 | United States - 1838 - 436 pages
...alter, reform, or abolish their government in such manner as they may think proper. Sec. III. That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates ot their own consciences; that no man can, of right, be compelled to attend, erect or... | |
 | Massachusetts. General Court. Senate - Freedom of religion - 1838 - 72 pages
...indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences ; and no man can, of right, be compelled to attend, erect,...that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience ; and that no preference shall ever be given, by... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1838 - 1012 pages
...thereto. The third section was read, and being under consideration as follows, viz: "Sect. 3. That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship...the dictates of their own- consciences; that no man can'of right be compelled to attend, erect or support any place of worship or to maintain any ministry... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1838 - 804 pages
...emphatically denied as is the position, not disputed any where within the broad borders of Pennsylvania, that " no man can, of right be compelled to attend, erect or support any place oi worship, or to maintain any ministry against his consent." This great principle, thus... | |
 | Caleb Atwater - Natural history - 1838 - 416 pages
...year, be of the least validity, except those given in the case of apprenticeships. SEC. 3. That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God, according to the dictates of conscience; that no human authority can in any case whatever? control or interfere... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1838 - 388 pages
...did so. The convention next proceeded to the consideration of the third section : SECT. 3. That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of theii own consciences; that no man can, of right, be compelled to attend, erect, or... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1838 - 696 pages
...prohibiting the free exercise thereof. Our own bill of rights is even more specific. It says " all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God, according te the dictates of their own consciences ; no man can of right be compelled to attend, erect or support... | |
 | Pennsylvania. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1839 - 310 pages
...alter, reform, or abolish their government, in such manner as they may think proper. SECT. III. That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship...that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere with the rights of conscience ; and that no preference shall ever be given, by... | |
 | Samuel Miller, Pennsylvania. Supreme Court - Church polity - 1839 - 606 pages
...delegated to the government — not granted to the legislature, the judiciary, or the executive. " All men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences; no man can, of right, be compelled to attend, erect, or support... | |
 | Ohio. General Assembly. Senate - Ohio - 1839 - 888 pages
...safety." To sustain and carry out these views, it is expressly declared in our first compact, " that all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of conscience; that no human authority can, in any case whatever, control or interfere... | |
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That all men have a natural and indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences ; that no man can, of right, be compelled to attend, erect, or support any place of worship, or to maintain any ministry against... 
