The Placer herald., 1862-10-25

tHCoo dIO IbO Ntctt pO'Uo W NoN' w,
himself authorizes the buying Of slaves
God himself authorizes them to be held as
"possesson;" God himself declares tha,
they shall be ian Inheritance" passing from
father to son; God himself declares that
thev shall remain in this relation forever" :"
Yet you teach that slavery in itself sin
that buying men and women for money is =
sin; that their transmission AS 'an inheri
lance" from father to son is sin; and that
holding them in bondage "forever" is "the
sum of all vlIainies."
What is the inference? Either that you
do not believe the Bible, and assume to be
leve it only as mask to enable you to
lead astray ignorant men and "silIy women,
or you believe that God himself legalized sin
among his chosen people. Take which horr
of the dilemma you please; you cannot es
cape both.
Let us now review the subject in the ligh
Of the New Testament.
If slavery be the sum OF all viIlianes,
Reverend sir, is it not strange that Jesus
Christ did not denounce it as sin, though
it existed all around him? Is it not stran-
ger still that his Apostles, instead of denoun
cing it as a sin, recognized it as lawful re,
lstion, involving certain Christian dulesl
Let US examine tie difference between the
Gospel which they preached, and the Gospel
which you preach.
The Gospel taught by Paul and Peter en-
ined upon every man 10 he content in the
position where Providence has placed. him
Art thou called being a servant! Care not
for it," says Paul, Cor. l. 7-2l. You,
Gospel teaches the servant discomfort and
rebellion.
The Gospel taught by Paul and Peter en-.
joins servants to be obedient to their masters
whether kind or cruel. Servants be obedi
ent to those who are your masters according
to the flesh" says Paul. Eph 6, 5. "Let as
many servants as are under the yoke count
their own masters AS worthy of all honor,
says Paul, l. Tim. 6-l. "Exhort servants to
be obel'ent to their own masters and please
them well in all things" says Pau. to Titus,
%. Servants, be subject to your mas ers
with all fear, not only to the good and gem
tie, but also to the troward," says Peter,
Peter, 2-lS Your Gospel teaches that
servants owe 20 obedience to their masters,
whether they be "troward" or good and
gentle"
The Gospel taught by Paul and Peter en-
joined upon servants to serve their masters
with good will" Eph. 81. Not with eye
service" Col. 1922. $50 please them well
in all things, not answering a!ain, not pur
loning, but showing good fidelity" Titus
2-9, TO- so endure grief, suffering wrong
fuv,' Peter, 2-l9
Your Gospel teaches servants that it is
not their duty to serve their masters at all,
nor to please them in anything; to be mere
eve servants and faithful in nolhing;;~to pur
loin their masters properly, and rnn away
when they can, and Cut their masters throats
it necessary to gain their own liberty
What motive or end does the Gospel
taught by Paul and Peter hold out to ser
wants as inducements to be obedent and
faithful to their masters? That it is doing
the will Of God" Eph. 6-6; "rhat the name
of God and his doctrine be not bias 'hemed," :"
Tim. 6-l; "Ihat they may adorn the docl
trines of God our Savior" Titus 2-l0; "Ihat
it is acceptable to Cod" l. Peter, 2-2O.
And what motive does the gospel you
teach hold out to the black man for seeking
to escape from the position assigned him by
God through Noah, and violate all the duties
specially enjoned upon him by the Gospel
of Christ! You promise him liberty, not
the liberty of ''the Lords free man." which
looks to eternity as in Chrsts Gospel, but
the groveIng liberty which looks only to
time as in you" gospel; liberty which
knows no equality, not even with yourself;
liberty to exist a degraded being among
another race of men who exclude him tronI
al civil, social and domestic relations; liber
ty to live and die a miserable outcasl on
earth, without the cheering hope of an eter
nal liberty and equality in Heaven which
Paul and Peter promise to obedient and
faithful servants.
st. Paul was good painter of character
and somewhat prophetic. He seems to Lave
foreseen the anti slavery crusade of this day
and described its leaders. After having
emphatcaIly directed Timothy to teach ser
wants to honor and serve their masters, Il.
Timothy, 6-l2, he adds, in verse 3, 4, 5, the
following pic ure of anli,slavery teachers
viz: If any man teach otherwise, and con-
sent not to who esone words, even to the
words Of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the
doctrine which is according to godliress, he
| IS proud. knowing nothing, but dotlny
about questions and slrfes of Words whereof
comelh envy, strife, ratings, evil murmur'
ings, preverse dispu'ings of men of corrupt
minds and destitute of the truth, supposing
that gam is godliness."
This passage, be it remembered, followed
directly after i'au's injunction to Timothy
10 teach servants to honor and serve their
masters, that the name Of God and his doc
trine be not blasphened;' "these things
teach and exhort," says he, and then pro
ceeds to say, 'f any man teach otherwise" i"
&c, she is proud, knowing nothing" DC.
Hence it appears that this description OF
char acter was designed for just such anti
slavery teachers as yourself and your asso'
cia,es of the present day. And how rue
the picture What envy" what ''strfe, u
what "raiIings,' what ''evil murmurngs,' u
Il :.