sister. "The _name_ of the church does not matter so much, so long as people seek it for the right reason," he went on. "There was a time when people were not free to choose their church. You remember the Pilgrims and the Quakers, and how much trouble they had. "Then there were the Catholics. They could not be happy in England any more than the Pilgrims. They heard stories of the great land across the ocean. They envied the free life of the Pilgrims and they thought: "'Why should not we, too, find such a home?' "Lord Baltimore was one of their leading men. The king was very fond of him. When he asked that Catholics might seek a home in America with him, the king was quite willing. He told Lord Baltimore they might go with him to Newfoundland. More than that! Lord Baltimore should rule over them with as much power as a king. He should make the laws and punish people who did wrong. He need not ask the king about anything he wanted to do. "'Newfoundland is a beautiful country,' said the Catholics. 'At least that is what we have been told by the sea-captains who have been there.' "One of these captains had visited Newfoundland in the summer time. He wrote a book about the place. He told of the berries and roses, the birds, and the pleasant weather. He did not know that winters on the island are long and cold. "Lord Baltimore and his party went to Newfoundland with hearts full of hope. Alas! at the end of the first winter they said: "'We cannot make our home here. We suffer too much from the cold and bad weather.' "It is no wonder they felt so. Ten of their people had died. Many others had been sick. Lord Baltimore himself was one of these last. "He wrote a letter to the king telling of his troubles. He now asked for land in Virginia. Then he bade good-bye to Newfoundland and sailed south. He wished to find out if Virginia was as good a country as he had been told it was.