The weekly sun., 1862-02-15
rNs Caiheao Cburcs and slave

On Sunday svsning, Peb. 2, Bishop b "a
Land delivered an eloquent lecture In the VI
drL church at Providence, r. l., bet "a
society Of St. viooent de Paul. Hvt
wss " The Catholic Church and Slave 4, Wj
remsrk,d:-
That tlavsry had become a subject ats. 4
the public attention probably moro st,
thac any otter. Tho present rebel on,
ine out Of The institution, euutrb I'd y
| end. Nearly . million of armed nd
cofectod ready to engage In deadly 2,
and ere lCnS tho Tremendous shock Il n
may h.l the atcbss of heaven and send tn 4
the lane the wall OF Voc. CD oIly oSne |,
tel the end. In our own country, slaves :
planted vhob we were Ia cur infsrcy. 4, 4
sPrr% over the lard and iLyolvsd every O =
10 Its black th .dos. It's dangers and
had been graSuhly developing 'hem-slv,'
the pion'eB hS1 b. come difhcLl one to NJ
o. 9 whi b ebou.d iuduce al 10 exsrci,
lNrgtsi charity and a gospol forbaArsncs
tightly sppfocise and unt-rstald the sap
Il you'd 10 we'll 10 review the history
vnrlc and examine t's records AS We NJ
- -nd Isvery always EXISTING Ia some
lu origin W. shall slfivo j. al to tfAcsbl
tho Gays cf Noah 1, bad an existst co an
aprest OvsF the wtfld AbfztGm had ht,
vantt; o had IsSac, lal-b b, Job, and resi-
u thee Who are mentioned Ia patra n
timea. Slavery would, ttereu re-, seem tr !
hib1 tf divine sanction o. psrmLs ion " ,
does ro' male slave. Neitrer dnss s,s !,
snois! distinctions WITCH prsvsii. Bot ths. :
lat almcet necessarily IA eocisty grow !
They arc deyel pm.n;s ~hioh Co pormi
lo-vee % the operation Of His prov deacs.
areIiosted And rem we'd in dus tins bl
silent And poweifl influence OF rslig on
luN alsy. ~ mt an. I II. 4
lssd a tbs PstriArcbs. Plato In his X ,pi :.
lASs down rules for the system. Slaves al
be taken I'm difeiert cnnn ries arc spel .
tsreut language that they ma, not CO.."
aud overthrow the state. H. Attica, 3l7 n
before CHRIS there we're twen ihcasa,.t Il
nos and four huncE rcd ih urand slaves A a.,
la'sT In Athers. there were ous huHdre
NJ Y tSons~ fr,euen and fsut hundro q
sand tlAyss lp Sparta the dispst y
greater. In Rc:de tte slaves wsis nUm "a
Cbe humber cannot be accurately doisiui
for oousus Of tho lAvs- was never permF
lest they shuu kao~ their sirerg 9Th a, &
tempt 10 FREQ themselves Some id,a ot
nuG1er may TO dyed from IN fact that "a
tmo OF Augustus thur- Ny-o only twO thOu,
freebolders in a population If two millions.
yont the limit of the city the slaves we .
eleven TO ono. Eleewhero in the Pagan ".
things were not much better. Al
Tho question may be ssked, how came 4
systtm 10 bavs such vide spread ex -t.n
Inc pagan bsart was destitute of kinG(
charity, and all those virtues which softaL,,
hs'uOn2e. Hence the evil and tho mod, I
which II p'ocuted Its ciims. Capiy.s
IN ~N were 81 hj @cted 10 tho extreme poi \
vi death, but toe captor- came IN the cout
time TO save them flr slaves, not b.osuas II
we're governed by the principles Of humAt
but that they might convert the uutortu n
wfe'ches into instruments OF persol al SER
la Ron 9, the law permitted infsntictde, {
th. c,ilc WAS sUf red t0 live, l. might tue 4
exp sod 20 perso in the telcs. There ,
men who made 1t their tusint B. to gather a,
children and rear them for slaves. Ciimis.
oebtors. aEd the poor could be rcd ced TO sel
snde. Tue spirit VI the laws WAS The ri Shd
the stronger. Sy paIhy WAS calletl
c'ime against the State From these sou
were the slaves Provided, ana wi the m ]
prevailing, IL can bs seon that the servils cl
must have been numerous. The treatment
WA most bnbIous Toe ! ie or dea h of,y
slave WIS at the caprice tf the MASTER It'iI
not unc mmon for the Roman Enperors to 81
criiice in various wan Thousands OF slav.sS
day. Trojan in the space of three mont
various ways, murdered ten thousand q 4 /,
tus, OH the aniy ersary OF the birthday ohs
iAIhsr put three thousand jews TO death. IL,
wa an utter tocklessness Of fe; the slavets
no rights and WAS reduced TO the level 90
brute. .......- .-l...v. lA
At such an era our Divins Savior ma
/ ADVENT. Could he change this state y tn
DOUBTLESS he could. But he would en- IelS,
| des troy cd the free will Of man. lt,wouldn
been necessary 10 work miracbi
accomplish such a stuperdous work &c
| chose TO leave il TO the influenza
the principles of the Gospel, the M
by VII ch the world is TO be refo ,,
and map conformed to the standard Of III
| lie found slavery existing with prescn
| of two thousand years, part OF the pol
every nation Of the pagan world. But hin
| not preach emancipation az orce and uni'
| tOna ly. Such measure would have crdi
| a revulsiop a, once, and increased with ten
| violence the opposition 10 the Christian syso'
/ IL would not have been prudent therefor y
| have wured upon the system. Sla,b|
| whether we consider it as an evil or a siD,.
be- cured by removing the cause and cradle 4
| the evil passions which have made slavesii
kaveholders. When the centuli ion spoke 81
servants, there was not a word ofreproacI,
was left TO the influence Of the faith whltlS
| sprung up in bis soul. The Apostles fu
US with several examples. Ia one case the
/ want was sent back with an epistle TO his
/ ter. Servants are directed TO be oosdionI W
/ masters are also directed to bo And' Jusun
1 eautable. The teachings oil tne apostle
/ for hlth master anu beINhnl' lue TolhtlCL
| recognized the needed al Is given, an
| r,st lie fl TO tho teachings Of the Master. lie
| In their very nature, are calculated 10 am,ts
ate, tor they distinctly declare all mon brots
| children of common parent, inheritOrnh
| common destiny. They are pervaded lo1
snlarg 81 charity, which says, Love one ancS'
| 4 slaVe cannot long be held by one who liz,
ty these truths and believes. a.
Emancipation early began as soon ase,
now truths began to affect the heart, g
began TO drop and slaves rose 10 the die
OF Christian brothers. Emancipation war
the result OF direct law. The church cn'I
| struck al the ciuelties and abuses Whicl,
grown W, and gradually changed the
| ment and status Of the slave. The church,
| came asylums where the slaves could ts,oy
| the cruelty Of the master and find a proteblJ
Societies we're formed in the II h and }tkS.
| turies whose memb eTs in addition to thsirn
al religious vows, added one TO devote Z :
| selves 10 the slaves.
When negro slavery sprung up, the Cas-
| Church bore q faithful testimony sgainsu
slave trade. The Sovereign Pontiff hSsA
dutnily issued a iescript on the subject, an
tenn pied 10 check the lpread OF the evil.
church has always been true 70 its mission,
today counsels charity and mutual sacris
such as may be necessary to heal the psr
and give the people a wisdom which shhl'
ennoble man and glorify God.
/
Important from Mexico.
San Francisco, FEB, A courier arrive
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