The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-17

Of demand for the expulsion of shareholders from the
Presbyterian church. has two general heads -,
What the moral character OF slaveholdings What
the duties. OF the parties concerned
Under the first head the memoralisis afrm that saue
holding Is 30. Dr. Stiles, in reply, states that there
by God. and in harmony with Christianity |; another
purely vicious, forbidden by God, and repugnant to
Christianity; and third OF compound nature which
was neither planned by God forbidden by him, and
OF this nature is saveholdng; bat its existence is per-
ecty consistent with the most devou pey and the most
perfect teachings Of both the Old and New Testament
The arguments advanced 10 sustain the slnfuness oil
savehoding are classed thus: is the liberty argu,
ment I'd, "the Scripture Argument 3d. ihe historical
arss%spt ah The progress argSmsn. an ne
greatest ceaness and force shown unansweraby TO ope
rate the side OF slavery, and not against T. under our
institutions Under the second head viz "the duties OF
the parties concerned, the matter plain slavehoding
being SIM per &c. the duties Of master and servant
spectvey towards each other can only be subjects OF
down for their conduct in the New Testament are
violated by Individuals the conduct OF those indyd.
uas only becomes obnoxious to the discipines OF
the church. God. in the New Testament, COM
mands servants or slave "that have believing mas
let them despse Them because they brelh-
a and Beloved paalsfs ,' Of the benefit Here
were believing shareholders, called by God faithful
and beloved" Thus slayehoding not SIM although.
their slaves While such individuals might be arraigned
for their special crimes, the system itself could not be
as sin any more than that because adulteys
may lead to adultery Although all the Arguments re-
counted are ably and unanswerably met we have in the
scope OF this article only to do with the Scripture az.
gumen" and incidentally with the progress argument"
That the tendency Of that course OF argument which
first assumes what is right, and then endeavors to find
warrant for il in the Scripture is the substitution Of human
deductions for Divine declarations DR.. Stiles shows with
much ceaness The Scriptures, from the earliest period
within the scope Of the Mosaic history TO the latest eye
ation OF the New Testament, command recognise, and
regulate slavery The Almighty recognises ii in the
tenth commandment, commands il TO the Jews, through
whose priests and leaders is perpetuaed to the time OF
principles that had been substituted for the Mosaic dis
pensation. This long connexion OF the Almighty with
slavery sophists now denounce immuable sin, be-
cause Christ commanded, Do unto others We would
have others do unto YOU" This paradox is produced
because the meaning OF the latter clause s wrongly un
ders,ood The meaning Of the phrase is that we should
do unto others, in their circumstances, would have
them do to in The same. Thus, it does not
mean that should treat children would be treated
ourselves but that should conduct ourselves towards
them would be treated were children The in
strucOns 10 servants to obey their masters. and to mas
tiers not to Cypress slaves in this spirit and perfectly
in harmony with the command The following are some
OF the leading passages from the Old Testament showing
the commands OF the Almighty in relation 10 slaves;
Abimelech took sheep, and oxen and men-serry,ans
phnrao oo snresd b@ with Sheer ana
oxen, and he-asses, and men-se'van's, and mad'ser
"A soioumer of priest, hired servant, shall
Of the holy thing But II the buy soul with
house o they 81 shall ss ca, e Of LEV Lew XIII TO-
" Both thy bondnen and thy bondmaids which thou
YOU Of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaid,
Moreover. Of the children Of the that do sooarn
that win you, which they bssal in your land; and
they shall be your possession. LEY, XIV.
and he die under his hand. he shall be surely punished
Nohwhsanding # he continue day Or .yo he shall !.
and If sell his daughter TO be maid servant
she shall not out the servants do II she please
not her masier who hath beohed her 70 himself. then
shall he let her be redeemed to sell her TO strange ma
on be shall have no power seeing he hath dealt decetu
.Ye shall take them inheritance for your children
alter you 10 inhsl. them 1os possession They shall be
" IL thou buy Hebrew servant six yerrs shall he
nohax Aa he came n BY himself he shall 0u 90 out by
himself; II he were married. then his wife shall 10 out
have borne hun sons or The wife chidea
shall be her masters and he shall 30 out by himself And
and my children will not % oat Tree, Then his master
shall bring him unto the judges he shall also bring him to
his through with an aw and he shall serve him Tor
lever"-Exod, xxi Is
These clear and positive commands of the Deity, in
ation to the purchase and treatment of slaves too
direct 10 be evaded although Dr. Wayland attempts do
by asserting that the word shalt is prophetic, and
mandatory The commandment says that thou shalt"
not covert thy neghbofs servants that probably Is
much prophetic" in the other The quoted
paragraphs show not only that the Jews could hold
strangers forever as slaves but BY going through certain
ceremonies, Jews also This slaveholding Is what an
mmutabe God commanded, and what pretended preach
ers OF Gods Word now denounce as sin OF APPALLING
magnitude This condition OF slavery continued, in
common with other Jewish dispensations down to the
advent OF Christ By his teaching he then set aside
many things such divorce, which had been permitted
by Moses but neither Christ nor any OF his disciples
ever said word against slavery They merely applied
the general law OF love to relations between master and
slave, instead OF the harsh authority permitted by Moses
as thus, in the quoted from Exodus, there
punishment for killing slave, II the slave survived the
fatal blow two days and the given is, that he
is monsy'-there time 10 sell him, The New Tesla
modi6ss this by enjoning masters 10 be mercul 10
slaves, remembering "that they also have Master in
Heaven" The following are some OF the leading New
Testament regulations upon this subject
Ephesians vi 5-S Servants be obedient them that
your masters according 10 the hesh, with fear and
with eye-seryce, men-psasersj but a, the srpa~s 81
ChrIs, doing the will Of God from the heart with good
viii doing service, Hs Lard, and know
ng that whatsoever good thing any man doe, the same
shall he receive Of the Lord whe,hef he be bond ee
Colosssns, iii 2225 Servants. obey la all things your
masters according the flesh not with cye-seryces
but In singeness Of heart fearing God aud
Whatsoever ye do do t heartily, TO the Lord, and not
unto knowing that OF the Lord shall receive the
reward OF the inherance; for We The Lord Chrtsf
But he that doeth wrongssha receive Cor the which
he hath done and there IL respect OF persons
Timothy, vi, l-5i Let many servants under
the yoke their worthy OF all honor that
fh< If God and has docfrss BE- rof haspAemsd And
them because they brethren bat rather do them SET
vice, because they faithful and beloved partake Of
the benefit These things teach and exhort III any man
teach Otherwise and conssnt words
which according TO godincs he 10 proud knowing moth
ing but doing about questions and ses OF words, where
Of cometb envy, strife, ratings, evil snmisngs pervere
ngs Of men OF corrupt minds, and destitute OF the
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