Year: 1873

The Hebrews in Egypt and the Negroe


i'm America-History Repeating


Itself.


1t was the will of Him who rule


all things that in ancient times thu


children of Israel should go dowr


into Egypt. That country was ther


rich and populous, the seat of great


empire. The Egyptians were for 8


time very kind to the Hebrews and


permitted them to dwell in peace and
plenty in the country of Goshen, Q
very fertile region. The Hebrews
grew and multiplied exceedingly, so
much so that they became a cause ol
alarm to the king of Egypt. There
fore that ruler said to his people =
"B Behold, the people of the children
of Israel are more and mightier than
we: come on, let US deal wisely with
them; lest they multiply, and it
came to pass, that, when there fall
leth out any war, they join also unto
our enemies, and fight against u.s."
However, Moses by divine appoint
ment led them out of the country.
But, before they would let these peo-
pie go, the Egyptians suffered seven
most terrible plaques, the last being
the destruction of the first born both of
man and beast throughout the whole
land. And we are told that this last
plague made the Egyptians anxious
for their departure. And they bor-
rowed of the Egyptians jewels of
silver, and jewels of Gold, and raj
ment. And the Lord gave the people
favor in the sight of the Egyptians,
so they lent unto them such things
as they required"


We, too, here in the South have
suffered plaques worse, if possible,
than those endured by the ancient
Egyptians. Their plaques ended in
the destruction of their first born,
ours began with that calamity. The
late war made mourning in nearly
every family. But the analogy is
not perfect; for the plaques inflicted
upon the Egyptians were sent by
God, while the evils we have endur-
ed have proceeded from the satanic
fanaticism of the North. The ne
groes of the South have been made
the pretext for


ALL THE WOES


which the malice of our enemies has
brought upon us. Since the war the
negroes have been used as instru-
ments of cruelty to goad and torture
US. 1t is a wonder then that the
white people of the South have not
already, like the Egyptians, offered
their Jewels of silver and gold, and
raiment to the negroes, and, bidding
them good speed, urged them to return
to the land of their fathers. f'pr, from
whatever stand-point.this subject is
viewed, the most powerful argu-
ments suggest themselves for the
peacable and voluntary separation
of the white and black races on this
continent. Looking only to the good
of the negroes themselves, there is
every reason for, and none against,
their return to land which the Crea-
tor gave them. Africa belongs to the
negro race. Its climate, soil and
productions are perfectly suited to
their wants. There dwell their kin
dred, their own people. And there a
wise and mercifnl God has preserved
for them home and a refuge.


Yet it is not only their interest, but
it is


THEIR DUTY TO RETURN
to their brethren in Africa, and take
to them the religious light and
knowledge which they have received
from our race. They were enslaved
without their consent, and they were !
liberated almost without their agen-
cy. They have learned the arts of
civilized life, so far as they have |
acquired them at all, by necessity,
and a few of them, by contact with
the white race, have become some
what acquainted with the learning |
of modern times. These acquire
ments, together with a knowledge |
of the gospel, they can take with
them and impart to their benighted
kinsmen. The history of their en-
may seem dark and strange |
to them, but it is all lighted up with
the brightness of divine goodness
and mercy, when they reflect that
ia this way, however mysterious it
may have appeared hitherto, God
has been perfecting plan for the re-
generation and, enlightment of their
entire race. Here is presented an
to do noble and glorious
work. They have been snatched
away from their homes in Africa,
sold into slavery in a distant land,
toiled for long years, and at last have
been set free almost without their
it. But now they can re-
turn to their own land and people,
bearing with them the rich gifts of
and religion. TheirGhe-
ry thus becomes a kind of yicarious
sacrifice for the redemption of their
race.


If we consider the interests of the


WHITE RACE


in this matter, the subject may be
viewed from several stand-points.
the business interests of
the South must always suffer from
the presence of two totally different
races in the same community. Po-
litically the evils endured in the
South from this cause are manifest TO
all, and are equally pernicious to
both races. From the religious stand
point it is evident that our churches,
by encouraging African colonization,
can carry on foreie n mission work
of the greatest magnitude and i'm
poFtance. Where the white mission
ary has hitherto accomplished little
or nothing, the American negroes by


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