 That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence; and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercise of religion, according to...  The American's Guide - Page 2151855 - 636 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Wilkins Webber - 1855 - 600 pages
...any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. 16....conviction, not by force or violence, and therefore, that all men should enjoy the fullest toleration in the exercises of religion, according to the dictates... | |
 | James Pinkney Hambleton - 1856 - 550 pages
...15th section of the declaration. And lastly, it avowedly opposes the 16th section, which declares. " that religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other." But this organization not only... | |
 | James Pinkney Hambleton - 1856 - 564 pages
...loth section of the declaration. And lastly, it avowedly opposes the 16th section, which declares. " that religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other." But this organization not only... | |
 | William Cabell Rives - 1859 - 702 pages
...moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. 14. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...conviction, not by force or violence ; and, therefore, that all men should enjoy the fullest toleration in the exercise of religion, according to the dictates... | |
 | William Cabell Rives - 1859 - 700 pages
...article of Colonel Mason's draught related to the vital subject of religious freedom. Setting forth, that religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, it proceeded to declare that "all men should, therefore, enjoy the fullest toleration in the exercise... | |
 | John Scott - 1860 - 278 pages
...ought to be exempted, upon payment of an equivalent to employ another to bear arms in his stead. 20. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...not by force or violence, and, therefore, all men have an equal, natural and unalienable right to the free exercise of religion, according to the dictates... | |
 | John Scott - 1860 - 282 pages
...ought to be exempted, upon payment of an equivalent to employ another to bear arms in his stead. 20. That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...not by force or violence, and, therefore, all men have an equal, natural and unalienable right to Ike free exercise of religion, according to the dictates... | |
 | Episcopal Church. General Convention - 1861 - 698 pages
...by the 16th Article of the Declaration of Rights, it is provided in the words following, viz. — " That religion, or the duty which we owe to our Creator,...conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all, to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each othe," — which said Article is now... | |
 | Virginia - 1862 - 238 pages
...be erected or established within the limits thereof. 15. That ne free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people, but by...conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to • practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other. ••• CONSTITUTION OF... | |
 | Ezra Champion Seaman - 1863 - 312 pages
...any people, but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue, and by frequent recurrence to fundamental principles. 16....conscience, and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other. The llth section of the 3d article... | |
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