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The vicar stood before the congregation finishing his service, which had been an unusually short affair. The children were not yet restless and the midsummer sun still shone brightly in the sky. He cleared his throat and looked out at his parishioners with a slightly sad look in his eye. `` I have been called upon to take a new congregation'' several people who had started gathering their belongings stopped and the slight murmur that had begun on the conclusion of the service stopped. `` I have been asked to travel to the colony of Virginia to start a new church, one free from the confines of our king. `` hushed conversation filled the room as the reality began to sink in. A member of the Snow family had been at the head of Abbotsley church since the church had been built their hundred years ago, the villagers long assumed that John Snow the viacars son and namesake being the oldest son Albeit only by fifteen minutes would be the next man to wear the cloth and lead the small but fiercely faithful group. `` Mr Brown will lead the congregation until a time that the church assigns you a new leader.'' There was muted but respectful applause as Luke Brown stood nodding his head slightly. `` My family will accompany me on my journey as will all of you'' Mary Snow sitting in the back of the church wiped a tear from her eye as her husband continued. `` we leave from Southampton a fortnight Tuesday. Next Sunday will be my last as the leader of this church.'' He stepped back and surveyed the church before turning and walking down and through the church to wish his congregation well for the week ahead. Mary began playing a final hymn as the choir sang and the people began to slowly file out into the churchyard. Elizabeth snow was the first of the Snow children to emerge from the chapel and after hugging her father she went to tall with the other young women of the church being the oldest she was becoming an elegant young lady and she kept a watchful eye for her younger brothers when they finally emerged.
