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; From the Christian Reflector. ' - '
. yo.-BE REV.- iCILVRD IUILEH i. D. , .
' " 1 , " . - v LETTER VIII. s -
My dear Brotheh In J my last letter I at
tempted to exhibit the reasons why the inspired
'writers of the New Testament preferred to -teach
the will of God on the subject of slavery by prin
xlple rather than by iprecept to show that
such bemt; the revealed will or . God a most sol
erm and imperative i duty ! is imposed upon the
wi-.cn tc U
can rcver bo t
merit, v.
c: ' I tl. j miuU of
- 1 .-Uli - irrc: , utit!i
i J the ccnulti: :5 c f n
-t Without r::ntar la ths c::
1 1 kn nv it may ta isnid th;vt there
.'rrciectb-.i cf ihvc3; i.Eut I n-!c,
:th:r: 1.W3 "uhich ia riit a blot
' 1 a wo tci'cvc the crrhtum to
ri u i ? intrrr.a t:::
.1 :2 !..:, I -J ins th
- ry. ui v. r-.t ur is n hv:
. i:sy f tho I'.uiLi llab'j to injury
hia ia cviJ:ace 1 "NVl.o ncc 1 fear
Isch I!: ? ( :;! ,' vitncr:c3 to his ror
AirlUJ-ito t: :-.:ry V If it L-taid
. full welt -J occasion for tho infliction of n
a humane 'tmn ennnot thif.'.c
If then It uwl,1 ntir ib'
pr.ni-hment which
tf without thud-
r.re, see: a
t
e
o
ii
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not
he
-r.m1Pnf Christ, in the slaveholding btates.
I shall ask your attention to a few additional re
marks on the latter of these jtopics, and with these
stall close my part of this correspondence, alt eady
T fnr ton much nrotrncted. . .
I remarked in the preceding letter, that if the
.w which I have taken of this subject be cor-
xect, it is the immediate duty of. every slaveholder
at once to free himself from lW&uilt of slavery,
and, also, by the use of Ins whole constitutional
power, to free his country from this guilt. .
Ia pursuing this subject somewhat fanher, I
uould suggest that vthi?, as it seems to me,
'.,nu Ka tl.o dniv nf everv man. snec'rallv of ev-
ave
pon
trcr
enc-
!nch
fail-
3TC-
Lr I
A
ery disciple of; Christ were slavery nothing more
than you have represented it to , be, the obliging
another to labor for; our :benefit without his con-
w TBti t our,verv constitution as
mpn we are under, solemn and unchangeable ob-
Wt-.nnatoresnect.the Vights! of-"tje meanest thin j
that lives. . Every other jmanTis created with the
c&pe rights as ourselves ; nd, most cf allbe. is
,t A vhe pursuit of : happiness; TTo deprive him
J -tf fnn nunbhment for cnme. whila yet he
lore - r - . . i . r i . i ... r .t,
continues under the protection oi mw, isonuui uc
ro't frictions that the criminal code of, any
human government cari cogmze even when Ahe
nunishment is confined to his own person. -. iJut
- what crime can b conccived of so atrocious as to
Justify the consigning ot a hutnan being to scrvi
' tHn for lifp. and the extension cf this punishment
i bis nosteritv down to the remotest geheratjonsl
Were this, the nenaltv even fcmurder, every one
i . m. i ' i j '.' 1.1 m 'm birli'Tnnitnn
in tne ctvmzea woria wounuiw ...-.oV-.. .
