Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-08

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face Of the earth" And where ever s' a,
gospel has triumphed over the bn,. @
have been fulfilled these law, s'0N
preSsly to prevent the oppression Of "
ed, avaricious world. And il i. NC"
Notifying to know that bi.Aon :, ,' ~
church should appeal TO iheselaws, ,na,'
condhc' OF his Saviour; to justify .
Of oppression that denies to ,ha 'Na
the rights OF man. In southern 4, "
the negro has no right to learn to roo,
right 70 his Child, his wife, his HON.
right TO his own body. All thi. N. W,
claims Is justified BY the laws tina, w.. '''4
acted to prevent oppression. He o,.
bis Saviour in the spirit of prophecy
claiming liberty to ihe captive" and :,
apostle enjoining upon the masters !.
der that which Is just and eoual h A.
servants" and the prophet denosss.
curse upon the Jews for oppress;cs :.
calling upon them to " break the b.,d
the oppressed, and let the oppressed % f,..s
and yet say TO his inquirers, these /.
things that you see in the laws Of NJ.
in the declarations Of the prophets ana 4
doctrine Of Christ and the apostles a,,;;.,
oppression, do justify and give III. H.,
sanction to negro slavery in the sout.,s
States. And in the face Of his own v,.
ment that Hebrew servitude was ano, d.,
ry," it being as hired servants only AMI j
his Interpretation of the law Of heath,
servitude, so that it denies the rigb, !
slavery beyond the Jewish nation, h.
the frankness becoming his office il 4.
defence Of the truth" says slavery !, ~.
fed by these laws and The doctrine Of cb,s
in the Southern States.
/ Surely the logic of the rt;iet "A, m,
mad, for he finds proof for oppression !,
laws against TIA proof for slavery in 1881
in laws which by his own inlerpretatior. d.
, nenied the right of slavery beyond the Jsr.
ish nation.
The writer's last proof Of his position,
from the apostle Paul. The amount Of re-,
soning is, Paul gave instruction to ma.,u
, and slaves, and said nothing against a.
relation. OF course he sanctioned L, AZ
if he sanctioned il then, southern Saver
is scriptural. True, Paul did give insrss
lion TO masters and servants. But how tAs
is scripiural authority for slavery, ba
now, does not appear. And especially In
ii applies as scrip;nral proof for negro slave
ry, is not easy TO see. For the instrucios
given TO n.asiere,,i if complied with, sesa
abolish at rec, negro slavery al the SOga
Slavery there claims that the negro bal "
rights as a man. He is property in llS
and only that. But the apostle commas
for him equal rights from his master. Ts
command denies the right to make the slave
property. II supposes he has rights, vi
equal rights, in the brotherhood Of MAJ
Look at the reasoning Of the letter: D.
cause the apostle gives instruction 10 IA
master, that recognizes the slaves rights a
a man. lie sanctions slavery that denies
all the rights of a man 10 the Save and
claims that he has no right to equality in
other words, claiming for the slave ihs
rights of man, is scriptural authority G
deppiving him of those rights, and making
him simply property. Now notice Ibsa.
struction given to slaves. He INSTRUCTED
them to be be "obedient and honor ihtif
masters. lie also instincts them to w
their freedom, If they can be free" NS
would not say the same 10 the slaves
the Southern States? Slavery was s%
cessity with the slave generally. His cal
alternative was obedience. And il kM
HIS interest under the necessity, to shoVi
christian spirit in bearing its imPOssi
The instruction was the best that coahk
given under the nece ssiiy. both for IL
slave and for the honor of christianity
And it is hard reasoning to make insPIr'
tion given TO meet necessity. justify %
necessity. The command TO the slawp
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use his liberty the rather il he could, Va
| vii: 81, gives him the right 10 escape S
necessity if he could. II the necessity .
his condition was just, il was an unjusic'n'
mand to require him 10 change it.
No abolitionist could say more to n
slave than Paul has. Be free if you SA
But if you cannot, make your condition
tolerable and as useful as you can, by snow
ing the spirit of Christ in it. The Hl's
surely would not accuse an abollilonlas
sanctioning slavery, because he said TO '~
slave, use your liberty the rather "
can, but while you are slave, be cnS
tian, and show that christianity makes wv
a better slave. FARNEs.
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