Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1801-11-07

much like the molten calf, which Asror
fhewsd. and fsid iheie are Thy Gods, q if aei.
lie knca and felt the deilcacy OF his atua-
'ion ;--that hc hould unavoidlbly plovekr
sgaint HIN the houe& plejudces o. many.
and many. perhaps leis h,ntR. would coa-
tribute TO inhame thoie I,eludiecs sgains
him. But his o~n heart, aud his own con.
iclcnee admoniihrd him tha, he ihouid NOT
become iacyi6ce 20 them. We have. fald
he. the afiurance OF Chri.t him'cif (,han ahom
there never was more perfect cha,seier OF
better mani thss ,hoie who teiin tho tenn
porAl power. from a Connection with ipii-
Nual things, fha,l be countenancsd, protect
cd. and juained. my friends he not AFRAID
OF them tnst kill the body, and after tha,
have M more THAI they can DO but s,l
him who after he hath killed, hsih power
TO eaA into hell" Thus high, aud halo~ed
are the aGarances llaid Mr.. P.) which
ffengthcn me in my pseient i;uarion, We
read allo (iaid MIR. p. that Daniel Vas cAt
into dcn OF Lions, 80 tor ss much az he WAS
fnnItxi," difregarding the projects of the
Princes ,---and Shadrach. Mchack, and
Abcdnego, into burning furnace, bscaufe
the found of the dulci,ner and the harp could
not allure them to fall down and xorihip the
images fet up by the king. But TO them the
jaws OF the one were fahened, and the Alsncs
OF the other were harnleh.
IL: proceeded. The fra and mofs
earpeft delre of tie religious. and IeHettine
mind, as foon as it Cones TO a knosledgc
Of the exi0ence Of God, is, that IL may
form ideas worthy OF, and fuitable TO that
fountain Of all goodaefs. Thus imponsd,
our hearts would be eoaRas,y filed with
gratitude towards him. We thould neytr
be unmindful of the OBLIGATION, we arc un-
der. A tenfc of thar duty would ever be
prcient with Us, when we lie do~n, and
when we rife up. To coniecrate one day
only, as fuAicient TO make a return OF our
ihankiuinefs for continual bouniies and bei.
hng,. was in his opinion, tar from being
right; wAs really difgraceful. The Legil
jari!dittion ia matters Of religion. The
Contributions Of nine aates promulgate tho.
principle, that it Is the right Of every nan
10 woIhip God agreeaoly TO the dictates q
his own confidence. In the charter of this
ftate. other words are made uie of, as it it
had been intended 10 pre!erve that right with
more fu!nets and certaioty. Ii is true, faid
he, i, beau the Tendance Of recommenda-
tiun but this is The fdt ftep TO religious
rytaany. The Pope OF Rome ailes hsmfdf
Chnn's vice-gerent on earth, and if his ad
vancemcnt TO that ftation docs nor imply the
power yet it implies an acknowledgement
on The part Of the People, Of belief Of the
exiRencc of that power which makes II con-
iti,utionaI. We have no delegated pbwcrs ;
tor tina, rcafon. it would he an ulurpation.
Mr.. c. Green obierved that he was very
forry TO have occaGon to fpeak again upon
thar fupjeet in the Legislature Of Rhode.
liland. He believed il TO be an unauthorized
interference, and al Objectionable aGumpsion
ofpower. For though il was cloathed 10 the
foft language of ,reommerdaf'er !, yet IL
would operate upon thofe whole confciences
nigh. forbid a compliance, with all The dii
agrceab!es of penaliy--thc pcaa!ty Of difai-'
fiction, difguf, and diilike, from the ref OF
their fellow. citizens. Experience had taught
him the force Of this obicrvation. Maay do
not make the dilinttion between a recon
mendation OF this kind, and tsffTvs Law
but conGder, that Whatever cones IRON the
Lsgina,ure, a. entitled 10 tefpc0. for which
obedience is required. Thus iu principal Ct
fcet goes TO create snimoGty among the pco-
pie. and to make againa many 40 unfayo'a
bic imprefion. He thought the bill 10 be an
improper interference in matters OF relisi.
Gus nature. That all iuch interference was
rather arbitrary, as the mempers OF the Hoole
had no power invefted in them To dircf their
conaituents in fpirituai matters. lie bclies.
cd THAI but few States we're in the habit Of
this. Ii was troe that the S,stes of Mi6a-
chu!ctu and Connecticut were: From whence
he concluded that this State had taken the ex-
ample. Bat he hoped the Pfelbyteriaaifm Of
Of thofe States, 10 this rcfpect would never
be introduced into this State, 10 tyraniic
over the inhabitants. Yet he a,dently hoped
that the Prhyscrians Of this State nigh;
ever enjoy their religious liberties, in the full
eH manner. What (fsid Mr.. G.) was the
objeta Of our forcfathcr Roger W7lism'. who