Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1838-01-31
ANTI-SLAVERY.
The bible against slayory.--COntinued.
IVs-WERE THE SERVANTS FORCED TO
WORK WITHOUT PAY2


IVs-WERE THE SERVANTS FORCED TO
WORK WITHOUT PAY7
Having already shown that the servants
became and continued such Of their otcn
accord, It would be no small marvel if
they chose to work without pay Their
becoming servants, pre-supposes compen-
satiOH as a motive.
That they toere paid for their labor, we
argue, ......
1. Because, chiie Israel scas under the
Mosaic system, God re6lked IN thunder,
Hs san Of using Ae labor ofothers UithOut
spages. =" Wo unto him that 6Hildeth has
hoHse By EarighteOSness, and his cham
bers By Sorong; that Esef1 his Hsig660r's
service OithOHt toages, and givet6 him not
for has rork." Jei. xxi. 13. Here God
tessi6es that to use the service of others
without wages is "unrighteousness," and
He commissions his "wo'' to burn upon
the doer Of the "wrong." This "won
was permanent safeguard of the Mosaic
system. The Hebrew word ReG, here
translated Beighbor, does not mean one
man, or class Of men. in distinction from
others, but any one nth tcAom zoe haue to
do-all descriptions Of persons, not mere
ly. servants and heather, but even those
who prosecute US in lawsuits, and enemies
while in the act Of fighting u.s." As tohen
man riseth against has NEIeHBoR and
stGyetA him." Deut xxi. &c. go mi
forth hastily TO strire, lest thou knOso moi
schdt to do in The end thereof sohen hJ
NEIGHBoR hath put Thee to shGme."-
Prov XIV 8. Thou shalt not bear taLSt
tOitness against thg NEIGHBoR." Exod
Xxx. 10. any man come PresumPtu
oEsly upon his NEIGNBoR TO Stag ham a0it]
guile" Exod. xxi. IA. In these, anc
: 10 scores Of similar cases, ReG is tn
original word. ..-....-.-..
2. We hare the testimony Of God, tha
IN our dutv to our fellolr men, ALL THE Law
AND THE PROPHETS hang upon this com
mdsd, Thou shalt lore thy neighbor a
thyself." Our Savior in giving this com
mand, quoted UerbGtim one Of the laws c
the Mosaic system. Lev. xix l8. L
the oath verse Of the same chapter, Nose
commands obedience to this law in all tn
treatment Of strangers, The stranger thC
a,oslletk nth you shall be unto you d
one born among you, and THOU sHAL
LOVE HIM As TRYsELF." Ifit be lovin
others as ourselves, to make them wor
for us without pay; to rob them Of foe
and clothing, as well as wages, would
n stronger illustration still of the law
love 1 Super-disinterested benevolence
Aud ifii be doing to others as we wou'
have them do to US, to make them wor
for our otca good alone, Paul should
called TO order for his hard saying again
human nature, especially for that lbs
lous matter in Ephes. v. 20, mo md
erer get hated has oaon flesh, but noSrishe
and ckerishetk &C."
3. As persons became SERVANTS FRO
POVERTY, zoe argue hat they t0ere COZ
pensated, SINCE they frequently ODN
property, and sometimes a large Gmol,
Ziba, the servant Of Mephibosheth, ga
David a princely present, An hundr
Ioaves Of bread, and an hundred bunch
ofraisins, and an hundred Of summer frui
and a bottle Of wine.n 2 Sam. XVI. l..
The extent of his possessions can be
fsrred from the fact, that though the IA
er OF uiJoe0nSOuo, NC still CulpiOyOu 1--WE
" servants. Of whom he was master.
Al case is stated in Leviticus XIV. 81
SO. where a servant, reduced 10 power
sells himself and It is declared that aft
ward he may be redeemed, either by
kindred, or by HIMsELF As he was 70
ed 70 sell himself from sheer poverty,
must sct only have acquired property
ter he became servant, but conside
able sum.
Ifit had not been common for serva
TO possess, and acquire property, O
4 which they had the exclusive cont
Gehazi, the servant Of Elisha. wo
hardly have ventured to take large !
of money. (nearly $4,000 from MAN
f2 Kings '. %, 23l As It was procu
BY deceit. he was anxious to conceal
.Thoukh We have not sufficient data to de
with accuracy upon The relative value ofthat
fh<,. and sosO. yet We have enough to warrar
IN saving that two talents Of silver had FAR d
vain. fkfn than three thousand dollars have n