Evangelist.The Oberlin

New Series, Vol. 3, No. 4. OBERLIN, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 13,, 1861. Vol. 23, Whole No, 576

have some good aorl sufficient reasons Tor all that he does come into a relation to God and society in which it is no or omits. He is never arbitrary or capricious in anything longer benevolent inhimio let you live, in w Inch to spar* -Sbi-Qbrrtin feutgcfet that he does or declines to do. Therefore th.re must be you longer would be upon the whole an injury to the in- benevolent reasons for the the nocent he then A RELIGIOUS JOURNAL, existence of wicked. or virtuous; will spare you no longer; h© In answering this question it will not be expected that will put you out of their way; he will wipe the nuisance PUBLISHED EVStt? AbTKKNATE WEEK, AT OBERLIN, O. all the reason* that actuated the divine mind are known from the face of the earth. to us, or can be stated in x sermon. There are. however, (6.) He preserves the lives of the wicked that he may REV. HENRY COWbES, | reveale 1 in various many reasons why the wicked set a good example to his creatures. He wishes to reveal A. THOME, [ ways, REV. JAMES „ n m himself of long PROF. JAMES a. FAIRUHILD, i fiDITOBB live. as a God love, of court pass;on, <»f suffering, PROF. HENRY E. PECK, J I shall divide these, and remark upon them, under as one '*slow to soger, abundant in goodness and truth, three heads. 1. No'ice some reasons that respect God keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity, trans- Bach rtnluiiirjbegins th« tlr-at W-Hrmsituy ofJanuary,and elosesw'Ub' gression and duo himself. reasons that respect his sin;" but he will also, in time, show he rßaf,-ioiiUiatijtf' six numbers. 2. Some people. 3. Some reasons that the wicked that he "will by no means clem the guU'y." respect themselves. He TJ3£IM:J of subscription. 1. I am to notice some reasons that respect find. wishes to set an example of good-will to enemies; of lor of SiNOf.K (Joi'v, Si,no (1.) He created them for himself. When I say that lie self-sacrifice enemies; j»a:im lading for enemies; Rbvkn OnKites,sunt toOne Address, 5.0(1 created them for hims'lf, I tlo not mean that he created of forbearance; patience; long-suffering. He wishes to FIFTKKN OOPIBS. '• Ili.dil show his peoplo for their good, and to show the wicked t.y >, -i-nKirs r hi rem" ciih 'lii>«ction ofllioirpaperschnu»ed them wicked. Wickedness is always a voluntary act, or ii ihty ho houiil mule >vn »f« hxve foukkulv been sent. state of mind. It is not and cannot be the subject of also for their pood, what kind of a being ist iVur thu Kv*noki.ist may be directed i" the creation, as bodies and souls are created. It is a sheer ab- what spirit and temperare in him, how unselfish hois, Editors, and letters uu niisiiit-ns I" slow SHANKLAND AND HARMON. Publishers surdity to suppose that a being could be created wicked. bow to anger, how persevering he can be in bestow- This would of A ing favors on those that requite him with disobedience confound all ideas wiekedi.ess. being and can be created who shall by his own act become wicked; opposition. THE SERMON. but no being in the universe can make him wicked but (7.) He wishes to confer all the g"od he wisely can himself. Wickedness is always a violation of moral ob- on the wicked. He is infinitely rich, an eteru.dly over- flowing riches and to even WHEREFORE DO THE WICKED LIVE. ligation, therefore do one being can be the author of an- fountain of he wishes make the wicked the recipients of aM the favors that he wisely BY PRES. FINNEY. other's wickedness. God therefore did not create men wicked. He created them moral beings; they become can. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and on the "Wherefore do the wicked live?" Job 21:7; first clause wicked by their own voluntary choice. good, and sends his rain on the just and on the unjust. Me Off the verse. (2.) God no doubt created the wicked or those who loves to see the wicked enjoy his favors. "He opens his hand and the warns of every living thing.'* Job's three friends seem to have been of the become wicked, because their creation was essential, in supplies opinion creatures, wicked and return to and each this, the his judgment, to the promotion of the highest universal All all, him; that present slate of existence, is a state of re- '■ season," punishments; good. Not that their wickedness was essentia", to the pro- receives his portion of meat in due wards and and that therefore a man's char- over wicked when they sleep, and acter infallibly motion of the highest good, but their existence was essen- He watches the might be known by God's dealings with to see calm and He wakes Hence they interpreted tial, and that, too,notwithstanding God foresaw thatthey loves them quiet in sleep. him. the dealings of God them the morning and feeds them, and himself enjoys with Job in his affliction as conclusive proof that would be wicked; since he at the same time foresaw that in he could so over-rule their wickedness and make such use their repast. All the day he fans their heaving lungs, he was not what he professed to bo. They accused although they breath in opposition him of hypocrisy and They of their existence as to promote the highest universal and breathe out their exhorted himtorepentance. to him, still he lolUws them from place to place, watches that not good, that is, the highest good of the whole universe insisted God does afflict men except for their to good, harm, and that their discipline taken together. over them do them protects them from sins; afflictions, or the under and in ten thousand ways repeats hisacts ofkindness and they to regirded (3.) tic created the wicked ns objects of regard, that which pass, are be as punishment, and care, while they regard him only with contempt. therefore Job must be a wicked man. Jobdenied this, he might have them to care for—even after they became wicked, that he might cave for them notwithstanding. But all this he does, and will do, because heis love. and .maintained that this is a state of probation. Ho He can have patience with them and can forbear; can do argued at length that nothingcertain could be known of a He waited objects of afiectio ate regard; a family to lake care of, to exercise his natur.it and moral attributes', to them good and not evil as long as is consistent with the man's character by the providential dealings of God with highest in this of This is of busy himself with theirnurture,and with providential ar- good of his kingdom at large. The fact that him in stato existence. chapter a part his wisdom he can over-rule your sins thus far, and in Job's vindication of this doctrine. In this text he asks rangements to promote their good. He did not desire to live alone; overflowings of the riches of his some way make good account of your lives, is thereason them to account for tho fact that tho wicked do live, and the infinite why own mind sought oljects to muse and tako care of, and you still live. grow rich, and are mighty in power. In his argument he (8) The wicked live because God wishes to realize insists that they are often prospered in this world, and make holy and happy. He spares them since he has cre- ated them ami they have become wicked. They continue in facts his own ideal of goodness in his treatmentof even pass through less trial and affliction than many of them. the godly do. How then, he insists, can maintain tolive, not because they deserve to live, but still to exercise you To the righteous he cannot act realize all the refine- the doctrine, that God deals with men according to their his natural and his moral at'ribules. Notwithstanding in characters in this life? that they have become wicked he loves them still. He ments of goodness. To treat the righteous and well-de- with kindness, is good; but to treat the wicked In discoursing upon this subject I propose to enquire has harbored uo feelings of resentment or revenge. serving He is infinitely generous, and rises above the faults of with kindness, to render good for evil, blessing for cursing, I. Who are wicked. 1 is astill more refined form of goodness. In his treatment Answer: All who know, but do not do their duty, are his creatures, and is infinitely willing to forgive and bless wicked. them stih; and if he can reclaim the wicked, is infinitely of the wicked in this world, he has an opportunity to ex- su- willing and ready to save them. They have become hibit to all men some of the most delicate and exquisite God's law and government are positive, and require forms of love to God with all the wicked, but he pities them. He knows very well that goodness of which we can form any conception. preme and equal love to man, goodness, treating they of in the relations of they cannot endure his dipleasure He is long-suffering, Justice is individuals as deserve. appropriate expressions this love all But to treat better than they the hie. To neglect to and its " not willing that any should perish, but that all should them deserve, nay, oppo- render this love fruits; in their death. site of their deserts, is a still more refined form of good- Other to neglect to do one's duty, is come to repentance." He has no pleasure in words, disobedience; ness. To love our friends is well; to love our enemies is is to to obligation to or man. "As I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the it refuse fulfil any God To deny ourselves, to be at great to Nothing is good in God's sight but its death of him thaL diyth." He cannot take pleasure in better. paius-taking, love and fruits. incur to our withhold these, to duty; it the misery and destruction of any of his creatures. If great expense, do enemies good; to hear and To is withhold the whole of pleasure forbear, is to violate the whole it is toset aside all moral the wicked persist in wickedness, he will have and sacrifice self, and be at great expense and suf- law; fir to is to obligation; it is divine it is in the execution of justice, in the vindication of authority fering the sake of doing good enemies, exhibit to contemn authority; to tram- can have no forms of goodnessalmost too refined for our on all tha divine it is to the ofall and law; but iv the misery of his creature he gross concep- ple rights; reject rights tions. those whom we ought to love, and to set up our own will pleasure. and our own way, and our own pleasure, as supreme. (4.) Itis a trial to him to destroy them. This must (9.) God spares the wicked to secure therespect and Let it be understood, then, that the true definition of a be if he loves them. Parents find it a great trial to ban- confidence of the universe. This he docs not do selfishly, wicked man is one wJio knows but does not do his duty. ish their children, although they are sometimes obliged lie knows that the good of the universe depends on their for This is the essence of wickedness. Ami it should be said to do so. And if itis a trial to us who are evil to hanish having confidence in him, and respect and affection that neglect to do duty is always a refusal to doit; for it is our children when they become incorrigibly wicked, how him. He knows that he cannot save tho universe unless impossible to know our duty and to be indifferent with much more must it grieve the heart of God. they will consent to be governed by him. His govern- force; he respect to it. We cannot remain passive in the presence (5.) He can benevolently suffer them; and ns long as ment is moral, and not a government of must of revealed obligation. In such a case tho will must act. he can do this he no doubt will suffer them. Ho cares therefore secure tho admiration, applause, confidence, Man is a freo agent; but his freedom does not imply that for the wliole of his creatuies, and cannot consistently affection, and obedience of his subjects, or bo cannot save in the presence of obligation, he cm remain entirely pas- spare guilty individuals at the expense of the higher pub- them. Now in his treatment of the wicked he knows sive, acting neither one way nor the other, freedom lic good. It were neither wise nor benevolent in him to very well chat he shall commend himself to tho admira- consists precisely in this, that, iv the presence of obliga- spare thewicked when to do so is no longer consistent with tion, affection, and confidence of all his intelligent sub- tion, ho can universally act as a sovereign, the one way or the highest good of the public at large, the society in jects, thus strengthening his influence/*over them, and the other, can comply with obligation or refuse to do so. which they dwell. He must not spare those who deserve binding their hearts to his throne and government. to Neglect to obey therefore always to obey. to be banished, nor suffer them to live, to be only an inju- (10) He spares the wicked glorify himself in their is refusal He destroy therefore who knows but does not do his duty, withholds ry and a curse to the innocent. destruction, if it comes to that, that he must from and their a wicked man. the fact the wicked is evidence them. God man due, and is But that God does spare is 11. We como to answer tho enquiry, Why do the wick- that thus far he sees that he can benevolently and wisely- To execute wholesome law always just, of course; ed live? let them live; be therefore preserves their lives. But but justice is all tho more honored and glorifiedwhen the God is benevolent, he is love, and always has aud must you who are wicked should know that whenever you subject punished has not only violated law but has con- 26 THE OBERLIN EVANGELIST. temncd the law giver, and contemned the offer of mercy. do to support his own cause to" benefit his own more heavenly minded and Christ-like! Has it shown If therebellious subject has been treated with thegreatest people. Ue makes them in many ways useful to thy you more and more how little the world can do for men; kinduc.s and forbearance ;. if much pain.s has been taken church; although they mean no such thing,yet so he used aud moie and more the value ol religion? Has it led with him to reclaim and save him; il the government tliem, and so he will use them. you to hate sin? Has it made you firm and bold in lias exhausted all its available resources to do him good, (9.) He spares the wicked because his people love kindly rebuking it? to conciliate him, to humble and reclaim him, and them. They love them oftentimes partly because of their Now lhat these effects should result from their livingin has failed to do so, then justice is rendered all the* relations to those who are his people. Some of them aro .the midst of yon, is plainly the design of God in sparing more sacred in its execution. When the penalty of the their husbands, wives, parent.