The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1860-10-18
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Corresponding A.sOoiatiOn Of virginia.

Corresponding Association Of Virginia.
TIE Old School Baptist Correspond-
ing Association of Wryiaia 10
those corresponding withlas, arhethr
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Meetings. or Associations, roulcl
address this, our epistle Of loce,
and could fray that grace, mercy
and peace may be unto you: Jinz
BRETHREN-In addressing you at
this time, seeing that we are fellow
citizens of the same general and
civil government, as well as profess
ed subjects of the same heavenly or
religious Kingdom, and seeing that
the present exciting agitation which
RACES through our country on the
subject of slavery, and which
threatens to disrupt our general
government, and, therefore, to mar
our peace, our privileges and our
free intercourse throughout the
land, it may not be inappropriate
nor unreasonable to present u
scriptural view Of slavery as the
subject of this address. Especially
90, seeing that this agitation is
principally based on certain reli-
gious positions taken and inculcst-
ed with extraordinary zeal. Wit
ness the fact, that delegations from
religious bodies in England and
Scotland have been sent to this
country to urge upon their breth-
rem here to exert themselves to put
down slavery; and religious bodies
here laying down the principle for
their respective connexions, that
the holding of slaves shall debar
persons from all fellowship, or il
they do not carry it out to that full
extent, (as in one recent case,) they
declare the holding of slaves to be
a grievous sin, which should be
avoided. Witness the ministry Of
different denominations leaving
we will not say the word of God,
for We know not that they ever
preached it, but leaving sinners
around them untaught of any way
of salvation, that they may occu-
py their attention by preaching the
great evil of slavery, and cru
SADIE against it; and forgetting the
declaration of Christ, "That all
they that take the sword" THAT is,
in His cause, "shall perish with
the sword" they have urged even
the. employment of Marpe's Rifles
and pixies, and have proclaimed
justification to those who should
butcher the masters and their fam
lilies to free the slaves All this
under the name of the christian
religion. This would be enough
to make Old School Baptists trem-
Bile, if they loved their lives and
worldly safety more than they did
their religion. For our religion,
in its doctrine and practice, is as Of
fensive to them as Is slavery. 1t
would be Just as likely to injure
them in person or property, for an
Old School Baptist to settle among
them IS it would for a slave holder
and his family to settle among
them. Hence so soon as these crui-
saders can bring the general gov
ernment to take a decided stand in
opposition to slavery in, any ofour
national domains, then look out for
a like CRUSADE to bring Old School
Baptists to a conformity to their
religion. From these eonsidera-
tions We think our brethren will
not object to our setting forth what
we believcfthe sculptures teach Oh
the subject of slavery. togig dif
: y We will call particular attention
to that portion of scripture found
in Tim. vi. l and2: "Let as many
servants as are under the yoke
count their own masters worthy OF
Gllhonor, that the name of God
and his doctrine bc not blasphem-
cd. And they that have believing
masters, let them not dcspise them,
because they are brethren; but
rather do them service, because
they are faithful and beloved, par
takers Of thebeheft.g Z! There thing:
teach and exh0tt SrThis is tic
doctrine which Paul commanded
Timothy to teach, and thus enjoinf
It as aduty upon all gospel minis.
ters 60 to teach. He adds, verses .
and 4: ar any man teach other
wise, and consent not to- whole.
some words, even the words Of oul
Lord Jesus Christ, and to'the doc
trine which Is according TO gedli.
ness, He Is proud, knowing moth:
Ing, but doting about questions ahd
atrifas of words, whereof eometh
envy, strife, &c. How correct wai
the apostle Id his deliheation oftht
character Of the ant. i.sIavery teach,
ers Of ouf day, and Of the effects o.
their eaGhing, as i1 the 4th and 5tf
verses for it cam be. nothing short
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