Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-07-17
THE CHRISTIAN SLAVE.
BY REV. WIN. KN1RR.

eyes, he was a lovely Christian, and to
him was given not only TO believe in the name
Of Jesus, but also to suffer pain for his sake
he was a plantation slave, and had been pro-
NOTED for his consistent conduct. A few
years ago one of the slave members belong
ing TO the Baptist church at Montego Bay
was banished from his home, and sent to the
estate where David lived, to be cured Of his
praying. BY the pious conversation of this
eXiled Christian negro, David was brought
under serious concern for his soul, which
ended in his conversion to God. Acting up
to the Christian negro's motto, "what good
for one negro, good for him brother too" Da-
vid spoke to his fellow slaves about Jesus and
his love in dying for poor sinners. God, who
despiseth not the humblest instrument, bless
ed the efforts Of this poor negro, and in a short
time about thirty on the estate began to pray,
and at length built a small hut, in which af-
ter the labors of the day, they might assem-
BILE and worship God. Tidings of these
things reached the ears of the white persons
employed on the estate, and David was sum-
moned before his attorney, and asked whsth-
er he was teaching the slaves to pray. On
replying in the affirmative, the hut was de-
molished and burnt, and David was stretched
upon the earth and logged with the cart-whip
till his flesh was covered with his blood
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at the house of God. His afflicted wife came
and told me the sad tale OF his sulIerings, and
informed me that his hands were bound and
his feet made fast in the stocks. Often did |
inquire after him, and the sam answer was
returned, " Massa, him in the stocks;" till
one morning as ! sat in my piazza he appear
ed before the window. There he stood
have his image now before me-he was hand
cuffed, bare foot, unable to wear his clothes
from his yet unhoaled back his wife had
fastened some Of her garments round his la
cerated body. l called him in and said
David, David, what have You done "
With a look of resignation, shall never
forget, he replied,
"Don't ask me, ask him that bring me,
massa." Turning to the negro who had him
in charge. | said,
"Well, what has this poor man Gone?"
"Him pray, massa,'' was the reply, "and
Buckra sending him to the workhouse for
prnishing.' | gave him some refreshment,
for in the state | have described he had walk
ed thirteen miles under a burning sun, and
followed him to that den Of cruelty, properly
designated a Jamaica inquisition. He was
chained to a fellow slave by the neck and
sent to work on the Public Roads. The next
day | went to visit him again, when | was
informed by the Supervision of the workhousC
that he had received orders to have him fog.
ged again, as soon as his back was wei
enough to bear it. In these chains David re.
manned for months frequeatly | saw him
but never did hear one murmur or one com
plant, except when he heard that the partner
of his Joys and SORROWS was i'll on the estate
and he was forbidden to 90 and see her.
At the end of three months he was liberia
ated, and returning to the estate, was asked,
"Now, Sir, will you pray again?"
"Massa," said the prosecuted disciple
SO you know me is a good slave, but if troub'
lie come for dis me must pray, and me mus
teach me broder to pray too
Again he was immured in a dungeon, anC
his feet made fast in the stocks"