-., children, neighbors, iho wicked; and if you are truly God's friends, these ef- law falls uponsuch a subject it makes a deep impression; friends. Bui they al?o love thuiii with a love of benevo- fects must have followed with you. the subjects of the government feel that that is done lence, wit.) a sacretl regard for their good. (4.) Has the presence of the wicked in yourmitKit led which was demanded. Justice is glorified, la.v is hon- His people therefore dread to see them die in their sins; you to stand up mure thoroughly, and openly, aid stead- ored, authority established, iniquity rebuked, order pre- and because he dislikes to pain his own people by cutting ily, lor Jesus, aid take his pan in the midst of again- served. off these wicked persons, he spares them as long as he saying world? Have you been faithful to Jesus in the 2. I must notice some reasons that respect his people. wisely can. presence of his enemies, and in your treatment of them! (1.) He spares the wicked to provide benevolent em- (10.) He spares them because his people pity and (5 ) Have you been faithful to the wicked themselves? ployment for bis people. pray lor ihem. He no doubt keeps the wicked aiive very and are you ready lo die, and to have them die He has stationed the wicke.l providentially throughout often a long time because his peoplo continue to cry to and to meet them in the julgmeut? Are you clear the whole regions and domains of the cr.urcb. They him not to cut them off, but to spare them a little longer, of their blood, so that when you meet them belore have in their midst persons unsaved, persons who will not and a little longer, till they shall dig about them and see God you shall be able to say, '-0 Lord, 1 am clear obey God, who are in the way to hell. Now to save if they will not bring forth fruit. of the blood of all these souls. 1 did what I could to these is the very work which the church needs. To It sometimes happens, no doubt, that the wicked arc save them, thou knowest. 1 lived before them as much sympathise with Christ in taking hold of this work, is cut off in answer to tho prayer of God's people, but it is like Jesus as was possible. I prayed for them, I wept one of tiie ways in which God sanctifies his people, and not because they pray fur their destruction. But when over them, 1 admonished them, 1 warned and entreated fits them for heaven. they pray for things that cannot he granted without re- them, 1 besought tiiem, by all that was sacred in heaven (2.) He spares the wicked to exercise and develop moving the wicked, God, no doubt, in answer to prayer, and in earth to turn to thee; but they would nut. I tho graces of his people, to promote their self-denial to try removes the wicked out ot the way; not because his peo- give my testimony against them, and consent that they and develop their patience, to lead tbem in all things to ple prayed for their destruction, but because they prayed should give their testimony against me. I am clear of be like the Savior. lor things that could not be granted without their de- their blood." (3.) He wishes to prove the sincerity of his people, to struction. (6 ) Have any of them anything against you? Have prove to themselves and others that they do really love (11.) He dislikes to grieve his people. Indeed ho you wronged any of them? Have you given them any the souls of men, that they are God's sincere friends, thai does not willingly grieve or afflictany of the children of occasion to think that you have! Have you stumbled they are the sincere friends of humanity. wetland especially is this true of his own people. He any of them? Have you neglected their souls? Have (4.) He wishes to prove the insincerity of tho self- will, therefore, from regard to his own people, spare their you been selfish in yourdealings with them? Have you deceived, or of mere pretenders to religion. Some unconveiLed neighbors and friends as long as he wisely manifested a had spirit towards them? Haveyou spoken there are who profess to be God's friends, and the can. Many a Christian, from mere natural affection, against them, unkindly, in an unchristian maimer! Have friends of man, who are not really so. By plac- clings to his earthly relatives and friends notwithstanding you even published their faults uunecessarily, and in ing an these in the midst of the wicked, he demonstrates they are wicked; and it would sadly grieve him tosee them unchristian spirit? How then can you meet them in their insincerity, shows that they are not what they pro- cut off and sent to hell. God pities his people, and out the judgment? fess tobe, the friends o( God, but that they sympathize of regard to their feelings will spare these unconverted Have you neglected to pray for them? Ah! have you with the world and go with the multitude to do evil. ones as long as lie can. gone with them in worldly ways ana in a worldly on one hand, spirit? Thus, the he wishes, by suffering the wick- (12.) He wishes to spare the ungodly until his people How then are you prepared either to die yourself, orto ed to live, to prove to all around that his peoplewill sym- have made so much effort to save them, that they have them die? pathize with him and not with the wicked; and or/the have themselves become convinced that they are in- (7.) Have you set a good that example before them, and other, lalso professors will sympathizewdtb the world corrigible. He wishes his people to know this, that rightly repesented Christ and his religion? your not with Has life, and him. they may be all the belter teconciled to their de- your temper and spirit, been such to them (5.) lie as lead to un- spares the wicked as subjects of prayer, that struction when he destroys them. He wants to prove derstand the true nature of Christ's religion! Have they he may multiply occasions that shall draw his people to even '.o his own people that the wicked areincor- gotten from you the trueidea of what Christianity is; commune with him. He loves he that his children; loves to rigible, that their friends may see that to have spared it is love; thatit is love to enemies as well as friends; that see them deeply affected with the stateof the wicked; he their wicked relatives and wicked neighbors any longer it is love universally; it loves their that involves all the beauties of sympathy in this respect; he wishes to secure would not have resulted in their conversion. holiness aud all the forms of real goodness? Iv seeiug as much communion with his children as he car. for their o. 1 will now mention some reasons that respect the your example, and spiric good. places them in and temper, and life, do you He therefore circumstances where wicked themselves. think that they have been irresistibly, favorably impress- the state of the wicked around them shall multiply occa- (1.) God wishes toconvince Ihem of his sincere regard ed with your religion? casious of their to commune for to make coming with him and ask them; them see and feel that he loves them Have they, by- your good works, been constrained to favors of him for the wicked. He loves to grant them siili, and is trying to save them. glorify Christ? Or, on the other hand, have they been favors for the wicked; he loves to see his children interest (2.) He wishes to convince them in such a manner as stumbled by you? Have you misrepresented themselves in the happiness and well-being possible Christ and of sinners, if to shame them out ot their wickedness, that his religion? Have you led them to loathe and and is well-pleased when they come with their petitions exhibition oE his abhor the goodness may lead them torepent- your profession of Christianity? Have you filled their and requests for those who have deserved no favors, and ance, lie wishes thus, if possible, to constrain them to mouth with cavils and ajrainsL yet objections Christianity by who are needy. break off from their sins by righteousness, and to turn lo inconsistent life? He spares your Has yourspirit and temper,your (6.) the wicked to excite the compassion of God. daily life and dealings with men aud his people, to'break their sensibility, to repelled them led up make their (3.) lie wishes to make them realize their obligation. them to infer irresistibly either that you are no Christian feelings mellow and tender. tic gives them therefore of to plenty time reflect, to con- or that Christianity is a nuisance! Have you so misre- (7.) He spares Ihe wicked that their wickedness may sider; he meets them at every turn with kindness; seen he presented Christ as that the wicked have no good opinion be by his people, and that they may learn more anil beais with them and persoveres in showing them fa- of him or his religion? more to hate and abhor iniquity. "This is in fact the re- vors, it by any means he may win their confidence, their (8.) Have any of sult of their living in the presence of the wicked died in sin through your sinners, that their hearts, and their souls to salvation. neglect and fault? Can you remember any that righteous souls are vexed with the filthy conversation of (4.) At any rate, intends "you he to leave them without have stumbled; any iv respect to whom you have failed the wicked every day. They sco more and more the excuse, lie thus tries to remove their prejudices against in duty; any tor whom you have not prayed, that are hatefulness of sin, its ioexcusableness, its abomination, himself and against his people; to subdue their unbelief, dead, gone to their account in their sins? How thou will and thus the very haielulness of sin, when viewed by his and constrain them, if possible, to have confidence in him, you people makes them better. meet them? and to realize his true regard lot them, lie wishes to (9.) Have you stumbled any, and are you stumbling Thus he spares the wicked to make them and their thir to overcome subdue enmity, their obstinacy, to soften any that are now living? Iv short, are you now guilty, or wickedness useful to his neople. their hearts and gain ihem for their salvation, have Many of the .you been guilty of anything unchristian, in respect (8.) wicked are so related to his own 1 conclude this discourse by a few questions and re- either to the dead people as to be useful to or the living? Has the living of the them in many ways. Ungodly marks addressed, first, to Christians; and secondly, to wicked in your midst confirmed men are married to pious women; ungodly parents some- the themselves. you and all around you, wicked in the settled conviction that you area Christian; times have pious children; pious parents sometimes have First—To Christians. you "that ungodly children. The are a friend of God ; that you are truly a repre- wicked and the righteous, in the My brethren and sisters, what influence, as a matter of sentative of Christ on relations of this life, are so inter-located tiiat it is impos- earth! fact, has the preservation of the wicked had upon you] Has their living in your midst sincerity sible to destroy all the wicked without doing a groat evil their proved your to (1.) Have lives been useful to you? Is it a fact God! or has it proved you a hypocrite, a false professor, to his own people. It is often the case that they are that residing in their and having spared that midst, them before your a worldly professor? Now one of these two things has God may win the hearts of generations that faces as objects of benevolent regard you shall from and has made better, been accomplished by their living in the midst of \ou. proceed them, thus may gather from their more watchful, more humble, more holy, more Have descendants a to self-deny- you seen that their presence wa%an influence that seed serve him. He often spares the ingi 'Has their living among you made'you more prayer- was wicked to provide the means of working foryour sanctification? Have you overcome tempera! support for his ful, more self-sacrificing, more patient, more forbearing the world; or has the own people. The Bible says, The wealth ol the wicked world overcome you? Have you and long-suffering? Has it made you mere pitiful, more drawn them towards or they you to is laid up for the just." " to Christ; have drawn charitable; has h led you love your enemies? Here the world! Are you to-day more prayerful, more hea- Wicked men olteu succeed inbusiness, and accumulate you live in the midst of those who not venly-minded, a great deal of wealth, have boon your more like Christ, for having lived in the which wiil eventually be disposed true friends, if you are God's friends. But have midst of these of for the promotion of religion. Nov/ "wicked you subjects of prayer, and these objects of men loved them notwithstanding! Have you returned bless- Christian compassion and mean no such thing. They do not accumulate property ing cursing, words effort? Or have you lived in the for kind for railing aud accusation] the midst of God's enemies, in the midst of these for sake of promoting God's cause. They do not persisted in doing sub- Have you them good with all lowliness jects of prayer, and never acted, and lived, and prayed suppoit God's children because they are God's'children, of mind, however they have treated but because of their particular you! like a Christian? Then you are no Christian! Then the relations to them. The (2.) Has their living in the midst of you made you lives of the been unconverted husband does not support his pious wicked have the occasion of proving you wife more watchful over your tongue,over your life, over your a self-deceived professor. What think you be because she God's child but because she is his wife. and all would the Nevertheless spirit, in your ways? honest testimony of all your unconverted acquaintances God over-rules many thingsthat the wicked (3.) Has their in the living midst of you made you if to-day they should be summoued wilh you to the THE OBERLIN EVANGELIST. 27

