 | John Brodhead Romeyn - Presbyterian Church - 1816 - 456 pages
...Author of these " doctrines, is not only in a religious point " of view extremely impious, but even in " respect to the obligations due to Society, " is a gross violation of decency and good " order. Nor are we bound," he adds, '• by " any expressions in the constitution, as " some have strangely... | |
 | Henry Whiting Warner, Theodore Frelinghuysen - Religion and state - 1838 - 222 pages
...the author of these doctrines is not only in a religious point of view extremely impious, but even in respect to the obligations due to society, is a...the tender morals of the young, than to declare such prof anity lawful. It would go to confound all distinction between things sacred and profane. " No... | |
 | Harmon Kingsbury - Sabbath - 1840 - 404 pages
...the author of these doctrines is not only in a religious point of view extremely impious, but even in respect to the obligations due to society, is a gross violation of decency and good order.' "Again: 'Though the Constitution has discarded religious establishments, it does not forbid judicial... | |
 | 1844 - 806 pages
...the doctrines of Christianity, is not only, in a religious point of view, extremely impious, but even in respect to the obligations due to society, is a gross violation of decency and good order. Things which corrupt moral sentiments, as obscene actions, prints, and writings, upon the same principle... | |
 | Harmon Kingsbury - Freedom of religion - 1849 - 246 pages
...is not only, in a religious point of view, extremely impious, but even, in respect to the obligation due to society, is a gross violation of decency and good order. . . . The Constitution does not forbid judicial cognizance of those offences against religion and morality,... | |
 | Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - Law reports, digests, etc - 1901 - 864 pages
...the author of these doctrines is not only, in a religious point of view, extremely impious, but, even in respect to the obligations due to society, is a...the young, than to declare such profanity lawful." People v. Ruggles, 8 Johns. 290 (5 Am. Dec. 335). If the utterance of blasphemy is offensive to the... | |
 | John Frederick Archbold - Criminal law - 1853 - 1006 pages
...even to "" gpect to the obligations duo to society, is a gross violation of decency and good crue;. Nothing could be more offensive to the virtuous part of the community, or more injurious лthe tender morals of the young, than to declare such profanity lawful. It would go to й-' found... | |
 | Joel Prentiss Bishop - Criminal law - 1865 - 806 pages
...the author of these doctrines is not only in a religious point of view extremely impious, hut even, in respect to the obligations due to society, is a...violation of decency and good order. Nothing could he more offensive to the virtuous part of the community, or more injurious to the tender morals of... | |
 | Joel Prentiss Bishop - Criminal law - 1868 - 832 pages
...the author of these doctrines is not only, in areligious point of view, extremely impious, but even, in respect to the obligations due to society, is a...the tender morals of the young, than to declare such proliinity lawful. . . . Things which corrupt moral sentiment, as obscene actions, prints, and writings,... | |
 | 1873 - 874 pages
...the author of these doctrines is not only, in a religious point of view, extremely impious, but even in respect to the obligations due to society is a gross violation of decency and good order. Nor are we bound by any expressions in the constitution, as some have strangely supposed, cither not... | |
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... the people of this state, in common with the people of this country, profess the general doctrines of Christianity, as the rule of their faith and practice; and to scandalize the author of these doctrines is not only, in a religious point of view,... 
