The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-08-17

Having, IN last Sundays number oil this paper. accom-
panied Mr. Graham through the very able train OF reas
onnE by which he proves. from the Old Testament IL
SELF the existence OF chsttel slavery inc tuition
recognised and approved OF by the Almighty from The
earliest times 10 The latest OF which we have any record
IN that sacred volume will now proceed TO examine
with him the New Testament in order 10 ascertain
whether under The Gospel dsPensaon. slavery is pro-
hbied sib or existence. which. IN their day, was
universal is anywhere stigmazed or denounced by our
Saviour or his apostles.
Sin establishing the Christian Church" says Mr. Ora.
ham, Saviour and his apostles taught tina: they did
no, found a church essentially new Christ came TO
break down the middle wall OF PARTITION that the bless.
| ing OF Abraham might come upon the GentiIes, The
covenant, the law, and The promises made the com
property Of the hole world" This apparent
from the general tone OF the New Testament, tea ngs
well from the express declaration OF the Saviour
himself tina, Is unnecessary to argue the point. :"
come not 10 destroy the law and the prophets but TO
fulfil )" are has own words
The early Christians found the relation of master and
slave existing in the oil Jewish Church. cognsed in
both tables Of the Decalogue aud slaed for BY the
ceremonial law, like the other domestic relations oil pa
rent and child and husband and wife, occasion and
circumstances would seem require In is there
any nlimation that II is offensive in the sight of God
whie upon The other hand slaves ated among
The good things which he bestowed upon the pararchs
and other pous men who the especial objects OF his
favor The institution clearly sanctioned by the sys-
em OF government which God established for his own
peculiar peope-a system which Christ pronounced per-
feet and holy, just and good The benefits of which He
came TO extend 10 all mankind through the Gospel and
yet though not syllable IS TO be found of
it from the beginning to the end OF that Gospel we are
gravey assured by the aboionists that is forbidden BY
the spiri, oil Christianity, and pugnan its principles
II this be how strange is il that crying sin never
drew upon itself the Reproduction and reproo of the Au-
thor OF Christianity
But not left 10 negative arguments for the main
tenance Of position. "rne New Testament" saws
Mr. Graham, best explains its spirit Does it in terms
recognise the relation OF and slave as one among
those authorized in the Christian Church -
For the first answer to this question are referred to
the history OF the Cenuron which is commenced at the
second verse OF the seventh chapter of Luke: And a
certain Centurions servant who dear him. was
sick" 1t is a-imporant, in this place, TO ascertain
the meaning OF the word doulos which is translated
and this may be arrived with entire precs-
sion by several satisfactory mesAods. For instance the
Greeks great charlottesville Athenians alone
according 10 the most accurate historians averaging three
slaves 10 one free person The other Common wealths
OF Greece all possessed this species of property to
greater less extent, and other generic name than
doufos was applied TO person held in unlimited
bondage by Greek master. They had ALSO hired ser.
wants bu, mental OF that class they very appropriately
denom'na'ed miShos-a term not only synonymous with
our word hreilng, but originating, like that another
word. sgniyng hIe or reward and thus clearly indca-
ling the OF his servtude They had ,rue their
pas Cor boy and their okets Cor house servant and
-mi.r aiiaons for females these were precis, &
the notifications OF The term uios slave which are
used in our southern States at the present day They
were never COMPOUNDED with the mltios, Tor heling
Again that the apostles meant that the doulos was
sdue OF the Centurion is evident because had it been
Otherwise they might, aid doubtless would, have
used the Creek tenn which was appropriate TO his
-lnth1 ,t,n ..E
well known TO both Hebrews and Greeks, and bolt
distinguished by their proper names. The same is
ALTO apparent from the fact that whenever they their
master contrast tie two conditions of bond and tree the,
the term doutos sgnying the opposite OF eeatheyos
Tor free:) Tor example, tsee GAL iii, %, and Cooss iii
expressions made OF where there
neither bond (doulos) ree," (eenhsros Also John
viii, 900, where our Saviour, in conversation with
the Jews, says he ruth shall make YOU free using
the verb compounded OF the word eieniheros The, i'm
meda,ey reply 1--WE Abraham's Seed and were never
in bondage or, exactly, never rendered The ser
vice of slaves TO any man how, then sayest thou, Y.
sha be made free" They al seized the contrast
"having never been douioi, (slaves,) how can be
(made) esntheroi, Gree r) The Saviour replies, Whose
ever commIt,eth sin ia the slave (dowio) Of sin. One
other text however, seems 10 set the matter rest In
Corinthians, vii, 81, read "Ar thou called being
douio Tor save) care not orit; but thou mayes be
made etsnteros, Qree) it rathef" Now, such Ian
guage ddressed TO hired would be- as genera
remark, absurd; IL would be perfect nonsense Hire.
lngs or servants who work Tor wages usually solc
tous 10 lind employment, and when obtains a place
he is anxious to retain it. Can il be supposed for a
moment that is TO servants OF this class that the
apostle is addressing his exhoftatonl II would be
equivalent TO saying, II you have got place where
you earning living, do not let il distress you
but II YOU can manage 10 get yourself turned gu
oil II, do So" Such construction Is an outrage
upon common sense. To place such a soecism in The
mouth of the inspired man OF Coli little short OF bias
pbemy but such the unavoidable result of rendering
the word do,los the abotionss do-a hired servant
The Centurion spoken OF in the text first above quoted
doubtless oman, and his douos or servant as il !.
translated, was Roman servu Tor ssvs) for the Gre,
term douios is al ways translated in the Latin l.
Us inquire for moment IRON what circumstance orgina
ted this ssruus, and what the condition OF tha
specie. OF servant no bore It, In Jusnans Institutes
1, 3, 3, hnd il stated Slaves denomnaled seru
the plural OF srpu from the practice Of our generals Il
sell their caves and thus to preserve (srpareJ and
clay lhsm"-hence the term Now. to the
condition, in the work (Jusnian s. l. 22) we fin.
1t asserted that all slaves (srp) in the power OF
their ma-ters-a power derived from the Law OF nations
for IT il observable among all nations that master.
have always bad power OF life and death ove
their slaves" The next section limits this nigh
am ing the Romans: All our subjects are nou
their slaves without legal cause" This in the yea
oil Christ 500 When Rome bad been probe sedly Christian
for nearly two hundred ears the whole empire was lu