judgment? Would their real solemn testimony be that in the Spirit, and walked in the Spirit, and com- war. All right is on the side of the treason and the revo- you are a friend of God; that they believe it; that they muned in tho Spirit — then tear the body down lution; all the of have seen thatin you which has proved it? Or would it and you have life everlasting. But mark again, sin violence and blood will lie with turn out that you had been a stumbling block, a nuisance I pray you, "Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall those who legally resist '.raitors and revolutionists ! in the midst of them? be also reap." When you understand what life is doing This way of making b»M and baseless assumptions, in Secntid y—l must a>l< some questions, and make some you, : for you reed not be a prophet to decide what your perversion of all truth and right, is in harmony with the remarks lo the wicked themselves. eternal destiny must you are prepared for be. If heaven, defence of slavery throughout. (1.) What has your lifedone for you thus far? Your to heaven you will go; if not prepared for heaven, yon life is a fact. You are; you are here; you have passed must have your portion with hypocrites and unbelievers." But it should be suggested that this special perversion thus far on in life. You must die. You are going to the (7.) Shall God spare you and love you and try to save nf truth and right, of common sense and of all kinds of solemn judgment. Your life has been a constant devel- you in vain? Will you perversely turn away ; will you sense, is quite essential to tho well-working of this game opment in one direction or another. You have either continue*to rebel and be wicked until his forbearance can of secession as a scheme to extort more concessions. been growing better or wor.-e. You have been floating no longer spare you, and he is obliged to wipe you from For upon life's ocean; and which way have you been drifting? the earth as a nuisance ? What shall be said of you if the Federal Government were to stand up to the Con- "What is your reckoning? Where on this great stormy- when you are dead ? Shall it truly be said ofyou that stitution and treat armed resistance to the Government as the ocean are you? What is bearing of this drifting of you have lived, and sinned, and died in your sins; aud treason, tho game would bo spoiled in th« outset. So your soul? then shall a cloud settle over you ;,--sball the darkness of eternal they beg and insist that secession shall be a counted an How you lived? you nightrest upon you. forever '■ many years have and where arc ! innocent affair. Let ns," say they, havo the privilege now ? and what has life done for you up to this point ? " ot playing thi- innocent game a little when our other cards (2) Is your life likely to he a blessing to you, or a The Real Parties of the South. curse This is a que>tion which you shall yourself fail to work to our mind ; wo will play it very peacefully, ! On the great question ol the hour, tho nominally slave- decide. You will, y»ui mwsiinake your own existence an if you will only stand back pray, take no offence ; this, eternal holding States are not a During eighty : eternafble:.sii!g or an curse, as you take this course unit. the past you see, would bo so much better than for you to bring or that. But taking account of all that is parsing, con- years, they have never been so deeply, broadly divided as sidering on civil war!" your present age, yonr surroundings, the drift they are to-day on tho question of secession. There are you have made,,taking into account your present position <}, The third class, we fear, are none toomany. Would and ihe bearings of everything around yon, what are now three classes : that their numbers were as great as their principles and are the of 1. Those are your prospects? How great chances your who rabid for a Southern Confederacy souls are noble aud good ! Men too magnanimous to play eternal Salvador., or eternal damnation ? determined to have it, and to effort made for have lived oppose any up secession as a game—men too sensible toscout aUniou I asked you, How long you ? You are conciliation aware that the great majority of that are ever and reunion. which has been the source of all their prosperity,, are tho converted, arc converted quite young; especially where 2. Those who prefer Union ultimately, but push seces- men the Southern country needs, and for the want of live the th>:y persons under means of grace, are converted sion for a threat to exact more concessions to slavery, and whom, perhaps, our Union as krown in other days, must early or become gospel-hardened. How has it been with in order to angument and confirm the Slave Power. few are after cease to be. you? Comparatively persons converted they 3. Some men see no reason are forty years of age. By far the majority of converts honest who to he dissatis- Is it not time we should pray—give us men, 0 Lord, are converted under twenty, in all ages of the world. fied with tho Union, and who are too magnanimous to to shape the thought and to wield the civil power of this how years have ? Now many you lived Have you not use secession as a terror. country, who honestly believe thatrighteousness exalteth a already lived out half of your days, so far as all hope of 1. The first class are having things their own way in nation, and that oppression must work its ruin, and who, your salvation is concerned? Have not many of you they really majority gone even already b-.-youd the point where there is much the cotton States. Whether are a of believing, will have the moral conrago to say so,' fearing the people they likelihood that you will ever be converted? may well be doubted ; but aro in power none but God, and nothing but wrong-doing. (3.) How long do you expect to live ? Some' of you to-day, and rule with a rod of iron. Never before in our you may live for years ; and some of may live but a few country was *o perfect "a reign of terror" known. Not moments. But honesty, PublicAffairs. can you wsk, with any honor or a man who dissents, dares say that his soul is his own. that you may live and be spared if you consume in your Lduisiana has passed an ordinanceof secession, and has The leaders in the ruling factions are old politicans be- sins! Your sins are a great trial to God ; they are a seized llio buildings and other properly of the Federal great nuisance society. Gocl may see cause to fore eyes are visions of office and power, and per- in spare Government which sho could lay her hands on. you notwithstanding your sins; but your sins are never- haps sweeter than all, the luxury of distressing, distract- him, and Preparations for war occupy the seceded States—less theless a greatabomination to a great abomina- ing and humiliating the North. tion to his people. Now can you honestly pray to God, so, theremaining slave Slates and yetless tho free ; but As lo thedistress, they reckon without theirhost. The and ask him to spare you that you may continue to mark the public mind in the border and -free Slates labors most way all along with sins and rebellion against him ? distraction they hope for, (to our shame be it said,) they your intently on the question of concession, to save the Union. (4.) Will a longer life he a blessing or a curse to you ? may see. The humiliation they certainly are enjoying and gathered in Wash- Judging from the past, have you not reason to fear that Say they—" We have often seen Northern politicians and The convention called byVirginia the it will be for you ? No becomes an of intense interest. the longer you live worse merchants on their knees; now we shall sco ihcm under ington, February 4, object doubt you hope to amend, and to break off from your We anlicipnte no good from itforlwo reasons —(1.) The wickedness; is much prospect the curse of tho old serpent—'*0n thy belly shalt thou : but there really that you South have not asked and will not accept any ever will Is it not highly probable that you never will, crawl and dust shalt thoueat"—all tho days of our seces- extreme ? at till they have learned but will was. worse and worse ! sion." compromise—will not, leasl, from some lessons not otherwise conceived ; Now please reflect—Have you more selfishness now 0, if, instead of such humiliation in Northern leaders, experience you had when you were young ! Christian mind of the free States never can than we might have the moral heroism that dares do right and (2.) The Are you more susceptibleof religions impressions, orless — yield to the present demands of tho slavo power. Have you more prejudice against Christian that dare3to reqognize the law and the of God, aud susceptible? Seward's speech in tho Senate is eminently un- people than you used to have or have you less? Have that would commit the Republican party uncompromis- Senator satisfactory Wendell Phillips' in reply and on tho samo you more attachment to the house ar.d worship of God; ingly to liberty, equality and justice ; or have you less? Have you fallen out from association ! general subjectis greatly above it in vigor, in moral tone, 2. Of the second class, the most characteristic thingwe with God's people, and fallen out from his worship, more and in the recognition of God and of Christianity as es- and or and less? Does the Spirit of God have yetseen, is this ; said in substance on the floor of Con- more, sential elements in statesmanship. We trust that Seward's strive witu you still, and even more than formerly; or gress :—" The Southern States arealready going ; the g'ori- almost, if not entirely, ceased to strive with you ! doctrine sacrifice literally every thing to save the Union has he ■iiM Union is already gone ; but tho worst of all as that yon, — — Are the moral principles that you were taught in your is not to bo the ruling idea of Mr. Lincoln's administra- Northern men, take it so coollyI" The feeling is—lt was childhood more potent lo influence you now than form- tion. If so, it willbe a stupendous failure! erly; or less so? In short, is life to you a hardening bad enough that you havo taken our threats for these or is ita subduing and sanctifying process ? past so coolly; but this being so cool over their years Kansas is at length admitted into tho Union as a free (5.) Why are you still neglecting tho Savior! And is unbearably provoking It becomes an ex- have you notreason to believe that you shall always neg- execution ! State. After so manyyears of struggle, tho boon at length, lect him, and that no length of days in this life will make pensive game. came so quietly that the nation scarcely noticed it. It would take it the you a Cl.iistian 1 If all the free State people coolly, had some tirao since ceased to be the great pending issuo (6.) Where will you soon be ? You cannot live long. of this second class would soon be played out. for free- cannot game between freedo.n and slavery. Other victories Where shall you and I soon meet! We meet amazing to see with what cool We must soon depart henco to be On theother hand, it is are coming. here much longer. secession is dom here no more; and the places that now know yon and and bold impudence,they maintain that right; me will soon know us no more forever. .Where then that itis no crime against thenation—no violation of their Revival. Where ? your shall we be.' will you be What will be oaths ofallegiance to the Constitution and tho Union—no encouraging employment when this life is ended? Canyounotsee We learn that there is a very increase of treason against the Federal Government. For them to that the answer to that question must turn uponthcman- religious interest in Gustavus, Ohio, in the church of not arm and commence war upon this Federal Govemmantis ner in which you spend this life ? " Be deceived; which Bro. Johnson Wright is pastor. ; for whatsoever a man soweth that most harmless, innocent thing imaginable but for the God is not inockec1 the ! Meetings have been held fivoevenings a week for sev- Bhall ho also reap. He that soweth to his flesh shall of Government to rlef-ml iv »wu property, enforce but that Feicral and tho interesthas constantly increased. the flesh reap corruption ; he soweth to the laws, own rights, is of all things eral weeks past, l.fe everlasting." If its own and vindicate.its reached by the movement, Spiritshall of the Spirit reap you of war and the Most of those who have been wind, must reap *,he whirlwind. If you most horrible! This involves all the guilt sow to the you are young people—a few in middle life. It isoncrjrag- live to minister to your appetites and propensities, when murder of brethren. They declare that the first gun fired ing to hear of any work of the kind, when the tr jughu the body is torn down, when the flesh is gone and senstud by General Government in the performanceof its con- —what then ! If the so distracted by the condil-on /{ public enjoyments are no more must you reap even, will bring down upon it the re- of thepcoplo are have Spirit of God ; if you have lived to stitutional functions you sown lo the shod in years of civil affairs. please him; if you have lived in the Spirit, and prayed sponsibility lor every drop of blood 28 THE OBERLIN EVANGELIST.

