The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-08-07

say, "lf the case of the master be so wit
his servants, il is not good to have servants.
This is precisely similar to what the Jew
said to our Saviour, when he explained t.
them the nature and duties of the marrag
relation. ''lf the case Of the man be 5,
with his wife, it is not good to marry"
would not, then, be surprising, if, when W,
represented, fairly and correctly, a master
duties, many should regard it as assigning t.
MIN hard lot. The Jews had mistaken
view Of the nature of marriage, Just a
many among us have a mistaken view O
the nature OF servitude. Marriage, accord
ing to their conception of it, was mainl,
designed for the convenience and cOmfor
of the man alone-and the laws and dutie.
of married life they deduced from this erro
neous principle. So now many among Us
think that God has sanctioned the relation
Of master and servant, simply and mainly
| for the benefit of the master-and from thi.
erroneous principle they deduce their ideas
Of MASTER duties. But ''GOd is no re-
sPecter Of person" his sight the servan,
is as precious as the master; and this rela
ton can have Gods sanction only so Far as
it is designed for the mutual good of master
and servant. The master is as much bound
to promote the happiness of the servant as
the servant is bound to promote that Of the
master. This is the true principle, and on
this We should act, discharging to our ser.
wants all the duties which flow from it.
1t is great mistake, too, to imagine
that We would be gamers, even for this
world, by disregarding this principle and
neglecting our duties. We see how er.
roneous was the Judgment Of the Jews
when they objected to the doctrine of the
Saviour on marriage, that it rendered the
condition of the man so intolerable, that he
had better not marry. We recognize the
Saviours doctrine as true, and act upon ii,
no longer granting TO man the right to di-
vOrce his wife at pleasure, no longer regard
ing woman as the mere instrument of man S
qualification and the slave of his caprices-
and what has been the consequence Is
the husbands condition less happy than it
was among the Jews, So far is this from
being true, that our domestic comfort IS
greatly increased. BY regarding and treat
ing woman as God intended that she should
be regarded and treated, she has become a
more refined, intelligent, and virtuous com.
panion and helpmeet TO man. And even
thus, regarding and treating our servants as
fellow beings, whose interests We are bound
TO promote a. oul own, will make them
more intelligent, more active, more capable,
more cheerful, more faithful, more conscien-
tious, and more devoted assistants TO us in
all the labors in which we employ them.
Besides the reward of well-doing, which we
shall receive in the pleasing consciousness
that We are improving the condition and
character Of our rational and immortal fel-
low beings, who are to stand with us before
the same Judgment seat, We shall receive al,
additional rerard in the increased saiisfac-
ton Of our intercourse with them and the
increased value Of their services.
Ii may, again be objected. thai, if this re-
presentation of our duties is correct. then all
Of us have been to some degree deficient in
their discharge. This objection, so far from,
disproving the correctness OF our representa-.
ton, serves rather to confirm it. If 50
explained your duties either to God or your
neighbor, that any one of you could say with
truth, call this have done,' | would be sure
that ! had taught you what was false. But
our imperfections should neither hinder Us
from acknowledging our duty, nor operate
as am excuse for neglecting it. While We
honestly and conscientiOusly recognize all
our duties to our servants, this recognition
should humble us under a sense Of our past
deficiencies, and stimulate us to greater
future diligence.
If thus you act, great will be your reward
in heaven. Your servants will be some
thing more to you than source Of prof
in this rorld, they will become a source o
blessedness to you in the wOrld to come
You are Gods trustees, To whom, in hi:
providence, he commits these souls for thei
temporal and eternal good. Will you ex
ercise this trusteeship faithfully, and receiv,
the promised remuneration! Or, clalmin!
them as absolutely yours, will you usurl
an authority nerer granted you by God
and meet his dread displeasure? Remem
Der that rery soon you must depart from
earth, and stand before that awful tribuna
where the slave is equal with his master
and where both alike must receive thei
doom from righteous Judge. "Master
give unto your servants that which is jus
and equal, knowing that ye also have
Master in heaven"