Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-04-08


rights OF property, it cond not be established
| in any country ou the face OF the earth; but
on the contrary II protects OWL rights aud the
rights OF property "Render unto Caesar the
| thiRgs that are Caesar sand unto God the things
that are Gods Paul in all his epistles, in
speaking Of relative duties commences with
the duties OF wives 10 their busbaBds, then
! the duties Of husbands to their wives next,
the duties Of children 20 their parents, and
then the duty OF the parents 10 their childreni
and lastly, the duties of bond servants or
slaves 10 their masters, aud then the duties OF
masters to their hond-servants or slaves, prov
ing clsArly that the institution OF slavery is a
family relation The Apostle Peter commands
servants to b. obedieut 10 their nasters, not
only 10 the good and gentle, but also TO the
froward Although the master may be peev-
ish, frelful aud petuihnt, IT does not release
the slave from his obligation TO obey bis mas
ter, any more than it does . child to obey his
parent.
fHere the member from Gloucester asked
| the member from Somerset II he would in
form him. where he could find the word
slave" 10 the New Testament The men,
Der from Somerset replied, in the 18th chap
ter of Reyelations .. 40
edke but some meu think that zeal, enthu
sasm and iauaticism, is Christianity The
Abolition clergy are the poorest politicians 10
the world They can not agree upon the
question Of baptism Our Presbyterian
Iriends say that sprlnkling is the only mode
our Baptist iri nds say that dipping is the
only mode, while our Methodist friends,
more Accommodating than the Others, will
sprinkle, pour or dip. They read that God
says His word shall not return unto them
void, that Il shall accomplish the purpose
whereunto it was sent They become ver
z9aluus ia cause, and mi take their own
word for the word o. God. II is a kind oil
inspirutrOu, like that OF Mabone;, who raw
aged three c0ntineDta with fire and sword
Do you want any proof that you are poor
| poiiicians2 ! reIer you TO the Crusad-s,
when lhs pulpits Ol Europe iesounded with
the call to arms 10 Dive the lufdeIs iron the
| Holy Land Peter the Hermit, being lnqui-
! red of what preparation was necessary TO
| provision the vast multtnde who had Assem- !
| bied under the Banner Of the Cross, replied
that il was not necessary to have any CON
nissariat being engagedin IN such holy cause.
Liud would provide for them by the way, as
| de did for the children OF Israel In the Vii
derness What was the result2 They died
lby starvation and were slaughtered by he
people, whose countries they plundered and
laid waste as they passed through; and you
could trace for years and years their devious
way BY their bleaching bones How many
converts have you baptised sines you have
been preaching war and boodshed, desolation
and death, 10 carry on,thiS abolition cfusadt2
So few that il appears that Christiaoity has
! been banished from the land ..,
You preach that we must have no compro
| mise with rebels in arms Where do YOU
learn that doctrine2 Not in the Gospel -
/ Whenever you enter the pulpit to preach a
| Gospel sermon, large portion OF your hear
ers are rebels In arms against the Govern.
ment of God How are you instructed by
| Him to preach to them2 You are command.
ed to say TO these rebels Ia arms, 1--WE are
ambassadors foe Christ, AS though God did
| beseech you by us We pray you in Chri.ts
stead be ye reconciled TO God" "kmbassa
dor lie a public minister oil the highest rank
| that can he sent by ODe nation to another 10
settle difficulties II this is Il good doctrine
| to preach to rebels 10 arms against the Gov.
ernment OF God--and it must be, for it is
! God s doctrine--ghy would it not be a good
doctrine 10 preach 10 rebels in arms against
the government Of mani | like 10 hear the
Gospel preached, and when it preached in
its purity il will have the desired effect aud
converts will be multiplied throughout the
land, and we would see ityielding the peace.
able fruits Of righteousness instead ofa holo-
caust to Satan. 1t is your duty 10 preach to
the people 10 reference to this war but how
shall you preach TO them 10 this manner
I That God has a controversy with this peo'
pie, that one Of the most terrible judgments
that ever visited any people is upon us, and
that we should humble ourselves under the
mighty hand Of God, and repent Of our sins
in dust and ashes, and cohe ourselves in
sackeoth as did the Nipevites, aud pray ioI
our enemies and those that despiteiully use
and ,persecute us; do justice, love mercy, and
clothe ourselves with humility, as with gar
ment II this doctrine had been preached
| the war would have ended long ago. DO you
see any humility about the peopler No
! Judgments are not removed from nation:
z until they are humbled, even il they were
brought upon them by ths ministers arc
clergy, as David brought them upon bis ma
ton BY numbering the people The North
will be humbled as we'll as the South. Thu
/ is in reply TO the assertions Of the members
on the opposite side Of this House, aud alsC
for the special benefit Of the AbolHioo cetey
teachers and ministers aud leave IL viii
them to reconcile their teachings with lh'
teachings OF the word Of God.
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