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Noah Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
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In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed... No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people. Preface to 1828 Dictionary
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1828 Definition
VEST'RY, n. [L. vestiarium.]
1913 Definition
A room appendant to a church, in
which sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and
where meetings for worship or parish business are held; a sacristy; --
formerly called revestiary.
He said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring forth vestments for all the worshipers of Baal. 2 Kings x. 22. A parochial assembly; an
assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; -- so called because
usually held in a vestry.
A body, composed of
wardens and vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its temporal
concerns.
Metropolitan vestry, in the city of London, and certain specified parishes and places in England, a body composed of householders who pay poor rates. Its duties include the repair of churches, care of highways, the appointment of certain officers, etc. -- Select vestry, a select number of persons chosen in large and populous English parishes to represent and manage the concerns of the parish for one year. Mozley *** W. -- Vestry board (Ch. of Eng.), a vestry. See def. 2, above. -- Vestry clerk, an officer chosen by the vestry, who keeps a record of its proceedings] also, in England, one who keeps the parish accounts and books. -- Vestry meeting, the meeting of a vestry or vestry board; also, a meeting of a parish held in a vestry or other place. | ||||||||
Noah Says...
An attempt to conduct the affairs of a free government with wisdom and impartiality, and to preserve the just rights of all classes of citizens, without the guidance of Divine precepts, will certainly end in disappointment. God is the supreme moral Governor of the world He has made, and as He Himself governs with perfect rectitude, He requires His rational creatures to govern themselves in like manner. If men will not submit to be controlled by His laws, He will punish them by the evils resulting from their own disobedience.…
Letter to David McClure :: October 25, 1837
