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OU, BE NOT THE FIRST!
Ohl be not the firit todiicovrr
A blot on the fame of a friend,
A flaw In ihefnitlmfa loir.
Whom heart niny pry c true to the tnJ.
V none of un know one another,
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Bmpiclon iuoit falia and undue;
AuJ thuiour bclf:f may be ahaken
lu heart! that are hone it and tru.
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It worn by the friends that wetiwct,
Tocover aioiil fuller sailneu,
To proud to acknowledge defeat.
IIoh often the ilh of drjoctlnn
la heaved from the hypocnte'a bread.
To parody truth and affection,
Or lull a vuspiclon to re it.
Hjw often the friend we hold dearest
Their nebleat emotion conceal ;
And bnioms lh pure at, vinrereat,
Uaeifcieta they cannot reveal.
Lave baao intndito harbor sutpidon,
And ainall oik's to trace out defect
Lit our be a noble ambition.
For bac la the mind tint su'pueta.
We nane of ua know one another,
And oft into error we fall;
Then let ua apeak well of our brother,
Or peak not nbout him at all.
of tbo Almighty. For then only can I ho shall also bring him to tho" door oruuto
bo safe in my conclusions, when T know tho door post ; and hi9 master shall boro
BIBLE VIEW OF SLAVERY.
BT BISHOP nOFKLYS Of i-kimoxt.
Burlington, Vt., Jan. 30,1801
Mf Utar Sir I have received your
friendly request that I would give, you
my opinion on the Scriptural authority
lor negro hlavcry in the Southern States, !
and also on the constitutional position of
the contending partica,in the present crisis
of tho Union. For tho confidence implied
in thii kind application, I owe you my
rordial acknowledgments, and I shall re
pond to it with tho frankness which be
comes my office in the defence of truth.
Tho word "slave" occurs but twice in
our EnglMi l!ib'c,but tho term "servant,"
commonly employed by our translators,
lias the meaning of slave in the Hebrew
and Greek originals, as a general rule,
where it stands nbove. Wo read, how
ever, in many places, of "hired servant,"
nud of "boudmcn and bondmaids." Tho
first wero not slaves, but tho others wero :
the distinction being precisely the same
which exists in our own day. Slavery
thcrcforo, may bo defined as s'rvitit'le for
life, descending to the offspring. And this
kind of bondage appeals to have exuted
as an established institution in all the ages
f nr-nrld. hv the universal ovidenco
f liUtnrv. whether sacred or profane,
This understood, I shall not oppose the
tr-alcut idea that slavery is an evil in
itself. A vfohkul evil it may be, but
this docs not satisfy the judgment ot its
more zealous adversaries, tinco they con
tend that it is a moral evil a positive sin,
to hold a human being in bondage, under
any circumstances whatever, unless as a
punishment inflicted on crimes, for the
eafety of the community.
noro, thereforo, lies the true aspect ol
h controversy. And it is evident it can
only be ruled by tho Bible. For every
Christian is bound to assent, to tho rule of
tho inspired Apostle, that "sin is the
transgression of the law," namely, the
law laid down in tuo ocnpiuica
that they arc in accordanco with tha will
of Him, beforo whoso tribunal I must ren
der a strict account in the last great day.
I proceed, accordingly, to tho evidence
of tho sacred Scriptures, which, long ago,
produced completo conviction in my own
mind, and must, as I regard it, bo equally
conclusive to every candid and tinecro in
quirer. When tho array of positive proof
is exhibited I shall consider tho objections,
and examine their validity with all the
fairness in my power.
The first appearance of slavery in the
Bible is tho wonderful prediction of the
patriarch Noah, "Cursed be Canaan, a
servant bf srrvants shall ho be to his
brethren. Blessed bo the Lord God of
Shorn, and Canaan shall be his servant.
God shall enlarge Japhct, and he shall
dwell in tho tents of Shem, and Canaan
shall li his servant. (Gen. ix., 25.)
