The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1839-10-19

THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE WORLD BIBLE.
This containing young
Ihy Gardiner Spring D. d. pastor the Brick Presbyterian Church New
York.
These the characteristic excelnces accomplished
author Their leading exhibit the Indebtedness Of mankind
influences Bible Many TOPICS though themselves are
invested With fresh by the originality force enthusiasm thought
with which they discussed.
We have space time FOR only The author, giving
brief history slavery existed under the Hebrews and still existed
the PRONUNCIATION Of Christianity has the follow remarks which
every dpassonate mind Let the accusing inpatient
Aboion take from them lesson Of Christian chay
sa tie 9o . slavery , !" pagan i1d sse was essential"
him the founder Of the Hebrew State Such its condition when God
condition Nehemiah, the Hebrew eome,
integrity and bness reused the minds of that degenerate community
their violated obligations Such condition when
the Saviour descended the Teacher of and when his Apostles
So ' and ps S and M u"n truths and duties
gve Which God gave down the period when
existed forms, fearful appalling
n and existed among the Jews down
the Simon when Vespasan marching against jerusalem
question: How did the Scriptures treat ibis solemn suec What the
which Moses and the Prophets Christ and the Apostles pursued
difficult which they might, and in the
joa gR No @ nd s Of me y a4s @ s
another his liberty 49, The Obligation service at the
The servant such an obligation is in ali cases sinful arc born
equally independent
Utterly war with tie law Of nature and of God Justice
reason " to o to- steal or y mn ere t. destroys e M
the morals the and the souls of discourag
one-alf mankind reduces them degrade
lion below the dignity and responsibility intellectual and immortal beings
evil therefore,
where be denounced wicked They held up
and rhy a robe and mo- more r as
place the Church Of God the earth than they be admitted
put down. No what revolutions Church
ter by what agiaions Instructions must be down. is
No
matter how disastrous the Of they may
why did such It nadvertence
r & the subject i. s from gn
every where They wise and good men, and under the enay np
execution The Author Of the Bible exercised his wisdom this
any except who would nvaae confidence his word that
has best method nsucng the world this
method only known God but he under necessity
slavery directly arraign the rectue goodness wisdom
who does all things after the counsel Of His own will Nor
BILE of the slave population Nor did they hmnc and energy
pose they ras exposing themselves to
the i en- a e up @ n @
virtue for order and happiness and for the The oppressed
danger The reason why they did not pur
sue the which have referred have been that
e se and 1e or the 4 os The va ITSELF nor best for "
What then qs the which the Bible pursued In giving this
relmer His object benefit the world and bduc ultimately
by himself by setting motion of moral influences
eny operate good among nations, gradually to renew the
face OF the earth Lis plans and magnificent and would
accomplished Ror did he fail cnepr
there evils human society he modified and mtga
cause to have done would the end have been accomplish
there existing institutions long and deeply mbeded the
human society," the abuse Of which could not but be pore
themselves
breathed into his and government should
finally eradicate all evil fill the earth
GOVERNORS HOUSE, MoNRov1A,2
4agust 10, 1889. {
Ny DEAR SIR You will be surprised receive this
you know that this SLAYER United under nv
trial. responsibility have assumed IN