The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-09-16

either by Chrst OF his ApOstles-but yco rely on
a sophisll t. at would disgrace schooiboy.
Put in sylogistlc form it is this:
Christ and his Apostles declared the whole
council Of God, and in so doing condemned all
sin. But Chnst and his Apostles did not ."
terms condemn slavery-theTelore, slavery as
then existing was not sinful.
Your sylogism is perfect. bat your coneln-
sion absurd. The fallaey is, that In your ma
jor proposition you speak Of sin as universal,
and in the minor proposition, a. single and
specific. IL Christ and his Apostles had con-
demned, In specific terms. all and every Kind oil
sin. which men should then or thereafter com
nit, the volume containing their preeepis
would be so large as to be 2rasiicslly useless
The Bible is not mere compilation Of positive
and negative commands. bat System Of re-
yesled truth. containing principles OF broad ana
comprehensive import, suited 10 the wants oil
man, in all the diversified forms and relations Of
his existence.
The New Testament does not in sPeeihc
terms condemn the Roman Giadiaierial shows
or the relations existing between husband and
wife, parent and child, under the Roman law
and yet IL enuneiaiss principles and PreeePis
that. rightly understood. are in direct sntago'
nlsln thereto. When and where did Christ and
his. Apostles, in specific terms, condemn horse
racing, Or card playing, OF theatrical exhibi-
lions, or driaking wiaes or iHneing ys,
all yaneslieai christians consider these things
a. lIrfsrfl Al .sa1saaes with that tsilness 81
hsss and purity Of lie 80 ssroags insisted on.
ana so plaaiy taught, in Gods word. mead
not iasalf the common ssnss Of this commaRir
~ by quoting texts Of Scripture 70 prove these
positions. To Bible readers they are self
evident.
Let me ask you, sir, If there is net mani
festabsunity In orthodox churches, discipln-
ing members for horse racing and dancing, and
yet permitting their ministers to defend the
barbarous and cruel slave laws Of Greece and
Rome! is it not grossly inconsistent to de-
nounee iniempersnce or gambling, and yet pal
late the Internal African slave trade-to send out
nlssaonaIi,ss 10 convert the heather, and yet de-
fsnd the w,Tst hssthenisin the world ever saw:
to pray To Almighty God tina, he would bless
our missionaries, and break down the sisVeTy Of
caste. which enthrals lhe milIions OF India. and
yet do all in our power to uphold and perpstu-
ate the slassSy Of color, which exists In our own
midst. What think yoal
In your speech at the Presbyterian church,
you were pleased to introduce the Apostle Paul,
as when standing on Mars-hili. he confronted
the aost daring OPPOsers of religiOn-thOss old
epienrians and stoics-and Yet In that great
sermon. with the AthsRiaa slaves in fall view.
he did not eondem slavery. Why. my dear SIR.
that sermon, rightly understood and practically
carried out, would have severed the collar Of
every ham.ns sOatch deg then chained beneath
the Atheninn Porticos. Il would have trans
formed every human ehs,isl into man and a
brother.
"Theu bringest certain strange things to our
ears" said the wise men Of Athens, as Paul,
hiring his hand TO heaven. thandsred forth those
ever memorable words, &c ID hath made Of one
blood all nations Of men for to dwell on all the
face Of the earth" "For In HIM We live, and
move, and have our being" "At the times Of
mandeth all msn srers ioAers 10 repent" The
greater part Of this sermon was a skillfal and
eloquent elaboration Of that divine and uniyer-
sa. command before Taught BY our blessed Sa-
vioar''''fhou shSit love lise Lord thy God, win
all thy soul, with all thy strength, and with all
Thy mind, and.thy neighbor as ihyself." The
great fast taught is the brotherhood Of the hu-
man family; and the necessary inference Is.
that As all were the children of a common pa
rent, all redeemed by the blood Of common
Saviour, all commanded to repent, and all dss-
tined 10 an immortal existence--so all were
subject to the same rule Of right. both in their
relations to their Creator, and in their relations
to each other.
The ehrisiiaaity proclaimed by Paul and his
eo-laborers, makes the relation Of man 10 Cos
individual and immediate, II recognises him
as an immortal child Of God. having mis- own
life to live, his own character TO form, his own
individuality 10 dsyeloPe, and his own soul 10
save. The christianity Of the New Testament
is emo rasPecter Of persons;" it recognises no
caste, and No aristocracy, bat thai Of personal
goodness, tested BY public and private useful
ness. The 'Glory to God in the highest"
which angels announced a. the Gospels final
aim. can only DO realized "when peace on earth
and good will towards men," shall BE- sniosrsai.
~ established on tAs basis Of jasfise.
Under the Christian Charter of human rights
and code Of human duties, man-sysry man
has destiny Of his own to work cut. nature
OF his own to develop. up 10 iis highest posi-
hty Of health and strength; and whatever OBJ
structs him in this. CAyisfianisy inplieifly con-
dsmas,
"Let my people 60, saith the Lord. that they
may serve Me-" is the plea of the Hebrew Lib |
orator for the emancipation Of his race. and new
er were the rights OF man advocated on a broad. |
ar ground.
Ina word-itmay be safsly affirmed that the
ain and object Of chris,ianiiy, is the psrfecting
Of the individual in whalsvsr things are true,
honest, Just, yiTlueus and lovely. And what
aver in social custom or legislative enactment
binders the accomplishment Of this aim is u..
christian and aafi-ekrisfisa.
Examine again, Ipsay you, Reverend sir, this
sermon Of Paul to the Alhenians, and tell me
whether this doctrine Of the Unity Of the Hu-
man Race in nature, in rights, and in destina-
'iOn' is not adistinct condemnation Of the slave
y of Heathsnism, and some stksr fkiags BE-.
hide Iamsir.
fours for the truth,
DISCIPLE,