St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1858-10-07

to /" limited to the simple condition Of hired
servant, and cannct. with pr"prietv. embrace
such n case but applied to the condition of A
slave, who may be supposed 10 have inflicted
a wrong upon ltis master all is natural and
easy. besides, apon the suppoStion Ouc<-
/ mus was not n slave but only a hirel servant.
where would lie be propricty Of reminding
! Philemon That, s'ierhaps he had departed
, from linn f;r 4 ScGs0n that he might nov re-
ceive him toy ercr'" To suppose the apostle
would bc ut 50 much pains in the composition
al a letter expressive of such high Sympatliy
and intersection the reaecer lance of olIv
hired servant, would be al absuriity of no tSs
G.mary character, ami hut too much ''rescn,ble
I ocean into tempest wrought 10 wait feather,
or To drown 4 fix"
Among commentators both ancient and
modern, believe, but one opinion is crter-
tain"l upon this subject They uniformly
understand Oncsinus rs tie slave of PhIc-
mon, and lave 81 interpreted the EpiStlc. /
Enn" '."t a sing Ic exception prior To the pres
eat controversy on this "vcxcl question. "
And while language means anything or con-
vcys an dra. this must hc the understanding
Of the suIjcct. But on what Is thc objection
tJundcd? Wy. as do'Ios docs not alwavs
necessarily mean q %iure but sometimes omlv n
hired servant. It is argued. OneSimus mi"ht
not therefore lie piil"molI's slave, but only his
hired servant. To TINS We reply, that though
d"mos does Mt always. and nccrssarilv. mean
a s'Hrr; yet this is is genera! and primary
mcaIsIi:r. and j. AMI has been all along go
Unr:or>t"": il this place. And the contrary
conclusion woud contradict the manifest ul-
port and design of the cpi>tlr.
But SON" have a>scrtc! that Ouc.ilnus. 50
4 ,
linsInan. Iuis il urged trmn The words For.
perhaps. he Therefore drlartel FIR q selSou.
that thou >h"uldst receive him forever Not
now asa s,Ir"n', bot above a servant. broth
er beloved, especially t. m" hut how n.u,.i.
more u.to thee, both in The flesh and in the
L"ri" Now. no one doubts as to christian
privileges and their relation 10 Christ. that
servants AID masters stand upon an cqua,itv.
A'Id are thus recognized rs brethren. On this
the ap"s:l" says. They that have believing
masters, 'rt them not Gi>pise them because they
are bFc'}trcn l'ut let them 10 them Sc,2icc l.-
cansc they are f'itt.fl and icluveA But what
Is mcam hy brother in the feShI By 10
means wha; is rontcrlc,l fora near blood re-
iHtl"lI>lhp. This is strtiulng tlr argument be-
vniid IFS d'lc measure. and it suapS in the
bands "i our advcrSaric~. CrcsmrS was 4
Imam, and )" was Philemon au,. tiol has ma,i;.
W one h!""d All the nations II men that dwell
an lhr face Il All the earth" In :nlS Sc,-c
ant Tins sense alone was their kindrctiSp. i:
any thing OF thc Kind was intended. But ti.c
pest rN'!m"nt"t"rS ""',T t.!At any blood rcia-
t'h"'iip was "tGndtd toy T." words. ".'"'t' 1"
u" h'@". -Hr rSl"y H."'erS,aho> th".n, SIN
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: '''N' =! on me Pl'I says mere i no reason to
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