Tho heartless irreverence which Ham,
the father of Canaan, displayed towards
his eminent parent, whoso piety had just
saved him from 'the deluge, presented tho
immediate occasion for this rcmarkab'e
prophecy ; but tho actual fulfillment was
reserved for his posterity, after they had
lost the knowledge of God, and becamo
utterly polluted by the abominations of
heathen idolatry. The Almighty, fore
seeing this total degradation of the race,
ordained them to servitude or slavery un
der the descendants of Shem and Japhct,
doubtless because He judged it to be their
fittest condition. And all history proves
how accurately the prediction has been
accomplished, even to the present day.
We como next to tho proof that slavery
was sanctioned by tho Diety in the case of
Abraham, whoio 018 bond servants, born
in his own house, (Gen xiv , 14,) are men
tioned along with those who were bought
with his men money, as proper subjects for
circutneiaipn. (Gen. xvii, 12.) H'i3 wife
Sarah had also an Egyptian slave, named
Hagar, who fled from her severity. And
"the angel of the Lord commanded tho
fugitive to return to her mistress and sub
mit herself" (Gen. xiv, 0.) If tho phil
anthropists of our age, who profess to be
lieve the Bible, had been willing to take
the counsel of that angel for their guide, it
would have 'preserved tho peace and wel
fare cf tho Union.
The third proof that slavery was au
thorized by the Almighty occurs in the last
of the Ten Commandments, delivered froto
Mount Sinai, and universally acknowledged
by Jews and Christians, as the moral
law. "Thou shalt n t covet they neigh
bor's house, thou shalt net covet thy neigh
bor's wife, nor his man servant nor his
his ear through with an awl and ho shall
servo him forever." (Exod. xxi. 5,0.)
With this law before his eyes, what Chris
tian can believe that the Almighty attach
ed immorality or sin to the condition of
slavery.
Tho treatment of slaves, especially as it
regarded tho degree of correction which
tho master might administer, occurs in tho
same chapter as follows : " If a man
smite his servant or his maid with a rod,
and he die under his hand, ho shall bo
surely punished. Notwithstanding if ho
continue a day or two, he shall not be
punished ; for ho is his money." (Exod.
xxi. 20-21.) And again, "If a man suiito
the eye of his servant or tho eye of his
maid, that it perish, ho shall let him go
free for his oyo's sake. And if ho imito
out his man-servant's tooth, or his maid
servant's tooth, he shall let him go free
for his tooth's sake." (Exod. xxi. 20-7.)
Here wo see that the master was authori
zed to uso corporeal correction towards his
tho Almighty. The meaning that I have
adopted is the only ono which agrees with
the established principle of legal construc
tion, and it has invariably been sanctioned
by tho doctors of tho Jewish law, and ev
ery rcspcctablo Christian commentator.
Such, then, is tho institution of slavery,
laid down by tho Lord God of Israel for
his chosen people, and continued for fifteen
centuries, until the new dispensation of the
Gospel. What chango did this produce!
I grant, of course, that wo, as Christians,
arc lound by tha precepts and example of
tho Savior and Ilia apostles. Let us now
therefore, proceed to the all-important in
quiry whether we aro authorized by these
to presume that tho Mosaic system was
done away.
First, then, we ask what the divine Re
deemer said in reference to slavery. And
the answer is perfectly undeniable : He
did not allude to it at all. Not one word
upon tho subject is recorded by any of the
of God and His doctrine bo not blasphem
ed. And they that have believing masters
let them not despiso them because they aro
brethren, but rather do them fcrvico be
cause they aro faithful and beloved, parta
kers of tho benefit. Those things teach
and exhort If any man teach otherwise,
and consent not to wholesome words, even
tho words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and
to the doctrine which is according to god
liness, ho is proud, knowing nothing, but
doting about questions and strifes of words
whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, and
surmisings, perverse disputings of men of
corrupt minds and destitute of tho truth,
supposing that gain is godliness. From
such withdraw thyself. But godliness with
contentment is great gain. For wo brought
nothing into this world, and it is certain
wo can carry nothing out. And having
food and raiment, let us be therewith
content." (I Tim.vi. 1-P.)
