Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-06
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Position.
CHARLE~roS, ". Va, Mach q, I---.
r. Nh. Etlar. 20. r. .s..
Iusomuch rs nay name was used by the
1T. Rev. Bishop Eatu, in hj- reply to Rev.
SIT Jordan a few days ago, / may be par
doned Tor this note | write Tor protection,
aud under the circumstance I iouot think
my motives will be ~impasagd. believe
all who know ms will admit ,hot never,
by word or act. tolerated anything like
religious intolerance. Mr.. Partridge, OF
Parkersburg, knows, and will testify that
u number of years ago he was d, candidate
FOR the office OF Justice OF the Peace in
Kitchie county, and he was opposed bitter.
Is in his canvass because he was a CathO-
lie. and I went into his district and in a
speech denounced III unmeasured terms
such intolerance, and he at least thought
that nv shQatitg Of those vino would try to
Ostracise a man on account OF his religion
had a good effect in behalf OF liberty OF
conscience.
Icauuct agee with the Rev. Mr.. jordan
10 his position. neither 10 I believe any
considerable number OF Baptists in this
state agree with him that Catholic teach.
ers should be kept uut Ot the common
schools on account OF their religion. The
Elptists have suffered too much from re
ligious persecution 20. at this late day, turn
prosecutors themselves. They have fought
many Q hard battle for liberty OF conscience,
and stand on that same broad platform
to-day. They never have and never will
lend any continuance TO OstraciSm OF any
oua for any position, because OF the reiig.
ious faith lie holds, l bel. eve, in liberty Of
conscience, even where il is U0t protected
by law. But in liIs iaUd OF tie free,
liberty O. conscience Is guaranteed TO every
man by oar written constitution. By
the sixth amendment 10 the
constitution OF the United States
il IS declared, No religious
test shall ever be required as a qua.iticat on
20 any otice o. public trustiu the Uulted
states And ia Section II OF the hill OF
rights OF our State Constitution 1t is de-
Clared thai no man shtl, he compelled to
frequent OF support any religious worship.
place uE~ ministry " hat-OeyrT. Dor shall auy
man De eutorcei, restrained, uOlested OF
burtheuea IN hi- body or goods, Dt other
...,. suffer on accOUu. OF his religious
opinions OF b=liet, 80 etc. SOFT will he seen
that ga artemp. TO prevent the employ
ms1t OF a teacher in oUr public schools, OF
an attempt "a prevent ans one from being
elected 10 a public office, be he OF she
Catholic OF Protestant, Is in violation 1i
both the spirit aud letter o. our CoHstitU-
tlors. both State aud Federal, aud Is wrong
in principle, did neither Constitution COZ
tain q word on tn, subj Get. As I claim
liberty Of conscience for myself, l accord
he some night 10 every ether per
son. H3psists should bg the last people in
the world, IN view of their treasured his
tory. To ever depart from the grand pin
r.ples they, in many ages, have shed their
blood to uphold. Those principles en-
biazOnsd on their banner arg, NO peTss-
rBtiO8 OF any one on account Of his rehg.
ious principles. By those principles they
have lived, and 10 sustain them many of
them have died and let it not he said now
that they will turn their backs upon those
glorious principles that protects alike the
Catholic aud the Baptist and suffers no III
10 either, and lnys no ohstacla TO either IN
promotion to any employment or office.
OEEY JOHNSON