. ;t. nnAmns irtiustice. How great then must
1 k the injustice when such a doom is inflicted, not
nn criminaU convicted of atrocious wickedness,
nd .children, wnu uave
I ' Jnever bpf?n. accused of ; any crime, and
: Pi i-!inm thpre ia not even la suspicion of guilt. Can
anv moral creature ot Uoa oe? innocent. iimiw
Jsucapunishmentupon hls, fellow-creatures, yho
tare never done any thing, to deserve it 1 - I ask,
i what have those poor, defenceless and undefended
black men done, that thr anU their can jrea iur
! ever shanld thui be consigned :tohrp-l2S3 scrvi-
tudej If they have done othing,:howcan we
ianocent I if we Inflict !; such t pnnisliment -upon
them But yet.more 1 The spirit of Christian!--ty,
if I u"nderstani,1v"arht, ; teaches as not mtre-
the principles oft pJTe and elevated justice, but
: those of llie roost tender and all-embracing char i
! 'y. The Gnntjiin of our salvation was anointed
I to preach the gospel loathe poor ; he was snu
to heal the broken-hearted," to preach deliverance
lo the caotives ' nnd rrfavorin-r ' cf siht to ths
ilindj to set at-liberty them that are bruised
I 'He w the comforter of them that are cait down.
Can the disciole of such a Saviour, then, in3ct
J 1 we tcsf. . how much less the : greatest, of punish-
'.-3 I itifmfa hum ' L,.-' ts:., ; Iims npifcf hwn
& of a i crime that should deserve itJlv 2
All this, Wit seems to mc, 1 must then be the
u? Of every man, specialiyrvcrdiscipf
Cliri crfn were slavery such as you have ce
"1 it, that i, if the slave were merely hckl to
pulsar v lc&or. b it fed "nnd clothed . with con-
. .. ...
era mnvemny
tliat the 'rights cf? thvci r.r-j prot-tci by public
opinion, I r.sk, when l.'.s p -.:l!ic t; !a!cni defined
these rights 1 and -who is the mm that has dared
tagive utterance ta-thti-.l' c ;.;;.al Nay,
more, I cannot but consider the laws cn this sub
ject a tolerably fair index of the general sentiment
of the community. If the public opinion had de
cided that the slaves had rights, which it was the
duty cf society to protect, I cannot but believe
that a sreat and radical change would lori since
have been effected ia the statute books of our
Southern States. I .
Ii is one of the fundamental principles of society,
that no human being shall lay an unkmu hand
upon nnother, whatever may be their difference in
rankv If, wrong have been done, society ascertains
the facts, and by the trial of olir peers according
to equitable law, inflicts the punishment. What
then must bo the condition of those who, men,
women and children, are exposed td the lash with
out limit nnd without mercy, at the will of a sin
gle individual ; and who are liabb thus to sufler
from weakness, t infirmity, nay, for tho conscien
tious obedience to God, as well rjs for fault f! ' I --
To every innocent woman, her personal honor
is instinctively dearer than life.;-What then must
be the condition of women, who are held to be the
property cf the owner, 'to all intents and purDCH
scs,' and who are without redress, subjected, to
lis will l . What must b3 their condition,! when
th
de
adv
ave
ily."
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cm
at o:.ce to frcomir-
i a - .
selves irom the guilt of s-!.nry, nnd labor with
our u h-.' 2 power to free cur country from it, were
t!.vcry involuntary servitude guarded. by nil the
power cf merciful nnd ' vigilnnt legislation, how
much more is it our duty when it is accompanied
by such intrn 2 n ravations na I have here auor
ge?teJ.' , If nearly three millions of : our fellow
men r.rc thus degraded from their position is mor
al, cr.d rccp.l, nnd intellectual creature, anJ made
the mere instruments cf pocuiarv riin, can nnv
man,1 aware cf his responsibilities as a moral crea
turc cf God, "bole upon it with indifference 1 But
yet mo:.;. A considerable portion of these suff
erers ere, our Christian brethren, partaking of the
earn 2 inheritance, members of , the body of Christ,
whom ho so loved that , ho pave up himself for
Ihcir redemption. Jesus Christ is the comforter
of those that are cast down, and can we T ho re
his disciples-trample the cast down yet deeper
ia the dust 1 He has said, 'Come unto me all
ye who ore weary and heavy laden, and I will give
you rest ; and can. wo lay yet heavier burdens on
the weary and heavy laden, whom he thus receives
ntohia bosom! Jesus Christhas said, tit is impos
sible but. that offences should comc, but wo to the
man by whom they, come. It were better for
him that a millstone wcrci hanged about his neck
and he cast into tho sea, thnn that he should off
end one of these little ones; ' how then can, we
stand before him, after having inflfctedj on these
little ones these aggravated wrongs 1 Jesas Christ
has failght'us that the hungry, , the thirsty, the
naked, the sick, the prisoner, the stranger, are his
representatives on earth, ami that our love to him
is to be measured by the unusual sympathy which
we extend to every form 'of, human distress ; and
he odds, 'inasmuch as ye did it not to one of tho
least of, these my brethren, ye did it not onto me.
