 | Hepburn, William Murray, b. 1874, William Murray Hepburn, Louis Martin Sears - 1925 - 228 pages
...jeopardized. The pro-slavery elements among the people well nigh nullified the Ordinance. But the provision that "religion, morality and knowledge being necessary...the means of education shall be forever encouraged," has been faithfully observed. Other acts were needed in order to rear a superstructure on this Jeffersonian... | |
 | Charles Austin Beard, Mary Ritter Beard - United States - 1927 - 840 pages
...elementary and higher education. Supplementing this act, the Northwest Ordinance two years later declared that "religion, morality and knowledge being necessary...the means of education shall be forever encouraged." In the same spirit the territories and states erected in the region set aside land for educational... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Education - Education - 1880 - 1158 pages
...given to each State for the purposes of a university. The act was accompanied by the formal declaration "that, religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary...the means of education shall be forever encouraged." In 1789 the Federal Congress, animated by the same spirit as its predecessor, confirmed the ordinance,... | |
 | Law reviews - 1920 - 242 pages
..."shall ever be molested on account of his mode of worship or religious sentiments," and in Art. 3, that. "Religion, Morality and Knowledge being necessary...mankind, schools and the means of education shall be encouraged." These articles have been generally incorporated — and since 1860 this has been specifically... | |
 | American Bar Association - Bar associations - 1904 - 984 pages
...account of his religious opinions, profession or mode of worship. By the same act Congress declared that "religion, morality and knowledge being necessary...mankind, schools and the means of education shall be encouraged and provided for from the public lands of the United States in said territory in such manner... | |
 | 1920 - 726 pages
...township of public land "for the maintenance of public schools within said township", and declared that "religion, morality and knowledge being necessary...the means of education shall be forever encouraged". The enabling act of Congress authorizing the formation of a state government for Indiana contained,... | |
 | Mississippi. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1896 - 1256 pages
...States northwest of the Ohio river," saying: " By the third section of that instrument it was declared that, ' religion, morality and knowledge being necessary...the means of education shall be forever encouraged," and, at the same time, while authorizing the treasury to contract for the sale of the western lands,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means - Federal aid to education - 1978 - 722 pages
...better Americans through quality education. In the spirit of the Northwest Ordinance, you will restate that: "Religion, morality and knowledge being necessary...the means of education shall be forever encouraged." Tuition tax credits at every level of education — where attendance at school is compulsory or optional... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1914 - 1158 pages
...Northwest of the River Ohio in 1787." They declared by the third article of that celebrated instrument that "religion, morality, and knowledge being necessary...schools and the means of education shall be forever cncottraged." At the same time, whilst authorizing the treasury to contract for the sale of the western... | |
 | New England Historic Genealogical Society Staff - 1995 - 492 pages
...jury, or the equal distribution of estates. The clause so often recited in onr local controversies, that "religion, morality and knowledge being necessary...the means of education shall be forever encouraged," was not there. In short, the bill which finally passed on the 13th of July, and has since been regarded... | |
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Ohio," confirmed the ordinance of 1785, and declared " that religion, morality and knowledge being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall be forever encouraged. 
