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we suppose the Assembly could soon determine
"the degree of moral turpitude." And, as
Christ pertinently asked, dis not man better
than n sheep7n is not the crime Of stealing such,
greater What stretch Of intellect does it re-
Suire. to perceive high degree Of moral turp-
tude in coolly, deliberately, and systematically
depriving q poor, innocent man OF his dearest
rieht-personal ownership? When Southern
men pronounce il "the most atrocious OF all
eyils.D and when fathers, merging from the gloom
of former centuries styled it the sum Of all viii
lanies,n what should we expect of those living
in the broad light of the middle of the nineteenth
century, and free from the blasting effects Of edu-
cation and interest Posterity will be surprised
at the hardness with which we come up to the
point that there is in all deliberate slaveholding
high "degree Of moral turpitude." But We
ask not the Assembly, nor any one, to determine
the exact degree of moral turpitude IL is suf-
ficient to know, as the Assembly has conceded,
that slaveholding is "mtrDSicaliy uriyhteous, OPP
posed to the lam aud the Gospel" II So treat 1t as
such Let the decree 60 forth
2 We ask not the Assembly nor any church,
to 4" institute tests" God has instituted The tests,
and the identical one we are insisting on. In l
Cor, v, H. as we have seen, God commands that
if any man that is called brother, who is an er-
touioner, with such, not to eat that is, have no
cecil sastical connection - Christian fellowship.
" Put away that wicked person" Again, in
l Tim, j. 10, the Apostle, enumerating specific
sins, says, the law is also Z" for any other thing
that is contrary to sound doctrine according TO
the Gospel of the blessed Godp Now, the AS
sembly las the reader doubtless win has ad-
mitted that slavery is "oppc ed to the prescrip-
tions of the laws of God, to the spirit and pre-
cepts of the Gospel Now, if the law is made
e. =-.chy =. ~ ( - - - ccc-@-2
Again, in the same verse, the Apostle tells us
specifically that the law is not only for liars and
whsremongers, but also for MENsTEALERs, OF
Cnd,apOdiass. This, as we have shown, means
shareholders And the essential sin of slavehold-
ing is the same as that of kidnapping-withhold-
ing liberty from an innocent man.
If the law is made for such, why not enforce il
Is it inexpedient to do what God has appointed
to be done?
Morever the Confession of Faith of this As.
sembly once contained an article giving the same
exposition of the foregoing text which we have
just given. What was true then is true now
And though Assemblies, from various motives
may blot out or suppress truth, God does not
His law and Gospel does not vary to suit the
ever-varying phases Of a corrupt world
J. G. FEE.
Cabin Creek, kentucky.
How shall the church reform the world when she ia
lowering her standard 70 suit the wordl And those who
pursue this course however honest their intentions the
real ueies Of the churchtearng down the distinction
between the church and the world. j G.F.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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Zone of the grand elements of character y but
perseverance,, in ITSELF is not character and will
not easily be mistaken through its results. II is
the right arm Of Genius; but, when lifted by
Folly, works harm in proportion to its strength
Happy are they, who to the force Of this firm arm
add an eye that comprehends, in its quick, clear
vision, at once the Present and the Past, and sees
even in the dimness of the Future, light to guide
its progress and its power.
March 1850
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For the National Era.
LEFT ALONE:
A TWILIGHT REMINIsCENCE.
BY JASPER IL. BIXBY.

II is twilight silent twilight aad my heart returns to thee
The gone-long gone, forever gOne!but whom yet may
see
Who has passed from earth before but with whose part
ing prayer
My name WAS sped Heaven that God would guide me
there.
My Mary this bamy breeze ddst thou not float along
There unto my longing heart strain Of angesong
Methnks heard the melody of thy sweet familiar tone
As of old II at twilight, ere was left alone
Alone aone-O douby lonedid not sweet dreams Of thee
Float down to me at twilight, and give thee back TO
Give thee back in all thy beauty, spiritual and bright
That like life when here knew thee, doth the happy
night
o. dim and dusky twilight thou art fading soft aud slow
As passed my angel Mary from this realm Of night and woe
But she waits Heaven and her love from out the
sky
Shines like star upon soumy guide to bliss on high
RoydtOn, Niagara Co., ~ Y.
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your leave2" Away with this mental slavery
What are the constitutional rights OF the South
Define them; and If that definition does cores
pond with the views of the Bench and Bar, open
your columns to discussion, otherwise will warn
you of one thing you will surely find will be upon
you that is, you will shine in sickly fading lustre
for a time expire, and be not. You are called
upon to say whom you will serve remember, you
cannot serve tro masters until which time,
can only stand in relation to yOH Of
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STANZAS.

Thy hand, my brother toiler,
There's something in its grasp
That tells me It's no thAdow,
Or useless thing, clasp;
But the lever Of an earnest will,
Ofan honest heart and true,
That finds in this world labor,
And, finding, darss to do.
Thy lip has learned to whimper
No thoughts thou canst not feel;
Upon thy brow was never set
Hypocrisy's false seal;
There's a candor in thy bluntness,
In thy rugged form Of speech,
Worth more than all the smootbness
False etiquette can teach.
Then take my hand, my brother,
And an earnest word Of cheer,
To make more st -ony thy strength ming hope
And confidence Of fear;
There's many a 60 den honor
Thy sweating brow should wear
And yet thy hand will earn them,
II thy heart does not despair.
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II Looking over our Prospectus for ls4o W.
thought we could not danbetter tLsn embody Tho
larger portion OF it, whn some amendments, in
the form of q New Prospectus for 1850, which W.
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How shall the church reform the world, when she i
lowering her standard suit the wordl And those VIII
this course however honest their intentions th
real enemies Of the churchtearng down the distinction
between the church and the world q. F.
TO BE COMMITTED.
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Does the objector say
81 regard slaveholding as sinful, and nine
tenths of fuli-grown Christians do the same; but
sanctfcation is progressive work, and we are
not to expect that the young convert will at first
see slaveholding to be sin We should bring the
STAKEHOLDER into the church. for the purpose Of
enlghtenng them?n
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