The special representatives of ' Christ in" this
country seem to me to be i the oppressed, and I
fear I must add the lacerated Christian slaves.
ha truth, truth ? i;
millions for time nr
'slaved, fcciTis to me to
It 1 I have nlreniK' nv.
can be demanded I :tu cc
itt
ttcrr,;
ho n;
! f s the teaching cf the popped tf Onitt. TI.hs
c:- ' our btbor to propirafe the reliyion'of ihc Ucdfcm-
m cr,
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fr
in
C c r
l!:a ,
hose who hold their A " r.v-:r cn
mwevcr. doe3 not nlTeet the J
in the rtsultof the action of t'i?
The whole community t!n.rv. " -.:
it; and for this reason, how pi
ie, it must bo spoken cfns it i
j But it will b-j .niJ, tho nbn!itir-i t
ruin the? Southern .State. Sho d 1 it, !.
have well remarked, if it be wror.; it r
abandoned. But I cannot sec how tV. ; i
pen. The foil will'ncither become d' ni,,
quantity, nor ir.ferior in fertility; Th ; r
liborcrs will be the tame. '11,3 t .,' , "
that I can perceive would be, that th.
would. then net in" cotjformity w'.tli th-: co
which God haa appointed, whereas he now hbora
o variance with him j in the one c.aso we thould
b attempting to accumulate property under tho to de
blessing of God, whereas now we arc nttc:nptir'T
to do it under his special and peculiar malediction.
How can wo expect to prosper, when there is not,
as- Mr. Jefferson remarks, on attribute cf the Al
mighty that can be appealed to in our favor I I
would gladly discuss thi subject as n quesibn in
Political Economy ; . but this not tho place for
it, pnd I must with these few remarks pass it by.
" But it may' be said, what can we do 1 Men cf
all classes arc so excitable on this subject, . that
thejy will not allow us to utter a word ia opposi
tion to slavery. To do this would be to destroy
our influence, endanger our property, ruin'our
reputation, and it may bc, to peril our lives.
You, my dear brother, woJd not make this ohj?c
lion. but you know it would 'be made. I fear that
the objection well founded. It is in acT-ordanco
with the general law, that those who c;-. slave the
bodies- of others, beconio in time the sl;t ?3 cf their
own passions. But what if it be sol Are vc ia
sucli n caso to listbti to the teachings of a craven
and wicked expediency! If this be Q sin ogau.sl
rely
in.ii;t r iii r.ee 1 i e Lrfort
at i we c a any tnm tliat could te rdhtrued into ii
( f j diflercrce to klavcry, ia il.o cvtab'iJ.n.er.t f
'' churches among the hcaiben. It may here be pro.,
'ki ! fer for rne, specially in ennnextion with ihe Cr
to which I was unwillingly clioscn at the Lie Tri
ennial Convention, to Mat? my o-.ta Tew on thi
lHcct. I do it without nnkindim and
fCicrve. I em perfectly willing to harp it tinder,
'ood, Uiat uhmevcr may bc tpy ririv zt exprcsxvl
m a previous letter of the rwnncction telrreen lU
nowinsorlaTcnnJ prufesikMi U rth'?ion, m
Jtate of society where the initiuaion Lad becomo
cng.esublUheJ, t never
lenco to my conscience. Jo anvUlin ut-ard the
, . e.trjUihment in n heaH.ca land of t churdl intct
u uca slavery could by nr.y mean, fnd admaur.cr.
ic..ere4hal I ihoull hia wilfdy gainst Go,L if
ever promalgatcd n IavchoUinj. Chri.tuniiy
I us-the word without opprobrium; aiid nxreV
to detigr ;:.te a fact.- I know that tEIs .von-al it
not r.ecc::ary. But I prefer to 'make it, lest l
should, m. !er any circumstances, btr acrucd U
acting w ith duplicity. Yoa nt lean wjH ,rpreci.
otc my motive?, nr. J wiU at ot.ee perceire that no
other course cf conduct con!4 legitimately Aoit
from the scntimerds which I profess. And Icki
net tee how Chri
.
tho subiect in anv c-A rr V .?
who would be; u illin - ij
s at the .uth can look vnoa
!
