15/26 _Higginson_, 68-70.] [Sidenote: He founds Providence, 1636. Roger Williams and Religious Liberty .-- Among the newcomers was Roger Williams, a Puritan minister. He disagreed with the Massachusetts leaders on several points. For instance, he thought that the Massachusetts people had no right to their lands, and he insisted that the rulers had no power in religious matters--as enforcing the laws as to Sunday. |