At periods in my life, sore afflictions have crossed my give it a bounty, though it be only one cent, the dignity Bk®kdminheritance of dis- "THE WORK OF RrQUTEOUSNESS SHALL BE PEACE. on my mind ; but a few weeks sufficed to set me hack grace. What is the use of a law—a constitutional,provi- " into the same current of daily thought and feeling; my sion it happens to be—defining treasQu and declaring its .OBERLIN, OHIO, FEB. 13. 1861. old associations regained and oven strengthened their hold penalty, if after all, the Government is not to punish trea- upon and 1 came out tho only more son at. all, but only to coax the traitors back with Wherefore do the Wicked Live? me, same, strongly sugar set in my course of sin. plums ! Where is the honor aud dignity of the Govern- The reader find in the sermon to-day on this sub- will I have passed through several revivals of religion. The ment, nit must come dowu upon its knees to thettaitors, ject, many thoughts worthy of being deeply pondered. earlier cases seemed to me specially solemn. I ctAild not and say :—" Yes, gentleman, you are right in your rebel- Considerate minds, whether religious or not, must often, see my former companions breaking off their sins and lion and we are wrong ; we have not duly considered the it would seem, recur to this great question as one full of committing themselves forever to the service of God necessities and demands of your domestic institutions ; we practical to interest. What is be the outcome of the life we without feeling a deepconviction that I ought to do the see it is quite incumbent on us to make new concessions «tro livirgl and now what reasons control the Infinite same, but I did not make up my mind toit, and thepress- to the slave interest; tlo be patient a little and you shall Mind above, in those providential agencies of his which ure lightened up and soon let me go on as before only with have all you choose to ask 1" measure out our arrange days aud all the surroundings obviously less sensibility to God's claims as each succes- Wo protest with all our power of repugnance against of this mortal life? sive call came and was repelled from my heart. such an attitude towards treason aud slavery. Of course all those who intelligently and heartily ac- So I have lived. I can recal many an hour of solemn If the Republican part/ have done wrong, we say, let cept the conviction that God is both all-wise and all-good, debate in my soul on thisgreat question, Shall I yield them repent of it and reform. If the anti-slavery citizens will have the general assurance that in the ordering of my heart lo God's claims 1 but I have accustomed my- of the free States have done wrong iv entertaining anti- each one's life, He cioeth all things well—so well that ii self to settle that question in Ihe negative, until now it slavery sentiments, or iv promulgiug them, let them has- would not be possible for him to do it better. From this scarcely seems to be worth my while to debate it any lon- ten to make a righteous apology aud undo their wrong as general view of the case, if we our to the push thought ger. It is a foregone conclusion. The force of my feel- best they may. We hold no ideasof honor that stand an more particular details, we must conclude that God lets ings and habits all bears that way, and seems entirely too instant in the way of the most frank aud penitent confes- each sinner live as long as, in view of all the circumstan- strong to be ever overcome ; considerations that once had sion ofconscious wrong. ces of his case, it can be mercy to let live. him power lo call me back, and press me towards Christ and But tho Republican party has no such wrongs to con- The Scriptures represent sinners while in persisting sin, salvation seem to have lost that power. lam amazed at fess. The anti-slavery men of tho North and West have as "treasuring up wrath against the day of wrath." This myself to see how easily I can repel them now—-the very not condemned slavery a whit too earnestly. Therefore must bo tho case if that other declaration, often reiterated same that once drew me almost to the full purpose to neither of those bodies of men have any wrongs torepent :n Scripture, be true—lhat God will render to every " change my course for all my life. of, and consequently, no uew concessions to make. man according to his deeds." On these principles the Here I pause and ask myself, Why should God let me To make a new concession to the Slave Power would more sin, the deeper the doom the longer the sinning ; live any longer What can I think of the prospects and be not only ruinous lo the Government in view of the life, and the more mercy sinned against, the more .' dire probabilities of ever being circumstances under which it is now but it the woes of retribution. my converteit 1If thereasons in demanded, ihe mind of God for suffering me to live are only as the woultl be in itself a moral wrong. Slavery is essentially Why, then, some one may ask, does God let sinners hopefulness ol my conversion, how very slight they pernicious to both master and slave,and therefore it must live at all ; Why not nip the bud of life' just when it must be! As to my turning from sin lo God, I have be wrong to give it another foot of soil or another iota of begins to open and let them pass away before lliey have thought over that matter till it seems to do me no good power. It were better to lot disunion come, the Iree known their right hand from tbdii lef'.l to think it over any inprc. I have acted on that question a States being iunocent as to its occasion, than avert it by The Scriptures meet this question thus—That they thousand times, and always in the same way bow then more wrong doing. It is lighteousness that exalteth a may know God, may see and feel his claims may be : ; can I rationally suppose that my course will over change 1 nation ; wrong, doing is its reproach not only, but its ulti- drawn by his mercies, and, so drawn, may come to re- What then can remain for me but a certain fearful mate and speedy ruin. pentance. " The Lord is not slack concerning Ins prom- " looking lor of judgmentand fiery indignation I If, after planting ourselves on this ise [lhat ho will punish the wicked,] but is long-sullering " strongest possible Suoh thoughts we may suppose each of our impenitent ground, it were yet needful to urge another class of con- toward us, not willing that any should perish, but thai neighbors lo have in his hours of quiet reflection, provi- siderations against other concessions to slavery, we mi»ht all should come to repentance." For this reason it is ded ho honestly believes that God spares wicked men to live this say, It will ao nopermanent good. There is no that he lets them live. For this he bears all the abuse in world, only or at least chiefly, that they may possibility have space to repent. impenitent men do of conceding enough tosatisfy the demands of the Slave they heap upon him, and all the mischief they do in h\> Fur, sometimes //link. There U good reason why they should, none preserve our must and Power, and still democratic form of govern- kingdom. It bo a great trial to his patience to see why they should not. They have a "long to lilc-historv ment or utir religious freedom. For, beyond all question, •0 much evil done by sinners, and to see so many en- think over. Not one of liiem can carefully review it without a the population of the Slave States as compared with the couraged to siD by h':s long delay of retribution ; but ho seeing present God often revealing his hand to endures all long-suffering, beckon ihem away from their sinning life, to himself. 0 free, is doomed to wave. The Slave Power will never ac- it with year after year, until how well if they would think they more, and think earlier in cept quietly an inferior political position. But she must have had all the scope for repentance that promise- life, and think lo more earnest purpose, ere yet tho deep certainly come to it, unless the principle of equalrepresen- any good result, till the question is finally settled, that currents of the soul's life have set in ihe ways of sin too to he tation is abandoned and slavery is allowed an they will oevcr repent—and then mercy has not another strongly turned. advantage It must he a view the over freedom, despite of her lessening population. word to say in plea lor their longer hie. Theyreach a mournful of outcome of one's The lile, to see as you near its close that, as present disturbance point at towards salvation, is only a firstinstalment of her poli- which they are hardened beyond repentance ; the whole ol it has been a When you failure. come to cy—"rule, or ruin." The Slave Power has no idea of then, the reason why they should live longer ceases to account the hopefulness of your being converted as your receding Irom this policy. Therefore the hosts operate, and they are cut off because even mercy has no life-capital,and are compelled, as you examine yourbooks, of freedom further plea in their behalf. to conclude lhai you arc on the very verge of bankruptcy! must make up their minds to make concessions indefinite- that you have spent that ly, they the If any man, still living life-capital, almost to the hist if adopt principle ofbuying peaco and Union in his sins, were to contemplate farthing! You can see no reason why God should his of pro- with concessions to the demands of the Slave Power. A past history in the light these great principles ol long your life another day. Judging" past and from the lively time they will have to make them enough God's administration, ho would find abundant material ihe present, you must regard the question of your being fast ! as They may as well dismiss at the outsetthe once for grave reflections. He might say:So many years converted definitely, finally settled ;so that now it cherished only remains lhat mercy should lift up her mournful blessings of an elective government conducted by consti- I have lived. Excepting a few of the very first, all the cry—" There hope longer is no "! and theu God lets the tutional majorities of free and equal voters. They rest have been years of gospel light and of oll'ered mercy. curtain drop, and ihe scene is may over! abandon as forever lost their It is now long, long since I began to know God as my rights of conscience and freo thought and speech. Maker and Father—siuce I first heard of Jesus as the Compromise and Concession. If the Union, with Saviour of sinners. The time was when thoughts of God slavery, is worth these sacrifices, let Concession, not compromise, is really the word now ; us hasten tomake them it be to made a solemn impression on my mind ; those impres- ; if not, then why begiu for compromise implies mutual concession but strange to yield to the demand for concessoin sion were not welcome to me, and I have these ; 1 many say, nobody thinks or speaks of any concession on the years succeeded in resisting them till they give me very side of the Slave Power. All agree in assuming that sla- Slavery Foreworking its own Doom. little annoyance. I can remember when a lovely morn- very has no concessions to make—that none willbe asked, Tho fruits of slavery ing would lift my soul up toward God, the groat and good in the character of a slave-holding aud that none would be granted, if ever so gravely demand- people Father, but I never cared to cherish such a are palpable, and they alto palpably indicate the call, and now ed. Concession, therefore, made by liberty slavery, I have ceased to to is ruin that God's moral government provides, mind it. Once the Sabbath seemed to tho only now under retribulively, thing discussion. lor oppressors. give this matter bring with its hallowed hours a Bummous as it were Let us a few moments' to We opposo it utterly. To make one new concession meet Gotl; but, having no heart attention. for such a meeting I now to the demands of the Slave be ever to Power, it so It is one of the laws of God, impressed on all nature, that turned other thoughts, since which the Sabbath is small, would practically break down ihe Federal Govern- sin shall work towards its own punishment. mostly to me like other days. ment. If, puuiobing instead of down-right treason, we We are familiar with this law iv the human physical THE OBERLIN EVANGELIST. 29

