Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-30

things that we're commanded him7 10 tliuk
not. 90 you also. when you shall have done all
the things that are coDmnnded YOU. SAY, Wesre
uupfohtable servants, We have d0ne that which
We ought TO do"
Alter the PRONUNCIATION Of the Christian re-
ligion by the Apostles. The slave vas not told hy
them that be was in a state of nnchristian d.
rsncs. Cor. wi. %: LET every nav abide in
the same calling in which he was called 81
Art thou called. being bondman; care not for
it but IL thou mayest be made free. use il rather
y For be that IS called in the Lord. being a
bonGmaa. Is the freeman Of the Lord. Lkesise
BE that y called being free, is the bondmaa OF
Christ. %. You are bought With price. be not
made the bond slaves OF men. ~ Brethren. set
every man, wherein he was called, therein abide
with God" Thus man BY becoming Christian
was not either made tree told that he
free. but ne was advised, il he could lawfully
procure his freedom, to prefer il to slavery. The
I'D verse has exactly That meaning. which we
find expressed also in chap. vi %: ''For you are
bought with great price; gloTify and bear God
ia your body, which is addressed 20 the free
well rs to the slave; all the servants OF God.
and should not be drawn from his service by the
devices OF men. but should walk worthy OF the
vocation in which they are called Eyh iv. |,
and the price by which their souls mot their bod
ies) redeemed, is also described by 81
Peter. |. c. l. 10: Knowing that you we're not
redeemed with corruptible gold or silver from
your vain conversation OF the tradition of your
fathers 10 but the precious blood of Christ,
lamb unspottei and indebted" That it
WAS spiritual redemption and a spiritual service.
st. Paul again shows, Heb. tx Ia. How much
more shall the blood of Christ. who through the
Holy Ghost offered Himself without spot to God
cleanse our conscience from dead works to serve
the living Godf" 1t is then a spiritual equality
as we before remarked in the words of ST. Paul,
] Cor. xii l3: FOR in one spirit we are baptseJ
into one body. whether Jews or Gentiles, whether
bond or free" And in the same chapter he ex-
patiates TO show that though all members of he
one mystical body. their places. their duties, their
gifts are various and different And in his epistle
to the Galatians, chap. iv., he exhibits the great
truth which he desires 70 inculcate by illustra
ton taken from the Institution of slavery, and
without single expression Of their censure
Nor did the Apostles consider the Christian
mastec Obliged 10 liberate his Christsn servant.
st. Paul, in his EDistle To Philemon, acknowl-
edges the right OF the MISTER 10 the services of
his slave, for whom, however. he asks. as u
special favor, pardon for having deserted his
owner. 10 II beseech thee for my son Onesi.
mus, whom have begotton in my chains IL
Who was heretofore Improbable to thee. but
now profitable both tn thee and me ~ Whom
/ have sent back to thee And do thou receive
him as my own bowels" Thus n runaway slave
still belonged to his master. and though having
become Christian. SO far from being thereby
liberated from service, he was bound to return
thereto and submit h nself TO his owner. Ia the
same manner that 81 Paul sent Onesimus. did
the angel send Agar. Gen. xiv. 6: And when
Sarai afflicted her, she ran away. !. And the
angel of the Lord having found her by n fount-
ain of water in the wilderness. which is in the
way To Hur in the desert. g. He said 70 her:
Agar. handmade OF Sarai, whence CONTEST thou
and whittier goest thoug And she answered: |
flee from the face OF Sarai, my mistress. 9. And
the angel Of the Lord said to Ter: Return to thy
mistress and humble myself under her hand "
ST. Paul, indeed, in v. :. says. Though
might have much confidence in Christ Jesus to
command thee that which is to the purpose" 1t
was the command of friendship. and upon the
plea of gratitude. as he exhibits in l9: Not
TO say To me that thou Owe-t me thy own self
also because of the conversion and instruction
OF Philemon by the Apostle and the friendship is
exhibited in v. -: "But withal prepare me also
q lodging; for | hope through your nrayers /
shall be given unto YOU" Still the Apostle felt
that even notwithstanding al those grounds. the
right of Philemon subsisted unimpaired -
Whom would have detained with me. that he
might have ministerel to me in the bonds of the
Gospel. IA But without thy counsel l would do
nothing, that thy good deed might not be as it
were of necessity. but voluntary" IL is true that
in V. l6 the Apostle requests his manumission,
but in v Is he exhibits his readiness TO pay his
ransom if required. "AnA if he hath wronced
thee in anything. or is in thy debt pu, il 70 mv
account" And he makes himself legally re
sponsble. l9 Il, Paul. have written with nv
own hand. / will repay 10" Philemon acceded
to the request of st. Paul. forgive Onesmus,
and sent him to Rome to the Apostle.
frOm whom he receiyed his freedom, and was one
of the bearers Of the letter to the Collossians.
(Cci. iv 8
Again, 10 il manifest from the Epistle of ST.
Paul n Timothy, that the title of the master
continued good to his slave, though both should
be Christians chapter vii: "Whosoeyer are serv-
ants under the yoke, let them count their masters
worthy of all honor, lest the name and doctrine
of our Lord be blasphemed. But thew who
have believing masters let Them not dcspise them,
because they are brethren; out them the
rather. because they are faithful and beloved who
are partskers of the benefit. These things ex-
hort and teach" Aud in the subsequent part he
declares the contrary teaching to be against the
sound words of Jesus Christ. and to spring from
ignorant pride
Slaves are still further urged by the APOSTLE to
due obedience. in his Epstle to the Ephe~iaus. vi,
D: Servants. obey your carnal masters with fear
trembling. in the simplicity of your heart as
Christ. 6. Not serving to the eye, il were
pleasing men. but as the servants of Christ doing
the will of God from the heart Z. With a good
will doing service TO the Lord and not to men.
S-knowinc that whatsoever good every one
shall do, the same shall he receive from theLord
whether he bond or free And again in his
Epistle TO the Colossians, ch iii. - Servants
obey in all things your masters, according to the
flesh. not serving with the eve, as pleasing men,
but in simplicity OF heart. fearing Cod ~
Whatever you do do il from the heart rs 10 the
Lord. and not TO men. 81 Knowing that YOU
shall receive of the Lord The reward of inherit
ance. Serve We the Lord Jesus Chris %. For
he that doth injury. shall receive tor that
which ne hath done unjustly, aud there is no re-
spect ofpersons With God"
The Apostle OF St Peter quite aware of the
greet temptation to Impotence and obstinacy
which the misconduct OF the master, not seldom,
threw in the way of the servant enters at con
siderable lcngth and urges the pow erfIl mo-
;ives TO the Christian slave % induce him bv the
example and grace OF the Savior to be patient.
Peter il Is: Servants. he subject 10 your
masters with all fear. not vniy TO the good and
gentle. bu, also to the ii.award l9 For this is
thaukwOrthy. il tor conscience towards God. q
man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfulN. 20.
For what glory Is it, if SHINING and heinz huffered
YOU suffer il But il doing well yau suffer Da
tentlv, this il thaukwOrthy before God p
For unto this you have been called. because
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