Contributions to the Ecclesiastical History of the United States of America: A narrative of events connected with the rise and progress of the Protestant Episcopal Church in VirginiaHarper & Brothers, 1836 |
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... committee of the whole Convention to take into consideration the state Resolved , That it is the opinion of this com- of the Protestant Episcopal Church in this committee that an address be prepared to the mem- monwealth . Ordered ...
... committee of the whole Convention to take into consideration the state Resolved , That it is the opinion of this com- of the Protestant Episcopal Church in this committee that an address be prepared to the mem- monwealth . Ordered ...
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... committee committee was appointed of Mr. N. Harrison , appointed to draw up the instructions for the Rev. T. Davis , Rev. Mr. Shield , Rev. Mr. Sky - deputies to the General Convention ; and that ring , Rev. Mr. Davenport , Rev. Mr ...
... committee committee was appointed of Mr. N. Harrison , appointed to draw up the instructions for the Rev. T. Davis , Rev. Mr. Shield , Rev. Mr. Sky - deputies to the General Convention ; and that ring , Rev. Mr. Davenport , Rev. Mr ...
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... committee appointed to examine and report the certificates of appoint- ment of the sitting members , reported , That the said committee had , according to order , exam- ined the same , and had come to some resolu- tions thereupon ...
... committee appointed to examine and report the certificates of appoint- ment of the sitting members , reported , That the said committee had , according to order , exam- ined the same , and had come to some resolu- tions thereupon ...
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... committee to examine the ballots , who , hav- ing withdrawn and examined the same , reported , That they had found the numbers for the sev- eral persons balloted for to be as followeth : - For Rev. David Griffith , 71 ; John Page , Esq ...
... committee to examine the ballots , who , hav- ing withdrawn and examined the same , reported , That they had found the numbers for the sev- eral persons balloted for to be as followeth : - For Rev. David Griffith , 71 ; John Page , Esq ...
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... committee of the whole Convention on the rules for the order , government , and discipline of the Protestant Episcopal Church , and after some time spent therein , Mr. President resumed the chair , and Mr. Harrison reported , That the ...
... committee of the whole Convention on the rules for the order , government , and discipline of the Protestant Episcopal Church , and after some time spent therein , Mr. President resumed the chair , and Mr. Harrison reported , That the ...
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Page 227 - That no man, or set of men, are entitled to exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community, but in consideration of public services; which not being descendible, neither ought the offices of Magistrate, Legislator, or Judge, to be hereditary.
Page 176 - ... to suffer the civil magistrate to intrude his powers into the field of opinion and to restrain the profession or propagation of principles, on the supposition of their ill tendency, is a dangerous fallacy, which at once destroys all religious liberty...
Page 199 - O Lord, with the Holy Ghost the Comforter, and daily increase in them Thy manifold gifts of grace ; the spirit of wisdom and understanding ; the spirit of counsel and ghostly strength ; the spirit of knowledge and true godliness ; and fill them, O Lord, with the spirit of Thy holy fear, now and for ever. Amen.
Page 239 - 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 dictates of conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practice Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other.
Page 176 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.
Page 103 - I do believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the word of God, and to contain all things necessary to salvation ; and I do solemnly engage to conform to the doctrines and worship of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States.
Page 176 - ... that even the forcing him to support this or that teacher of his own religious persuasion is depriving him of the comfortable liberty of giving his contributions to the particular pastor whose...
Page 176 - ... the proscribing any citizen as unworthy the public confidence by laying upon him an incapacity of being called to offices of trust and emolument, unless he profess or renounce this or that religious opinion, is depriving him injuriously of those privileges and advantages to which, in common with his fellow citizens, he has a natural right...
Page 59 - If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning ! If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy...
Page 212 - Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.