Lastly,St. Paul, in his Epistle to Phile
four Evangelists who gavo His life and motli informs him that ho had sent back
j Blavcs, within certain limits. When im
mediate death ensued, ho was to be pun
ished as the judges might determine.
But for all that came short of this, the
loss of his property was held to be a suf
ficient penalty.
The next evidence furnished by the di
vine law appears in the peculiar and ad
mirable appointment of tho Jubilee. "Ye
shall hallow tho fiftieth year, and proclaim
liberty throughout all tho land to all the
inhabitants thereof ; it shall boa Jubilee
unto you, and ye shall return every man
unto Ins possession, and ye shall return
every man to his family." (Lev. xxv. 10.)
This enactment, however, did not afieo
the slaves, because it only extended to the
Israelites, who had "a possession and a
family," according to tho original distri
bution of the land among the tribes. The
distinction is plainly set forth in tho sann
chapter, viz:
" If thy brother that dwelleth by thee
be waxen poor, and bo sold unto thee,thou
shalt not compel him to servo as a bond
servant, but as a hired servant and as a
sojourner he shall be with thee, and shall
servo thee unto tho year of the Jubilee,
and then shall ho depart from thee, both
he and his children with him, and shall
return unto his own family, and unto the
possession of his fathers shall he return.
For they are my servants which I brought
forth out of the land of Egypt, they shal
not be sold as bondmen. Both thy bond
men and bondmaids,which thou Ehalt have
shall be of tho heathens that aro around
about you ; of them shall ye buy bondmen
and bondmaids. Moreover, of tho chil-
urcn oi tue strangers that do sojourn
maid servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor
anything that is thy neighbor's." (Exod.
xx. 17-i " u 1 'ual "Jl,nu"
ciple of property "anything mai is .uy
neighbor's" runs throughout tho whole.
I am nuito aware, indeed, of tho prejudice
which many good people entertain against
the idea of pioperty in a human being,
and shall consider it. in due time, amongst
the objections. I am equally aware that shall not rule ono over another with rigor,
the wives of our day may take umbrago 1 1'or unto me tue children ot Israel are scr
,t tho law which nlaces them in the same vants ; they are my servants whom I
sentence with tho slave, and even with the , brought forth out of tho land of Egypt ; I
house and the cattle. But the truth is ' am the Lord, your God." (Lev. xxv, 40
nnno tho less eorta n. The husband lias , 4u, wnu v. uo
incir families that aro with you, which
they begat in your land, and they shall bo
your possession. And ye shall take them
as an inheritance for your children after
you, to inherit them for a possession, thei
shall be your bondmen forcvir ; but over
your brethren, tho children of Israel, yo
a real property in the wife, because sho
is bound, for life, to serve and to obey uim
The wifo has a real property in her bus
Tho distinction hero made, between tho
temporary servitude of the Israelite and
the perpetual bondage of the heathen race
l.-Tiil. heeause he is bound for life to cher- is too plain for controversy. And this cx
ish and maintain her. Tho character of ' press and positive law furnishes the true
propei ty is doubtless modified by its design, j meaning anotber passage wmon tuo- ui
Hut whatever, whether person or tutng, me , ira jiuumwum ci i 'W'""u8
law appropriates to an individual, becomes
thority of God tho supremo "Lawgiver.
, .i t . i- nnil to destroy." From
wno is
this word there can be no appeal.
rebellion can be so atrocious in his tight
ns that which dares to rise against His
r-overnmcnt. No blasph'emy can be more
-.InnnMft than
or moral evil to tuo uccri.ua u.
