The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-02-22
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the columns OF your paper, that we had one of
the Oberlin, John Brown Saints here to preach
the Oberlin Gospel to the people of Hayesville
The meeting had been called at the Baptist
Church, but owing to panoramic exhibition
at the Academy, the Abolition junto thought
their meeting would be but meagerly attended;
so, to overcome this difficulty, and secure an
audience, they prevailed upon Mr.. SMITH to
let the lecture be at the Academy, and precede
the exhibition of his panorama, as they were
very anxious that all the students should have
the full benefit of their revolutionary and dis
union teachings. So the Rev. MIR. JOHNSON,
the bell-wether of the faction, came in great
haste to the Church and informed the little
party there assembled that the lecture would
be at the Academy, to which place they iinme-
diately repaired.
Mr.. FAIRcHILD selected his text from Le-
vitcus, 25th Chap, 44th, 45th and 46thverses
As this passage is familiar to all your intelli-
gent readers, it is not necessary here to quote
them.
The Reverend gentlemen commenced by tell
ing the people Il at he was one of the members
Columbus, composed of preachers of all de-
nominations, and that he was one of eight
which had been appointed by that Convention
to canvas the State-and this county and three
or four others had been assigned him as his
field of labor. This accounted for his appear
ance before Hayesvile audience
Now, to the text: He said he was not 60
ing to attempt to prove that slavery did not cx-
list amongst tue Israei:cs; but he thous hit it was
not such labor as existed amongst US. He
then undertook to show that there might have
been errors in the translation of the before
named text; and to prove this he quoted large
ly from the original language. He said that
our language was composed of great many
more words than formerly. II for one began
to think We were goiag to haze new transla-
tion of Holy Writ-fresh from Oberlin.
His next effort was to show that the Israel
ties bought their wives, and many of them were
slaves, or subjects of their own brothers; and
this he proved by their brother falling heir to
the crown and holding them as his subjects
We had general account Of the year of jubi-
loo, and the penalty that WAS inflicted man
steale-s. He said that nothing but their head
would atone for the crime of man stealing. RI
thought to myself if such were the law of the
land at the present time, how many John Brown
Oberinites would lose their heads for the crime
of negro stealing.1 The gentleman then told
us that the Israeiites were not in bondage to
the Egyptians; for, said he, there is the case
of Moses being found by the Kings daughter,
and she hired nurse that was one of the chill
drcn of Israel;-and not only that, bat they
were permitted to take away a great deal of
when they left Egypt; and after he
had explained the translations and the teach
ing of the Bible, he then commenced to give
us some light on certain passages in the New
Testament. The reverend gentlemen told US
about Onessimus, who was converted under the
of Paul. He maintained that Ones
sinus was not servant to Philemon, but a
brother in the flesh well in the Lord. IF
he was not his brother, he was at least cousin!
The great nan having concluded,
Mr.. DIEFENDoRF rose and said that Mr.. FAIR
CHILD had made statements which he regarded
as incorrect; and he wished to ask few ques-
+
Bible was translated into the English?
The reverend couldn't tell.
I'd. When was slavery first introduced into
this country?
He couldn't tell exactly.
"Now," said Mr.. DEIFENDoRF, 'please tell
me from what commentator you get your au-
.hority to show that Onessimus was not slave
Or servant ?"
"Well," said Mr.. FAlRcH1LD, ,'sthe late Mr..
SMITH, of Mansfield
'The name is familiar" said Mr.. D., ''but |
never heard him quoted as authority on this
'nhject- Please name another"
Mr.. F. referred him to the sshead man" at
0berln-Mr. MORGAN.
Mr.. D. requested him to name another au-
hority
'Well." said Mr.. FA1Rcu1LD, "therc is my
,ro,her, at Oberlin."
"Oh!' said Mr.. D., e:that is too delicate.
Vow let me tell you who is my authority" He
hen enumerated all the most noted coumenta-
ors in Germany, Scotland, England, and also
n our own country. "Now," said fIr. DEL
ENDoRF, "I consider it my duty 10 set you
ight. as have great many young people
ere under my change upon whose minds 1 re-
ard it as important that sound and truthful
Impressions be made am astonished to find
man travelling over the country who has set
imself up as a teacher amongst the people, ca
able Of making such statements as have been
lade here to night. Had 1 said thus much J
hen you were gone, your friends would have .
Id me that | was afraid to say anything to
'ur face. This is my reason for propoundng .
lie questions have here, and for making the '
l have" !
Republican stock fell to a low point. They
nsidered it effrontery on the part of Mr..
to submit questions to an "Ober
saint'-although many admitted that Mr. :
AIRcHILD's lecture was very weak affair;
d they were indignant because he admitted Y