The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-10

NIA The Sunday Times Dispatch:
be taken expression Of the sentiment prevailing in
Virginia The views Of the slave in the West Indies
less advanced and less humane than they were in
gina Even in Virginia. however it not clear to Just
how far the negro capableof religion and therefore
what extent they should be accorded religious privileges and
what extent it was necessary be exercised the mat
ter Of his salvation The question somewhat complicated
by the notion that to make Christian OF him was to co-
pei that he be treated Christian should treat another
This particular pcrpxy settled by act OF the House
OF Burgesses which declared that submission to the rights Of
the church did emancpate the slave The following
action was taken BY the House Of Burgesses in 1907
Whereas, Some doubts have risen whether children who
slaves by BIRTH and BY the charity and piety of their
made partakers Of the blessed OF
Should by virtue of their baptism be made free II enacted
and declared BY this Grand Assembly and the authorities
thereof that the comforting Of baptism doth alter
dtion Of the to sbondage freedo divers
matters freed from this doubtmay carefully endeayor
the propagation Of Christianity BY permitting children, though
slaves those OF greater growth If capable be admitted
I. BY that sacrament" S@s8
It is fact which Mr. Bruce calls attention. that
Of the African children included in the
was entered in the general ltas having received baptism
and this incident transacted fifty years before treatise
Of Mr. Godwyn.3
In the year 1901 there from the Council for
Foreign Plantations communication to the authorities in
the colonies of Virginia and the Barbados asking that
listers OF the gospel who would give themselves especially
the work Of eyangezng the should be brought into
the colonies possible, that these ministers be
cnoed to give themselves assidously preparation
of the African for the right Of BAPTISM $5
AS time wore and the peoples were brought into
relations, skepcsn yielded almost unani
conviction that, after ALL the Africans were humane
laboring to be under disabilities. The
theological consensus that the negro savable and
much consideration had for his religious life
clnsances those days would allow Certain it
tat incredibly short time the negro became
almost Inthc light Of events the institution
Of slavery be considered the mghest
agency that has been employed the to convert
the world to Christianity Though not suppose that
the pou Ducman and the sanity Puritans England
who brought them to these Shores the cody Cavaliers Of
Virginia who bought them and kept them will arrogate to
exceedingly in these early
transactions connected with the institution of slavery
It ought to be remembered while not very vociferous
nsstent here and there the South
lifted against the continuation and pepeuaion Of the
tuition. Such Mr. Mason uttered sentiments So harsh
and travagant almost discount the boldet
CT the most ranankerous New Eng land abotionist 1t is
worth while remembering that the sentiment entertained BY
Mr. Jefferson and the governmental principles touching this
matter subme ed by him very nearly accord with the
sentiments and principles Abra-
ham Lincoln and upon which he was elevated to the Presi-