Judge, who is alono perfect in wisdom,
in knowledge, and in love.
With perfect correctness, therefore,
rour loiter refers tho qucsiion to tho only
infallibl. criterion-the Word of God.
If it wero a matter to bo determined by my
personal sympathies, tastes, or feelings, I
, i. . T.n.lv as any man to cou-
ruouiu uu j ,,i
,lemn tho institution of slavery, for all my
prciulices of education, habit and soc.a
position stand entirely opposed to it. Bu
. . r nm solemnly warned not
aB B ,. , t ,.If tll0
to bo "wise in mj
1 ,inml ne." As .Ilovcniym
"thou ehalt not deliver unto his master tho
servant ; he shall dwell with thee, which
is escaped from his master unto thee, even
derived from the direct among you, in that place which ho shall
ished by the wisdom of God for choose, in ono of thy gates where it liked
l people, Israel, on tho very him best : thou shalt not oppress him."
(Ueut. xxm, lo iu.) ims evidently
of necessity his property
Tho fourth projf, however, is yet more
express, as it is
rule establi
his chosen
point in question, v.z :
"If thou buy a Hebrew servant, fix
years thall he serve, and in tho seventh
vear he shall co out free for nothing.
that which imputes sin If he camo in by himself, hehall go out ( plied
by himsclt. it no wero marneu, utu ui
wife shall go out with him. If his master
have given hiui a wife, and the havo borno
him sons or daughters, tho wifo and chil
dren shall be her master's, and ho shall
r-o out by himself." (Exod. xxi, 2-4 )
doctrines to tho world. Yet slavery was
iu full existence at the time throughout
Judea; and the Roman Empire, accord
ing to tho historian, Gibbon, contained
sixty millions of slaves,on the lowest prob
able computation 1 How prosperous and
united would our glorious Republic bo at
this hour, if the eloquent and pertinacious
declaiuicrs against slavery bad been wil
ling to follow their Savior's example ?
But did not our Lord substantially re
peal the old lav,by the mere dispensation ?
Certainly not, unless they wero incompa
tible. And that He did consider them in
compatible is clearly proved by His own
express declaration. "Think not," saith
He, "that I am come to destroy the law of
the prophets. I am not como to destroy
but to fulfil." (Mat. v. 17-) On that
point, thereforo, this single passage is con
clusive. It is said by some, however, that the
great principle of tho Gospel, love to God
and love toman, necessarily involved the
condemnation of slavery. Yet how should
it have any such result, when wo remem
ber that this was no new principle, but, on
the contrary, was laid down by tho Deity
to His own chosen people, and wa? quoted
from the Old Testament by the Saviour
himself! And why should slavery be
thought inconsistent with it ! Iu the rela
tion of master and slave, we are assured
by our Southern brethren that thcro is in
comparably more mutual love than can ev
er bo found between the employer and tho
hireling. And I can readily believe it,for
tho very reason that it is a relation for lifo
and tho parties, when rightly disposed,
must therefore feci a far stronger and deep
cr interest in each other.
Tho next evidence which proves tliattho
with'the Gospel occurs in tho statement of
the apostles to St. Paul, made somo twen'
ty years, at least, after tho establishment
of tho first Christian Church in Jerusalem.
"Thou seest. brother." said they, "how
many thousands of Jews thero aro who bo
lieve, and they arc all zealous oj the taw."
(Act, xvi, 20.) How could this have been
nnssihle. if tho law was supposed to be
i 1
abolished by the now dispensation !
