Squatter sovereign., 1856-03-25
Day rs BREAKING.

Quite discussion has been going on
recently between the clergynen of one of
the Northern religions denominations, and
the papers say that in the course of the
discussion, the following proposiri@-S have
been laid down by orr ;;Ssj,asv, well
understood to be the rest bbic.-- scholars
in the Union, and second to none in the
world. Against any one who denies them
he pledges himself to bring the most abun-
dant proof. How strikingly do such facts
contrast apostolical with modern preach
ing:
l. The Apostles everywhere met dOnes-
tic slavery yasaninstitution as existing through
out the Roman Empire. They nowhere
denosnce 1t as sin per Sc. They treat it
as relation which christian men may sus-
tain without guilt, at the same time they
give no sanction TO any cruelties or bad
dispositions, or oppressive acts whether of
positive illtreatment or indolent neglect
that may characterize this or any other So
cial or political institution.
2 They have shareholders among their
converts, known as such. These slave
holders they never command to set free
their slaves; they never even assert that
it is their duty much less do they ever de-
nounce them for not doing so. Instead of
this, they always take occasion from the
fact, to instruct them In the duties which
are particular to this relation, and can
/ have no existence without it.
| 3. They had also slaves among their
converts, known to be such. These slaves
they never tell to run away, never aid III
their escape. On the contrary they in
struct them IN The duties that belong to
this state Of subjection-duties that can
have no force or meaning aside from its
recognition.
/ 4. They had among their converts both
master and slaves as one Christian Church.
They make the occasion-upon each that
higher responsibility Of fidelity to each 9TH
er which grows out of their mutual Chris
.ianity, without hinting even, that this new
spiritual life necessarily destroyed the old
social or political relation. The Apostle
sees ne inconsistency in addressing them
as despose at the same time as bretheren
in the Lord-thu. presenting that peculiar
Bible idea which the blinded modern Alb
olitionist seems entirely incapable of COM
pretending.
5. The Apostles met, not only with slaves
and Shareholders, but also with Abolttlon-
lists. This class Of men are more ancient
. than they fancy themselves to be. Even
in the Apostolical times there were zealou:
philanthropists OR ''human rights" men
: who told believing slaves they ought no
to obey believing masters. Such preach
ers the Apostle strongly condemns. He
draws picture Of them which is as true
TO the life III the nineteenth century as IL
the first. From such, he says the Mis-
stonary Timothy, withdraw thyself; while
there is not single example In the New
Testament Of Christian communion bein:
denied to the slavehol der.
: FouSD AT LAsr-A man who neye
= declines Office on account of"circumstan
e ces over which he has no control"
al A merchant who has never said tha
e his business was sonly tolerably good, an
: money hard to get these times
a A man who never took the beam cl
;, of his own eye without poking j. int
{ somebody s else.
!. A creditor who is never "very muc
: in need Of money
A statesman who is governed solely b
: desire to benefit the public.
It A thiaking man who is not dislike
by fools.
Numerou. prayers which have bee
answered before they had been forgot
ten by the auihors-these were prayer
made by the earth for rain.
A host of men who keep the commant
ment ..love thy neighbor as thyself'
they are women.
q A tombstone al beggars grave.
a topper who never had the dropsy.
al EE Somebody says that young lad
e should always ask the four following que
) tons before accepting the hand OF an
ID young man:
o Is he honorable
Il Is he kind of heart
II Can he support me cOmfortablys
Does he take paper-and pay in a,
vance
VI 70 Why are women like beets b
ieause the younger they are the better.