Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-03-21
.REVIEW
sCfa Sermon Preached by pr. Won
bath Evenin9, Dec. D, 1904 afl
7b ths Eaitor q fhs Chroni;cle.

M a III
10 the Editor Of the Chronicle: .,,s
The Pro slayerv party have long and loudly comp.io
ira AZ S.o in saos srspv o,b., .y svs
wiih very few exceptions pressed dis QUESTION with
ftf'ssIsncs unknown q smo., every o,hsI ccnICyer
spvead over this communi,y from ,he prcss and 10 tar
q We rscossI ssse have passed unnpced. Li,,e at.
textioa by wsy of reniv or bv ysay of eyen comn,s
nsneiBa he agitation has been ven % ,hese is.Ses
Recently The s.,scks upon ihose who beeye Slavery
e 4, moral wros have s become % bold and
ard humane religion Of s Author have beem sid omc"
And BY ,he proane and pouins tread of he
He reaom " Hm "ers ?.
o. Re.miasa disciple q his r own one but who asa,
sAsrEs--raiher be slave thsn BE- master.
The community have scarcely had time TO dire., the
hveet aorsej OF Mr. Van Dyke I'M thev have had
up TO taste the luscious dish from he very Of Pro-
slavery feasts the Right Rev Ny Lord ihe Bishop him
AZ just now suits oar TASTE we shall pay attention.
BY way Of this Ency cca letter OF Bishop
Hopkins Ills headed Jlat :
nrsIE VIEW OF SLAVERY.
We ,ball be careful 10 keen ,b. cursfnv beforc n.
"BrnLE vnw or SLAVERY from the Bishop
vnw FIRsr. "The word slave occurs but twice in
our Enslish Bibe.n Does the Bishop account for this
Does he ell Us what he Wordsin the original are Docs
~ s o,S ns e aas no
he Bibei Does he tell US that il Is more manifest that
SLAVERY s tho THING referred in these references
than m any other part Of the scrpuresl Does he insin
Una, m he sre ~ IN as y omIng % ne word
% o,nes psces wnee ne G ~ h 70 oeseve @ save,y
foisisd ,he word aslsven in ,he ,rnnsIaon IN
places md unfairly e |, out where The divine nspira
don placed III Does he tslt that ii perfectly clear
The iransaiors were not prejudced a least against
Slavery when they could use the word slave IN
h0sc c % nere mc % oreha, pr ,hs v Mo,os arc no,
whose sppoin,ment our Eneiish Bible was ,ransln,ed
had lceised ihe slave trade just seven years before =
Does he tell whether the ransla,o would be partial
for &C sein, tsit royal patron in this matter Of slavery
Wncn patronage!
~ H. iyd sss mob he o,es.sd h
6ishon;s Srnsr T visv o. - ''e
virw sICosD. aBui the term servant commonly
Employed by our ansstors, has the meaning Of slave in
the Hebrew and 0feek originals; we reply-this Is
70. Dc' r II o. Goas x. gSle asS Of
sJme ,s G 'as m, meorew wor',
Soiy moan SLAVE honest Iransla,ors would haye said
So and translated especially under the circumstances
10 which we have referred All things taken together
make strong presumption that the uaslaors were sure
ooed" and /" dontos" were not the appropriate
terms Tor slave: Every scholar knows they are
not. oeeomd-n the learned christian world mad
sne nrm convc''on o. me ne; Iu.n oi .nc Bisnops
Statemcnt' long since tnis caPi'et erT0r would
nave been expunged rom the Bible, Ibis age OF
bible translation and diffusion over the whole
earth stands quietly before God, the heather, and
elavshciders whose precious property rights are
20 much put IN jeopardy by the mistranslation.
ssrydst where the God given word means slaue !!
Why has the change never been mooted Why do
~, ou' n,sncRs oemano aGn"ye ,t Nmafe ,,.,in IL
us nave inc question before !ne puoiic .et us
shr,rI fror, 'It ~ ~ W. vsn, 4; V.r nS S"v s
.oai sae eSsi,. is.s S.i "A .orns nau mn ,e
shs c.ss nd ss,,is .h;. donh,6,2 mat,sr '' W W
I,s ~, hSs.h1. ,'s of ,ja Sn,h have rho r;,b, ~
~. o.o..ion " ',c S ~; wy '; .sM W
Tha ,;,,ns .or ,as
,as1;n, ~ III ~, ,,s NJ ,hs % Cons,n,;nm so IN"
no longer souot can % enertaiiea S IN regard 70
guar1iess oi Sass I III u'S r ren.u ... na.s ,s
cons,;,.,;nD ss,.IaT so iono as the ba,tie sbnil
consnus 10 raSe round the % Of The BbIa
and The North shal have a conscience and a 70.
spect for the higher law, the translation as it is
will be the rule of conscience, and peace can never
hope it. 1
Have not our brethren Of the South right to
demand a convention for the purpose Of CORRECT
ing our dubious translation, and SO forever settle
Slaveryf And II this very reasonable demand
be refused them, have they not the right to secedt
from all the churches North and from the Govern.
msntf Can any Christian, or friend Of the Union
ANY one but uaitor--refusa this fair and hon
Gr.bie and lnst :" % compromise ,n ana why no 1.
and we are sure aothing shor! Of this can be the
tasle- Aceordng 70 tpe blshop, wneIe we nave
ths wsre A.rsh.g e A. seryents ana where w
nase serDaM y lave. anen Iet u.s. ptcPross' ~ y
Bishops Compromise" 5S
rf VIEW THIRD "Slavery, therefore may be de
fined as servitsds for ijs, descending to tAe of
swiag." Defining further, he says his sadver
caries contend that II is a positive sin to hold
human being In bondage, under any cireum
stances whatever, unless as a punishment infict
ed on crimes for the safety Of ihe community " ~
This pretended definition In not a ~ uie,on Of III,
ousstioa a. issne aor is il viev'' Of A mercnr
Slavery, q il ia, about which we dispute il Il
only the Bishops sieu.w II is earicature boil
ofthe question At issue and Of Slavery as it is Ii
fscs Thsn the Bishop asserts what Is not true
r., "a hsrs therefore, lies the true aspect of th,
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:.
"a ire say III 10 posiuve san" 70 siedI m0n, y
eel them, or 70 hold them a. chattel properly. an
Hhis is American Slavery. The slaves were sioaei'
ss such seld and bonghf, and o. such hsld oy orul
force and chattelizsd.. 1t is servitude inyolun
tary, forced. descenainf 70 Pssa,em ne,su,'a'y
perpetual. founded ~ tneu end IeIuc,ng .nan ;
schastei,-a thing. VI tne c'snop
founded tne wn9!S o. .n,s soaa ,ess' ~ hn1d
gent oPPonen' y o'noO ~ "ndar anu crcnm
numsn o1.nk - u"i"..s $ :. . . nuc;.hmen, iafiict
stances 1hs'o:sn ;,,. un.oss pa"''''"' '"'''o'
'ed on crimes Pos,uNe s"
WV FoURrH. shall not oppoes the Previ
lent idea that Slavery Y sn evil In ITSELF pm!
sicai evil II may be-" This view, o. ITSELF 70 Pc
haps Of little consequence Tor good or ior III IN
itfeverses the view usually taken oy tne edvt
cafes ofSlavery, who generally admit That Sla'
cry, "in the abstract." 10 sinful, yet not necess
rily under all circumstances. ~ oonnecuoh W.
other views" Of the Bishop, this has some col
aauuenco, PhvsicaI evil 10 the consequence Of NOR