But the precepts and tho conduct of St,
Paul himself the great apostle of tho Gen
tiles, aro all sufficient, becauso he meet
tho very point, and settles tho whole qucS'
tion. Thus he Baith to the Lphesiaus
"Scivants, (i
servants or slaves)
that are your masters, according to tho
flesh, with fear and trembling, in bingle
ncss of your hearts, as unto Christ. Not
with eye service, as wen pleascrs,but as
tho servants of Christ, doing tho will of
God from the heart, with good well doing
service, as to tho Lord, and not unto men,
knowing that whatsoever good thing any
man docth, tho samo shall he receive) of
tho Lord, whether he bo bond or free
the apostle had
converted to the Christian faith during his.
imprisonment, asking the master to forgive
and receive his penitent disciple. "I be
seech thee for my son Oncsimus," saith he,
"whom I have begotten in my bonds,which
in time past was to thee unprofitable, but
now profitable to thee and to me, whom I
havo sent again; thou thcrcforo receive
him that is mine own bonds, whom I would
have retained with mc, that in thy stead
ho might have ministered unto mc in the
bonds of tho go-pel. But without thy
mind would I do nothing, that thy benefit
should not bo as it wero of necessity, but
willingly. For perhaps ho therefore do
artcd for a season, that thou shouldst re
ceive him forever, not now as a servant,
but above a servant, a brother beloved,
pceially to me, but how much more to
thee, both in the flesh and in tho Lord.
If'thou countest me therefore a partner
receive him as myself. If ho hath wron
ged thee or owed thee nught, put that on
mine account. I, Paul, have written it
with mine own hand. I will repay it; al
bcit I do not say to thee how thou owebt
unto mc thine own soul besides." (Eph
to Philemon, v. 10-0.)
The evidence of tho New Testament is
thus complete, plainly proving that the in
stitution of slavery was not abolished by
tho Go-pel. Compare now tho courso of
the uitra Abolitionist with that of Christ
and His inspired apostle. Tho divino Re
dcenier openly rebukc3 the sanctimonious
Phaiiscei, "who made void tho law of God
'iy their traditions." Ho spares not the
wealthy, inGdel Saducccs. He denounces
the hypocritical Scribes, who "loved the
uppermost rooms at feast and to be called
royal llerod''"thatfox" entirely regardless
of the king's displeasure. lie censures
severely the Jewish practice of divorcing
their wives for the slightest cause, ana
vindicates the original sanctity of marriage.
lie tells tho deluded crowd of hu enemies
that they are "the children of the devil,
and that tho lusts of their fathers they
would do." He makes a scourge of small
converts him to the Gospel, and thon sends
him back to his old home, with a Utter
of kind recommendation. Why docs St
Paul act thus! Why does he not couusel
tho fugitive to claim his right to freedom,
and defend that right, if noccssary, by tho
strong hand of violence, even unto death !
Why does ho not write to his disciple,
Philemon, and rebuke him for the awful
ein of holding a fellow man to bondago,
and charge it upon him, as a solemn duty,
to emancipate his slaves, at the peril of
his soul !
The answer is very plain. St, Paul
was inspired, and know tbo will of the
Lord Jesus Christ, and was only intent on
obeying it, and who are we, that in our
modern wisdom presume to set aside the
Word of God, and scorn tho example of
tho Divine Redeemer, and spurn the
preaching and the conduct of the apostles,
and invent for ourselves a "higher law"
than those holy Scriptures which arc given
to us as "light to our feet and a lamp to
our paths," in the darkness of a siuful and
polluted world ! Who aro wo, that virtu
ally blot out the languago of the sacred
record, and dictato to tho Majesty of
Heaven what He shall regard as sin, and
reward as duty ! Who aro wo, that are
ready to trample on tho doctrine of the
highest obligations. Hut it is not fc -
to judge them. To their own MasU-
them stand or fall.
In conottision, I would only say tha
am perfectly aware how dista.tctJ
sentiments must bo on this very 'Jr
question to the groat majority f - ;
respected fellow-citizens in tho -e,-
where Divino Providanco Las cast i.-y
It would assuredly bo far more agr :c.-.
if I could conscientiously conform to
opinions of my friends, to whose ah...
sincerity and zeal, I am ready to p"i ''
just commendation. Hut it would be in -.
moral cowardice in mo to suppress what .
believe to bo the truth ior tho fiske -popularity.
