Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-08-19

"a possession :" God himself declares that
they shall be ian Inheritance" passing
, from father TO son God himself declares
that they shall remain in this relation
forever"
Yet you teach that slavery Is itself sin:
that buying men and women for money is
a sin that holding them as "a possession"
is a sin that their transmission as "an
inheritance" from fatbe: TO son is a sin !;
and that holding them in bondage "ior.
ever is the the sum Of all Nillanies."
What is the infelen Either that
you do not believe the Bible, ard assume
TO believe il only as a mask 10 enable YOU
to lead astray ignorant men and "silly wo-
men," or you believe that God himself le-
galzed sin among his chosen people.
Take which horn of the dilemma YOU
please you cannot escape both.
Let US now review the subject IN the
light of the New Testament.
If slavery be "tbe sum of all vilianies, ,"
Reverend Sir, is it not strange that Jesus
Christ did not denounce it as sin, though
it existed all around hinY Is il not
stranger still, that his Apostles instead of
denouncing it as a sin, recognized il as a
lawful relation, involving certain christian
duties? Let us examine the difference
between the Gospel which they preached
and the Gospel which you preach
! The Gospel taught by Paul and Peter
enJolns upon every man 10 be content in
the position where Providence has placed
him. Art thou called being a servant {?
Care not for il, !" SAYS Paul, Corinthians |,
7-l2. Your Gospel teaches the servant
discomfort and rebellion.
The Gospel taught by Paul and Peter
enjoins servants 10 be obedient 10 their
masters, whether kind or crael. "Sor-
wants, be obedent to those who are your
masters according to the flesh, " says Paul,
Eph 6-5. "Let as manv servants az are
under the yoke count their own masters
as worthy Of all honor says Paul. Tim.
6-l. " Exhort servants 10 be obedieut TO
their own masters, and to please them
well in all things" says Paul to Titus,
2-9. Servants, be subject to your mas,
ters with all fear, not only to be good and
gentle, but also to be froward," says Peter,
| Peter, 2-l3. Your gospel teaches that
servants owe no obedience to their mas
ters, whether they be "froward" or good
and gentle.
The Gospel taught by Paul and Peter
enjoined upon servants to serve their mas
ters with good will" Eph. CT. "Not
with eye service" Col. 500. ITO please
them well in all things, not answering
again, not purloining. but showing all good
idelity," Titus, 20-l0. ITO endure grief,
suffering wrongfully," PETER, 2-l9.
Your gospel teaches servants that il is
not their duty to serve their masters at
n MI in 20
be nero eye servants, and faithful in
nothing TO purloin their masters prop.
erty and run away when they can, and
To cut their masters throats il necessary
to gain their own liberty.
What motive OF end does the gos pei
taught by Paul and Peter hold out TO
servants as inducements TO be obedient
and faithful to their masters? That it is
doing the will of God" Eph. Go; THAT
the name of God and his doctrine 6e not
blasphemed," Timothy 6-l; "That
they may adorn the doctrines of God our
Saviour" Titus, 2-l0 THAT it is accept
able to God" Peter, go.
And what motive does the gospe! you
teach hold out TO the poor black man for
seeking 20 escape from the position ass
signed to him by God through Noah, and
violate all the duties specially enjoined
upon him by the gospel of Christ? You
promise him liberty, not the liberty Of
1.-THE Lords free people, which look to
eternity as in Christs gospel, but the
groveling liberty which looks only to time
as in your gospel: liberty which knows
no equality, not even with yourself; Lbs
erty TO exist degraded being among an
other race of men who exclude him from
all civil, social and domestic relations
liberty TO live and die poor outcast on
earth, without that cheering hope OF eter~
nal liberty and equality in Heaven which
Paul and Peter promise to the obedient
and faithful servant.
St. Paul was a good painter of character
and somewhat prophetic. He seems TO
have foreseen the anti-slavery CT usade of
this day, and described its leaders. After
having empbatically directed Timothy to
teach servants to honor and serve their
masters Timothy, 6-l2, he adds, in
verses 3, 4 and the following picture of
anti>slavery teachers, viz: II any man
teach othertciSe, and consent not 20 wholesome
,oorcts, eUen thc lOords Of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and 10 he doctrine which is accor>
uWy % gONHeoS' nc % PfOudi hIO"Wy NVu'1Bi
but dohHg about questions and Strtes Of ,gords,
whersQf con,sh snvb, Sirife, railDlgS evil surmi-
sings, psrverse disputiags Of men Of corrupt
minds and destitute Of the truth, suppoSing that
gain is goodness; from, such ,0ithdraw hy5eJ"
This passage, be it remembered, follows
directly after Paul's injunction to Timo-
thy to servants to honor and serve their
masters "that the name of God and his
doctrine be not blasphsmed :" "hese things
teach and erhort," says he, and then pro-
ceeds to say, ~ any man teach otherwise," f"
&C., ''he is proud, knowing nothing" &c.
Hence it appears that this description of
character was designed for just such ants
slavery teachers as yourself and your asso-
ciaies OF the present day. And now true
the picture What STRIFE what envy
what ratings what evil surmisngs,
what perverse disputings, have your
teaching Of other doctrines produced p
Nay more; what hatred among Christians;
what divisions Of Churches what section.
al antipathies; what excitement and
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