Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-10-08

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self? If law could punish Methods
elder for receiving into his communion The
daughter of an objecting non-professor
when the daughter is only 20 years, II
months and 90 days old, what act of As
sembly would allow him to receive her or
the day following? The truth is, there
can not be found, either in the Bible OIL
Purdon's Digest, any such nice and imagi
nary division of time as to religious rights
Neither the Book Of Books nor our statu
tory enactments deny liberty of conscience
to any man, young or old, rich or poor
The whole is legal fiction, fabricated to
meet Il certain case.
Let US illustrate the principle of Judge
Lewis modest, intelligent girl, asks
admission into Lutheran church Her
parents are common vagabonds in France,
who can not even tell her age, but have
enough of will to forbid her ever becoming
4 Christian. She is abandoned to take
care of herself; she enters a pious family,
which instructs her to read Gods Word,
and enables her to maintain herself respect
ably; and her enlightened and renewed
conscience bids her unite with a visible
christian organization. The pastor of that
church receives her into its fold, ignorant
Of her age, AID against her parents wishes.
The father hears of the event, gets legal
proof that his daughter is but 20 years
old, and with blow, takes away the life
of the pastor. The murderer is punished
by giving bail > but the estate of the
murdered man must "pay all the costs,
The DEFENDANTS not excepted
Again. The "smart, active, likely"
quadroon servant Of brawling rowdy in
becomes Christian. He
applies to Rev. DR.. Junkin for admission
into the Presbyterian church; and he is
over u, but his master objects. DR.. Jun
kin's commission from his Master will not
permit him to refuse the earnest plea of
The pious bondman, and he admits him
20 fellowship in accordance with the forms
If hat church. The cnraged owner beats
he Rev. DR.. within an inch of his life
: Served him right" says "a Whig."-
= Pa Pay the. the s9stsMyns"aSfdaage "Sdage Ii-ynch.-l
!. No business to be Christian without
MS masters leave" says Mr., Thoughtless.
But the principle applies equally well
20 all moral and political associations.-.
The son of drunkard, convinced of the
evils of intemperance, signs his name to a
temperance Pledge, against the orders of
lis father, and refuses to drink intoxica-
ing liquors. The father threatens to kill
he Secretary of the Society he has Joined,
md actually attempts to destroy his life
lie is brought before Justice of the
Peace, who very gravely says, "To be
ure, the parent is little wrong, and must
lot do so again. But to you, Mr.. Secre-
Y, | must give an hours homily. You
lave been guilty Of a very great wrong,
nd l must sentence you to pay all the
lamages."
One of band of thieves in New York
ity has full-grown, stout "boy," aged
o, who, admonished by street missioua-
y of the sin and wrong of stealing, resolves
o steal no more, is enrolled on a list of
ersons seeking honest labor, and refuses
urther to engage in any unlawful act The
ather meets the missionary, and with gun
nd club assaults him. "Good enough
or him. says Judge Lewis, {" he had no
usiness to encourage the infant to DISC
ey his father-the gentleman must give
traw bail that he wont do so again; but
he missionary-though think much of
i'm, and he belongs to very pious and
espectable sect-must pay all the costs, s,or
o to the Tombs till somebody pays it for
i'm"
Once more. At Town Hall gathering,
'ol. Miller convinces a minor son of Esq.
linn, that the Wings are right; and the
oung mana college graduate, and men,
er of the bar-enrols his name for john
ton, contrary to his fathers wishes. The
rieyed father burns his house over the
cad of the man who dared convert bis son
rom Democracy to Whiggery, The Col
mel complains to the Court Judge Will
on decides that Col Miller had no right
, convert a man to Whiggery who was
My 20 years, II months and 20 days old;
nd while he binds Esq. Linn to keep the
eace hereafter towards everybody, and
especially" towards Col. NJ, he con-
emns Col. NJ. to pay all costs arising out
f the case The Col thinks losing his
ouse and footing up the costs of prosecu.
ion is pretty dear pay for doing so little
ood; and he appeals to the Supreme Court.
here he finds his honor Judge Lewis, the
iscoverer Of the principle that religious
berty and accountability only commence