That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested or burthened, in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions... Acts of the Legislature of West Virginia - Page 276by West Virginia - 1887Full view - About this book
| American Historical Association - 1888 - 596 pages
...body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief ; but that all men shall be free to profess and by argument to...maintain their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities." This act, the... | |
| Philip Schaff - 1888 - 184 pages
...body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief ; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument...maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in nowise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities." "Collection of... | |
| 1889 - 656 pages
...body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief ; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument...maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities. " The laws of almost... | |
| Samuel Macpherson Janney - 1890 - 338 pages
...his body or goods, or otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or beliefs' — that ' all men shall be free to profess, and by argument...to maintain their opinions in matters of religion.' " We must not suppose that the Legislature intended to violate this fundamental principle of the Constitution,... | |
| Alonzo Trévier Jones - 1891 - 1046 pages
...body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief ; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument...maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities. "And though we... | |
| Abraham Clark Freeman - 1892 - 1022 pages
...reached in construing a constitutional provision that " all men shall be free to profess, and by argument maintain, their opinions in matters of religion; and...affect, diminish, or enlarge their civil capacities." We are of the opinion that the effect of this constitutional provision is to abrogate the rule which... | |
| 1892 - 544 pages
...body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or beliefs; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument...maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in nowise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities. "And though we well... | |
| Virginia. General Assembly - 1893 - 118 pages
...opinions or belief, but all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinion in matters of religion, and the same shall in no wise...diminish or enlarge their civil capacities. And the General Assembly shall not prescribe any religious test whatever, or confer any peculiar privileges... | |
| Peter McNamara - 1999 - 278 pages
...or support" any religion, nor any "suffer, on account of his religious opinions or belief," and that "all men shall be free to profess, and by argument...maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capabilities." Although the... | |
| Martin S. Sheffer - 1999 - 242 pages
...body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffet, on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument...maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities." Quoted in H. Commaget,... | |
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