The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-12-24


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saoesHfcy meeaahsd lcfee ila ore
saYine g. eseaeru famiiy ha been form.
before tls ga sayae Amc .n 3av-
efy Hfl disappear e Earopraa lsvey
las a.sslise re5 a.fca4f 4 ailiffas ihg
iaaigos n trsasax u.s. uam slavery q
caatllpf cae lY ooe Gee alspmina1ic prac.
ices ua.cb constitute s.
y ffo q to oittrt ~ sc geed ,hev
shaad ao q as, e sel thr family at re-
5salf To ma.uian bass ahies give ever
every s1aee. uhcilyr wife e na Den, q
her owner, whatever bic may be-. and
which take SWAY 'rgm tbs maiden. from
This s.se, iio rgM q remembering her
molcsiY aad her da,ies--ullat DO Chris
iians call tlls 10 produce marketable
negroes, o dissolve marriages, 70 otaain
adalteFies, 20 iafic ieuol.c punishment,
~ inier3ici instruction. this doing 10
others as We would they should 90 unto
u.s.
Tho cpisile of Paul sending back 70
Philemou bis fugitive slave, enesimus, Is
quoted to u. Assancdly the apostle pro-
noupccs IN i no auAihema against slavery,
nor does lie exact enilancnsemen, these
IDEAS were unknown 10 him BOT be saws.
$ ] beseech thee for nv son 0ncsimus,
whom ! hlve besolen 10 ny bonds.
whom ] have sent again thou therefore
receive him, lhal Is. mine own bowels
Without tbs mind would ! do nothing;
tlal ihy benefit should not be a. j, were
81 necessity. but willingly For perhaps
be therefore departed tor q season, that
thou shouldcsi receive him forever; nor 4
now rs a servant, BIZ ADORE q ssrraat,
brother beiored . Having confidence IN I
thy obedience ] wrote unto thee, knowing /
that thou viii also 30 more than / say"
Does any one fancy Philemon treating
Onesimus after this rs fugitive slaves are
treated in America, putting up bis wife
and children directly after for sale, or de-
iiyering him over TO the first slave mer-
chant that vas willing 10 take charge Of
him ana carry him hundred leagues
away DO what one will, there is inn
Piled abolition Of slavery (inplied bu pos
itiye) AZ the bottom of thai close fraierni-
~ created by faith in the Savior. Let
shareholders put 10 themselves the ques-
ton what they would say to-day if the
epistle 10 Philemon were addressed 10
hem; and il is addressed 10 them the
Onesimuses Of the South, and such there
are, are thus thrown upon the consciences
Of their masiers--their brothers. What
The Gospel did against European slavery
I is doing now against American slavery.
Those planters Of the English islands who
nstineiyely OWNED where lay their great
me ny, had recourse TO every measure 10
.xpel missionaries from among lhem.--
Neither were those Texan exccutioners
mistaken who lately put 10 death the mis-
ionary Bewley, touching martyr to the
ause Of slaves
May the Christians Of America compre-
lend at length, in more perfect manner,
he greatness Of the part God reserved
Or them, and the extent OF tie response
ilities that are weighing upon them. To
AXE stand firmly against slavery, to re- c
love their last preiexls from sincere
minds who seek TO reconcile it with the
gospel, 10 organize in the North vast :.
loral power, 10 address to the South words
reathing forth truth aad charity, TO APP
cal without wearying to the hearts Of
iastcrs and slaves, to prepare for trying
loments the guarantee which nothing can
splace, the common faith Of the blacks 4
nd the whites. TO keep courage even
hen all seems lost, TO practice the Chris.
an vocation, which consists in pursuing
nd realizing the impossible, TO show once f.
lore the power that lies in justice--this
to accomplish noble task.
GAsPARIN. ~