Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-01-10

bound upward. proceeded with considerable aifIcu,,
And inr'her-,hey will that freight boat captains
dare not had beyond depth Of ASp A uALs
or AT MOST. Two iscuE.-nxcArsE NJ rury Do
raky KNOW TINY HANG ON Tux BOTTOM: rms AT NO
ARreoLak SEASON OF rnk YEAR. But sKsrkaLLy II this
nisledf CHARLES DIMMoCK & co.
othe Geasrai AssenIiy Of Virsiaia.
The undsssigncd being the Board Of Managers OF the
baps' General Association Of Va beg leave to represent
70 your honorable body that during the year lS43 the
General Association OF Baptists their annual in
Richmond. passed the folow wing resolution viz:
"Resoved, That the Board be requested To unite with
the other religious denominations State in preparing
memorial 10 the General Assembly, praying some mod
heaon Of the statute OF willis, that devses Religious
Charitable and other unncoporated public bodies may be
rendered moro certain and available TO the devisees"
The passage OF this resolution grew Of the
recurring circumstance that deves OF money by pcus and
benevolent men, for IN" educ ation of young designed
Tor the Christian mnisy-or the printing aad
OF Bibles, at home and abroad-or the establishment OF
sabbath Schools the Sac-and in short for
the propagation Of knowledge, virtue and pety are entire
~ frustrated and rendered void, for OF CERTAIN
competent andiega person receive apply the same
And thus, the last wills and ct many woiay
men, fail carry the bcneecpt purposes for which
they madche last dying hopes Of their hearts are
AT naugh aud the properly which they design for the good
o mankind Is diverted from its course, the hands
remote anu aforementioned heirs. 50 frequently has this
state OF things arisen that 1t has become painful
notoroy among the large body of Christians whom we
represent Under the Of these facts aud with
wish To aggregate power property in their hands
resolution above mentioned had its origin I; sprane out
Oi conscientious conviction OF their duty give 10 the
rest OF mankind, tar they will volun ary r ceiye the m
inc same knowledge and the religion which they
themselves enoy. had efcrcnce nor aim to the in
corporation OF Churches. the property in Mort
main or (mcre absurd subj the OF an Ierar
ehy! They repel the mputaion. all the indignation
allowable 10 them Christian men, Us the Jealous his
efs at those who having by another aud more
preheusiNe means all they need desire. unwilling
any Others shall enjoy like privileges Nav that W. sbn
prerenf by community oi privileges the very monorov of
iheh' winch alone t. work out, ii anything does.
the manifold tcrrors which have been coqucny nor.
ayed by these creiusre holders of this very power!
The General Association OF Rsptists never dreamed that
such thought woud have been much less ella
noousy inssied on-They regret believe II due
10 themselves To that their whole history in the State
mas SHOWN 't IN TO be Republican Ia their ais, feel
ines and their Church Their fathers in the
hurch opposed cailer and earnest efforts tn the
late ecclesnstical establishment Virginia hey suffered
more hardships endured greater perse from il than
Others aud is therefore with no e sunrise and
modification that they hear who have in this pcct
obtained ali they desire, against Intensely and
others as designing wrong-With the cardinal principles
Of their unetiered faith, 'No Guide bat the Bible" mo
Master but Coz" enscrbed upon their frontets without
any united eccesiascai organization, without any nuho
ritanve clergy simple their is and Martyrs
their fathers these very principles how can they
anle>s memory has tailed been erhrown
ask Tor any thing tending however remotely {, n union of
ShuTcn ana state. lhey 4;
would ioreg" any privilege, my. right aose OF
conscience rather Than it, Yet they are not willing
'n' the great benevolent which they I'M
deTtaken and set motion h ,ud stop even be impedei
IL u solely with the view therefore openly and faiIg
carrying these benevolent abors they a,k of the
Legislature ol Virginia give effect wills Of such
persons choose Ia devise their property these obc
ihey beg mat may be remembered that these funds
paid out aud exhausted they accrue-io objects
winch are aNowcd and known, and tar from being
boarded Tor the benefit Ut few distributed broad cast
c a the
OF large bdy Of fellow citizens ask your hands,
Nothing more, nothing less We willing 10 be-
eve that ia tins eat snicned age, when the result ne
from union oi tue Church STATE arc apparent and
as dreadful To- Christians every ono else that the
shtiuI facts craw" i'om History times unlike own
resulting circumstances whch IN al human
Will never arise again. wall deter from II compauce NJ
once 50 Reasonable ad Just l. not such Ia " ir1nL
ed by the progressive end enlightened spfi If the cs
IN which We gei Is the dictate Of liberal and ,x
PansNe philanthropy! Is demanded t,y the on. ar
progress OF civilization aud Rtsionl Is not right m
eal q iavor7
Ire Bill "r K ghu If State guarantees to every one
"e right T. Vorshp Cod MS own way and
MS o"n views not the rght devise ones properly ac
lnainE TO ones religious aud
IF duty incident 10 ahd part OF the right Il, worship God
IN ones own way aud according own view. -
Who will undertake TO restrict the OF dying
man, or Illustrate by negative any than by positive
means the lns; expression OF hs will Religious maerst
And yet the Laws as they stand do this
This restriction however only partially and upon
ony por'on OF the religious denominations OF State.