System. Drunkenness plants the seeds of early death. and towards God. and thus ensures its fatal antagonism blow, aimed at the conscience and ihe ruart, is "hat Gluttony breaks down the system and loads it with dis- to God's moral government. threatens to break asunder (his Union." ease. Licentiousness biteth like a " at the last serpent, 3. Slavery begets violent passions. It goes lo make Having thus detected aud brought ou' the root of the and stingeth like an adder." Men who throw a loose masters irritable, arbitrary and overbearing. Wo believe mischief, it would that the remedy would be afc rein on these sins against the body, may expect a terrible it is Jefferson whosaid in substance, " The master scolds, once suggested— viz., to h/.i j, forth in masterly and con- retribution in the line of their sin. threatens and flogs ; bis children catch the strain, and vincing power tho theology ~• ,; logic by which slavery is So, essentially, of sins against our fellow-beings. Ds-:- growinto it, and it grows into them, and thus becomes shown to be right—morraly and socially ripht. Why hone-ty and to fraud slick a man's reputation and banish the general law of such a society." Ab>oluiepower, exer- should the advocates of slavery think of any thing elae him from the confidence of his fellows. Though a man cised in a way to rouse no feelings but repugnance in its but the immediate inauguration of a system of Northern •heat under conventional rules as in gambling, the curse victims, naturally fosters bad and strung passions. Menj missions, backed up by tract agencies and free to of society is upon the him scarcely less, aid every body clothed with such power, assume that they are born to enlighten and regenerate public opinion all over ihe free feels that it ought tobe. rule, and the opposition thoy meet, dues not lessen this, States ? The people of the North are readers, and think- not '- Tiittro is a form ofsocial vice which does not entail assumption, but only embitters and exasperates bad blood.' ers ; they turn out to hear a good leetupt;; they would more less of retribution or social upon those who indulge Such blood in turn arouses antagonism, and'thus by the; not at all object to a thorough discussion of the Christian, it. It begetsin the soul arecklessness of others' welfare laws of human nature provides for its own punishment. I philanthropic claims of American slavery. Ono would which is certain to react; its upon authors. Why should 4. We need not expect that men subjected lo such in-1 suppose- that Mr. Hough, and those also for whom he love aud honor people those who prove themselves reck- fluences will be candid, cool, and of sober judgment in speaks, would need no hint from us to seek in this line of foes good } less to the best of their fellow-beings matters pertaining to slavery. If they are so, it must be effort ancf in this only, the remedy for tho groat mischief, Those few to hints may suffice indicate the general law despite of the influences of slavery. the root of which they have so sagaciously discovered. In question. 5. Slavery tends powerfully to violonce and blood-shed. But, (would you believe it J) Mr. Houghsays:—" More, Now, let us apply it to the sin of oppression in its rip- Masters claim chat they must use harsh remedies and ter-' then, is the remedy, the last and the-iru© one : The Con- ened form, American slavery. Let us note some of the rible punishments. No doubt they must, if they work; stitution must be so revised and amended astopi-nnit, sanc- it qua'ities ofcharacter has begotten, and the type of soci- the system by mere compulsion. So working such a sys-] tion and defend this institution, iv ©very State and Terri- ety it has created, and observe how these fruiis of slavery tern, they habituate their own hands and hearts to violence! tory—in every spot and place that is guarded by tho ripen slavch'dding society towards self-punishmeut. and blood. It was forcibly said long ago:—"They chati American flag." 1. Slaveholders become obtuse to moral distinctions. take the sword shall perish with tho sword." There are "The Constitution must bo so amended as to give the The tirst slaveholder, we ever had the fortune to see, reasons in the ualuroof things why they should. Vio- Foderal Government the sanation and defence of shivery professed to be a Christian. Of course we propounded to lence provokes its own retribution. whereverthat Government exists ; but without the pow- the golden him rule : —" Whatsoever ye would," &c. It It is remarkable that the duel fieds its congenial home er to interfere with or modify any of its relations, iv the was a spectacle not to be forgotten, to see how he stared among slave-holders—nowhere else iv all the civilized States whore itis already established." and .stammered under it, and wanted to say it was not in world. The sentiments and habits of life, requisite to a " Wherever our National Flag shall be unrolled, there the Bible, and next, wanted to think it was not the law dueling society, are tho natural outgrowthof slavery. must the master with his servant be permitted tn go and ofgood Christian people iv slave States; and finally set- Now in applying these points to the facts of Southern stay as long as ho pleases, whether it be a day, a year, or tled down upon this—"l cannot obey, that law, and yet history to-day, what do we see? In the lower cotton a life-time. live in Kentucky. 1 could not live among my neighbors States, a leading portion of society, maddened to the most "In thi3 way, the progress of dissolution may be ar- and relatives, if I were to treat my slaves as I would be furious antipathy and antagonism towards Northern men, rested at once, the Union be saved, and the whole world treated by them, and therefore the Lord must excuse me accounting all Republicans their deadly enemies, snuffing wilt breathe more freely and be happier," from that Now of this obeying command." trouble sort the battle from afar and rejoicing in the near prospect of And this is to be the remedy for the Northern denun- must befal the conscience of every slaveholder, save as ho war; cool, calm consideration almost utterly unknown; ciation of slavery as a sin ! This spreading out of the evades or over-masters it by special appliances. But tbe outrages offered to the American flag, and tho collision of broad egisof the Federal Constitution over American sla- startling is lhat all such fact appliances are sure to leave arms avoided only by a degree of forbearance, such as very will either reverse all Northern anti-slavery senti- a sad wound upon the conscience itself. Beginning with slavery never begets; the right of secession and revolu- ment, or will heal up the wounds of heart and conscience, evil deeds, men soon learn to love darkness rather than tiondefiantlymaintained, and any movement of theFederal which its honest beliof and free utterance have inflicted— light; the outcome of which is a mind that does not see Government in self-defence denounced as an outrage on Mr. Hough does not intimate which. Indeed he evident- right clearly—a the distinction of and wrong mora! sensi- Southern rights ; in short almost every thing done that ly forgot to indicate any connection between the evil as bility that does for theconscious dis- not care much even well can be to provokecivil war. by him discovered, and the remedy. He will permit us reason conscience approval that and do pronounce. Whither do these things tend ? Who needs tobo told to suggest that his circular would have been more logical, are the results this What of moral obtuseness t that their tendency is towards war, aud that a Southern and if his logic be good for anything, more forcible, if he to estimate outrages (1.) Slaveholders fail duly the wtr must inevitably bo surcharged with the lightnings of had at least hinted at the connection between the ascer- perpetrate upon their slaves. They seem incapable they a terrible retribution for tho wrongs of slavery ? tained evil and its proposed remedy. ihe amount and degree of cruel of appreciating wrong G. It is oneof the terrible vices of slavery that it has no But while wo marvel at tho looseness that proposes to which they inflict. protection for the virtue of the female slave. Uncbastity meet an evil so purely theological, lying, a3 ho claims, in (2 ) Consequently they heap up vengeance against the nudcr any circumstaucos has a fearful catalogue of plagues erroneous moral sentiments as to slavery, by proclaiming day of divine beyond retribution, far what they are them- to visit upon all concerned ; but the appaling unchastities the ono only sufficient remedy to be Federal protection of. do dream of the of selves aware They not amount of the slavesystem have a super-addedretribution iv store for slavery everywhere—the slaveholder protected with burning indignation, that is perhaps kept under for a time for the guilty. his slave in overy free State, his life long; yet it is due by the strong arm of power, but is ready to spring up in The slaveholder flatters himself that African blood is to Mr. Hough to say that he has volunteered a little extra Buch an hour as Providence is to likely provide. Aud tame and unresisting: but when he mingles with it Angto- service to his country in the way of maledicting all anti- even if the crushed slave could bo kept down it forever, S ixon blood, fiery and proud, till the latter quite predom- slavery men, maligning their motives, and defendingslave- would not follow that the avengingarm of tho Almighty inates, what may he uot, exp?ct How terribly will ry in general as a most excellent, mostscriptural, and most can be. ! retribution come, some day, in the line of the sin till the felicitous institution. Thus tho oppressions of are ripeninga doom t slavery just ears ofevery one that heareth thereof shall tingle ! The worst fault in this argument of his in defence of for their authors. slavery is its false assumptions and misapprehension of 2. Those who set. themselves to tho defence of slavery, facts. Thus he one master a hundred "The Union—the Last and True Remedy." says:—"Not in become intensely sensitive to opposition. They cannot throughout the whole South, would hesitate to commit to tolerate discussion. Show them that yon differ from We are indebted to Sabin Hough, of Cincinnati, for a his servants the defence ofhis life. Himselfand family, them in sentiment, anil you arouse some of the fiercest circular, covering a newspaper sheet, with the above cap- thus defended, would be thelast to suffer or die." , passions of human nature. tion. Mr. Hough chums to have gone to the bottom of Now it is perhaps barely possible that Mr. Hough has civilized antagonists subject, In all the world, the two chief of his and to have shown the real difficulties of our never heard of those special accompaniments of Southern i free speech are Slavery and Romanism—each fur essenti- country, and the only remedy for disunion. We give him slavery—an armed police, night pairol, loaded revolvers i same reason—the system not ally the will bear discussion, the credit of having presented"the South-side View,", under every white man's pillow, rifles in all bed cham- has horror and therefore, a constitutional of light. with ability. He speaks for tho slaveholdiug disunionists, bers. Perhaps ho thinks that in some districts where the antagonism speech But lb:s to free goes to seal the we presume, to their satisfaction. It is for this reason slaves are most numerous, the masters enroll them into death-warrant of slavery. that his mauifesto jusrifies a few moments' attention. the patrol service, and devolve the severe duty of the If you ask—How so 1 We answer—lt shuts off all Accordingto Mr. Hough, the trouble feltby slavehold- night watch upon theirfidelity. Why not? amelioration of the system ; it creates a pro-slavery mora- ers isnotrepugnance to thePersonalLiberty Bills of some Abraham, the illustrious exemplarof patriarchal slavery, lity and theologywith which unpervertod humanity, con- Northern States ; is not the fear of servile insurrections; armed his slaevs to repel foreign invasion. It does not science and religion, can have no sympathy : it, therefore, nor is it mainly exclusion from new territories ; but it is appear that be had any occasion for patrol duty over Ida helps to keep slavery in a defiant attitude towards justice "the denunciation of slavery as a sin." "This deadly slaves, or that he himself slept on loaded revolvers. 30 THE OBERLIN EVANGELIST.

