Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-03-07
No. 8


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b. Slavery is inconsistent with every prin-
efple OF, the moral law.
IL violates the first commandment, which
akerts the exclusive supremacy OF the
Creator. Thou shalt have no other gods
before me. But the master usurps God 8
place over the Slave, and makes his will to
hIm the higher law. he changes the
man, the moral being made 10 God image,
INTO chattel, a h,snq irresponsible, but as
brute beast, beyond the master pleasure,
and thus usurps Dominion that God has
reserved to himself IN the delegation OF pow
erto man. lie gave man dominion over
the inferior creatures; But not over man.
lie IS 1nans only Lord Man IL at HIS
supreme and absolute disposal. Here the
master interferes and presomesto dispose OF
the slave, as II God mad gwen nm the DO
minion over his nelghbor that he has gwen
him over tourfootod beasts and creeping
things. what god can the morse know put
his ownerY what god does the slave know
but his master! For with slavery the morse
and the slave sustain the same relation 70
their common lordshipln the person OF their
common owner and master, Il
Slavery violates the second commandment:
1t impinges upon Gou sovereignty IN the
whole matter OF his worship ana service
God the creator mas given 70 every man tne
lndefeasible rignt 70 serve ana worship I1ili,
according 10 the uictates OF T1is wora' anu
the decisions OF his own conscience. ana
no man, or human power, care mo!est Or
interfere IN the exercise OF TINS inalienap,e
right Bnt the save can worsnlp uod only
sohen, and 'cheTe and hoD the master pieases.
The slaves dare no more assemble on the
Sabbath and worship God as ne commands,
and because he commands them, without
the master permission and the over-awelng
presence OF white man, than the master
horse dare break down ms enclosures ana
destroy his grainhelds Nor does the save
learn the meaning OF ietter, OF learn W
read the DlDle, OF search 'ne sorlP'u,HS ,;m a'
tfod conimanos, pue aI .ie nasuor VIII, ~;
Gan that system por'shI whioi ioq qu,,oo .t's ~
power 10 ne gtah.cu W que Man o'oi wv
sacred rengious r'Emts VI % anosnol &c .o,;u;,
nor Is TINS ali-ine nl,.,'sseis GS. VI atens;On
VINO pear comnllsslon ircni ~ uou " ~ vu muu
all the woria ana preach the gosPJl eya.y :e:
creature, uare not, w'u?uI P;p, r,sA aoh y, h'o
teacn save 10 read she DlD!e, UT .eaoh
slave the meaning OF tne DlDle-ne dare AZ
not tell MN the story OF tne cross, anu tne
. way OF salvation through the name 81
Il .yrrc r.nr
u'aS.er v nmie colts and train them to the
draMoht % Tn e;tbcr case there is an inter
earopoa With the Owners claims, Tn the
fenaar teuoe % tba mn S.er claims clash with the
sIi'' aianns'. v CO. GnJ nn5ows ajl men with eonal
s1as sai;a,s ~: rabts H. Shes with the of;cial
r;abts r?,isos oS tbn Missionary who holds from
nsed s,, .nthor;tv to 90 into Mi the world. and
"uu ,..aoh og tho Sosmel M to % every creature: the
n" not me exseonted sd T. cIa sbes with divine
sla;ws aHv oi for ali souis arc Gods. and He has
tho ;nbt 20 sand His am ssa3ors where III
.IooseS .io .,so anJ u wit With wbatever message He
pioasos pi1oasos " stToach;ns them n observe al
ph;ars p; vbotsoaver 7 have commanded u Ol
this we have little more to say, but in an
other connection.
CIanoru : ;noon.;s,o,t with tho third nre
Siate mnraI Iow Gnd's name l. in hi,
cep. Q, .iie 'IsGsa W;o fmaro am woa T JaI;neat;or
orea.uIes .S @ n nf raan "% IN b;s creat;on -
upon !ne I'M .ase MooS II homah+ % " n,roboso 1 Of N,
MA Mah af cnd .,1 0 The Gbr;st;an hears the imar,
\ Of The Saviour of sinners: And by spirit
nal bond he Is related to the saviour. Thel
qe Slavery profanes Gods name in maxim,
merchandise of moral being bearing hi
moral image. On this principle murder
bv God himself made a capital offense.-
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