, 1875-01-29
GOD IN TILE CONSTITUTION.

GOD IN TILE CONSTITUTION.
EpeOcMc% Made .tS.d Resolutions a dent.
cd III the Convention aat NJ. I.utils.
sytctat B'xpnttA 10 7ae tHtcauo 9r,dpHc.
sr. l4oula, Mo-, Jnn. 2S.-Tl1o "God il, tt
Constitution" Convention got cnwn tu work to
day, which means ,Aat tho discussion Of II,
manner In which Supreme Being should b
recognized bY tho Constitution WA thorough,
discussed. i strong point IL bcing n,atlo b,
those IN attendance III citing State Government
recognition OF God us q reason why ths Cen
oral Government should recognize such q being,
Mr.. Henderson interested the fow present tha
,nornng with q somewhat lol,Ethy speech. Iii
sald Loo much Importance waa gye1
to tho ground taken by cath
islH. Ally individual who would aAsn
that thu many Ingenious naochanisus
oI tho present day wcro not the result OF hum.n
nkill, Iut wero simply chaucs happenings
would 10 laughed at III of nnsouNd mind. la.
iE,itc1y moro folly Ia to bg fo,uu in tho asheSss
doctrine Darwin IL
THE rnIScE OF ATHEISTS AND THE rAISc1 o.
FpuLs.
If he takes Lis position to n.a'so money alone. hs
III still greater fool. He quoted l. number oi
fanzagcB from serpttro, and atatcd tat II they
dill uot lroYe that tue world was cIs-
atel by uod they proved nothing' hs
soureo n that Cl,rfnt formed MI nation,
and Ii al!-powcrfnl over thcm. IIo went on II
p1ovo that il my nation refuses to Bcrso Chrss
it sllHlt fu! sll.
Alr. D, 8. Ferris, Of Sparta, ILL.,, Enid then
was a wnnt Of harmony between tho general
mud local governments, H,--tho dlilerence bolns in
ernnons % knows Rows no sabbati,: The Presiasat
travels. Congress sometimes nits. mails ars csf.
khuk
Il.is bad example of the oicerH Of tho Gonotsl
Government IL being followed by tLoss
OF local governments, thoy feeling ut lib.
crty to DO as independont az higher
officials. Even in Sparta, where tho people ~
driven through the strcots ou Sunday without
being arrested and fined. lie was in favor of
AEaTn1cTlSa ALL l1DENrlSIsM,
oycn to the re~enAetmout OF the Blue LAWS q
Connecticut.
Mr. Glonn considered that tic resolutions
Should bo amended ns to not doc!lro that tls
1,te was aupreme authority but Gully that pat
ot it which relates 10 civil affairs. Tha Ts9d
probably meet the yicws OF . large number vic
could not otherwise inlorse tlenl.
Tho Rev. J. q. Wells did not believe that tha
object of tho movement WIS to place our chna
tim institutions on an undcniable baBis Ihs
pct phrase lad d great fa!!aeY. All things se's
created for moral euta, aud Gods goveEnne1!
IL moral oyer nations as we'll AZ individuals 1t'
basis Of thoso institutions IL ia God, and hanss
they require no loyal baaiH. The phraso causa
ono to lose sight Of divine authority by
DIVING rnoMINENCE TO nu,tAH EsAcTMEA7a
It ia simply desired to secure to these lnstlta'
tions tho protection Of the law, not baBis lu'
stead Of placing our religious institutions oBa
legal basis, we should aim 10 place our clsllsa'
stitutions on moral baBis.
NEsoIuT1ONs.
The following resolutions were adopted unioa'
mouBly:
Icsoteei Al the Chrstlan institutions Of tht aai'a
do hot infringe ulun tho rights Ut uny riasB vi cs
bit ass tla bnlwaFk mud safeguard uf All right, hs
curing fur tltso Institutions explicitly legal baaaa
our fundamental lw c4n be Ia no t1anHsf !asolss&'
Htsoitsi, liz. Tho facts Of tho nat,ons nfe and y
duty to 1od unite III requiring explicit acknoxle'S
1,rt III ita written Constitution Of It's reAt.on to t9'
~ tas anthos II its csiateco; to Christ ~ is Aa
TX r h Dp Ths VIII Il ut snSs ias soynco CD
Government to rnforco teligious worship OF ohsef.'
antcs, this constitutional reeogllitton of the euuls
not to s-tain ie Ohriatlan rcIigiun hut to ai'l u s
Serving anl ,nh!ntmtuing tho Ohriat!an institute"
tnl l4aaHca Of our nAtiuu.
[T1 the Assocfattt TTcst.1
WANT OF HARMONY.
Rr. Louis, No., jan. 2B.-Ihe National Es,
furn. Convention net again to-tay, pl!.i Proslatn
Walla, or taking tho chair, offered hiB rcstBhf
tiou, IN the ground TINT he had been led 10 le.
love ty what Lo heard lust night that he ~
not IN full SYMPATHY with the views n'n' ob}ee"
OF tho Convention, alitl lad been severely eta.
snted for tile bass upon which ho lad plaecdlass
movement in his opening aldrurs. l!o shsa
Eurl this ~ political movement. 1t was iuesIi
III its character aud object sEd had no tu'ss...
siguileanco, lie didn't beieva there Is susa
crisis that tho Baccesa OF thls movement !
oil that stands between civilization W
harbarsm. The doyprn,nents Of l1essts,
Home, and E.ypt Neta all wanting y
this su1ne respect al Is ours, yet tho atseaesn.
Christianity lidn't alreot thes prosperity. IN, ~
didn't believe IN Regulating hls tellow'e'!zSdai III
Into q reverence for eithes a day or look, w
not believe tho object OF ths inovenNnt "aM ",a.s
place our Christian institutions On III uudep'aI~
legal basis. .- h,
1t was stated that there was no necessity ~ ~
tu retain tbs chAir. ia,
lsosoluslollH introduced last night we're !naa
taken up mid diseusHod. oAe by ous. tMih Ma%Eh
yarbel ahlondmentB were otterett, some Of Na aas
eeripn wcre finally pan.etI h,,LatantinlIy ~ pT