Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-11-07

,icn. and put to hazard every personal eonseousnee
"s s"emP' 70 aee'mphsh so much public COED. lie
therefore now undertakes TO redeem the pledge made
| in his Prospectus.
intoxicating this Work to the he al Of one Of the
most respectable OF the Christian Churches IL 1, no,
intended TO hold out the most distant Ma that The An,
thor and that Right Reverend Divine think alike on
some OF the great and essenai points in Theology
bat tho reverse Because, il il the Chucch, unier
whose benign suspices th. Author Wa. r.i..J anil a l.
ucatej.-bscausc hs well know, the ,b,r,l AMI ,o,.
rant spirit OF that Church. il s,,rh a. not TO condemn
any one Tor mere difference OF opinion we'll know
that the structure aud direction Of m. mimi ia nehr,
under the absolute control of any on. AMI IN the co
science IL either right wong according to the train.
ing OF each mind-becan.e il has ;h. christian charity
to bear with the errors Of any of i,s children whom /
cannot instruct, and bring back TO the riybt E-b,
cause the Author himself. has more than reveren,iai
nay even hIiai. personal af.ci iou Tor the
and truly pious individual himself 10 whom he dcdca,es
This Work in the firm hope Of his b ovoient a,inopi
ton and alvice--But, above ALL because that Church
no formerly the esiabshed Church. and four o, r,
dissenting from IT, have not the design in view OF unit
Tag the powers oil Government with the influences Of
the Church.
Agan-The Author having at;vertei in hi. f,o.,.c
tus 10 the Convention, organized to reform ,h. Con.
tuition oil Virginia. in relation This particular subject
cannot refrain from noticing their frat
they resolved 10 invoke the Authsr of all COOL thro
the Ministers OF the Gospel for q blessing on their la
bors This, and the mole Of carrying il into effect,
cannot Tail TO be highly satisfactory an gratifying
all who value those principles Which tha en-
ghtened body were called together TO sustain BE.
hcving, rs the Author OF this Work does most re,iyi-
onsiy IN special, as well az general Providence he
cannot refrain from hi, most entire approx ,,io Of eve
~ thing which makes that the Foundation of all earthly
good Not only common AMI decent respect for public
opinion. In christian land but much higher ohiiya
tion make sich appeals the duty Of all ael and de-
pendent beings That He who created the Univers. and
formed laws for s everlasting ever shoud
nave abandoned such laws one moment chance any
OF ms own mere created beings to execute tc 10 too
absurd ami biasphemous idea ever to have entered
mo any sane mind The unparalleled circum. tances
ana hna' glorious consequences Of the American R-vo
'uton, s'and az an ilIustrous AMI imperi.habe uon
ment Of this eternal. fevient and truth
what Is true and genuine Christianity, however one
thing; and what is superstition, hypocrisy or wild en-
thusiasn, or either, Is quite another!
With respect 10 the mode of carrying the aforemcn-
usned resolve into effect. the friends correct prne
pies throughout the Christian world have
graduate themselves that there .ii LETT of
the original Revolutionary stock and many Of the de-
scendans OF others who have departed resolved to
keep alive, and maintain in thi. important work Of
reform the great essentials oil universal federation and
equal rights among all the christian s,-is by asking
this Divine aid through the Ministers of al in rotation
This is an example worthy the no'ice and imitation Of
all deberativa bodies throughout enlightened Chrsten
dom IL will be noticed and fno wet il is 10 be honed
a. least by the Congress of thc United States The
l$i,ish Government in knocking e shackes from sh-
olcn, tie primitive germ and foundation Of Chris
uani'y have thus yet done but half the goad work
as long AZ the ieya and established preference TO any Of
the Protestant Churches remains; and any Of the Anne
rican Governments. by aording incorpor aon. inviJ
Gus distinctions any legal aids government in
vestments or preferences OF sort sect or
nomination OF Christians, even in aiding LII with
any legal countenance exraneous influence; would
only be keeping up spice of the former Ingredient.
OF Church Establishments and their union with The
ers Of State.
Some Of the above considerations and others Of ST.
iar cast hr turned the authors attention TO this sub
ject by which he led into train OF de en- thinking
and enquiry on the profound subjects Of the nature the
Srign the progress, and the eternal existence or final
conclusion OF all earthly matteri-Ali which course of
thinking aud enquiry naturally tended TO carry him in
to an examination Of some OF the doctrines forth by
some from what is styled Holy WRIT, or the RIVE
LATIoNs Gop.
To those in particular, who lived in the DAVIS of the
American Revolution, and contributed in the smaes,
degree, towards that great and righteous work-tow ards
the breaking down all the abomnabc and wicked .ys-
tens oil tyranny, consisting Of monarchy and arisocra
cy, both political and
the dabOlical established ton between Church
and S'ate-thc attempt now going under tn. name
and mask oil "religions revivas and many other moral
reorms-appeared to be nothing more in truth. than
sucied and deliberate revival and reIestabis-
nen OF the union Of Church and S,ate--not indeed of
the same ancient establish Ell seckbut ho are
endeavoriDg 10 enlist all the the deluled and
duped an xiaries in the wretcheu and ne rio,,s
tyrannical design.
Against this. the free citizens Of the renowned coun-
ty OF Albemars, have sent in their solemn protest 10
the Convention. They have peohed that dsiin guis-
ed Dolly, 10 be particularly careful and attentive in Sc
curing religious liberty. This must be peculiarly grs-
tfyinE TO tic friends of all liberty o from what quar-.
ter could such correct and salutary precaon and
quest come, more properly, than from that which had
the DEcLARATIoN oF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
ani the Acr OF RELIGIOUS ToLERATtoN--two
things a. naturally and inseparaby allied in The cause
oil FREEDOM as their opposite the union NJ Church
and STATE, is in the toickcdness Of Tyrdmny!
These considerations, with the one suggested i'm the
Prospectus, the unfortunate subject Of our slave
perry led the author 10 refresh his memory in several
iacs and particulars an these important matters.