Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1842-11-12
Judge Lewis Opinion In the Case Of tn. Rev.
William \. Hall.

Judge Lewis Opinion In the Case Of tn. Rev.
william :. Hail.
As our readers, and The public generally have
evinccd considerable interest in the opinion Of
Judge Lewis in the casc " the Common wealth a.
gainst Arms,rong" and The comments thereon, we
g'a,ifed in being able 10 lay before them the
foil wing letters from the Hon. Robert c. Grier
President Judge nf the Dstric' Court Of Allegheny
county, and the Rev Frncis WOyland, and also
the answer Of Judge Lewis to the letter of DR..
Wayland Judge Grier was well known in this
section Of county, while practising at the Bar,
~ eminent LAWYER and now ranks as one Of the
most Distinguished jurists in Pennsylvania. The
Rev. DR.. Wayland 10 the President Of Brown L.
niversity, ond has acquired considerable reputation
a. the sutt or Of wok on "mors SCIENCE" which
wok Judge Lewis had referred to in support Of
some points in his decision. A Circumstance which
gives additional weight 10 the opinion OF Dr.. Way
land, is that he is an eminent Divine Of the Bap.
,st denomination, the same to which the Rev
VIM s. Hall belongs.
We have already publishe the opinion Of Chan
celor Kent upon the sui jcct ard think, with Judge
Lewis. hat the concurrence in opinion of such high
authority fully establishes the opinion referred TO,
as the law of the land.
PiTT,srno, Oct. IA, ls4e.
Dear Sir:
Your opinion in the case of the Commonwealth
rs. Armstrong gave me great pleasure ard satsfac.
ton. l. is clear a. demonstration, and the CON
cusion inrontrove,title by any who acknowledge
themselves hound ty the law of the land, or the
word Of God. The principle If flla Obedience is
The corner stone on which all social relations
are founded. To the parent is committcd the
cred dut, of bingiug up hts chiIdren in the "nur-
,ure and admonuon OF the Lord :" and when the
authority of the parent is abused, OF his duty
neg 'ecied tie legal tribunals ofthe country may be
n,oked fnr remedy hut it giv right to any
and ereiy person, whether clergy layman, to III
IN judgment upon the conduct Of the parent, and
usu,p his sh'. "To hs own master must he sand
or fall" lie VIII un1euake+. t. interfere between
the rent suh chid IN the e1crci,e e this sacred
duty, j. assuming fearful responsible tv and
ting right suhver>ve Of our dearest s,cisl rola
,ions, ard canro, just ~ himself from the prcceps
Of him who has comma dcd children 10 obey then
parents in al things. If the prosecutor right
in advising the child To sohey the WISHES and in.
strucian of he parent, onj rs-bapti-ug her, thea
the parent VAS ,cropc in opposing it ; snd il so
/ Jesuit may take my child to nunncry, or Nor.
/ mon to NauvoO. AMI mast submit 10 it with pa
liencc. But # have a right-and it Is nv mo,
,o' mn duty to instruct my child in what helicv,
/ to he truth and orthodoxy, the Anahaptist has n.
more tight Ia interfere with me than the possess
of the golden plates, or any other apostle ot SATAN
It may he .sslble tha, persons m4y lie found
whose zeal for mixing prus' ,tes 10 there sec'ar.r
opinions, may hhnd them to the pIncirl,' Of mora
diiy, ard who may not be sti.ird With the con
clusions in vour opinion, though unable tn refut
! them hat believe their number is small.
1t receives my most cordial spprohaon.
| am very Respectfully,
g.