The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1864-03-17
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slavery In, e~sptrovefsy Of tho Swori
!, Hog fsrs0nr sktches bearing
upon the slavery FppK3n of il
Scripture, have met III views, ah,
confirmed the convictions of Gu.
readers in general, we know no.
but we do Know that we haze don,
our best to prove from the1Ltpire,
record, that, as nj Institution, sla
yert did ne; originate i'm the folly
or wisdom of man. but as h con
thtion of society, Under the direc'
aid controlling Will of God.
We do not profess to have done
anything more than 2 map outtlie
great outlines of an institution
which, without a doubt, was most
bcnefcialin its naturean working,
during the ages in which it frat
fourlshed. Moses was too great a
ruler, and too wise ffawgiver, and
too divinely directed, to have sane
toned, not to say approved of, an
order OF society, which is now de.
nonnced, as the crime Of crimes,
and the sin of sins.
That there have been in all ages,
countries, and conditions of society,
many thousands Of poor, and com.
p"ratively helpless persons of both
sexes, who needed food, clothing,
shelter ami protection, is a fact
which few will dare to controvert.
1t was 30 in the time Of Moses-it
has been so in all lands--it'is so in
the nineteenth centnry-in Europe,
the enlightened and 70.
called civilized nations OF the earth
and it is so in the Uni ed Statts
of Ameri,a D .fferert nations have
always made some kind OF provi.
sion for the more helpless of the
race. No nation, however, has
ever eXcclled the Jewisa nation, in
the care taken by her of the more
and friendless of her popu-
Iation, and alao of the strangers
who fled TO live under her shelter,
wing, 1t co,dd be. proved, from
u careful and critical analysis Of
Scriptures OF the New Testa.
nent, that the idea of making pro.
TOR tie poor, In the early
lays of the Primitive Churches,
'ris mated in the knowledge which
inspired pennlen had derived
care ,aEeH 9tdie Hebrew
Even the poor iuNs cnaci.
81 and made II part OF the Law Of
he land, by Z Ieen + zauei,, and
'iice her tiuuc, W lie A"I,r.c4u
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ilIu otiler cUiudlcS, aud a,su Uy Inc
.nIt>u status, 10 provide Il nome,
ANA Clothing 10. tnc poor,
De Traced 10 me Jaw o.. S.a
c.y i'll the time .. Moses, and still
10 those Who III all ages
lave had 10 sing
mo foot OF iaud do 1 possess, I
Nor cO,Iage in The wilderness, [,
A poor WEARING man."
1t is, however, t,ae, that there f,
re destitute persons III thu word, {
Vho are hot, bA conoeqnenCc, held !
Il u State OF perpetual servitude.
But how much better are those Off +
'ho are shut up in poor nouses q
'uere the husband is riIeyer ali |
owed to speak to ais own wife, and
'Lere neither father, nor mother, /
suffered to speak to their own !
hildren, than slaves in a state of I
ondage? We have seen the state ,
+ society Of which we now speak, /
II Europe, and assert advisedly,
hat it is teufold worse, as-a con-
ition of human misery, than sla.
cry in general.
We have not space in a sheet of
.ewsraper, TO enter into the sube
est of slavery in New Testament
ines ; but those who take u deep !
interest in the question, are referred
0 the langnage OF Paul aud his I
oadjutors, relative to the conduct
N-.- H-. . Or. IT..