Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-03-08
A SERMON BY DR.. sOUTHSIDE.

| Mr.. EDITOR The following is the subtance q
a discourse preached to the slaves by the Rev. DR.
Sruthside, during his recent visit to the State 0
Georgia.
The Doctor informed his sable hearers that Iii
text might be found in the Goth chapter Of Acts
80 til verse.
II have showed you all things, how that so labor
ing ye ought to support the weak and to remem
her the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said it i
more blessed to give than to receive"
The Doctor commenced by saying that he woulc
give an exposition IF the text--so plain that nj
his hearers could understand it, whether the,
could read for themselves or not. lie would frs
call their attention to their duty in regard to labor
/ "llnw that so laboling yc ought to support tht
weak" Your masters and their families are veal
and unable to labor They cannot endure til,
scurclinG rays Of the sun, nor the severity o
the storm. Your masters could not endure
the severe chastisement the Overscer is olgeC
sometimes to bestow upon you for neglect of duty
Iour mstresses could not like you. my sisters in
the Lord, toll in the field with Of their children
ashed to their backs, us you can. For wise rei
son God has made them weak and unable to WORK
for the support of themselves and their families
and has made you strong that you may labor fol
their support as well as your own. Your master,
and their families cou d not subSist the same
fare that you can and do. They could not live on
corn and salt, and sleep on little straw spread
upon the floor in rude cabin, you do.
The apostle says "ye ought to labor to support
the weak" And now let me tell you why you
ought to do it.
First-Bccause you belong to your masters As
the apostle says in another place, "Ye are bought
with price; and ye are not your own" You he
long to your masters for the same reason that his
horse belongs to him. The law makes you hi,
property. The great and ever to be lamented
Henry Clay said--"Ihat is property which the
law makes property"
Second-1ou ought to labor for their support
because they provide all your food and clothing
and all your gospel privileges. | could not have
preached to you to-day without your masters per
mission. You could not have wives without theil
consent, and although you may sometimes think
it is hard to have them taken from your embrace
and sold to slavedealers to pay your master debt,
they kindly permit you to marry again as soon as
you please.
! call your attention in the second place to the
latter part of the text which requires you to ''re
member the words of the Lord Jesus, how it i:
more blessed to give than to receive"
We are to enquire what you may give to secure
the promised blessing.
First.--You give all your labor to your masters
you receive no pay for your services. 1t is more
blessed for you to give your labor than it is ful
your masters to receive it, Only think of it'll
every days labor is accompanied bya blessing
Again you can give your wives and children to be
sold. Now thisi is giving great deal; but the
greater the gift, the greater the blessing. These
things tend to wean from the world and increase
our spiritual enjoyment. noticed that several o
you in the prayer meeting, who have had your
wives and children sold recently, had unusual lib
erty and power in prayer. Again you can give
your bodies to suffer by the lash of the oyerseer
and in many other ways see that some OF you have
lost eye; others theiv teeth some have lost one
ear; the faces of some are much disfgured by
scars. Well now, instead of repining Mt this, you
will remember that the prophet Isaiah says of oui
Saviour-"llis image was SO mGrred moro thar
any other man, and his form more than the sons