The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1862-07-10
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NO. 9G.s-s-


his rnastcr hy slave is in accord
anre with tle "doctrine OF Cot,
and he is not to bring that Aoe'.iH2
mo disrepute by diaobcdicnce ga
miscnndur'. Nor is he to tjur.
lgss Of his master because he fms
himself on Il level with him ii i"o
church, but Is rather 10 serve jlA
with more zeal than ever. In this
EM>tia 10 Titua, chapter q, verses
70 and 10, Paul says:
"ENhort servants to he obedient
unto theil own masters, and -
please them wei, in nll t!in"s, not
answering again, not purloiMiue,
but showing all good fidelity, that
they adorn the doctrine OF Go1
our Saviour in all things"
! In other words, the servant WHO
ohpy4 his master i5 honest "Hl
! faithful. "alorns the doctrine oi
Gnd or Sayionr.'
The Apostle Peter, in liz FIr7t
IEpistlr. ii, IS and 10, breaches the
same doctrine IN still stronger lam
guage.
IL other words, Peter incn!cate3
the obedience and submission OF .
I slave to his master, whether the
master be kinl or cruel, a9 Il CHRIS
tian duty erjcincd ly cons'ierce
towards Cod" and teaches that
,,atirnt endurance Of unjust c''as-
; tisemrnt Ia II virtue peculiarly 'ac'
cep,ahle to Cod"
1t il the peculiar beauty 1T
Chri,tjanr'v. that it recognizes al
the inSt't tons and relations or
human socic'y as it finds them, mHG
!, in the prospect of an eternal eqTa;.
, itv hereafter, seeks to reconcile ~
!, men to the conditions in which
they find themselves during their
. short probation on earth. 1t would
make men and wives more happy,
/, intoxicating tiIri Y and m1'n't
T. conf lenrr and {; fl ction It wo IL
y. make families more happy. ny
{ teaching loveanl ycvcr,ncet TO chi
i dreu, and gentle rat firm exercise
r of authority to par,ns; it would
- make both master and srrvnrt moro
/ happy, by erioining Justice and
, Kindness uponthe one, aud a VIII
linz obedience, honesty,and fidelity
! upon the other; it would make
/ nations more happy, by teaching
rulers to dispense equal justice to
ull, AMI inculcnting upon people
+ ready submission to tho maglS-
| trates and tic laws; it would make
all mankind more happy, by per-
: suading them ITO love tlcir neigh
hors as themselves" TO be content
in the position where Providence
has placed them, and "to do ia
. they would he done by" upon n
j, change of poaiti ma.
The Epi3rie of PauI to Philemon
4. giyes us beautiful picture OF tho
+ relations which should exist be-
) tween Il Christian master and n
Christian slave. 1t appears that
Y Philemon, though slaveboIder,
g was Il devoted Christian, with q
: "churrh in his house. Paul found
D in Rome u runaway slave of this
devoted Christian. called Onesmas,
.. and converted him 10 Oh 'istianitv.
!. ThonSh he ncc'cd his services ii
{? his culIivi,y, lie deemed it his dA-
:, ty to send him hack to his master
i with ii letter in which he said:
I "PtrhJps lie, therefore, departed
,n tor II season, that thou shoulost re-
!. reive him forever; notnow Us a SER
want, but above servant. a broth
er beloved, especially to me, but
- how much more unto those, both
y in the tesll and in the Lor1.'
Il Now, suppose Philemon had had
- IL Thousand such servants, all mem.
:, Lers of his church, all contcntcd
:, and happy in their gospel brother
=, homl win their master, and that
some Deecher or Cheever, by
, preaching themodern doctrine that
. slavery is sin. had broken IL? this
! brotherhood and sent It's hap1J
, members to some ancient Canada,
- to live on hu5ks like the prndigal
" J., son, do you think PAnl would have
=" u, recognized him as Il trne Christian!
!. !. lie wnull have been mIre likely
"" " to dennuncr him as the servant
: OF him who taught the happy in'
- - mates Of Paradise that hy eating
- ihe forbidden fruit they would
" "heeomo as God, knowing good
u and evil.
;" " This letter is already so long
y that must reserve some further
views OF tho subject, with its prac'
:. ticaI application, for another COM
II muLicatlon. ~
ID AMOS KENDALL.