M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-04-18

in praise OF Solomon, when he had
been levylng tribute OF. bond me II
on the Amorites, Hittites and ether
nations, that "of the children OF Is-
rael did Solomon make no bond
men," Kings 9:22. Thus it will be
seen that many generations after the
establishment OF slavery by God him.
self in the "wildel ness, y. Solomon,tae
wisest man that ever lived, a man
specially favored of God, as a matter
OF regular and ordinary business. L.
yied a tribute OF bond men on the
heather; and throughout the entirs
canon OF scripture from Genesis to
Revelations, the condition of master
and servant, in the sense Of slave, 10
fully recognized, and quotations might
be multiplied until they became tire.
some.
The challenge which Goliah put
forth for some champion to meet and
fight with him in single combat, to
prevent the effusion of blood by the
engagement OF the two armies, after.
ward accepted by David, in which he
says: "lf he be able to fight with me
and kill me, then will we be your ser.
wants; but ii prevail against him aud
kill him, then shall ye be our servants
and serve u.s." proves beyond ques.
tion that 1t was customary at that
time to make slaves of their prisoners
OF war--and, in the particular in.
stance Of Golah's challenge, seema
to have been almost the only object.
The abject condition of slaves is
abundantly manifest throughout the
The punishment inflicted
on the master for injury done to his
bond men shows the immense distance
maintained between them, for, as we
have seen before, a master might even
kill his servant with impunity, pro.
vided the wounds inflicted did not
cause death in the course OF q day or
.wo." a.. t.
IN other cases, when o servant was
MANNED, with the loss Of an eye, or
tooth, his master was bound to let
him 60 free in consequence Of the in.
jury inflicted, but no other or further
penalty is denounced against the mas.
ter.
The propriety, and even necessity
Of oorporeal punishment, is clearly
indicated by Solomon, prov. 29:l0)
where ho significantly says: "a ser.
want will not be corrected with words;
clearly showing that something be-
sides words was necessary for their
correction.
When the prophet jeremiah asks
with great apparent indignation, "Is
Israel a serVantl is he home born
slavea" it proves rot only the abject
condition Of slaves, but that they were
born slaves. In Ecclesiastes 10:O
it is recorded as matter Of astonish.
nent that he had "seen servants upon
lorses," and this exclamation ia put
On par and connected with others
ike the following: "Folly is set in
great dignity" ""the rich set in low
places" princes walking as sery.
ants" all which is declared by the
prophet to be an evil he had seen I'M.
Ter the sun.
In the New Testament, obedience
and faithiulness Of servants to their
masters are strongly :nculcated. The
(Mat. S:9) says to our Sav.
our, IL am a man under authority,
having soldiers under me, and say
% this man, 90. and he goeth, and to
another come, and he cometh, and to
my servant, do this, and he doeth it,"
rom which it appears he exercised
he same absolute authority over his
servants that he did over bis soldiers.
Paul, in his Epistle to the Ephesians,
,6:5) insists on obedience in the fol.
owing strong terms: ''Servants, bo
to them that are your mas.
ers according to the flesh, with fear
and trembling, ip singleness Of heart
ls unto Christi" thus putting their
obedience to their "masters acc ording
o the fiesh," ON leva with their ODE.
Hence to Christ himself. The same
hing, in substance, is repeated in his
Spistle TO the Collossians (3:22)where
t is written, Servants, obey in all
hings your masters according to the
iesh; not with eye service, as men
,leasers, but ia singleness of heart,
caring God" Can a human being
70 more slave than TO be bound to
hey his master Gin all tliihgsl" In
'ahl's Epistle to Titus, (2:9) wherein
Ie points out the proper course to be
'ursued i'll teaching ard preaching the
gospel OF Christ, he tells him to s'ex.
ort servants to be obedient to their
wn masters, and to please them we'll
n all things, not answering again."
The servant is not only required 10
'e "obedient" and obey his master
in all things" but be must not Gan.
wer again"-so abject is bis servi-