I never found one i
me to do in :
i.' j ia his own; i
v, rich bv
How shall ye stand before the Saviour, if we make ! God, ought we hesitate to testify against it, br
io use'bf.themj- for the T purposes of profligacy, is
efeaded' es" a social convenience, and ipecuiajy
dage 1 . hat must be the domest tc condi-
ion cf those who; by ,1a w ere jnot permitted to j
orm marriage contracts, end who, if sach con
tracts ore formed,: arc pliable tbi be seperated for
ever at the pecuniary convenience of enothcri 1 '
It seems to me an elementary principle of jus-
no cfibrt to 'comfort and deliver : him. much less
if we count 'ourselves among the iiumber of his
oppressors!. '-'"X----" 1'.' V-..i S
To place this subject in what seems to me n
t correct point of view, let os imagine a very possi-
ble case. We have sent the gospel to' the ICa-
rens, and thousands of them are, we hope, parta
kers of the faith of the gospel. Stippose that they,
hearing that1 there are in -the United States mil
lions of persons in great moral destitution, should
tiee, that when capital and labor, combine in the ' send a missionary nnd his wife from their own
creation cf product, the: proceeds of such creation ! number to labor amor rr the ' slaves in the Southern
snouia do aiviaea oy some equuauia iaw m yu.uu ciiaies. xney ore noi oi tue . varcuissuu race -
the rights cf both mrties sliall be fairly represent- iThev are of a darker skm than many of our
ci. j. iBut w hat must be the condition cf those who ; slaves. The race is as weak in intellect and as
Uvc v.r Vmrp vh-ttpvpr in this distribution of their t rude in knowledge as the native Africans. -Pre-
products, but are cUiged to ; eubmitjto justsuch j ciscly rp far as I can see, the fame tcasons exist
a. division as the caprice or pecuniary interest cf 1 for making slaves of tho one race as of the other.
the other party shall appoi nt 1
: " It seems to me,: that the soul is the most impor
tant part of a human! beng ; and that jts capacity
for improvement is cne cf . the most precious1 gifts
bestowed upon it by its Creator. It seems to me
that the capacity to read, retlect, know, to cevei
Let these missionaries land on our shore?.'. They-
can show no certificate of freedom, Written either
oa paper or parchment as the law directs. - On the
first day. of their arrival ; they might, fb: aught I
can see,, be arrested, lodged in jail, and after the
legal time had elapsed, bo ; legally sold for the
i i 1 1 i i -f m c . j:rr.. . .i i
on its' powers, anu iooik duck upon uie pai, uuu i paymem oi ju tees to uiiicrrui uwuh?, scpa
forwrrJ to the future,is an ir.abenabie ngi ar.u , irom eacti other lor me,
l icr.J to
' CLri-
sr.:'
that the exercise cf it; 13 al most precious solace
to those who are obliged to devote themselrea lor
a great part cf the time to physical labor. Ayhatj
then, must be the condition of those who arc
looked upon by law and public opinions os' merely
and their children, if they
had any, consigned to endless bondage But sup
pose them to escape this peril. .They go among
tho destitute and ; open" school such as we have
established among them, for the purpose of teach-
in-' these immortal Africans to read the word of
cause our fellow-men will persecute usl Oulit
we hot rather to adopt the larfrraase cf the He
brews, 'our God whom we serve is able to del'ver
us, and he will deliver us out of thy hand, 0 king;
but if not, be it. -known Unto thee, we will not
serve thy god;?, nor worship the golden imnge
which thou hast set up.' I do believe that even
now it is the duty of every Christian in the slare-
holdiog'S'.ates.to bear his testimony cainst this
enormous wrong, end nt once to free humc.f from 1
the .guilt of participation in it. - I -fear that thoe
who first set this glorious example would c ub.r
persecution. Their -names would be cast out as
evil. ; They would be branded with every epithet
cf reproach. But they would be suffering to res
cue millions of men frora oravated oppression.
