Transcribed from the Friday, December 29, 1899 Cortland Evening
Standard.
BIBLE
AND CONSTITUTION
SHOULD BE REVISED, SAYS DR. MARY WALKER.
Dr. Mary Walker of Oswego, who is spending the week in town, hands to The STANDARD for
publication the full text of a bill which she expects soon to send to congress
for introduction to revise the Bible and the constitution of the United States
along the lines which she indicates in the bill and for reasons there stated. The
bill Is as follows:
WHEREAS, All religious bodies claim the Bible as their standard, that book being the same as was revised by order of King James of England; and,
WHEREAS, Rights and liberties to worship God according to dictates of individual conscience are clearly guaranteed by the constitution of the United States, in accordance with the understanding of such Bible; and,
WHEREAS, Every member of the house of representatives, has placed his hand on said Bible, and solemnly sworn to support the United States constitution and, therefore,
WHEREAS, A large number of people, belonging to religious denominations, outside of the Mormon church, have sent petitions to the house of representatives asking to have a duly elected Mormon prevented from taking his seat because of his religious belief, when such religionist bases such belief and life on the same Bible as said petitioners; and WHEREAS, Equality before the law in all rights, and duties, is one of the cardinal principles of a Republican form of government, therefore,
RESOLVED, That It Is the duty of the members of the house, under their oath of office, to seat Representative Elect Roberts, and then proceed to revise the Bible, and to amend the religious liberty clause in accordance with Bible revision of 1900: Be it enacted etc.
Sec. 1. That the standard Bible as handed down by King James of England, and officially recognized by the republic of the United States of America, as the religious guide of the people, shall be so revised as to expunge all things relating to polygamy and concubinage.
Sec. 2. That the religious liberty clause, in the constitution of the United States, shall be so amended, as to read in accordance with the revision of the standard Bible as revised in 1900, by act of congress, ratified by three-fourths of the United States in legislature assembled.
WHEREAS, All religious bodies claim the Bible as their standard, that book being the same as was revised by order of King James of England; and,
WHEREAS, Rights and liberties to worship God according to dictates of individual conscience are clearly guaranteed by the constitution of the United States, in accordance with the understanding of such Bible; and,
WHEREAS, Every member of the house of representatives, has placed his hand on said Bible, and solemnly sworn to support the United States constitution and, therefore,
WHEREAS, A large number of people, belonging to religious denominations, outside of the Mormon church, have sent petitions to the house of representatives asking to have a duly elected Mormon prevented from taking his seat because of his religious belief, when such religionist bases such belief and life on the same Bible as said petitioners; and WHEREAS, Equality before the law in all rights, and duties, is one of the cardinal principles of a Republican form of government, therefore,
RESOLVED, That It Is the duty of the members of the house, under their oath of office, to seat Representative Elect Roberts, and then proceed to revise the Bible, and to amend the religious liberty clause in accordance with Bible revision of 1900: Be it enacted etc.
Sec. 1. That the standard Bible as handed down by King James of England, and officially recognized by the republic of the United States of America, as the religious guide of the people, shall be so revised as to expunge all things relating to polygamy and concubinage.
Sec. 2. That the religious liberty clause, in the constitution of the United States, shall be so amended, as to read in accordance with the revision of the standard Bible as revised in 1900, by act of congress, ratified by three-fourths of the United States in legislature assembled.
Editor's note: Dr. Mary Walker was awarded the Medal of Honor for service in the American Civil War. See: First Union Army Lady Doctor. Congress refused to seat B. H. Roberts because he was a bigamist.
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