...now prattling with echo in philosophy's tions about holding offices, the words " <wbo acknowledge* the " being of A GOD, and a future state of rewards and punishments." [ See page 84 of Minutes of the Grand Committee.] Samuel Sitgreaves, Esq. (the reputed...

...the 2d of February, to strikeout of the constitutional regulations about holding offices, the words " who acknowledges the being of a God, and a future state of rewards and punishments. He staid away from the Senate without any cause for nineteen weeks and four days, so that...

...no preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious establishment or mode. of worship. IV. That no person, who acknowledges the being of a God,...shall, on account of his religious sentiments, be ciisqualified to hold any office' or place of trust or pro.,t under this Commonwealth. V. That elections...

...societies are placed on the same broad equal ground, and the only test of office is the acknowledgment of the being of a God, and a future state of rewards and punishments. But if the exemption of clergymen of the established church in England from the burden...

...is on the 1st Tuesday of December. In the 9th and last article of the constitution, it is delared, that all power is inherent in the people : That every...rewards and punishments, shall, on account of his religions sentiments, be disqualified to hold any office or place of trust or profit under the commonwealth...

...preference shall ever be given, by law, to any religious establishments or modes of worship. SECT. IV. That no person, who acknowledges the being of a God...hold any office or place of trust or profit under this commonwealth. SECT. V. That elections shall be free and equal. SECT. VI. That trial by jury shall...

...and in violation of the rights of conscience and the constitution of Pennsylvania, which declares, that " no person, who acknowledges the being of a...of rewards and punishments, shall on account of his re" ligious sentiments, be disqualified to hold any office or place of " trust or profit under this...

...into the service of the United States. Persons holding public offices are only required to acknowledge the being of a God, and a future state of rewards and punishment ч The judges are appointed by the governor, and may be impeached or removed by him, on...

...chance ? I do not, myself, think that there are many unbelievers in the world ; I am persuaded that the being of a God, and a future state of rewards and punishments, are too deeply engraven on the human mind for many to be able to shake them off: but yet...

...Bible, and uses that liberty, can err in Fundamentals. I take it for granted, that such a one believes the being of a God, and a future state of rewards and punishments, (which I think are not fundamental articles of Christianity, properly so called, but general...