Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-10-03
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CHURCH AND STATE.

In England the Episcopal church is uni.
ted with the civil government. Members
OF Parliament must be Episcopslians. In
Roman Catholic countries the civil rulers
must be church members. In England
the civil governments fosters the church.
In Spain the Romish Hierarchy controls
the civil government. In the United
States the functions Of church and state
are separate. The Members OF Congress
are not required to be members of any
church. The office Of The state is to pro-
tect the people at home and ahroad-io
secure navy and army OF sufficient force
on tile land and on the sea for protection,
so that the right OF each individual may
be preserved. Under this protection of
the general government each citizen, Jew
OF Gentle, Christian or Infidel, stands side
by aide in full possession OF the same or
equal privileges. The constitution does
not name or define all the privileges given.
Whether a man shall go up in balloon,
or riIp n railroad, or sell cotton or whisky,
or jump over the falls of Niagara depends
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be decided by the majority of the people
In the United States. Local Issues, by the
majority in the states, towns and cities.
II body OF men wants TO mite church
and state, ne in the British empire, let
that subject he discussed until such a
union seems TO be desirable. If twe-thirds
or three-fourihs of all the citizens of the
whole United States demand it at the bal
lot box, they can alter or amend the con-
stitution md form a union OF church and
state. Or, the American people want the
pope, as in Roman Catholic countries, To
rule over the state as the supreme vice
gerent Of God, let them in the first place
convince the people that such a snbordi-
nation of the state to the Roman church is
for the hest, and accordingly change the
constitution by vote. If minority of the
people are determined to make the above
named changes or any other changes 10
the constitution against the wishes of the
majority il must be doue by rebellion and
revolution.
Under the constitution the sale and
manufacture oil Intoxicating liquors is
legitimate business. II minority OF the
people want prohibition they must do as
they did in Maine, Iowa, Kansas. Go to
work and convince the people that the sale
and manufacture Of intoxicants is a curse.
When sufficient MAJORITY of the people
get that conviction, they can make prohi-
bi;ion a national question by vote. Now
1t is local issue. The general government,
IA such, has nothing whatever TO do with
il by way of passing sumpluary laws.
The officers Of the general government can
favor prohibition by precept and example.
For although il ia a local yet il i a moral
and religious question of universal appli-
cation and should he made national as
speedily as the people can be Induced to
accomplish the benl6cent work. In the
mean time let every prohibitioni,t vote
the Republican ticket. This ticket in
wolves national questions Of the highest
moment. Shall we as nation protect
ourselves from domestic as well as foreign
spoiiation Shall ireemen at the souiI,
be met At the polls with democratic revolt
vers and bowie knives? These are national
questions that appeal 10 God and humani-
y. q