It cannot bo lon beforo
'.lull stand at the tribunal of that Alwipif
end unerring Judge who has given us
hspircd Scriptures to be our supremo
rectory in every moral and religious di'."
My gray hairs admonish mo that I i"
soon be called to give an account ot
stewardship. And I havo no fear o; -,
sentence which He will pronounce upif "
honest though humple ctl'ort to sustain
authority of His Word, iu just nllii
with the Constitution, tho peace, and .
public welfare of my country.
With the fervent prayer that the sj'
of wisdom, unity and fraternal kin1..!-..
.1
liilila. and tear to shreds the Constitution
of our country, and even plunge the laud ul,lu our Atonal Longrc
into tho untold horrors of civil war, and J'"S'a,Ures ot u.e several oiaies, i
yet boldly pray to the God of Israel to "owroigu wi of People,
bless our very acts of rebellion against his ""I'I'i u"""u"lu UI uveri
own sovereign nutboritvl Wo to our
Union when the blind become leaders of the
blind 1 Wo to the man who dares to
"strive against his Maker !"
Yttt I do not mean to charge the numer
ous and respectable friends of this popular
delusion with a wilful or conscious opposi
tion to tho truth. They arc seduced,
Y-jui- i-iilliful servant in Christ.
JOHN II. HOPKINE,
Bishop of" tho Diocesa of Vermont-
A Settler. Several day.? since, wl
traveling on tho Virginia and Tennt .
railroad, when tho cars slonnpd at Pri, -'
doubtless, in the great majority of cases, Tank, wc overheard tho following col -r
by the feelings of a false philanthropy,' 5at;oa between a young man from Goor
which palliates, if it cannot excuse their J who was on tLo trainj and a boy on x .
dangerous error. Living far away from ' roaj .
the Southern States, with no practical! paScngcr Young America. wL"
experienco of the institutions, and accus
tomed, from thoir childhood, to attach an
inordinate valuo to their personal liberty,
they aro naturally disposed to compassion
ate the negro raco, and to believe that tho
slave must bo supremely wretched in his '
bondago. They are under no special
inducement to "search tho scriptures" on
this particu'ar subject, nor aro they in gen
eral, I am sorry to say, accustomed to
study tho Bible half as much as they read
tho newspapers, novels and magazines.
There they find many revolting pictures of
slavery. They do not stop to ask tho
question whether they arc just and faithful.
Pcrhan" r..-Ui-. , i'uu, iu justiuca-'
tion of hinself, will usually give a very
distorted statement of tho faet3, even if ho
does not invent them altogether. And
theso good and kind-hearted people believe
it implicitly, without ever remembering
tho rulo nbout hearing both sides before
wo form our opiniou. Of course thoy
sympathize warmly with tho poor oppressed
African, and aro generously cxcitca to
place is this !
Boy Pin Hook, sir.
Passenger What did tho cars et:,
hero for?
Boy To take in water.
Passenger What river is that ? point
ing to a ditch.
Boy I don't know.
Passenger What do you know !
Boy I know that tho cars bring tai.
of fools along this way.
The young gent drew in his head, a , '
was soon fast asleep.
NAnuow minde.d ,men,-w'"
wi vision, recall the liinuoo sayings
The snail sees nothing but its own slieii.
nd thinks it tho grandest in tho univers -
We never respect persons who aim sim
ply to amuse us. There is a vast difir
enco between those we call amusing n-T
and t'uose w'e denominate emcrtaimn
we laugh with the former and reflect -it
the latter.
a r,. . . . -.t -11 i..:
. j, .!.:.,. I.,, nnd el crs' bate tuo sysieui o oiuieij
e.,aus,.. . . . .. n,i...l...l .l..n.l,l,.rM,nniM
f ,l, i,,m!r.. And whi e ho tlius.uean. jiiciiiU"i..