roi an"heE Stale has 50 legislated least j. ell
Joying all the power at your hands w. alld. IN
,nis only order urge yo that if there be indeed
ua-er rom te grant OF tins power, the danger greatly
enhdneed when IS conferred upoa alone without any
counteryaIIng or checking influence.
In 1879, the Legislature Pennsylvania passed nj. ne,
which Will be on"d IN the Digest OF that State, page 1872
the tue q" "hIcn and portion OF the preamble quoted
as Illustrative OF It's character IL is entitled for
Incorporating the Trustees OF the Ministers and Elders con
shutting the Genera Assembly the Presbyeti,n Church
IN the United States Of imeriea. The rreamble runs
thus "Whereas the Ministers aud Elders forming the &c
Assembly gI
states o. America. consisting Of the State of
fenbsyvania and others Of the L. = A. have BY their
Psilton repre- ened that by Donations bcquess or other
wise ct chartaby disposed persuns they are of
monies for benevolent and pous purposes and the said
Ministers and Elders have expect further con-
buttons iof similar uses, &c Therefore, &C. TIL. act
Then incorporates certain persons therein named and their
successors by the and style Of Trustee Of the Go
neral Assembly Of the Prosby Church IN tue o. )
OF America" with power take, receive and hold All
hnd all MANNER OF Lands tenemcnts rents unnues frau
ehises and other Entertainments which at any time Sc
NOW us not pretended that this other than Penn
syvaIan Incorporation but refuse honourab. body
may, u confer tie small boon ask here is power i'm
Perium IN impep-wirn power take and receive III M,
u hold lands. tcn0molts and hcseditaments-a
rate body tat receiving taking (amd perhaps hodngj at
"il aud pleasure And, strange t. say lh,sc vino ry ont
most loudly against oisTaie request are the y,ry per
ms VINO ENJOY 'his wholesale and sweeping power, nay
Hydra' and GorEons aud Chimera.dire
the bare mention Of IT,
u you refuse our PETITION how will yon keep these
rus ees OF the Geucfal Assembly Of the Pfesbyteran
Chuich 81 The u ~ Of america Of the STATED They
are hefe-tney are known 10 your laws-tey can plead
aud be mpleudedhey take and hold and # We ARE
mol ormed, they do take and hold aud while the
other denominations seeking, in vain fumcthng ,ss
ms b1Uy - exercising greater power Forty six years
ms immense COOPERATION has been existence, and vet
we have never heard uTl tine other of In,
state hsve sought your g.aye aid OF the immense DC
Ii which threatens the state; aud then hear from those
VINO possess this immense power. We decllre il there il
danger (which DO believe from any proposal OF oar
ha' ihe danger VIII be diminished by distributing and
tlnnIzlng' rather tian 10y suffering monopoly Of it
we deem Therefore, that there he such danger from,
these causes, that legislative old cannot be extended 10 us
then equality, uniformity, safety requires that this inst
named Incorporation. aud NIL others like IT, ought a. he
rendered mpoicnt IN Virginia by Legislation. But on the
contrary We think and NC believe differently aud there
lore your petitioners respectfully request that while they
do not seek or desire the Incorporation e their churches or
Their s'coies. that honorable body will II eonsonant
with our system II jurisprudence p1ss ,me law 10 meet
he eAgehcy o. this case; and they vii ever pray, &c.
To the Editors NJ Tie NAG.