Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1857-03-03

of whom were born in his house, and
some bought with his money. Nay,
more. slavery was recognized in the
very letter ofthc tenth commandment.
1t was incorporated into, the laws
Fand social structure of the Jewish
people, tl.e only civil order ever di-
rectly organized by God himself
when we reach New Testiment times
we discover the apostles organizing
the church in the midst OF, slave
holding communities, giving multi
piled and specific rules for regulation
of the relation, sending back a fugi,
tive slave with an inspired letter. in
his hand, recognizing the rights OF
the MASTER, and never once giving
the remotest intimati6n that >thc- re-
lation itself involved an essential
criminality. PNthcse facts togeth-
or; first the uDlversal and profound
CONVICTION ofthe essential sin OF sla-
very: and second, the fact that tits SO
recognized in the Word of God as to
renderthe apprehension oft as asiu'
absolutely incompatible with the, in
spnation of the Scriptures. In this
condition Of things, what might have
been expected! Is it possible that it
car, continuea Will God suffer his
VOID to be SO dishonoredl Will he
permit the public sentiment of the
world TO impeach the anorality of the
tenth commandment, and to over
whelrh the teachings Of his word, and
the action of his apostles, with so
gross contu@lely. 1t was impossi-
bic. Itmight have been expected,
what has actually happened, that the
Providence OF Col would arouse a
controversy, an agitation, an investi
cation of every element of this ques-
ton, and that he never would suffer
that agitation to cease until he had
urged back the corrupt and disorder
ed sentiment of the, world. until it
rested simply upon the teachings of
his Word Thateontroycrsy has BE
gup; it has made material progress:
bat the great work is yet to be done.
The Southern States otthe American
Union have been placed in the posi-
ton they occuPyby the Providence
Of God, for the purpose of lighting
this great battle for the vindication OF
the law andAVord of God. This is
one. among the great ends involved
in the providential disposition Of tile
Airican.race on this continent. Tor
IS ii possible t1r> this ayitatioa to
ccaaeuntiI this end Is 0ttajncd.-
Gods Word is TO beayindicated.-
AS yet the great issue stands disput-
ed. All Chri ,tendoln is alive on the
subject. Every part Of our own land
Especially, is conruiscd.
In the mean time the clear light Of
revelation has been breaking upon the
minds of thousands in the S outh, and
is now beginning to taIhupon the more
thoughtful and Preferential. minds in
the North. The publications of DIR.
Lord OF. Dartmouth College, DIR. Ad-
ans, OF Boston and q most remarka-
ble pamphlet from Sanuc Ell Mott.
published by a Boston house, are each
au indication OF the inevitable change.
A reaction over the whole North and
over England, is as certain as God
reigns and as the Bible is. the work
of his wisdom. =. y
There is but one policy to be pur.
SUED. The Church is witness Tor
thetruth of Christ: she is set to teach
what is in the Bible, not her own dis
coTnISes or speculations in truth
Let her set forth boldly the testimony
.ofthe Word of God on this and its at
tiliated truth. Let her denounce, as
the enemies of the, Word OF God all
who dare to pronounce sin, that
which is recognized in the LAY Of God:
Let her stady the directions of the
Holy Ghost as contained in the first
five verses of the last chapter of the
first Timothy: where the positive COM
mand is given to teach and exh9rt
masters and servants to mutual fidel-
ity, and where, the equally 'cleav/ and
positive orderis given to withdraw
from those Who are describe1in terms
which mark as with the intent of a
likeness, the modern abolitionist, with
his strife of wor Is, and his peryerse
disputing or the abstract maxiins of
freedom ana equality. The teacher
OF the Ayord of God has no option: he
is bound to give the mind Of God, and
to make unspairins war upon all who
refuse to obey the truth. Iii fact
that slavery is recognized ilr< the
Scriptures, and the Church is bound
to reiteratc its teachings. The Chris
.tian abolitionist denies that slavery
is recognized as lawful in the Bible.
This is a simple question Of fact, on
which we make a plain and positive
issue; and wee betide the man, who
installing an issue of fact as. to the
teachings ofthe Scriptures, denonnces
as an essentially wfckcdness, that
which is declared of God TO be law
|fni.
Many excellent people are misled
az to the real teachings of the Word
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