Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-06-03

for The PROPERTY of the French Republic
and the Confuls.
In their inaruttions, they flhail not per-
nit the .nfelves to ufe any inveetives, di-
rect or indirect, either againtt the other
worlhips authorized by the State, oragaina
the individuals belonging to the fad wor.
flaps.
They fhall not in the diicourfss ufaaily
pronounced during divine fervice, publilh
any thing foreign to the exercile of the
worfhip, except what may be ordered BY
Government. .., ,.
They fhall not adnini(ler the nuptiai
benedittion but to thoic who thall r.oVe
in due form, their having contracted mar
rage before the civil officer.
1t hall be obligatory to MAKE ule Of
the Equinottial Calendar eiabliihed by
the laws Of the Republic, for all cccleii-
attic and religious acts. The days ihaIl
be defgn,red according to the Soltice Ca
lendar.
The day OF ref for the public function.
aries ihall be fixed on the Sunday.
Arhjck.s t,r the OrganiSa!isn Of TIE pro-
tseam zvoy6it.
Art. I. None but FrenchUIen can ex-
ercife the functions OF worihiP.
z. Neither the protefant churches nor
their miniaers can hold relationship wiki
any foreign power OK authority.
3. The minifers CT the ieveral, protcf
taRs communiOus in the performance of di-
vine fervice, (hall pray, and caufe to be
prayed for, the prof. erity Of thei French
Republic, and the Coniuls.
4. No do;trinal or dosmatical decih-
ons, no formulary under the title of con-
ftfion, or under any other title, can be
publi!hed or taught before government has
authorized its publication.
(. No alteration in the mode of difci.
pline ihall take place without the fame au-
thoriiation.
6. The Council offate aall take cog
nizance of all the operations of the minif-
ter; Of worlhip, and of ali the diiientons
which may ariie between the mlnifters.
7. The maintenanceof the miniters Of
the Conliaorial Churches lhaIl be Provi-
ded for it being urderltood that the pro-
pcrties poIeGed by thefe Churches, and
the proceeds of the obla.ions efabli(hed
according to ulage or by regulations, lhall
be applied to that purpole.
8. The difpoG,ions contained in the Or
ganical Articles of the Catholic worlhip,
rcfpetting the Liberty Of endowments and
the nature of the property which is to
be the ohett of it, ihall be common to the
protefant churches.
q. There lhall be two academies or femi-
naries in the eaR of France, for the in
ttruttion OF the miniiters Of the Aug iburg
conlelion.
10. There n,all be fcminary at &C.
neva, !or the inGruttion of the miniaers
of the reformed Churches.
II. The protectors Of. all the acade-
mics or iemioaries fhall be appointed by
the frf Coniul.
II. More can be elected minifer of
Church 9th Augsburg confeilion unleis
he has Gudied during faIed time in one
of the French leminaries defined for the
intruttion of the mInifers of that pro-
felton, and if he does not exibir, in one
form, a certificate Of the time OF his itu-
dy, his ability, and his good morals.
IA. None can be elected mlniiter OF
reformed church, without having hrft lu-
died in the feminary OF Geneva, and ex
hibiting certificate in the form mention
ed in the proceeding article.
IA. The regulations concerning the ad-
m iniitration and interior policy of the fe-
minaries, on the number and quality OF
the protectors, the manner of teaching ant
the form of certificates or atteftations OF
ltudy, good conduct and ability, fhall be
approved by Government.
?. AMSTERDAM, April z.
-TL. ,,ra., he peuc of the general Deacc