rebukes tho sins of all around him. and it for the favorite topic of his oratory,
:.i. J!-:.,,. n.!,nr;i. 1T nrodaims 1 Tho theme is well adapted to
himself tho friend and patron of the poor! feelings, and it is usually by no means
the
preaches to them His blessed doctriuoon
difficult to interest and gratify tho audience
I .. 1 All.n.. rolitfli
., 1... .1.. .... An nr m t ,n When tUO SUpposcu Biua
(in the original Greek, bond j pubUe streets, under tho open canopy cf they are under no temptation to commit,
slaves) "be obedient to them heaTCn- heals their diseases, partakes of are made the object of censure. In due
their humble fare, and, passing by the inio, wnen me , ; v
-:..i. ...j .i. t l,no. nnostles lieatCU, me poiiuciau tajo -
from the ranks of the publicans and the jeet, and makes the Mve', nowent
, .-ni;in. v l,n 1 main the the watcuworu oi aiy. ui-.m,i
wiuiiu i ui ,, . ....... ,!, 1,1M
.WU. nfskverv. maintained over the old 1'ress tonows in .uo . - '"V"" .'"i
' - j i
heathen races, in accordanco
..... . . , A .l ... ,1a tl.n onmA ll.lima iinln
must bo relerrtd to the ease ot a slavo who J uu o"
l,d nsnand from a toreinn heathen master , them, forbearing threatening,knowing that
and cannot with any sound reason, bo ap- your -Master is also in neaven, neiiuer is
plied to the slaves of tho Israelites them- thero any respect of persons with Him."
l0Oi ,V,iun l am compelled to submit my , drcn ; I will not go o
anderring intellect to the authority Laster .hall bri.fi him
selves. For it is manifest that if it wero W- vi, uu.;
so applied.it would nullify the other Again, to tho Colossiaus, St. Paul re
-,n.nfi, Jioinn T.fiw.mvr. and it 1 peats the samo commandments. "Ser
nU 1, Wn on nl.surditv to tell the vants.'. (that is bond servants or slaves)
.W ,W l,nl,l "huv bondmen "obey in all things your masters accord
and bondn.aidsoftheheatl.cn and stran- , i"g to tho flesh, not with eye service, as
.: of 1,1,,1 l. iWr nnnn and thn inherit- i men-ploasers, nun in singleness oi
SwI ft p luivy di ccted by the Di- of their children forever," while, ncv- fctag God." (Col. iii 23.) "Masters
lV ud. in order to secure the ertheless, tho slaves should lie at liberty to ' glre unto your servants hat hich i jus
property of the master in his bondmaid I rUn away and become freemen, when they ana equal Knowing rnaijo am
property ui ,.,,. ,.,,.u,i i,s,i L, , t. : il.l-nn, n,,,m. in Master in heaven." (Col. it. 1.)
and her olK-pring. u " " . 7 , Z , " 1 .1 Aain tho inspired teacher lays down
an alternative, if l.o prclcrreu s aVe y w tlie mterpreiauon o. ... , . y - .., term3 ,0 Timothy
!.,, 1,n Inur nf liod nro- sn nnen s Ua 1 Do SO consirucu ns 10 give a . . j o ,
, uinK. .,r. I tt nw-nmnfftn thn whole. And as- me ursi Jisuuu. Br'
rvulllt ruuii j)iiitj i ijuii9iB.Ht o - . ,f
.... v ol.il. ' ..,1 if arlo,ind to fo low tin ru 0 ny seivauis as are uuue. uujv, v. v
asicr.my , "v ...':"v.''.". ., i ... .i' m, nfLnndnA "count their own
...i r. . h.n Ills 5 ( ha Inrrtclofln ftl nflTLll. Ull CaUUUli UO IU I "- v.
out ,"'"""s" . .. .. . " -r.n t. .l,f ll,nm
unto tho judges ; less bound to follow it iu the legislation ot masters worm, ... ,
I
separation.
