Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-04-09
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e {or granted, even IN ,nany pats u the
$ South. that, siasers h+1t2 3. dead
ls-u,', its defence il impossible, and
+ that there is no Deed Of ;1.y attempt at
5tIth defence
10 this view we have several serious
p Objections. EIr4: Ii the question OF
+ | t'i;- right, ar tl:t Wong az SLAVERY Is a
, dead issue" WY do orr Northern
7 | papers, speaker. aud prs-tchers s.iIi
taxi. SO much ptins 90 i"Donuch slaye-
holders as criminals? Il as abolish
capital ;,u"isi.m4nt," sad some one to
l sharp FcencLnan; by all means, -
sad tie freIchman. ''uniy 1T me-
= s.curs the murderer set Us The exiiI-
PIE.
Secondly: We know of 40 dead
( | issues where moral pr,bcipie i con
| cern'd: AMI to oar iliusi tie que ton.
whittier 81 committed d aia IL owning
i Siase, Is just a. vital mar IS it VAS
before uFr slave properly wss taken
away f;,,ru lis
I:i'i;lIy- Ne are not r:r. need ji.at
s. lid Fi-,n-, il owning slaves. au1 II
Sc sinued y. i',s.,t.n9 trem. the sit !,
nv ~ W eli W. nave Iut ryi}rn;rt,
u eau. /. /, s:isa q: W. are not cor
~ciuu4. i':.e tset tia sjerery has
bees abI lS'.ed as IL result Of tine war,
ices not prove. 10 lis THAT PROVIDE &c
was aAFttsl7t slavery. any more tnIn
the Succ Slut Introduction OF saves
here by NOriberu sIave-sIlips, some
centuFl. 5 ago. proved tl.,t Providence
Wa i's favor 81 kidnapping
Eourthiy: IL Is not pleasant for n
b 7, al, ~ we often 90 IN &,,i titt:.i
p +. Is, sholcEa:e crnd mLat1on Of
our past course, which CO.. damnaf:~u
f,Iucul is EYon the auppcs,tluu la,
there Is not TIE least ground for h
Iievlag thai ANY 4 sfeuce OF / tat c.ulsa
| Is possible; ahu Sometimes nDon ih-
Shs - as @lap ION thHt this view of tie
.slze is coinmo.-.y ace; pf:-tl by the
i9rnI.r s!.zvth,;:deIA Ste n5s.-ivs,~ Ia
ElcnceI by these ..1s.d4ratInns, ap.3 |
~ The request IF Ri able add soho.ur-
ly Sous lern pTetcsi, I, WE have det,-lIa- |
lusd 10 pTes,.ct IL tilts paper a dsacn-- !
s:on "i ,tlt. s;ibiec. g regarded from al !
| pathological point uf vIe~- Oar oil /
! j@ct Is nut ID xc.le bad feeling gu /
! e.5Hrf >I'ie, bat ni:uP y tn SCI ft;.ti, |
| the LncaAI"g al Sue word dJ~i0&, a.
/ u1t-.t III the New Testament, and to
| SHOW It's prDprc weight Ia the s. tile
ri Of great niprat and religious
| question
We think 1t proper 10 state Itre.
:iIat We are not -ure that We should
have Jeen led ~ the publication at
chose views II this tim. but for the
InIl=Lce winch ~. b".Ieye) Md T..
aholltIoni-m has mad ii shaping the
course OF -0Jue oI thF scholars HhU
nave done tie work OF 1ran~i,lti, IA for ]
che american B.Dl5- Uuou,'' ana II
determining tie direction aod the ..oa- !
Jebts Qf some Ot the cnrr-nt ex.ytsl-.
