The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-10-10

that bought him from the year that ht
was sold to him unto the year Of jubi
lee: ard the price Of his sale shall b.
according unto the number Of years
according TO the time Of hired servan
shall it be with him." &c.-Lev. XIV
Al 10 SIS.
Here the Hebrew cells himself to ,
stranger. and the terms used to express
the serritude he undergoes are precisel!
the same in the original as those uset
TO express the servi,ude Of the Cana
antics to the Hebrews. Hence tb'
slavery Of the one is the slavery Of tn
other. The only difference between
The servitude Of the Hebrews and ih'
Canaani,es was in the length Of TIM
one should serve but to the seventh
year. the other might be held to the
forty-niu.h year. But the passage VI
have quoted is valuable as being th'
only one where the mode Of proearin!.
servants is fully explained. Il was th'
poor man hiring himself-just as mel
hire each other to-day in the FIRE,
States.
"Then Joseph said unto the people
Behold, l have bought you this day
and your land for Pharaoh, &c-Gen
Xvii. 1876.
Here Joseph bought the land and tie
people. and they became the servants
of Pharaoh. How? He gave them
seed to SOW. and in exchange they re.
turned one tilth OF the crop. This was
.he siarery Of the patriarchal days
Again:
Moreover, Ruth, the Moabiiess. the
wife of Mahlon. have | purchased tc
be my wife" e"-Ruth iv-lO.
l, is needless TO dwell on this. Il
buy ing means slavery. Ruth vas tn,
slave of Boaz; SO was Rachel the slave
of Jacob.
The SERVANTS Of Abraham and o
all the patri.rchs, were armed and wen
TO war with their masters. and in al
respects were persons and citizens .nevel
chatties. Chat,le slavery WAS not knOwI
in those days. This much. in brief, ,ol
he servi,uds OF snciea, tines. ".
cannot dwell.
Nosh's prophecy in which he forteI!
the future Of Canaau's pcsterity has n
more to do with chaitle slavery thar
the man in the moon. Noah get
drunk and exposes himself. By chanc,
Ham. his youngest con. sees him. Fo
this Hams son Canaan is cursed An,
slavery introduced into the world
Was such riliculous stupidity ever pro
pagated By sensible men! Lock a. i.
The only offender was Noah hiwseli
who got drunk. and because Ham say
him in iais degraded conc,uon, there
fore Canaan. the grandson, wLo was a
innocent MS an infant. must be the sui
ferer /! Thus the child is made 10 sui
fer for the parents sin, which is direc,
y contrary to the express word Of Go
by the prophet Ezekiel. The uu,h is
the prophecy Of Noa', was uttered pro
badly hundred years after his drunk
en- spree, and was his dying farewell {
his family.
Hagar was no slave. and her poster
ty were honored by God ne <, to tia, q
Isasc.
In one word. Whatever was done Z
IKE canaanites was BY special direction
Of God in special case. 1t was
judicial punishment for their wickedness
A portion Of them was to be slain b
direct command Of God. Is it there
fore right to Kill men-to murder? n
more is it 10 make slaves Of them o.
the ground that the Cansani,es wer
dealt with according TO The W i'll Of God
The Jews bad permission to get Ser
wants Of the heather nations forever
mark the fact tha. II was the permission
which lasted forever. not, the seruitude
They could forever have servants o
the heather, but the individuals wer,
not to serve forever.
But we cannot dwell longer here
and must close the Old Testament ar
gument with the Law against slavery
'.And lie that stealsth a man. o.
seiieth him, or If he be found in hi
hands, he shall surely be put 10 DEATH
e. yxi-l6. H
II man be found stealing any .
his brethren Of the children cf ,s--.,
and make,h merchandise OF him, q,
se!!eth him; then that thief shall die
aud thou shalt put evil away from
you.-Deot. xxiy-7. a,b ~ -
This is the Law sgaiost slavery. l,
is stesling-he is a sAief who does it,
il is an era. and the "Mief shall de-
There is Gods law on the subject. L