 Probably at the time of the adoption of the constitution, and of the amendment to it, now under consideration, the general, if not the universal, sentiment in America was, that Christianity ought to receive encouragement from the state, so far as was...  Mercersburg Review - Page 3311851Full view - About this book
 | Winfried Brugger, Michael Karayanni - 2007 - 469 pages
...adoption of the Constitution, and of the amendments to it now, under consideration [First Amendment], the general, if not the universal sentiment in America...to receive encouragement from the State so far as was not incompatible with the private rights of conscience, and the freedom of religious worship. An... | |
 | Philip Michael Pantana (Sr.) - 2007 - 486 pages
...words: Probably at the time of the adoption of the Constitution, and of the first amendment to it ... the general, if not the universal, sentiment in America...to receive encouragement from the State, so far as was not incompatible with the previous rights of conscience and the freedom of religious worship. An... | |
 | R. Jonathan Moore - 2007 - 225 pages
...Brief: Probably at the time of the adoption of the Constitution, and of the first amendment to it ... the general if not the universal sentiment in America...was, that Christianity ought to receive encouragement by the state tion organized to defend, restore, and preserve religious liberties guaranteed by the... | |
 | Frederick S. Lane - 2008 - 292 pages
...In Story's view, religious pluralism was not the goal of the First Amendment: Probably at the time of the adoption of the Constitution, and of the amendment to it now under consideration [First Amendment], the general if not the universal sentiment in America was, that O Christianity ought... | |
 | Stephen Colwell - 1854 - 176 pages
...its truest friends to be, the religion of liberty." (Ibid, page 724, ยง 1867.) "Probably at the time of the adoption of the Constitution, and of the amendment...to receive encouragement from the State, so far as was not incompatible with the rights of conscience ami the freedom of religious worship. An attempt... | |
 | Charles Elliott - 1867 - 112 pages
...belonging to it from all public honours, trusts, emoluments, privileges, and immunities. "Probably, at the adoption of the Constitution, and of the amendment...to receive encouragement from the state, so far as such encouragement was not incompatible with the private rights of conscience and the freedom of religious... | |
 | 1915 - 1158 pages
...the adoption of the Constitution, and of the amendment to it now under consideration, the general and universal sentiment in America was that Christianity ought to receive encouragement from the state sp far as it was not incompatible with the private rights of conscience and the freedom of religious... | |
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