...through the community, hut hy the institution of a puhlic worship of God, and of puhlic institutions in piety, religion, and morality; therefore, to promote...require, and the legislature shall, from time to time, authoriza and require the several towns, parishes, precincts, and other. hodies politic, or religious...

...article of the bill of rights prefixed to the Constitution of Massachusetts, it is provided, " that the several towns, parishes, precincts, and other bodies politic, or religious societies, shall at all times, have the exclusive right of electing their public teachers, and of contracting...

...diffused throughout a community, but by the institution of the public worship of God, the people had a right to invest their legislature with power to authorize and require the several towns, parishes, &c., " to make suitable provision for the institution of the public worship...

...this, we observe, 2. That the Constitution secures to them this right. The Constitution says, " that the several towns, parishes, precincts, and other bodies politic, or religious societies, shall, at all tir"es, have the exclusive right, " &.c. The only question is, can Congregational churches...

...summer of 1780, the new Constitution for the State went into effect, in which it was provided, " that the several towns, parishes, precincts, and other bodies politic, or religious societies, shall, at all times, have the exclusive right of electing1 their public teachers, and of contracting...

...duty of all men in society, publicly and " at stated seasons, to worship the Supreme " Being — that the legislature shall from time " to time, authorize and require, the several " towns, parishes, &c. to make suitable pro" vision at their own expense, for the institu" tion of the public worship...

...diffused through a community, but by the institution of the publick worship of God, and of publick instructions in piety, religion and morality ; therefore,...Legislature with power to authorize and require, and their Legislature shall, from time to time, authorize and require, the several towns, parishes, precincts,...

...quotations are made for the benefit of those who may not have a copy of the American Constitutions at hand. Constitution of Massachusetts, Part i. Art. 3. —...their happiness, and to secure the good order and preseivation of their government, the people of this Commonwealth have a right to invest their Legislature...

...diffused through the community, but by the institution of 'the public worship of God, and of public instructions in piety, religion, and morality ; therefore,...authorize and require, the several towns, parishes, &c. &.c. to make suitable provision at their own expense for the institution of the public worship...

...generally diffused through a community, but by the institution of the public worship of GOD, and of public instructions in piety, religion and morality : Therefore,...preservation of their government, the people of this Com- . monwealth have a right to invest their legislature with power to authorize and require, and...