Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1861-03-02

of God and His doctrine be not blasphem-
ed. And they that have believing masters
let them not despise them because they are !
brethren, but rather do them service be-
cause they are faithful and beloved, parta-
kers of the benefit. These things teach
and exhort. If any man teach otherwise,
and consent not to wholesome words, even
the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and
to the doctrine which is according to god !
illness, he is proud, knowing nothing, but
doting about questions and strifes of words
whereof cometh envy. strife, railings, and
surmisings, perverse disputings of men Of
corrupt minds and destitute of the truth,
supposing that gain is godliness. From
such withdraw thyself But godlinoss with
contentment is great gain. For we brought
nothing into this world, and it is certain
we can carry nothing out. And having
food and raiment, let us be Herewith
content q Tim. vi. l-s.)
Lastly st. Paul, in his Epistle to Phile.
mon, informs him that he had sent back
his fugitive slave, whom the apostle had
converted to the Christian faith during his
imprisonment, asking the master to forgive
and receive his penitent disciple. 81 be-
secch thee for my son Onesimus," saith he,
"whom l have bego tten in my bonds, which
in time past was to thee Improbable, but
now profitable to thee and to me, whom l
have sent again; thou therefore receive
him that is mine own bonds whom would
have retained with me, that in thy stead
he might have ministered unto me in the
bonds of the gospel. But without thy
mind would | do nothing, that thy benefit
should not be as it were of necessity, but
willingly. For perhaps he therefore de
parted for a season, that thou shouldst re.
ceivc him forever, not now as servant
. but above servant, q brother beloved
specially to me, but how much more to
thee, both in the flesh and in the Lord
If thou countest me therefore a partner
receive him as myself. If he hath wron
ged thee or owed thee aught, put that or
mine account I, Paul, have written il
with mine own hand. will repay it; al
belt do not say to thee how thou owes
unto me thine own soul besides (Eph
to Philemon, v. 10-9.)
The evidence of the New Testament i
thus complete, plainly proving that the in
stitution of slavery was not abolished by
the Gospel. Compare now the course o
the ultra Aboltionist with that of Chris
and His inspired apostle. The divine Re
deemer openly rebukes the sanctimon niou
Phaiisees, "who made void the law ofGo
by their traditions" He spares not tn
> wealthy, infdel Saducees. He denounce
: the hypocritical Scribes, who "loved tn
uppermost rooms at feast and to be calle'
6 royal Herod ''that fox" entirely rsgardles
'f of the kings displeasure. lie censure
l. severely the Jewish practice of divorcln
1t their wives for the slightest cause an
l. vindicates the original sanctity of marriag
" He tells the deluded crowd of his enemit
9. that they are 1.-THE children of the devi
;" and that the lusts of their fathers the
N would do" He makes scourge of sma
De cords, and drives the buyers and selle
out of the temple. And while he tn
1t. rebukcs the sins of all around him, al
n speaks with divine authority, He proclar
is himself the friend and patron of the po
,s- breaches to them His blessed doctrine {
IS, the mountain, by the sea side, or in t
nd public streets, under the open canopy
M heaven heals their diseases, partakes
he their humble fare, and, passing by t
e. rich and the great, chooses his apost
lot from the ranks of the publicans and
as fisherman of Galilee. Yet he lived in
of midst of slavery, maintained over the
ing heatben races, in accordance with
en-, Mosaic law, and uttered not one wo
ny against it What proof can be strong
of than this, that He did not regard it a
- sin, or moral eSll -Ahu "h"' SSA'N
nto can be more manifest than this exam
hat of Christ on the one hand, and the le
is and bitter denunciations ofour snti-slaV'
m." preachers and politicians, calling MemSel
Christians, on the other! For they
re- only set themselves against the Word
SER God in this matter, condemning slav
ves) as the "monster SIM" the "sum of
'rd- villanies," but-strange to say-they
as it in the very name of that Savior wi
art, whole line of conduct vas the very OF
ters site of their own
Just Look at the next contrast ahoraed
e a the inspired Apostle of the Gent'leS'
breaches to the slave, and tells him to
own obedient to his master for Chrlsts s
thy, faithful and submissive, as mans bra
ma. of religious duty. lie breaches to
g. c. master, and tells him to be just and e
L. rlouos lnam;py that his master