and to delircr their country' from a sin that must
bring upon it the selectcst judgments cf a God that
loveth-justxe. ; They w ould not, however puffer
long algne. Thousandi cf ilaveholders who now
groan under the weight vt this infliction, nnJ are
praying for deliverance from it, would soon enlist
under their standard.- The "church universal
would without ceasing supplicjto the throne of
grace in their behalf. . Lvery attribute of tho .Moit
IIi:jh would be put forth to. ensure their succe??.
tic
aid
a
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mis country, were it i , :ru. - . -
0, in oar. who.
wouu not consiJer suca aa ct U:U wkkrJn.t r
unwise. And can a Irot!.:: t.v
a-.othcr country what he uu 'j i
cr csn 1 e expect me to t.t'.? ;
tho remotest legitimate c; ns -
this result I. I cm s;jre tl.it tV.
lian man must see t;, .t I c IJ
ia honor cr with n r 1 c ,.c.:
. Jly task is ended. I l. nc
amia me pressure u ct::rr;.r, i-:
menti ' I have, however, 1 - T f..- x
debt of 'humanity r.r.d C:. ri , t r
brethren at the South, both frc; cr 1
! hare desired to tear my tcii;::v .'
these wba.'a i LeaevcJ to I? tu:.vrir
injustice, cud id Lear it in the
many cf whom I be'.'crc, t.'.rc
r.f the teaching cf tritf Scriptu
bhi to God for that injostfcC
had the opportunity' cf r ' ?;ci
one who, whatever be miLt th'-.k cf
meat, would do justice to r.;y t ;,
dear brother,. i.i ,cught that I l.iv:
lint Kclnn'Orl a tr. -. " . .
j
er
I
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I
tf
the grrtitrtt
p'erce if t.: t
I'h crrt-r.eous vicr.-g
r-- ti I e rrt-T'U
Chri :
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favor
rt. vc
ncs3 of the 0
has been cesbnej
t
4 -"
if a
rrrtr-
. I.", my
written I
tl ? ki;.d-
my
th-t I have
bv the severest penalties prohibited from imbibin
even the rudiments of instructbn ? ; What must
be their condition,"when haying been by thisjpro
hiditiort rendered ignorant, stupid and senkua!,
this very ; ignorance, - stupidity and sensuality is
pleaded as a reason why they should be field
down to Uiis degradation fcrever l j- L'
!in,'God laa3 made to us a revelation cf his
tvJlbnnd the knowledge "of that revelation is e::en-
tial to our eternal salvation. Every hurr.in b:mg
has a right to that knowledge ; for the message
which it contains was addressed directly to him.
What must be the condition of those who are
wholly, by the will of another, -, deprived of that
L-nowlpilTP : who are shut out bv law from obtain-
tnr it. and who are never-permitted to open their
. . . ' - I - . . . . . !' 1
physical beings, for whose intellectual happiness no Uod. lhey are- immediately, arrested; ana unca
provision whatever 13 i made J nay more, who are for each offence, it may be, five hundred dollars.
in cr lauu ci payment mey are again uia iu end
less bondage, and separated from each, other for
life. But suppose them to escape this danger.-
They attempt to preach Christ crucified. There
are more than flye slaves present, and. there are
not present .five slaveholders; They are fined
again, and th'e.sanie sale and endless separation
takes place. They" are - made slaves for life.
