Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-09-20
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RELIGIOUS lNCORPO2 NTIONS

Ht'srs f.dlt rs Til ugh ii may BE- regarded by Il
c-rain portion ii he ell r5y treason 10 d ar with
uem III relation tn the froprley # religious incorpora
to1s or III tact, upon any SUBJECT that llr-r SUPER
Ms ioin may suggest, nevertheless 81 as pc ntIr. IL,
express my dissent even u should be the mean, Of
hlsln5 th'r II AID gates Ut wrath and d, lti1aon; or
h.nf naneht but III r silent and '.dgnIed disgust
"hiiSl IL IS pleasure t. entertain the profound re
sprf, as do, ipr many membcrs and IN nScrS of the
various denominations, do nj. however consider my
S D2uilt take, a, Sp aud liw every opinion IN n
lie" OF The over z"alous may ch To adyaice The
prop sii,h iot lIc larorprdtm OF religious associations
Is not de'n ahlr oueSon is an encr,acIu, mi lp,a
sacred and forbidden ground, zoo holy ever for the nm
lstry-coniray to the letter and spirit o. the Cons,itu
tl as ass Inc tiled and Just policy ofhe State Tho
III st common observer ii n'n and things cam fail 10
Pective tue avar r us and naiiria carrly r that ar
rcle 9eaontaad ny Of ie blineSt vo,a+scs as the
r'h oi acvil-hc filthy ucre Is an uir.rnsLe fact
that all other Subjects be regard d n secondary
III iler ellarac when the great question of the al
n'ghy dollar Is at issue, and When respectful rcss
tance Is NJ ic 10 sn i, Ell is and the opinnn is advanced
That the Church occupies the prrcist ,ili She srnld
the position IN which she taced By the Justice and
"l'd IN oil our ioretitlrrs met with the stcreo
Fpcl si'l5 aud whining cant If ii lay and prrs Gu
hm-a c'ntenpble sIbleruge worthy only Of It's
auth Rs.
III the present day. the sens bic ard The neral have no
Inclination, nor d. they indulge ir the Persecution Of
fegon II e'Slols Associations but when an ass cation
eue'' III Us n'ni'sS arrogance prcsuues to annoy
'e P"'lle press wlth It's ranenon cries for i,lmnon It
al once lets Itself down from that hpl and ny hpoht
u was hiehde II should maintain and ssanly pr
dnceS mingled feeling OF ply aud nIdrnaliun a,npa
The vrtnoas and Intelligent Such are. The sentiments i
inevitably Inspires That The Church is prosecuted for
Its vital pety inan brlleyas.--bI a., Il, ,en,ne
aos'n1,'t "oua u" olli ull To ndritk II say 10 what
extent IL Is feIHo1chrd. is. dmbtess very GREAT
were as Easy tor Jesus Christ 10 nave been born a
prnee as Peasant. or in palace ns cad Of manager:
and II necessary TO his nlssoa'e sptdor Of his appear
ahc', ana S'91Hrh among men, night have been family
lmighed, but never rqnaed or described But his OBJ.
ls and purposes were total, difltien-hs ass cati lis
" re with tie merk and o~y and hi, doctrines and
tichn5s were t1os' Of hum lily p all scf denial
Bn' IN THIS sectaran agethp age If money! steam and
ttcifeiy-felgmn must need b.. modern zcd-it must
" progressive; lard; II the Mountains will
Mahnnet. Mahom6t must % 10 the mountains" The
all ans rn9 idea Is NE ways and means. and in the yea
era scramble the Church considers its II as entitled /,
me largest quota lhecry is your moncy-girc. girc
Ste, Is me Watchw"'d from ift bard To the
"'lds. he tune s raised in Richmond the great poo
" reservoir OF Baptism in Nirgina,-aud TIE echo Is
'an9h up md made to revsrbetlte by cytry little penny
"n's'le throughout tie bfoal limits Ut his glorious OH
commonwealth OF religious freedom 4 demon nation
mat can expend, in the construction and paraprnaia .
olich alone, the sum Of ti'fy five or forty lhousa,
"''iais' begging and implorlng protection How sn
i'",e fdiculous Pleading helpless, hopeless, AID
mt"oie'S, stricken povery--n The p!c tlrude f,h.i
u'y 'ney undertakc.ln series OF essays (havinI
H. '','icctudi gems iF lle pHrIhS') 10 tflcn
ci'i]es OF lrgnia how very profoundly and bliss
'i) hri they IN rel ltioI TO their tr,s wishes
,"a motives as though Egyptian darkness and fthh
an sup diy reignei supreme the slbi6.t. hal a
,of oil low, as though the nitcless and uudying clo
ce oi The INN ,rlal Henry had never been heard ant
~, c's !" Tie ,rlotc and llluslrious Jeftrs,n, wer
Nv. h'o"n OF at least had cease 10 be remcmjcredil
plss's strange to say--'he Bapilsts. who th
e'aeSl sufferers. and vino among The s activ,
ipahs In ab'shiug the established Church, and Q
'ro''sh'9 Religious freedom. now meet in swee
"a l,aimlnlous ulfun, and embrace with the hug frazier
nj mar church thai has been tried. : ndemned and re
" 'aoa, as being snbversve Of the rights aud berte
" '"e people and Incompatible with the very nature an
'"' VI republic an government. and would hav
"uSht ei'ers--as wo'rld other sinllaTly favored
% 10 DC shaken "ff by civil -evofn,m, anil the rrean
o.y ruin slres us III he face that reslscallono of b
ts' wy some al least is tyouy desired and az
nu'n'9 sought st impossible to' AIRY Cr'rc'f Of It.
~, So" Association I" acquire weTi and reutifH pure
rue ,uea is at variance with sens, ami anip'
a' 10 The teachings Of all hls1ry=no only hrhllc'
'e'i ort downright ,nsensc. To attempt TO entnrc
." opp siie conclusion. FROM rhe o,t tina, ire Churc
rom It's original and legitimate sphere in que
"ea,'i' from that hour may its d,genela,y II tt
sa''iy dated Tbs is mol the seaiim M of tho wor
NV a'h" bat the honest and npri, con, teton ut maj
u 'e ai'ia5'c AL poas. II j, de,1 But cutsae -,