Show A > ESrAULISIISlt OF RC LIUIOX AT no time in the history of the American Jlepuulio have to many important constitutional questions arisen in relation t existing end proposed Initiation One of the latest I associated with what has been called I religious amendment amend-ment Under the caption of The Revolutionary Resolution theme the-me Sentinel contains the following fol-lowing pithy article There is a point In that religions amendment to the Constitution that has no been made as much of a I ought to b The title of the propoU ton I this Joint rtFolatkm proposing an amend meat to the Constitution of the United htateflref ptctlng ett bU hmenu of rtUgion and free public ftchool Nose set that alnngsideof tills clause of the Constitution it i and consider them together Congrtc shall make D law rcfpeeltnf I an viUUitameEt of religion I the purpose of this propos amendment Li not annul that clause of the Constitution as i I and so open the way for a national exablKhinem of religion then vbat can possibly b the purpose of I I This being logically the purpose of the resolution a defined in the tltlet a further question I docs the body of resolution bear out thelogic of the title Let u see Section 2 says Each Stale In till Union sluR tttahit and maintain system of free puMie reboots adequta lor the education of aU the cnld ron Ihiog therein between the ages ot sin and ixteen je r tnduilrcln the common branches of IrarnliK In virtue and moral ttj and in knowledge of the funJtmntal and non leelananimneip es of CAritat KgAnd And section 3 say Tin CnUed Stale VUpaamfK to scary Bute and t ibe people of steer cute aad of the Unned States Ut tffff ant moSs launtctifncbaiiitmat free pubic tcnoo s A herein r lde The analysis of thC sections Is this A system shall 0 establtihcd which shall embody the principles of I Christianity The United State shall guarantee the maintenance of such a system Therefore this roRolntion dies propose pose that the United balei Government Govern-ment sal maintain an establIshment of Christianity Now ChristianIty It the expression and embodiment of a religion This rcsolntlon proposes to pledge tho United States Government 1 the maintenance of an establishment of hrlsbaniiy Therefore this resolution does propose pose t pledgo the Unit Slates Government Gov-ernment to the maintenance of a eodab1tohnent nl relfcrlan Again SectionI o the resolutions oa7 oa7Costcesn ConrreujaI enforce this article bj 1 propnata lettslaUon wntn ceiiU7 A the preceding sections of this article provide for and iroaranteo an establishment religion of ChiUtl mit7 aDd a this section provides I thatCongron shall enorce tho article by appropriate legislation therefore time resolution does provide that Con gross shall make laws respecting an tabUshment of religion The ant of the whole resOlution therefore I this I prop that the Unit 5ate Government hal establish a relIgion and that Congress tlall make laws respecting that csUbUibment roll glon limit the Constitution u It I ii UT Cong shall mate no laic rpt ing an establishment of religion Therefore both in Its title and lie provision the Blair resolution to amend tho Constitution of the Unite States is distinctly a preposition to annul that clause of the Constitution < Cu which forbids anoiUblishine of religion That cLause of the Constitution band b-and was intended to be the declara lion of one of the fundamental and distinctive principle of our lon oveinmcnt The liialr resolution being a propo Itlon to annul that clause Is a 11011 tht cu l proposition propo-sition to deUry one of the dIstinctle features of our form of government and is therefore nr onnio ARr |