:r lliu uiv ,
with the and the fire is industriously fanned untiUt
i- 1.1.-.. tlin mimic
. . i i . .mrri ii-nomcs a nericc uiuio , u,.v .m-
.Mosaic law, aim uucrcu uU. ... - Tlta(i0n. and
ainstit! What proof can be stronger ing uirung """ " "" " '
..' .. ., .... ,;i .1 It .. . fancv Its lurid llgUl lO uu irum
than this, mai iie u.u nuv - - . . ,LPp.t,.,. .heir
sin, or a moral evil! And what contrast until the flame, begin to threaten their
can be more manifest than this example own property ,frMnfor
-r ii...:.. .1... Land, and tho oud cucil was ueeu wi -
Ul WU..SV VMV w , , .M . .A
,lm,n,Mt;m,aofmir ant -slavery normern nt-unmiu.
, ,,;..., ;,,.,.,,., slavery. Tho great majority m o-ry
preachers an,, poinrou.... -? "-"- - r(l " .. of hMt, 0f a350
ror nicy uoi. v .v
W'ord of ciation, and of impulse, ami every a..
Chris'.ians, on tho other !
...I.. ,.. ,1,.,ncnlrA. nrrltntt. tllQ
DU1 ,uc..-....w -b-...-. --- - .,,! fnr tho errors
God in this matter, condemning slavery auct nuUU. . -
)l .1.. nf nil
as tho raonsicr mh, iuo ouu. . -..
villanies," but strango to say they do
it in tho very name of that bavior wnoso
whole lino of conduct l,as the very oppo
site of their own 1 , ,
Look at tho next contrast atwiraca oy
tho inspired Apostlo of tho Gentiles. Ho
preaches to tho slavo, aud tells Him w uo
obedient to his master tor Uhnsis ai.c,
faithful and submissive, as a man's branch
of religious duty. He preaches to tho
master, and tells him to bo just and equal
A little fellow one day nonplussed K.
mother by making tbo following inquiry ..
'.Mother, if a man is a miter, ain't a wo
man a mistcry ?"
An old Grecian philosopher advised r.'.
men to know themselves. That's advisu t,
good many to form very low nnu
disreputable acquaintances.
A qentleman said to his friend th
other day. "How do you like the ne
minister!" He replied, "Iirst rato, h
never meddles with politics uor religion"
which
aro committed in ignorance, under
onerous sympathy for what they suppos
tn he the richts of inaa. I cannot, how
ever, make the same apology tor thoso who
aro profesionally plodged to understand
and iuculcato tho doctrines of tho Bible.
On that class of our public instructors, the
present perilous griefs of tho nation casts a
Jarful responsibility. Solemnly bound by
their sacred offioe to preach the Word of
God. and to follow Christ and Ills Apostles,
.' . -ml ..,.1 u,!ll in
as the ncraius oi --puatu b"1"
U.a5lCI, uuu .W.3 mm v w j--- 1 .
to his slaves, knowing that his master is iu men," they seem to me strangely regard.
t. '. - r:.:- .1-,. nn tli'n imnortant Eubicct of their
Heaven, Jie unm a .Byline d.uh, ,
When Jemima went to school, she wr
asked why tho noun bachelor was singu
lar. 'Because,' she replied, 'it s very sin
gular they don"t get married.
If tho Icaguo of friendship is once br
kep.tbe cabinet of secrets is unlockod, ai
they fly wildly about like uncaged birds.
Why is a man that roani.-s twioj like i
captain of a ship ! Bacauso bo has a sec
ond mato.
A Mistake. To tike off your hat &w
to have a pack of playing cards drop there
from.
Standard Wouk. Tho Pictorial def
cription of the flags of all nations.
EMUARiussiNa. To have a youug la
dy nsk what they are used for.
Praise not the unworthy on account o!
their wealth.
Bettir havo rough hands tha'ndyspe-