A popular history of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America . that he was not much alarmed at the thought of makingpeople pay toward the support of that which they pro-fess. On the other hand, the assessment was opposedby James Madison and George Mason (the intimatefriend of Washington), and others—^Jefferson beingabroad at that time as minister to France. In 1799 alllaws made for the benefit of religious societies were re-pealed, and in 1801 the glebes as soon as vacated byexisting incumbents, were ordered to be sold by the over-seers of the poor. The Effects of Petitions and
A popular history of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America . that he was not much alarmed at the thought of makingpeople pay toward the support of that which they pro-fess. On the other hand, the assessment was opposedby James Madison and George Mason (the intimatefriend of Washington), and others—^Jefferson beingabroad at that time as minister to France. In 1799 alllaws made for the benefit of religious societies were re-pealed, and in 1801 the glebes as soon as vacated byexisting incumbents, were ordered to be sold by the over-seers of the poor. The Effects of Petitions and Arguments.—We wouldnot detract one iota from the merit of the Baptists andthe Quakers in this struggle, but from the nature of thecase—as they presented only petitions and protests—theirefforts were not as influential as the Presbyterians, who,from their position on a higher plane of education, bothministers and laity were able to meet their opponents inopen debate or by written arguments well put; thus theybecame the controlling force in bringing about the Rev. John Holt Rice, D. D. (257, 258, 323. 394-) SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE CONTINUED. 187 The latter never wavered in their determination to securethe desired end, but, amid discouragements and false faith,they calmly persevered in refuting the arguments of theiropponents, and, in the end, winning to their sentimentsthe more enlightened and liberal-minded churchmen, notonly in the assembly, but in the State. Contest in Respect to the Glebes.—The question of theglebes, which grew out of the repealing act, was alsostrongly contested, and deserves a passing notice. Itwas argued that the glebes should be retained by theEpiscopal Church, as some of the funds applied in theirpurchase had been donations. On the other hand, it wascontended that the glebes and parsonages were publicproperty, bought almost entirely by funds raised by un-just taxation—the donations being a very small portionof the whole amoun
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