- /.
quote the following l>s;,ge from a r.
cent article ol Rev. Dr. ArmitHLa +
New York, a. printed IN oeie OF oar
ahieat IeHgious whekiies. IL s0,-a.1-
lIg OF the Greek word d0}iOs, De $
~.'yS: Its getser"i meaning rs .se. ;
ltlI}/ and it - thus f5u08juted MrO2-I<b- (
Dht U@ Ma" IeSfa55ttHt But thu Iii IS. T. {
10 Philemon show clearly nat the run ;
sway servant there spoken OF va. IA
Save. AMI HtiH IS u .pCciUi and d. 1
HHcti"c ncqHiny u tic Gy1cf; tnyyI. /
still, tie general PRINCIPLES of tl.s,I.9i;.-
ton do net Il q:tire tbas TIE. word t
should BE- 50 tral-l4tod il thus, or any /
ether case il the New TesEa :nent, ;rs. d
4. il not SO tr4nsiet ID" wv. i..sYe +
It tl!cIZad the statements with wlin,r d
We take Issue, as utterly at va-iauc v
u.th ali the authorities t. which W ::
have had access. {
But t our task T. Rev. ". l. We a
tind dOuiOS translated '.houdnu.n, t
which fact is squ..reiy contradictory Il "
d.. Arinltage'n ~tattC,ci4t that the C
word Is translated servant tkruu2a;G, "
the New TsstameD.. o
We find our principal text, however, 81
n L lin. VI. L Let as many SEP ii
wants as are under tie yoke. count t.
heir own masters worthy OF II, lo45:, N
hat the name of God and HIS dos G.
re4e he BOT bi:>phemed." Now what e.
; fha meaning of 'iservapts . 10 H.. t"
original 1t is d0u{Ui. This word Is b
lsed in various places IN the M III
testament Let Us seek an exappi" II
II another passage, $50 peuuct l., p,
'su!. In Rom, ii. We tind. Paul, = cc
ervant OF Jesus Christ. called 10 be q. i
p"stie. &c The weI,. doutos. here u
translated 'servart," Is tbs singular df
Hmb-r of the sau:a word used IN Tim. p
Il Bat y at does PJu iu>au by /: {"
I Rom. IL? 1t Is cnIr,bi, Of t,v., ID
lttrpretatIois III its English torn gu
servant 1t means Il hil'cijng, az =: Ii
leans thar Sic person 81 whom tie &c
srm Is u-ed - tie .rC-cIty II - ag
lasttr. 5a; hsrets,u i out of tl.e 81
ae>ti"u here, Tor t'sui ,iia not CT Ia
unset 4 ''dirc!!ug.' We know the or
lvl"ur'~ s'iInat+ ~ tie Hi-eis2y. % vie
vsi in john l0:I3-'lhe L!rrIirc rec
eeth, because he il an isirelIug, anu OF
frih not for The sheep" TINS va dte
u tue character OF i.Ul. Els h arts pa
she aud prayer to God TOR Israel be
IS tHat they ;4ight be saved Thele gfs
ts nothing II the ilIrclIug III his com IL Il
'sitioD. a'l
Besides. the word Translated h;ya- efi
~ ia john 1O:i3, Is totally different ma
DnL the one Translated s,rrrolst III Pei
IN, IL, aud in TIM 81. In the ID
st case 1t is Ri8th0tOS-oue who is 1"f'
ID for services rendered: ii both the nee
neF Passages, as We have seen. il j. 0cft
ut0S lie Interpretation - eaoi.v r'f1
tied by showing from PauIs other mel
i:tf.g~. in what sense n. reca: I'D hav
nst-lt rs the "Serv:pt az I.Y. tow
rl.t." In j. cor. 6:lg. 20 he tells +f,e wni.
wants OF Christ, that they are not Dug
ii time is hired? No. but hacugse
y are 'honght with a price" Paul,
%, neaBt 10 say that be was a ser F.
IT Uho WIS act his own, but was we !
1sht with a pt7c"; and III expressing v.
/, latiun ia wlifcil be stands to rour
'ist who bought him, he uses t VIII
ii INUiOS. G.!
uIther, III I'm. 81. the Apostle 10th
, these servants to give AL honour h
ar ","St"rS Who are these mas AID
Ara jheN simply the EMPLOYERS s3n
he servant Are they the under sud :
rs OF the work. and the servants W
iaborers for pay? This would be LIST ~
with the meaning # BIZ
los: for It IS Gear that the terms Chap
tiers aud servants are here used IS Ell
and that If d0utoi meal WI
ants III tile senee OF si0rcs mot and 3
tin0%) then the word despotes Tol
'ter) would not supply the proper On
elative idea. if used N the seuse of
5rtG'Le5' or employer. Car
,e dreek word despotes is our dough
e6pS11nf No nna Mill r,.n4e.l | -