The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-06-30

ssnt now, We think Il sxceedin-,- a
whether he would allow Christian. -
all in the present warfare abOu, ON, 80
tutions." 'a -
Hsrnsy-In that case the p.ool. -.
at my simplicity; and really b.r,, !, 8.
with you that my argument /. a bu,. -
lOus.
'-S'' m0'sso than many Olhsnvh,.,
abound in thy writings. bat give m. ~. 80. eA
OF exposing one more absurlily. Than
"Paai would not have sIhOrtsd the m,,,.,
send his slave back to Africa, for 49,
nearer hsapeH thaR thls eountr,n
And suppose IL Paul were to &c, III. -,
sands OF ignorant, oppressed. and s,.r,,,.I-.-,
who are struggling day and nigh, 10 "a,
to enable them 10 throw Oft their Dr.,..,1-
dens, and to reach this land Of Os.e...I1'
ty, ne would say to them:
"Csase your efforts, eternity will
here, time - short, starvation ana 1919 - -
will make no difference hundred vsssi pIr'-''ea
AnsEicA Is NO NEARER HEAv.S rHaS In, aes'
HaTney-With your leave, Mr.. Pa.
will dismiss Theology, szcsp, Won -
something in my writing. that viii b-.,
nation better than those passage. Won S-
been criticising. nave
FisAer-"ith pleasure, but permit m. h.s..-
We part, to give thee a little in.gh, ;,,.-
eommon-ssnse view Of this maltsr r.
seenesi at one point in thy article IA -,
an mixing OF the truth. when thOu vv,,
"Real Christianity addresses it..lf a -.
uals, and not to masses Of men. IL e,n. 20
every man to perform the dutIss =, -poa
whether he be slave OF free h'ao'
1t 10 true, Mr.. Harvey, "Cbri.,,.;,.
address itself to Individual, and no, % -,
And a. slavery knows nothing Of the si,..,.-.
personal claim Of Christianity upon .v.,v -
man being made in Gods Image, il, s.m.,s.
are very frequently in antagonism 70 a. -
MAIDS Of God.
Christianity may, a. you say, zeal On ,v.,v
I man to perform the duties at hand, hu,,
interests Of the Master may call in .po,h.r1
rsetiOn. Who then Is to be Obsyed'
Let me explain furthsr:-Chri,tl,,i,v -
imPeraf'Osiy, TO every individual, " Rs--,i,
the Sabbath day to keep 10 holy." The MR.,
, OF slavery may require the man to bis.k N.
Sabbath, and as the man Is a ehsl,sl d..
must be Obeysd. "Searektks Seri,fur.,',i,,,.
command Of Jesus CHRIST The psrD.,s.t,,.
> nay the very existence Of slavery Require. la,
almost the entire mass Of slaves shall = Ia,
too ignorant to read the SCRIPTURES. and a
course there can be no searching Of hen. Got
has ordained the FAMILY IS the pur-st Al.
most sacred relation that can exist On EARN
Slavery defiles and destroys it. No slay, ca,
own himself and can have no clam 10 Ia, f,s
or, his mother, his wife and his child
Again: Those familiar household = ,.b,,s
civilised sOcietysby universal consent, rsgs-s :,
saered-mother, sister, wife, home, have 10 a..
istsnee in that law which regards human b.i.g,
In no ether light than that Of personal chai,ls..
70 Humane and Christian masters may modify Ii.
rigor Of this law when they have the ps-.-.
y but the law Of slavery often goes bsyosa Ii.
" humanity and feelings Of the master Il ut
= this so. Mr.. Harnsyi
Hsrnsy--I cannot deny il.
Fisher-If then Christianity addresses t,sf
to every individual man, as a responsible az
intelligent free agent, and as personally rss2oa
sible to God for his actions, how dos, thea r.
eoncile this absolute condition Of Chrslssity
with that insxorabls law Of slavery Eheh .s5-
- ects all the actions Of its victims to The 81 d
> the frail human being who may happen 0' ias
time to be invested with the title Ct m.ss,-
or in plain English, show can = nan ssrr.
these two mastssP'
HaTney--YOu are beyond my dsy.h NJ
Fisher, and for the present resign ths Thso.og-
- cal chair.
Fishe-I have not time TO st mgch i,l.,r
Friend Harney, but il thou hast the paiislss
to listen. will give thee little insight into he
Quaker theology on this subject; and IS Aos
sayst respecting thy advice to the preachers, j
will charge you nothing for IL"
Harney-I am all attention, Mr.. Fisher.
r PIsksr-If, then, have read the New Is'-
n msnt Alright, would say, that the FOundsi d
; Christianity and his first followers dis not H.
!. terfsrs with forms and modes Of civil govern
a ment, otherwise than to teach, that 81 govern
y menis which answer the common purposes Of
: social union are equally legiiimsts All Of D.
!, vine right-"for the Powers thai Be are 0Fdaiasl
e Of God"
. They contented themselves with sn10s9eias
: broad and everlasting moral truths, destined u
the progress Of time gradually to rsgsnsfa''"-
ciety, and to remould governments and P''ihs'
U into their likeness.
Christianity, as taught in the New Ts'an'n'
. makes the relation Of man to God indEialA
> and immediate. Not as 4 mere "msm''i d
. society,"" not ss a mere fractional part Of W.
and multitudinous whole, does Christianity 'aA'
notice Of the individual-but as an imn'r"
child Of God, having his own life to I'VE ~
own character to form, his own indviesA'! -
J develop, and his own soul to save. HoE ass9
this doctrine goes. II is the most rsVOlan0aa'l
thing we have. Thrones are erameias' ~.
monarchy is passing away beneath The Pf''''''
Of its omnipotent and ever-wOrking inn0sl''
The FIRST preaching Of Christianity drove coz
stituted authorities mad with rage, scared ~
ty Tetrarch, and made Roman Uo's'-"
trembls; and its written page dsnO0nee' a. "
preston, fraud and wrong, in q tone ~
nowadays NO uld be thought to SAVIOR la-', !,
icism' and interference with the 'ngn"
property
wa. this great doctrine Of the "S l.'-
hood Of the Human Race" taking hoie
popular mind Of Christsndom that aOOii'0'0 -
African slave tr.ds-and 10 the sane Po~si,.
and ever-activs principle must We Many