Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1810-03-16

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IN its respect for the censclences, the
.isiovsk rnsnsns has not deyiatea from the line
Sh;ch ID had traced out for itself. Its
ut;os,plss apsn religion have had their aP.
ptication dis year, rs IN the preceding
II doe. no, con6ne itself to celebrating all
forms of ,wsrship, it honors,, it encourages
them.
The christian religions, founded upon
,he morality ofths Gospel, are all useful to
socieay:
The Lutherans Of the Faubourg St. An.
<Hsine. the humber Of whom amounts to
nnwards Of 1000, had no temple, 4 from
,;me imnnenlorial, ii was IN che chapel OF
Sweden they exercised their worship. -
I,ner church has been acknowledged, their
MINISTERS have been appointed by the EN-
p.ror, { and are supported at the expence OF
The skate. .s..
A school of Calsinis,ieal theology has
becn sstablished at Montaunan.
With regard TO the religion which is that
oSfhe emperor, of the Imperial family and
of shs immsuse majority OF the FRENCH
;r4,as been, en- tl,e part of government, tbs
,b;eet 81. she,r naoss assidaeos cares. New
..m;aariss have been formed in all OF
,hea, loun3atisns have been mace tor the
yc,inSs snen who devote themssivss to the
eceiesiastical profession; the ed'fices OF de
vine worship have been repaired--sae num-
her Of the chapels OF ease has been aug
men,sd. The public treasury, by taking
charge of the salaries OF the eurates, has
houorably Withdrawn them from the de-
renas nee of the communes. Suecors have
hen secured with hberalisy to :hc eurates,
and other servants of the church to whom
nor and insrmities rendered them nseessa-
~. In fne, his majesty has called several
bishops and arch bishops to seats IN the Sc
narr. and in the council of the university.
He proposes TO call Others to his council OF
state.
His majesty has had differences with the
~oxere,pn Of Rome, az q temporal sove.
rs,qn. Constant in his resolution the en-
persr defended his rights OF his crown end
of his people he did what was require d
by ,he grand Political system which IS re-
geuerasiug the west but without touching
the spiritual principles.
Nabody is ignorant Of the evils which
the temporal sovereignty Of the PoPes mas
caused 70 religion : Had it not been tor
thas s,yereignty, the half of Europe would
not new be separated frsn the Catholic
sharch ~, H. < ~.
These was ouly one single means OF with
d-awins il forever from such great dam
gers. aad of reconeiliag the in.erssts OF the
state with those Of religion: Il was neces.
sary thas the successor of Sc. Peter should
be pastor like 81. Potter that seleiy oe.
sapisdswi,h the salvation OF souls and with
Spirisua interests, he should cease TO De ..
sitaseab BY worldly ideas. by presensions oi
sovereignty, by diseussions at limits Of
ssrrissies and Of provinces. -
hhthersfore q benefit 20 have separated
rssigirn from what was foreixn 70 il, and
20 have replaced il in IN state OF svangeli'
cal purity.
The eoneordass, which re.establised re.
Ision IN France, has been faithfully exc
scused. The emperor has even done NOR,
than hia sngsgsuasnss required Of him.--
Toe pope ought On HE side % observe ID.
condisiens. 90 .gt
.WhsnsuIr there was 40 personal rsproael
10 be made 10 the bishsps and arch. bishop,
appsinssd by che empsror. 10. sasht thsr
directly b give shsn ths saa0nieal inssiss'
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