, 1875-03-16
DEITY.

N4nltt0n OF G00 una tno GMfJaklAh
Religion In tho Constitution.
UtspdtcA oths Cine,nnats Ga1ttie.
Co1.vanus, O., March t1,-Ihs Convention to
promote Tho recognition Of God and Christian
religion In tho Constitution reaAscmhled THIS
morning, aud adopted seriea OF resolutions, Of
which lilo following ID s5nopbia That tho
present Constitution IL suharmonfaus viii, Chris
ian uattsos, comnon LAW, and tho State conslI-
autlons, mud that the recognition Of Almighty
God IN tue NakiouRl Constitution Ia not 4 union
Of Church and Slate, bat Is simply an affirmation
Of tho nations right And duty to acknowledge
God, tho Lord Jesus Christ, and tho authority
of 1ita Word, Independent OF eccle.i-
ABtical Intervention: that this nation
ia committed to Christianity by i!s h,a,nry.
tra<l,ttous, institutions, and laws, anu tao spirit
Of lts moral standards and TINT tho proposed
roligloua amendment Ia not ao attempt 10 lnno-
yatc. but 10 fix aud au.l,cnstcate our natiouHl
Christian inhottance in cur funda.ienla.
charter.
In tho aftornoon. President II. II. George. Of
Geneva College, and the 1iev. j. @. Lyle, Of
Muekiueum County, nddfossed tho Convention
1T length. In tho evening It wan reported that
l57 delegates, representing eight States. lad
I been cnrolled, and 1lat s232 bad beeu collected
to further tho objects Of tho Convention, Tho
Rev. Or. Pollock, Of Woohter, spoke briefly bu.
rrof, d. q. s.odd.rd. OF Wooster, spoke NEXT,
and maintained 1t waa tho solemn duty Of Chr1H-
! God. What moro fit than tho nation nlsond
| tecognlze Ia It's organic law Him whu l,aE
ordained tho nation? Men do fslBeIy when they
| epeak of lborty and scrnpcs Of conscenco az
themselves tho gifts Of God, sud should be de-
voted 10 His service. Liberty can ALLOW us to do
nothing except that whict. is tn accordance with
tho will Of Heaven aud. when men aak ns to nsc
that liberty tho purpose Of Ignoring Diety they
aBk III TO do that which II OBSTRUCTIVE 10 liberty
itself, Where shall We lnd that Will interpreted
| Iu tile Bible. II anY one haa better authoriiy.
| let him produce It. Conscience may recognize
right IRON wrong, but thero must be some stsn'-
| nri by witch conscience can 3uise. THAT tsa,,l-
and foundation OF nai right. Civil law. there
fore, tho frat Of alt civil lAwa the Constitution.
should recognize tho existence a'st
o. Con- IT, n"I s naa can
be turned to the unll. lest itseigion and in,mor-
| hsy rush iu upoa us like tiopd and oser"helnl
us in destruction. Conbccnce Which in of tod,
| canuot b. appealed to IN fayor OF d1sl,oposill..
schools, or iu favor Of keeping His name ont q
tho Constitution. There things may he favored
bnt conscience Las nothing to DO with it. VIZ
aro not ianasics in this matter. We fimply &C
rs pat,iota ana ~ men. Vie believe the collnsr'
Wo would not hAyo fall upon uuF country th'
judgments that sooner or later oycrtaSe th
ua!soEs TINT forget Gud. We must not lose OF,
reverence for duty, for in crisls 'l1. nltn to b
trusted aro thoao who rosoFence Joao'sl'. LAP
11f. fto;ldhrt1 took up tho objection that tAi.
moyemont is iutendel 10 uuito Church null State
and turoushlv routed 1t, II IL rather GGaiguc
| to pruycnt sucl union, aud tho practical uulo
tint haB taKen place in tho City Of New foF
between tho municipal authorities and the Ito
man Catholic Church In opposed by al who faro
our great nlovoniont, while nono who ndsocat
that unluly union favor our work. 10 focoEntz
God and religion in tho St1to Il no moro to unit
them than to punish tlofs md murder is t
unto Church and State. To koep them sepa
ra.o 1t Is not neuossary that they should a.
ways occupy a1taEontstlc ground. But tho Stat
nize Him ia to tale from tho State laws q
moral grandeur and to bring them iuso itroscs
enco aud contempt WHICH always precedo til
btate's decay md overthrow. Thls rcanls ="
will deyoto our liscs = avert, al,d viii labc
untt each officer Of tho State feels himself tr
o vicegsrant Of Deity, aud 1t can he truly Ba
that .lo yo1co Of tho people IL tho voice Of uod
Prof. G. l.. Kalp, OF Dollsiontals'o, devoLe
the opcuinR Of his address to exhibiting incol
alstcncy OF thaao who favor Christian lcgialatic
aud :yst oppeso cur movement. Ihoy Taut til
fruit without tho treo Christianity ia the ro'
Of all that la excellent ana good ~ otr instat1
| tonB mud laws. Let uB chorisL That root a.
make It strife dcop IL tho Constitution itse!
!fhe Roy. 4. sli'ltgan, Of ponns;lvanl., nlad
tho closing rpmarEs. He represented selEg'o
aud trrel'slon ~ engaged III q contlics for q
government Of this nativn. AtEosln and po'ttl
cal ropory are combined to overthrow Earistian
ty. Lot them succeed, md civil mud polite
liberty will vanish 1iko droau, for popery
despotlsn,, and Atheism Is anarchy. aud Chrl
tiauity alone ls tho guarantee Of oil tho Eights
man. Lot us rccoGnlzo the authority or GO
mud tho Chr1stian religion bafoEn that confli
l,as ccascd TO 10 ono Of moral force, nnd
ohaugcd to red folds Of battle. .....,
President l}ruuot eshorted a!l present to {
home aud labor zealousiy ln tho wor!
: until Ohio ahol DO carried triumphant
: for the Constitutional amendment 1n Eropoao.
The Convention then finally nliosruct