"...At the time of the adoption of the Constitution and the amendments,
the universal sentiment was that Christianity
should be encouraged, not any one sect.
Any attempt to level and discard all religion would
have been viewed with universal indignation." | by: | James Meacham
(1810-1856) U.S. Representative from Vermont, 1849-56, Congregational minister |
Source: | House Committee on the Judiciary (3/27/1854) |
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