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against slave-holding. and not hold slay
himself. He next saw that, if slave-hol
ing was sin, he Ought not to receive slav
holders into the church. That tho churc
is the place for those fleeing from their sin
not those living in them. He next saw b
ought not to sit at the communion tabl
with those practising the sin,--with suct
mo, not TO eat" This is precisely tn
Icondition Of thousands now in the larg
denominations of The land, only, when the
come to their General Assemblies or Gene
raj Conferences, then they plead their &C
ecclesiastical necessity, and, either individual
ly or by representative, sit down and eat
break the emblems Of that body of impair
tial love with the extortioner, and plac'
upon him the very badge Of discipleship
The writer was arraigned and censured be
cause, in conjunction with his church, he
excluded from his communion those hold
ing slaves. When he would attempt Il
defend his position from the word Of God
he was told that he should construe tht
word of God according to the Constitution
or standards of the church, and as the body
to which he belonged construed it; AND
that these standards manifestly understood
the word Of God as sanctioning slave-hold
ing. He was farther told. that consistency
required that he should not hold his con.
nection with such body; that he ought to
90 and join one believing as he did. This
he deeply felt. Having embraced the ear
lest possible opportunities OF twice present.
ing to his brethren, as far as he could, what
he believed to be truth, and having been
brought to see that ecclesiastical relation rs
a closer relation epen than that of comnlu-
MON around TIE Lords table-ior we CON-
mpae with other denominations, as Metho.
dlsts, Baptists, or Presbyterians, when We
will not hold ecclesiastical relation with
them, and that dissolution Of ecclesias-
teal relation is what is really meant BY
the Apostle, in that passage, when he
commands us with the extortioner, no,
not 10 eat;" he then withdrew his fellow
ship from such entirely. Not only come
cutters, but shareholders themselves, say
THIS only is COilslstcuCl.
Also, our usefulness in other countries
is impaired by our fellowship Of slavery
A Missionary under the care Of the Baptist
Board, writing from Mergui, October q,
1916, says:
MEssRs. EDrroRs-Will you, or some
of your valuable correspondents, tell me
how to meet tie following objection, which
| have to meet wherever | 90 among the
wild Karens! "lf we become disciples.
when you get a large number of US, you
intend to entice us away and make slaves
OF US in your own country. This oblec-
ton is often urged with as much seriousness
and confidence as though they were actual.
ly acquainted with the system Of American
slavery. Did these ignorant but stdue-ha-
ting heathens but know the slave holding
character OF the American churches, would
they not say TO our faces, Go banlf. thou
hvpocrite. go back, and teach the heather
&C your own country, and give Mem the
Bible before you come here to impose upon
us. am fully persuaded that did they
know it, this would in substance be the Ian.
guage of many wild Karen.
VIII not the Karens become acquainted
with the history of American slavery |
see not how it can possibly be avoided.
Some OF their young men are learning
our language; becoming acquainted with
our books, papers, DC. And when they
once begin to get the idea, they will not
cease their opportunities until they know
its history. And when il is once known.
il will spread like the wild-6re among the
people. Some time since, | noticed in a
public paper the following remark, as com.
ing from Bro. Kincaid: 'lf the heather
were aware Of the slave-holding character
of our churches, by whom the missionaries
are sent out, the usefulness Of the mission
ries would be at an end
Other missionary boards-our largest
boarls--are planting in heather countries
slave. holding churches: carrying to the
heather that which is far worse than liquid
6re--a gospel so construed, as to sanction
in the converts ''the sum Of all villsinies. I"
Yes christian brother, by your acts and con.
nectlon, your are making the gospel Of the
blessed Lord Jesus curse TO the heather,
a stencil in their nos,rils, and the missiona-
~ an object oil .idicule and contempt.
JOHN G. FEE.