Why, then, so much expense and trouble for armed dc. Docs Dr. (I. aim his bolt at this rising spirit 1 Is this But the marshal certainly chose fit instruments fur trie fence of this most beneficent system —American slavery 1 •'ambition ?r Is this " a national curse"!" We should business ; ami ho honureil the city by taking it fur plant- Mr. Hough says:—" Any great or general uprising or pronounce that* a very loose extemporaneousrhetoric which ed, us he undoubtedly did until enlightened by ihe scan- revolt is impossible, and no fears of such a catastrophe are should indulge in such vague assertions. And it is dalous developments that followed, that no decent, person entertained. As a general faci, a deep and strong attach- hardly any better logic, or rhetoric, for having been writ- could be found who would do the detested work of spe- ment prevails between masters and servants, ami thereis ten by the polished pen of Dr. Huntington. We have no cial deputies under the Fugitive Slave Law. a greaf unwillingness on either side to terminate tho rela- doubt there is a great deal of ill-considered talk, which is But uot even the effectual safeguards, and evident des- but do think tion." mere gab, and often mischievous; we not perate intent of tho federal authorities would have pre- The misfortune in these statements is, they are not true. it is confined to extemporizers. We find, for instance; in vented a rescue. The city was deeply aroused, and the Tbe honest witnesses are those slaves who at the peri! of an adjoining paragraph in the Herald, the following lan- determination was strong that Lucy should not bo return- life escape, and those masters who spare no pains or cost guage quoted from the fast day sermon of Rev. Dr. Ne- ed. It was Republican influence ihatprevailed, through a to prevent such escape. The slaves that cannot escape, hemiah Adams of Boston, a divine singularly free from sacrifice of Republican principles and honor. It was re- are in two classes; one, those who are forbidden by fear imputation of indulging in "extemporaneous rhetoric," garded as a favorable opportuniiy to prove to the Smith, of a harder lot, to speak the truth ; tbe other, those whose and celebrated for the finish of his pulpit discourses, and andespecially to Virginia, the murderer of Northern Otiio'a manhood isutterly crushed out and who lie down in de- still more for the cautiousness of his utterances on politi- sons, that Cleveland and the We;dern Reset ye was true spair under their inevitable lot. It happens that the in- cal questions—that one of tho two ideas which will save to the Constitution—Fugitive Slave Law, and all! It side view of this case is in harmony with all tho free, un- Union, and, therefore, must prevail at the North, is that was the Union in jeopardythat demanded theimmolation constiained testimony of saves, with the honest convic- *' ownership in man is not in itself sinful." That saying of the panting fugitive. Yes, Lucy must be made a vic- tions of masters as evinced in deeds and not in words was not extemporaneous, hut we affirm it was reckless, and tim to Southern rebellion and to Northern panic. A pro- merely, aud with human nature, of which even slaves fraught with a curse to the nation. minent Republican citizen told the precise iiuth when he have a share. We fancy that the pen is " a vain thing for safety," if said, just after the rendition, to the lady of a leading Ger- But time would fail us to expose or oven tn name all the preacher has not truth toutter and grace to guide him. man republican, who was lamenting the shameful issue As ho ihinkelh in his heart so pen or no pen. the capital mir;-statcment3 of this argument—how he is he, We of the case :—" Madam, it was a necessity of ihe crisis; ignores the abolition of serfdom in Russia, yet regards are disposed strongly to think that the main curse of this Lucy could not have been returned three months before, those serfs "as being in the most abject slavery," "more nation is timid preachers, prophets who prophecy smooth nor three months after this time !" This is the simple severe and oppressive than that of our slaves;" insists things. The country and the church want bold men, who truth. Nay I such has been the reaction since the return that apprentices and coolies in the West Indies are slaves ; will cry aloud, and spare not. The dread of free speech of Lucy, that one of the first legal gentlemen of thecity aud that in American slavery the master claims legally to is dastardly. The prudent pens that set themselves declares that it would uot answer even now for another own only the labor of his servant —a statement made against the tonguesof fire are but poorly employed. attempt to bo made at recapture. Let the South kuow " " If guardedly, in the very teeth of the slave laws in most if not all the Dr. H. had'expressed himself more as it these fticts, and would it be appeased by such a sacrifice } slave Slates. became him to do, he might have been understood to de- It is amazing that any intelligent citizen of Cleveland We have not space for further comment on this produc. precate what is indeed an evil,and a curse—that reckless could imagine that it would. license of fcpeech which "mouths the heavens, speaking tkm—onl}' to suggest that while we shall welcome all We do not complain that the slave girl, Lucy, was not loftily," aud says—" our tongue is our own ; who isLord candid, fair endeavors undertaken bythe advocates of sla- violently rescued, at cost of blood. We do not deplore over us V J. A. T. very to set forth the real nature and legitimate claims of the ready agency of the marshal, commissioner, and oth- that system, we shall be quite disposed to insist on vera- er United States officers in this infamous transaction. We want historic truth. short city. Any thing of this, The Fugitive Slave Lucy. They, of course, made up their minds to do such atro- or other, will not essentially help the matter at issue. It is widely known —as every fresh phase of the "irre- cious work, on accepting the posts they hold ; and itis pressible conflict" is—lhat a fugitive from slavery has the veriest cant for them to tell how disagreeable the task A New National Sin. been recently returned to the owusr thereof, residing in is to them. But we do lament, with unspeakable shame, that our citizens.leadingrepublicans included,-should We have been struck with the ingenuity evinced, in Wheeling, Va., from Cleveland, tho metropolis of the have The been so needlessly officious in the several published Fast Day Sermons, in trumping up oc- Anti-Slavery Reserve. facts, as they have transpir- forwarding rendition ed, are that theyshould have been so anxious to avert demonstra- casions of Humiliation. A notable instance of this has these: tions of the popular aversion, and so ready, just fallen under our notice. "The Rev. Dr. Hunting- Early in October last, a negro woman, named Lucy, the above all, to give their countenance to tho ton," says the Congregational Herald, " in his Fast Day property of one Goshorn, deserted her master, to avoid, execution of the Fugitive ''sold, Slave Law Cleveland! seemed Sermon, mentions a reckless oratory' as oneof the things as she says, being down the river," and fled north- in They thankful that we should repent of as a people. 'Tho cloud gathered ward. She took refuge in Cleveland, where she found Provideuco had favored us with so timoly an opportunity to over us is largely the' fruit of a reckless style of political service successively in two or three respectable families, vindicate our loyalty to the Union. Tbey could not show too much declamation, misnamed eloquence. The ambition for ex- that of A. (>. Riddle, Esq,, among the number. After respect to Mr. Goshorn. They must even invite him a sort temporaneous rhetoric is a national curse.' To this tbe three months, her owner, informed as it is suspected by a to make speech iv a of extemporized Herald adds, Who will not say 'Amen !'" colored family of the city, came after her, and finding fit congratulation meeting that followed the dread decree " that, doomed to of bondage. We are reminded hereby of a curt reply made some tools among our citizens, proceeded to the residence ofc Lucy the horrors retributive time ago by an old Alumnus of Vale College, a wealthy Mr. Benton, early in the morning, before the family were And, believe it who will ! they meekly submit to hear this citizen of Philadelphia, who was applied to for pecuniary up, a portion of the party going to the front door, and an- atrogant slaveholder, propose as theperfection of fra- a d to build at New Haven a lyceura edifice to be de- other portion to a side door, and finally by breaking in to ternal intercourse that he should bo suffered to come with : his servantLucy and enjoy voted to the culture of the undergraduates in the art of the house, they got possession of Lucy, who, in her fright, their hospitalities! Not one was of this debate. He flatly refused to give one cent to the enter- had fled to the bed-room of Mr. Benton. Conducting her word uttered inrebuke audacity. prise, and declared that there was already too much gab, to a carriage, they drove her to tbe county jail, and there On the contrary, resolutions were offered by a gentle- it was a public gab destroyed incarcerated her. Great excitement followed anions: the man who bears an honored name, pledging the meetin" to that evil; that had Greece Ii and Rome, and bid fair to ruin our Republic, and there- citizens, both white and colored. The reigning sentiment discountenance any and every interference with the peace- fore as a patriot he could not help to foster this vice ! had been that a fugitive could not bo taken back to sla- able return of the slave Lucy. Even Marshal Johnson We think both these gentlemen are guilty of tho very very from Cleveland. remonstrated against that—as a ''superfluity of naughti- evil they deplore; for they certainly speak in " a reckless This was tobe tested now. Could the jail hold Lucy.l ness " quite uncalled for. style" about "extemporaneous rhetoric," or "gab." Could her claimant walk the streets in safety 1 Would The poor negress, whose crime was that she lovod lib- 'they by severe charges, The erty are no means definite in their there be a rescue? United States Marshal, John- " not wisely but too well," must ho sent back toVir- definiteness was evidently requisite. son, created a large force of special deputies, who, with ginia, because she made anunlimelij escape. And her resto- What does Mr. H. mean by "reckless oratory 1" the city police, were concentrated about the jail during. ration must be made an ovation. Gentlemen of the Cleve- What does he mean by "political declamationV What Saturday and Sunday nights. Some of these creatures of and prets accompany the .Federal escort. A grand re- for does he mean by " the ambitiun extemporaneous rhet- the marshal were infamous "Roughs," who used their j ception awaits them aiWheeling ; and Southern hospital- toric V* Docs he mean by the first phrase unwritten ora- brief authority in knocking down right and left unoffend- ity vies with Northern. But theWeddell House bears off by second—political})reaching tory ? Does he mean the ? ing colored people, oven women, and dragging them to' the palm by sacrificing a colored waiter, to tho imperious And by the last does he point to the growing tendency to prison for defending themselves against these unprovok- Mr. Goshoin, who glorifies the deed in his published preach without notes 1 ed assaults! The sense of decency and of justifies was card. Let men that hate slavery bad enough, but hate Extempore preaching has been latelyurged by high au- greatly outraged by the insolence of these petty officials. Northern slavishness worse, remember the Weddell. thorities iv the churches ; and it is beginning to prevail There were loud complaints against Mr. Johnson for iu-1 We have no fears that all this recreancy will seriously the citizens wanton in- somewhat nndcr this favoringinfluence, and in view of I suiting the city and subjecting to demoralize the sentiments of our citizens. We are confi- the results in some notable cases of modern pulpit extern-1 dignitiesby arming " lewd fellows of the baser sort," and dent that it wilt deepen rather the abhorrence of slavery porizers. setting them to keep tho peace at such an exalting time. in Cleveland and in Northern Ohio. THE OBERLIN EVANGELfST. 31