Tbey attempt in "despite of- tha . fear of men to
preach Chrisrcracified; They are whipped. They
do it again, they arc whipped ogain. And if they
persevere, they, wouId,as it seems to me, soon
perish under the 'overseers lash " They ask,
Wliu.llicir Jiusicr, vuy, num cn iwo -
Tt, ord rM thnt all this id ! done because it is
llibj . . r -
r. i Hn no.nniii'tr nnvnnturrm cii me masters, i is
... ... - 1 . . . . - . .. 1
Ho lb-t fvrr brnth r .nlrrrftit? for US WOUld CliCr
up their prayers with much inccn? e, and won
strengthen their hearts by infusing into them
double portion of his "spirit. : God himself will un
dertake for them,';and they wiU assuredly triumph,
and the glory of a more resplendent moral victory
than has been oehived since the day when he as
cended up on high and led captivity captive, t ill
encircle the diadem of the Hcdcen.cr.
i In . the remarks which I have made, you will
perceive that I have made no suggestion os to the
manner ia which 1 emancipation, whenever it oc-
hall be conJucted. This
uor.
to give tL3 ali-rhtCkt r :n- In n
Cluiilba brother, yo-j vi!l Uheremo when I tay
s ;tion to my most thuu-htfui b:.J
: T t t-.r. i - . -
ing and conscience td my trcthrr I
every allusion that wonU even rc
ceter them from cxuniu'ii" thii t
light cf what seems to me lo l feri
.i - . .
mem i commit what 1 hive written, with tha larr.
b!c prayer that GoJ may use it to r.dt. tha
cause cf nghteouiacss and mercy.
iovr the God cf peace that brought r -;i.a from
.l it r m w .
uie ccatj our icrj Jr s-is r--. .r
- i l . W .. . . .. .
the theep, through' the L jj cf
covenant, make u perfect in ever
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to tv.l 1
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the
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ere:
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wer;
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to w!
curs, s
do Ids "will, vvc;king ia i.s thrt wh" U
ing ia his tight, thrc-gli Jcrus Cl.ri
be glory focver, r-.J ever. Amen.
I am, my dreir brother, year., with every i:
mcnt cfChriilian affection.
Tub Actjioi cr tub MciSrtz.vcs:
to
ss
tcrcsting end cHl-ciir.ir
altogether
practical question, and requires for its solution net
only genuine and ; disinterested philanthropy, dui
also great practical wisdom, large observation cf
the effects of social changes, and aa intimate ac
quaintance will) the habits, manners--, nnd slates
of feeling of tho South. To these I nuho r.o pre
tenibni as I have ro skill in managing aifair?, and
unf tMot the Southern States. There is,
however, knowledge ct Ml utna m ouunuan , nmu tnese w crc a i . .v
with you. 'To your statesmen, and pin!o3thro-.j bind there were a lew t
. . 1 - -t . . I I a ' . . I ' t a
Dhd Chmtian?, 1 willingly ieae u, m wiu in jr0nt lie'.Tl: Id C
the scuoomsn:?. in ihelanp.
Mr'Kohl.in bislate intcrcilit v.iikcalrc
thu3 describes a u HJgc school
M I had na epportunity, hy the r:-. J l ' c f rc
ing a genuine Irish hedge rchooh r.r.d tr .lv ca in
clay
school house was n
and without ? j m
cf the ragged tchjlars
to the entrance, toward
boohf, to c'.cli os :
without. Sonte vc: j
cn! r
a u ir.
t r.s c'o
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nto.care, if he were
the protection r.f 1
rcrfectly aspurelve
i ihe l.i vvs respecting
iira .4r ti. .vttu i' '-r.-Mtcst resoect fur his
no other mconveni
lli.ii, cxeept rnorely
eiis ire hi faithful la-
v 'laaioa.ana helplessness,- n
- were "imposed ' eno"
nreexJuiittetUaUei Z
I know they may be so permitted, fhey are al
h)vcd to hear us tell ; what,
as we
oiiirm, you
. :v, to them; but they are not permittee! to iar
what God says to them himself. I confess my
self utterly at a; loki to conceive how a human
being can ussuiw-v v,."..-.-.v-j -- L
feriii between ca iuimortal soul and its 31fc.cer .
bv means a this glimmering
mfiv' tn
' ' tni-ht be neee.
i
f ia tt: 'i divisL.
a rtutions lov:
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r ri
r f the profits cf his
ht awarded to I
iheald obtain some view
ri fl
t kf v4
r't treed 3 -c
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Christ.
dntfes
fc
!. :como a real c::cip.3 cl
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: But, supr
lt,!,t n hnnaan bein:
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rrd-itinris tJ God
1.' ? ..- u : introJutca to a
. '. - bi f'tnilv". L'l hlS
: duties wnica 113 o..w- ,
3 rnd to uoa. nuwiuii .
