The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1859-06-23
BIZ THOMAS FOWLER.
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We will here introduce one text from the
New Testament, with regard to the treat
ment of slaves, as Mr.. Taunton has claimed
for them so very mild treatment in that day.
In Luke Mi, Al, we find the passage, "And
that servant, which knew his Lords will,
and prepared not himself neither did ac-
cording to his will, shall be beaten NTH many
stripes" This passage was used figurative-
ly by the Savior. He selected it to convey
his idea by, from the fact that it was the
usual custom for martyrs to correct their
slaves with stripes, for their disobcdience.
The Sovior always selected plain and we'll
understood objects for mis- figures, that they
might be readily understood by those he
was speaking to. If, in that day, the slave
was corrected for his disobedience with many
stripes, can we say that it is any more Sc
we're now? Experience answers no!
Mr.. Taunton's excitement over Poligamy,
is all foreign to our subjccs-"al balderdash"
and does not even deserve passing notice
here; but we will, however, drop few
thoughts for the reflection of him and his
co-thinkers. Poligamy, though it might have
been no sin against the moral rectitude of
Gods divine justice, and in one day.. might
not have been inconsistent, in the then pre-
vailing customs Of the day, with the best
interests Of society, yet, as different means
attain to different ends, and the anticipated
hapy results, to grow out of the Christian
religion, were to supercede those of the old
religion Of the Jews, the Apostle recon-
mended the practice of having but one wife;
not that the old practice was, in its nature,
sinful, but that under the new and progress
sive system of religion, the greater amount
of happiness might be attained in the latter
policy; the abolition of the old policy being
recommended as matter of social policy,
and not Of sin. Consequently, the Apostle
recommends that "every husband have his
own wife," and "every wife her own hus-
band" And again, if man desires the Of
flee Of a bishop he desires good woork
he must therefore be blameless, "the husband
of one wife. vigilant, sober, of good behavior,
given to hospitality, apt to teach," &C., not
their antipodcs are sin, are these qualfica-
tons required ola bishop, for many Of the
Christian world possess some of them, but
that they are more conducive to the prosperi-
ty and welfare of the Christian Church.
Also, ''let the deacons be husbands of one
wife"
We find these things recommended by
Apostle as a means of prosperity for the
Christian Church. But we nowhere find
the abolition of slavery spoken of as a means
Of prosperity for the Christian Church; but,
on the contrary, we find its practice regula.
ted and cherished for that very purpose
the adorning of the doctrines of Christi
This may seem harsh to some, if it does, we
cannot help it.; we have not the effrontery
to turn infdel and deny the word of God
because it teaches things contrary to what
might be our own views with regard to ell
ther moral, religious, or political matters.
"Do unto others as you would that they
should do unto you" This is the Colder
which Mr.. T. says is "ths real key com