Bit we mourn for the of not them] ill-fatedLucy. A girl 24, who why proceed to self-inflict Why not pray especially against making such concessions at tho behesl had undertaken aud accomplished her own escape from God lo inflict them? of traitors in arms against tho Union. To do so must de- bomi.i-e, and had for three months tasted of the blessings of It was unfortunate for tho author that in this chapter moralize tin: government an 1paailyzo its pnwur. In thu name of ihe people we admonish men in freedom, is thrust again into the arms of a system which ho unwittingly mixed up together things so unlike as the power to beware of lie fa c of those who lo commit dooms ber to torture for her heroic which I undertake adveoturo, external causes of suffering, and that true benevolence of ma to tho sanction of a great wronj;. brands her as a traitoress,which exposes and subjects her to bruL.tl heart which lays tho foundation of Christian sympathy, j M. \V. AIRFIELD, Chairman. hist, and consigns her forlite, with all her womar.lv Samuel Hendry, i possibilities, to the nameless abominations of slavcrv. and then proceeds to affirm the same things of them all. Secretary. Who fan measure the consequences of this act ? Did Wo hope it wilt always be abhorrent to the Christian heart; Iv our judgment there ought to bo at least, ten thou- tho.>e who bore sand meetings C'evelanders a part in it, and rejoiced over to pray for or to seek affliction, in the customary sense of such held in the freo North, by Christians it, consider that they were constructively procuring the of all denominations to lift up prayer earnestly enslavement of 'he probable ksue of that term. Equally so should it be 'o seek for the con-; to Al- this young woman mighty God to save us in matter for guneralions to come ! God grant flict and opposition that originate in the sin of others. Ii j from more sin ihe of that the woes of slavery, this groat wickedness be. not visited upon tho posterity of were simply monstrous to seek or to pray for that. But and also to proiest lo those in authority agai-st the lo the .;nilty ag.iins ! We tremble as we glance Hong the let him pray r.nd seek a heart that will deeply sympathize loading people on deeper guilt. There is yet sume fulnr ■, and descry some o' Lucy, : distant descendant nurs- with Christ in all that he suffers and all that his cause conscience aud some fearof God iv theland. Why should ed i-: a hendiia-y of her captors, in haired Nor:hurn track- it not be aroused ? ing out their prosterity, in some reign of insurrectionary is compelled to suffer. terro-, lo wreak vengeance with compound interest for This seems to us a common-sens© distinction. her inking off! J. A. T. While maintaining these peculiar views of his, the! John B. Gough. author asserts that oven while Jesus was This popular orator, having a lew weeks Book Notices. *' crying out in since deliver- the anguish of his spirit, My God, my God, why hast ed two temperance lectures before the Y. M. C. Associa- "Mim.kn.al Experience;" or Qod'sivillknown ami done. thou forsaken mci* he must have known that the Fatheri tion and to audiences lhat denselypacked the largest hall By Rev. A'.mon Underwood. then smiled on his well-beloved Son." in Cleveland, has more recently delivered before the same volume, published by Henry Hoyt, ' This 9 Cum Hill, How could tho author know that? Does hisassertion : association and in the same hall, more closely filled than Boston, is a contribution to that department of Christian leave any significance at all in those emphatic words? ever before, his lecture uu Life in Loudon. This is a literature, which aims especially to promote holiness of We to notice things in the regret several volume which : written lecture, prepared with great care as to the statis- we attribute to looseness and example, heart aud life. Wo have read it with c*re, and can Ircely carelesuess; for facts, and misquotinga text in its vital point—as on 203—"He tics, delineations, and with what tho author 6ay .hat iv our opinion its main doctrine is true, and being page i giveih not the Spirit by measure unto us," (John modestly disclaims, no litilo literary merit. It is worthy is beyond measure valuable. This is 3:34,)! true, doctrine that where thu Bible has it unto, him"—that is Jesus Christ, i to be recorded in evidence of the extraordinary versatility Christians may know tho will of God as to their duty Irom and where the point to"be shown is lhat he whom j God of Mr. Gongh's genius that with no early literary culture moment to moment in tho minutest affairs of life; and es- l.ath sent, (from heaven) speakeih the words" of God." j must loosely, or practice with the pen, and addicted to the extreme of pecially th.it they may learn this through the teachings of Our friend have written very or he could not misquoe and apply such a passage to all Christians. tho extemporaneous method, his written lecture, deliver- the Spirit, superadded to word and providence. Offences against thu laws ol good English ire painfully j ed by reading, is equally acceptable with his customary author plan: Tue lollows this frequent.. In some passages the author expresses the veryi addresses. This, however, is owing very much to tho I. This revealing of God's will by the Spirit is opposite of what ho means, and in others, a sentiment very free interpersiug of extemporized illustrations, reudered uccdiul. different from the one intended, and cither through in his felicitous manner. Mr. G. gives a most graphic carelessness, or through lack of culture iv tho use of sketch of London Lile; of its business, its God has made abundant provisions to supply river Thames, 11. language. Some of the errors should have been corrected! its fog, its paupers, its princes, i;s charities, its holidays this want. by tho proof reader. and fairs, its street boys, its processions, its outcrt.*, and 111. The conditions of securing i\ We note those exceptionable points with extreme re- sundry other things—both grave and gray, crowded to- IV. Tho evidences of being thus taught. gret, yet in the hope that measures will bo taken to cor- getherin a thronging tide of oratory. Mr. G. made the rect them. It were a great pity thata book comprising su remarkable incidentally, that he novo.- heard Y. Objections answered. statement, much that is good, should bo fo marred by defects lhat but one literary or scientific lecture in his life, and uot one Wo are pleased with the spirit and tone of this book, might be obviated so easily. It would have afforded us political speech at any time; and that he never wont, and think it in the main adapted to do good. In most very great and uure pleasure to give this volume un- while in London, to hear one of the pulpit celebrities, not approbation. particulars the author has guarded his positions well qualified Ieven Spurgeon, but having selected Ids place of worship regularly there. against b.ingmisapprehended and his doctrine irom being Prayer and Protest. went Wonderful man ! J. A. T. abused. Some portions of the volume seem to us vigor- The citizens of Oberlin, believing that God holds na- The Princeton JRcview has spoken plainly ous in style and argument; while other portions seem to and in most tions mura'ly accountable for their public acls ; believing points well, on the great question now before the country. be loose in logicand in thearrangement of the ideas. We also that he abhors oppression, and that slavery is op- Thus— wish it had been written with more uniform clearness pression, ami moreover alarmed at tho imminent prospect "It is nothing but protection flag vigor. the which the of the and of now concessions to the slave power and a yet more Some points pertaining to the definition of his main Union spreads over slavery in this country that prevents guilty complicity with that stupendous wrong—by gcuer- doctrine we had hoped to see defined clearly; but they England arraying all her power for its destruction." ral consent, devoted Monday, February 4, to special pray- Again, as to slavery, only question of prin- seem lo be passed without notice; c. g, wheth r ibis per- " relates the for that God would forgive our past sin duty er their country, ciple on which tho mass of Northern people differ from fect knowledge of the will of God as to our shields efforts, in the matter of slavery and frustrate all looking; the extreme Southern party, is, whether a to usogaiuat failure of success in ihe thingswe aim to accom- man's right cowards farther concessions. Recognizing also their duty hold a slave as property rj?ts ou statute or plish; whether the Lord ever guides us into failure; also, law, upon the as citizens towards their rulers, they united in the follow- guidance lo points which do common law." whether this extends not ing —directed both to the Convention, meeting first wo this protest If the latter, then a man may carry his slavo into any involve moral principle. How minute may expect Virginia, aud to that day in Washington at the call of State or teiritory, for common law is recognized at guidance to become! least Congress. Wo these omissions. thorough consideration throughout our entire U.non ; if the former, then, only regret A PROTEST. of th- se pointswould have adapted the instructions of tho where that statute law obtainl-'. To the Commissioners the States assembled in Tho was inure to the life wo live hero in tho fiesh. from different latter tho doctiiue of all parties in this coun- volume fully Convention at the City of Washington : in to try until within the last twentyor thirty years. If the TiK-re are a few things the book which we feel men, and as members of various political parties, As fact that the North maintain this view of the master's constrained to take excpiions. including the Republican parly, whose triumph is made T'»*' chapter on suffering,*(Part 111, Chap. 6,) has one thopretext lor Uie greatcrime of dismembering our coun- right of property in his slave is good ground for secession section, headed—"These desirable,and should try, we beseech you to remember that the well-defined, aud revolution vow, it was just as goo.l gro.uid in the days sufferingsare which and clearly expressed principles upon that triumph of Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe and cverv be sought bj the people of God." are the principles of the Declaration of In- was achieved, other unless Buchanan bo an exception. Wh'.d "sufferings"! Losses of friends, property, or dependenceaud of tho and to bring tho gov- President, health; conflict against others' sins; sorrow of heart be* ernment back to those principles, has cost years of earnest Responding to the charge made by tho South that tha of other*' sin and ruin; sympathy with a suffering thoughtand labor. North has not executed the Fugitive Slave Jaw, the Re- caus..- this be set aside un- his cause. The demand now made is that all view maintains that the proper judicial and executive of- Savior and struggling der the menace of the enemies of the government, and ficers have never failed to do their duty. They have no- Hue, therefore, are grouped together several very di- that/wo incorporate into the Constitution, or endorse by erred over-doing. They bavo sent verse ,-oints—a factwhich obviously begat confusion in Congressional enactmeul, the atheistical doctrine that| toriously by free men can hold man. It is our solemn convic- to the South as slaves. their zeal to carry out the law the uninor's mind. Forwhile it would naturally be plain man property in In tion that tho country will not recede from thoso constitu- they have shocked public justice. United Slates troops thai Christiana ought to seek such a state of mind as should, tho result tional doctrines, and even if a majority have been called out. Tho United States treasury has would sympathise warmlywith Christand with his cause, will be, not peace but a sword, a prolonged and far more $4U,00J, on the yet we cannot suppose he could look at the single point embittered coutcst against those who demand that slavery expended $30,C00, reclamation professors the sufferings that come iv the allotments of divine be no longer sectional but national. of a single fugitive. "Educated men. in our of the Commonwealth, as a Providence, toothache, neuralgic agonies, As Christians, as citizens of colleges, have been couiiomned to imprisonment for at- for example, the our common country, tho name of our common part of iv | tempting to interfere with the execution of tho fugitive a d\iii" (.hild, ruined health, prostrate reason; and say—■ humanity, and in the love and (ear of God, we solemnly j slave law." Christians ought to seek them. For lo take this position is protest against any concession to slavery, or to the do-j zeal of General essentially asceticism. If Christians ought to seek them, mands made by its abettors in any form whatever, aud Contrast tho the Government in tai; 4 32 THE OBERLIN EVANGELIST.