- waV cf salvation,' he must obey
he must give aa umgt..--
G
tow cr'
":a c .
rr...
man ,
: and
clccticti
, privi' -
tie ntcua
1 the com
". But
tions he had been taught tho way of life, convinced
cf his duty to love oil men na himsedf, and to
preach the gospel to every creature. . Would hp
h-lisve- thatthev were the disciples of that Jesus
nPtvhnm'he had rend ia the Evangelists and the
F.nistlcsl Would they seem to him to be acting
under. the eye of that God wdio cannot bear the
nmrrinre or evil, uild who has said, ye cannot
, ' '.- (At flip bit
r,f crve viod anu aiammun v v.. .
, . . i.
inflicted' upon these his little ones V A not
thi?. ; di essential particulars, na iiiutration of
the . - o of nil the colored Christians ia th6 Suuth
era States! . ' , '
It is with great unwilliugncss that I have nlla-
. t .1 .:. W...U r wn In mnnv brrth.
ren whom I love rr.d cstc
;my manner implies tc
which I might utter.
o:.i o .
atever v
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full confidence that it caa be dene, done safc.y, j Was teatej in the
nnd Jono ta tlie Incohccivabls advantage ci a.i caj
parties coirrncd'; " j tiona
. In tho commencement cf thci letters I t..;.. : I t.vC.i
mentioned that I wrote in behalf no
self, and that r.o other individual wh
d ia any t i t:
Sucli ha- lee
tho closr. I believe it has not c!.-:v
g!o idea in thes-e letters h-t heco ; '
Yet I have r
- : crcr u.oto "
i th; 11 Tie teacher
midst cf the ereor. j ; nnd was
itlhi;j already detct.Lrd r.s the c
me cf the country. Id a leek cf Irith
1 ' 'urn ivr,"! I -i v .t I r., t i ' '
I
s torrv 1
ith me to p.
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to
a i.
th
.ecu
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As
e.
Ia
-.3 cf turf
r.at in
I -
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ai. 1 love uuu wmcciii
not the slave, ignorant,
. o c.
,3 -.dcvntioii
passion,
hat is Ins
at any
uud cfthilh, inu
A 'i.
incm hi u.l.u.1 . . ij uut j -u
y ,13 i. 4 CicglUUCVl i i.J i.wn -"
er, j truly as ins laio.iigcni uuu .n.uii,i". . .
muxh as tbe otner a mcniocr u
jj.-, 3fpel teach
" nrn in
erwise
Does nt
Is not the one t
the body of Christ 1
me especially to vrcmember. Ih'c t.-"t arc
bonds as bound With them V . Can I do othcryvis
than set before ihy. ; brcdiren: what
I l idcr.to
by anv other person
po?e, from several cireumsbmces, th
the opinion?, perhaps. I might soy tl
versa 1 optnior.y, of Christians cf every u.;.
tion in , the Northern Stales. Th
slavery as a grievous wrong, 'and a v. :
n vauatc Willi mo spirit anu u. ...
Co-pel cf Christ, a cruel injustice to. ..a.:.,
brethren ia the cotlTinoaf'Uth. It is nc. t
remarkable that they Ce:
. . t. ... i.. . :,rr. ' -. thai anv i
ICC!. It IS IJUV lij) U-J Mvuuwiw . . " .
r.-.J
a
try
;.rr
even cpjuirent connection ivr. . ,
ta conscirutou scruples iu th. i:.v" '
right end candi 1 men. They i.. .
quitted cf the ch.trgu cf ut.kln 'ne: : :
rism, if they shrink from nay r t 1 . h
Feem to imply that they consider: 1 t.ivcr;
other light than as irreconcilably ut viriac
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tr.
his th
tro-gen cway
aft "
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2 Wit.l
tid: cf the bo-,n
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