The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-08-06
ChrIstjau,tv In Old and Modern Time.

'Ye have heard that it hath been said An eve
for an eye and tooth for a tooth. But say unto
you, That ye resist not evil but whosOevsr shall
smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him tbs
other also" Love your enemies, bless them tina
curse you, do good to them that hate You, and
pray for them that despitefully use You and perse
cute you." st. Matthew, 5th chap, 80 A verses.
Servants be obedient to them that your
masters according to the flesh, with fear and trem
bling, in singleness Of your heart, as unto Christ
not with eye service, as men pleasers; but as the
servants of Christ deiDg the will Of God from the
heart, with good will doing service, as to the Lord
and not to mem knowing that whatsoever good
thing any man doeth, the same shall he receive o.
the Lord whether he be bond or free Ephe
fiaTs. 6, 5 to g. ="
Il beseech thee for my .on Onesimus, Ia fugitive
but is now profitable to thee and to me; Hhom
haze again thou therefore receive him. that il
mine own bowels: Whom would have retained
with me, that in thy stead he might have minister
ed 10 me in the bonds of the Gospel But scithoa
Ly mind could do nothing" IF he hath wrong
ed thae, or oweth thee aught, put that on mine &C
count. l, Paul, have written it with mine owe
hand, will repay it,"
The above speaks for itself 1t is ancient Chris
tiauiiy. 1t Is the language of the Saviour, and o.
His great apostle, St. Paul This Onesimus hat
run away from his master, when ST. Paul mel
him. became the means OF his conversion 10 the
Christian fath and the FIRST fruits Of his cenyer
sion sent him home TO his master offering himself "a
pay for any wrong the master might have suffered
Contrast with these lessons Of inspirations the fol
lowing extract from the New York Independent
an abolition and professedly religious newspaper
OF New York, edited by men who profess the Chris.
tan faith. and to which the Rererend Henry Ward
Beecher is one of the principal contributors:
BE fnliy prepared for your own defence, Tito
you death seems better than slavery, then refuse
not TO die--whether on your way side at your own
threshold. or econ as feton upon The sallo,cs [Mur-
der is the only crime that can be here lluaed IN
as punishable with death Defend vour liberty
aud the liberty of your wife and children as YOU
would defend your life and theirs against m assas.
an u you die thus you die pobly and your blood
shaii be the redemption of your race Should you
uestrey ihe Life of yonr asSailapf yeu WIN pass in
10 the custody of the criminal law rs administer ed
IN ths free States under Indictment for murder;
hui tbs verdict OF the community, and the verdict
oi almost airy jury win be, justifabe homicide in
ssf defence, and thai fact being known, the South
wii cease to modest you and your fellows Or
sho1ld different rtrdia be found, and YOU be con.
"emned 10 dfe as a MURDERER, your ieaosrinons Head
snail DC luminous Gith the Aate Of the martyr and spu,
saer.fce shall be he deiirera.ce Of yonr psonis -
weigh this matter well: decide upon your duty
solved A 20
Is easy to perceive from such extracts m these
Why Northern abolitionism is running into n sa,,
iiy Even the Constitution of the United Sta. i,
Int as Numerically and irreeoneilablv on,.. >.
the tsAshiags u abolifionism a. the BibIs TN
hipte 10 from God aboiitSnism from tbs pr,,ea :.
nsfkness. TIE Father OF Rebellion, Murder sna
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