For with itszea' in securing to the citizensof one S ate, the Obcrlin Evangelist. Theprobable results of a compromise—i. c concession to maUer The Bible and Slavery, No. 1. the sani-e right in every other S ate which its citizens en- slavery at the present juncture, are put with much fiuess Every of the world has its own place in joy. Tin-; Con-titution explicitly secures ih sright; the age the great and force in tho extract below, from the Congregational chain of the world's hi-itory, and its own part to perform. to give it to ihe citi- Federal administration fails co'ored : Every, too, as a 'inkin the chain, has close connection.- Herald : slave of Bens of bee Stales, found in Stales. "In some i with iis predecessor, as its legitimate consequent lo some 1. A reunion of all the friends of slavery Nonh and the Utter, it mv- been form-illy nullified by law," exient at least ; and quite as close connections with that Souih. the South complain of another grievance:—! which, follows, as a causa ive and moulding power. And 2. A division of the party of freedom, a mir.oritv of in important sense, each is the child iff the have Inst thei'' equality in the Union," atid there- an, an age pre- \\hich will follow the compromise. This will throw free- tlu'.v ceding age each age is the father that suc- dom back into the minority for a long time, and all " they : and of which the fore cannot live in il. "This supposes that the in- ceeds it. As sons and .-.ires, however, there- is large room work of regaining control of the government by the faith- terest of the slaveholders is antagonistic to all oiber inter- for differences ; nevertheless 1 heir resemblances and con- ful, must be done over agnlßt are discernible. ests, and is so important that it may rightfully b ■•■ dominant, nections always p'ainly 3. It will teach slavery how to keep control of the gov- age finds, largely prepared to im- by or at hast co-ordinate and limning. It assumes that, Hence each hand, an ernment, proving to them that tbo nation love.- the portant and special mission imposed upon itself for its ac- Union more than it dislikes slavery, and lhat freedom fifty equal twenty three hundred and thousand are to complishment. Sometimes that mission is one of experi- prizes a union with slavery more than slavery prizes a millions." ment and adventure : sometimes it is a mission of revo- union with freedom. It wilt prove to the 300,000 own- The Review does not doubt that many good men ati lutionand destruction lo old systems ot beliefor practice: ers of slaves, that they are of more value to the it is one of discovery and It nation's welfare than the mdlions who the S mth have been brought to believe that secession is, and sometimes construction. all own no slaves. belongs to some of tho ages to break up, and put to decay. 4. It has now become quite certain, moderate lcg-tlly and morally right. But it is no new in the! that tho that which lias grown old, done its work, ripened off, and party of slavery will accept only of such a compromise ai history of tho world lhat great crimes have been thought, in its own nature is ready to vanish away. It is the mis- must phico slavery in the control of the nation on the re- .right. There never was an auto da fe, not sanctioned by■ sion of some of the ages io discover, to shape, to lay foun- uirmng election. They must expect that ihe moderate, the minister of religion. The greatest crimes have been: dations, and to build thereon, that which can never be party of freedom, in dread of secession, will not »-.;am moved. There ar; ages of revolution, chaos, darkness and vote a chief in to will of sanciinned by those who thought they were doing God j for magistrate opposition tho sla- confusion: and there are ai-es of quiet advancement in very. Slavery, again secure of the Government, will use service." knowledge, science and art, and in all ethical and spiritual (be opportunity fearlessly to increase its power, by multi- What we pec at the South " only proves, therefore, hrtw j renovation and culture. Each has its place, its connec- plying the slave States so as forever lo preserve a major- preveited the human mind may become under tho influ- tions, its own won; to do. They all help in catrying the ity in ihe Senate. This slavery can do, by refusing » free world forward lo a glorious millennium of truth and constitution lo any Suite coming as she has ence ol passion and tho force of popular feeling." in, refused righteousness. Kansas—by purchasing Cuba—by admitting New Mexico arc a part the Princeton These of utterances of the The whole mission of this wonderful present age can and Sonora—by dividing Texas, and by encouraging a Review—one of the highest orgaus of the Old School hardly be fully comprehended and staled by the living clandestine slave-trade to populate Old Mexico. The Prcsbyteri in Church. actors in it. Like all periods in the world's history it is party of freedom will be n a less hopeful condition than Tho response made by the Presbyterian Press of tho undoubtedly only partly known to itself. at any time before. As often as the alarm of dividing ■South, carries with it deep and painful lessons on human If we do not mistake, it is a part of the mission of the this "glorious Union" has controlled one vote in the past, frailty. present age, to settle the question of human liberty. The the dread of secession will control a hundred voters in the Thus, tho North Carolina Presbyterian deplores "with Providence of God has brought this question upon future. sadness of heart, that, thy Princeton Repository has gone this ago as a living question on both continents. It can- Finally. If freedom 3hall regain a majority in this over, to the enemy of our country's peace and happiness." not be suppressed : an "irresistible" providence is in it. lion at any lime after the compromise, and stand for liber- Tho South Carolina Presbyterian is filled with holy The Great God of the nations is putting the question,and this ends tho Union forever. horror ty, : opening humaniiy's great throbbing heart to entertain it. Then why not stand by the principles of freedom " now "Wo never thought to see the day when the represen- Thrones, principalities and powers, Christian or heathen, and forever," and let secession come! No later time can tatives of Henry Ward Beecher and Albert Barnes would myal or democratic, are utterly powerless to table it. Its he so favorable to as this time forsepar.r ion. hands freedom, is, strike with Princeton. We have, indeed, fallen on discussion may darken the sun and turn the moon into Since the great fact is now made certain, that freedom can evil times. Surely God has smitten the people with blood; it may shake the stars from their places in the never hereafter control aud and and terrible day the government preserve the blindness, tho great of His wrath has heavei s, as the tigs are shaken from the fig-tree by un- Union, then, by everythingprecious in the goodwillof God come!" timely winds ; nevertheless it must go on, though in the and valuablein liberty, let theparty of freedom stand as a " Ah! wad some power the giftie gi'e as midst of blood and fire and vapor of smoke. This is one unit to itsprinciples, and make no concessions toslavery which To see oureel's as ithers see us I" of the great battles of this one age. It is already begun. it will ie sorry for. Iv the nations of theworld there is no The Armageddon of this battle is and is to be the Ameri- interest depending, the decision of which embraces the DIED, can continent. Here slavery has found its most terrible welfare of mankind so largely as this, whether slavery or At Ob?rlin. January 24th, of consumption, Eliza, second development: here it has established its stoutest throne: freedom shallcontrol the government of the United Suites. daughter of Ralph and Marilla E. Plumb, in thoeighteenth and here is to bo the heart and heat of the contest. As the question now, it yearof licr She died shapes just is this, Shall slavery age. in perfect peace. Tbe great Malakoff of slavery, d< emed by its advocates control the whole, or will freedom govern itself end let At Madison, Lake County, Ohio, January 7th, Mrs. Lu- absolutely impregnable, is a pro-slavery interpretation of slavery secede peaceably 1 If God is lor freedom, he is cetla F., wife of Jasper Brewster, aged 59 yea.s. Her illness God's Bible. To this it has retreated, and now bids de- not for slavery. God is not divided against himself—is was short. Her family is made desolate, but are consoled to all fiance opposition. By this it has debauched the con- not on both sides—is uot approving one good a-< wilii a good hope that their loss is to her great gain. world. By the help as tho science of the of thisit has grown in- other. Therefore itis wise for freedom toretain thegood- Al tile residence of his grandfather in LaPorte, Lorain solent and and now at seeks to fierce, last unblushing!v will uf God by letting slavery departin peace. F. Comity, Ohio, January 11th, 1861, of typhoid fever, Lewis! degrade the laboring classes to tho miserable condition of 8. Bishop, aged 19 years. | It this demand H.s death, a chattel slaves by divine authority. makes biter draught for his friends, was sweetened by right, by right, by all right. by a bright hope of its being a happy for [lis natural Bible Farther Comfort for South Carolina.—A writerin L'Ppini- change him. than cannot farther this it gentleness, love, and obedience find bound him closely to the this, indeed, it go ; than has no ono Nationale, published at Paris, December la, IS J, in interest go. it by bereaved family and to all his acquaintance. Hehad justI to But means to hold all its ground di- commenting on the attempt of South Carolina to obtain entered upon a course of study at Oberlin,with tho hope and vine authority. Formerly it condescended to bring meat- the aid of Napoleon 111, says ; They have tho ami icity, fair of thus better ! to and the now, " prospect honoring God iv laboring for offerings conscience Bible : at last, it hiu with all the facts before them, to pretet d that slavery is •the uorld. Aboutthree years ago he consecrated himself to opened upon the human conscience tho batteries of a a divine institution. In in this God and with his pro- fact, nineteenth century, united people in church fellowship. Al- slavery interpretation of the Bible, and boldly demands a men are found so destittito of moral lo though it seemed to him. looking back from his death sense as rebel—-to bed, full surrender. revolutionize a country—expose it to ruin and civil war, that he had poorly served I.is blessed Savior, yet his stale of heart, as manifested by his This brings the question of the Bible and slavery into in the name of that social leprosy called slavery! 0, patience aud resignation to the the field. What are tho relations slavery will of God, during a protected illness of fifteen weeks; the of the Bible to shame! These men without heartdare addressau appeal composure with which he conversedabout his death—which, and what are its teachings concerning it ! If we mistake to France that she should aid them, aud render herself an for weeks ho fell, was nigh—his interest and anxiety for his not, this is one of the important questions for this age to accomplice in their criminal projecis No. The Franca impenitent young : ! friends aud thestioni; desire thathis illness settle. This question has already been opened. It has of 1789, 1830, and 1848 can never take under her piotec- and death prove, might by tho mercy of God. tho means of been discussed sometimes with a strange misappivhen- lioii traders in human ricsh. She .would rather entertain leading some of then) to repentance and holy : a life; causes sion of the facts and with a logic stranger still ; and some- more worlby views, and prefer to follow tho example of his friends to feel that what is theirgreat loss is'his unspeak- powerful able times with a array of undeniable facts, and a; Russia, which in making laudable efforts to abolish servi- gain. strong logic. Manifest progress has been made. Many tude." Al, Andover,Massachusetts, on the 26th of December of minds, with subject; consumption, James Bveks, Jr., however, still labor this and m.m\ aeed3l. totally mistake tenorof Let it. bo joy to our hearts that the advancing civiliza- The deceased was an earnest and active the Bible teaching concerning it memberof the Commentators and Bible expounders made tion of our age is disowning and discarding slavery as an Free Church of Andover—a warm friend of reform—an un- have grievous compromising Christian. mistakes in interpreting the sacred oracle.-, touching this old rcliccfbarbarism. France puts her heel upon it; t;re at .'«st days re peaceful. The subject. The writer of this proposes, ; w. promise seemed to be article through suc- Britain spews it out ; even Russia, though late, is deeply ve.ili.d* tohim, "When thou passest through the waters cessive numbers of tho Evangelist, to make a humbln, I in earnest lo wipeoff this of ia will be with thee,and through the rivers they shall not over- though earnest, effort to unfold the true relations ami reproach any people. It il~.v thee." it was, manifestly, tho habit ,if his heart to rely teachingsof the Bible, both iv regard to servitudeaud now some years since the Bey of Tunispronounci d a.ainsl Oil (>:;d. free He had much .o attach him to earth, but he gave chattel slavery. It is importance pre- slavery Oj> a.t—ami God tookhira. uf the uttuo-1 at the as not to be tolerated by tho followers oI th» sent time, that we should all have clear and right, views Prophet. >.t Huntington, Ind., January 4, Kor. Ј/nforu, Siieeman L on this whole subject, that we should be lamiliar with aged 25. and It is a to us the States stand Ho was a it, that our conscience should be right and our comfort that Southern native of [tootsiown, Ohio ; was converted at the practice age of 1G ; prosecuted a course of study in agree thereto. With this short introduction, we alone before all the world, civilized or savage,in their full Oberlin for some humbly invite the Evangel- years, and until failing health compelled him to desist Af attention of all readers of the committal to the defence and support of chattel slavery. tar having somewhat regained his health, ist to this discussion. R. H. lie enlered the Ifit be in their heart to glory iv their own shame it gospel ministry in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and af- is ter one )ear and well theystand in their glorying. ii.c months ofardent aud successful labor Good temper is like a sunny day, it sheds a bright- alone The great heart has been suddenly taken hence to his reward. His last ness of in all the Words wore— tilessed over every thing; is tho sweetness of toil and the humanity rejoices that world they find no 1' Jesus, thypromise never fails " i soother of disquietude. sympathyI