 | Robert Reid Howison - Virginia - 1848 - 542 pages
...that of Virginia, ought to be established within her limits.* The final clause declares that religion can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence, and, therefore, all men are entitled to its free exercise, according to the dictates of conscience. After viewing this bold expression... | |
 | California. Constitutional Convention, John Ross Browne - California - 1850 - 540 pages
...Committee : 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...practice Christian forbearance, love, and charity toward each other. Mr. HALLECK remarked that this left out a vеry important provision contained in... | |
 | William Henry Foote - Virginia - 1850 - 584 pages
...these words — " That religion, or the duty we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not...conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practise Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other." These declarations breathe the... | |
 | William Henry Foote - Virginia - 1850 - 582 pages
...these words — " That religion, or the duty we owe to our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not...conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practise Christian forbearance, love and charity towards each other." These declarations breathe the... | |
 | John Ross Browne - California - 1850 - 534 pages
...it, can be directed only by reason and conviction, not by force or violence ; therefore, all men ore equally entitled to the free exercise of religion,...conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practise Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other. I acknowledged the full force... | |
 | California. Constitutional Convention, John Ross Browne - California - 1850 - 528 pages
...this manner : 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 ; therefore, all men are equally entitled to the froe exercise of religion, according to the dictates... | |
 | George Long - France - 1850 - 704 pages
...and not by force and viok-nee; and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free i-xtrcise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience; and that it is the mntual duty of all to practise Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other." This goes... | |
 | Protestant Episcopal Historical Society - 1851 - 244 pages
...is said : '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...conscience; and that it is the mutual duty of all to practise Christian forbearance, love, and charity towards each other.' " But this only goes so far... | |
 | Virginia - Virginia - 1851 - 1348 pages
...our Creator, and the manner of discharging it, ran be directed only bj reason and conviction, not bv force or violence ; and therefore all men are equally entitled to the free exercwe of rrligion, according to the dictates of conscience ; and that it is the mutual duty of all... | |
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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... 
