American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-09-07

oppressed with lmpunlty. Let rs see
what the word Of God says about Gods
displeasure at oppression.
Ps. 12: 5. For the oppression of the
poor, for the sighing Of the needy, now
will | arise saith the Lord
Jer.22: I3. Woe unto.him thatbuild-
eth his house by unrighteousness, and his
chambers by wrong; thatuseth his neigh
boris service without wages, and giyeth
him not for his work" OF Christ it is
said in prophecy: Ps 70: j. lie shall
judge the poor Of the people, he shall save
the children Of the needy, and shall break
In pieces the oppressor.'
Jer. q: r. Thus saith the Lord /;
execute judgment in the morning, and
deliver him that is spoiled outof the hand
Of the oppressor, lest my fury 60 out like
fire, and burn that none may quench it,
because of the evil Of your doings"
In the 146th Psalm we read that God
executeth judgmontfor the oppressed" "
Prov. IA: 81 " lie that oppresseth
the poor reproacheth his Maker"
Prov. p ; %, %. " Rob not the poor,
because he is poor; neither oppress the
afflicted in thsgate, for the Lord will
plead their caifse, and spoil the soul Of
those that spoiled them"
Isaiah prophecies 30: 20.) They
shall cry unto the Lord because Of the
oppress6r. and he shall send them a saw
Jour, and n great one, and shall deliver
them" Let us now examine passages Of
scripture that have undoubted reference to
slavery.
Jor. 81: II. Therefore thus saith
the Lord ye have not thearkened unto me,
in proclaiming liberty every one to his
brother. and every man to his ncighbor;
behold [ proclaim a liberty for you saith
the Lord, to the sword, to the pesliIencc
and to the famine and | will cause you
to be removed into all the Kingdoms Of
the earth" Ii is true that the lsralitcs
thus rebuked were onslaying their own
brethren. re-enslaying them. But still
it shows the greatprincipic Of Gods judg-
ments on opPressors. Let us examine,
Ezodus2; q, "A; and 3: 10. And.
the children Of Israel sighed by reason Of
the bondage, and they cried and their
cry game ~ unto God, by reason Of the
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surely seen the affection Of my people
which are in Egypt, and have heard their
crv bv reason Of their tssk-masrors: forI
know their sorows Ana / am come
down to drI;var tha,n. Now therefore
behold ,be crv Of tho children of Esrel
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inc hfs1 argument Is "Fa"9 iI1'n 'ho
2th cHap'or OF GENESIS "here Moan ! ava ava
KING from ms "lne Prolgohcea a curse
upon canaan tne son Oh l., lam. VINO was III
some way lmLnc%tea Elth IiS i2Ji'er' ID
aisresPeeI 10 Moan ~ g'sga 0o canaan canaan )
servant oil servants snal ne DC u,!o
ms ofe'hreh' III is mai1'ai'e" '"oI 'uls
Is "Pfophecy' ana more 'ilSh q PtoPneIS
1ha! IL Is an injunction 20 ehS'aIG 'he
Africans VINO are the descendants OF liam.
PuJ me curse Is TesJIicte0 70 t'e aes'Gn-
danta OF canaan, ana tney We're not Al
TlcahS a5 an Ihey sGt'lea IN western
ASA, IN what is called the iand0I IAN, canaan.
ana the prsolouoh was i9Ih''qo |AeR inc
SalaanilGs were sa0ausa oy Joshua ana
became ,'heWe's OF WOOD ana drawers @'
water TO the children OF israel no
C curse was pronounced upon lhe negroes.
inc negro T4'e seem TO pc aoaoe99anJs zen, OF
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