The Contrast; Bible and Abolitionism: An Exegetical Arguement (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Contrast; Bible and Abolitionism: An Exegetical ArguementPuic opinion is now regarded as the great instrument of moral and social reform. Its power in a Government dike ours, cannot be questioned, but we may doubt whether its use is beneficial to the community. The public opinion of modern times, is the opinion of a few, diffused, with great effort, through the multitude; it is manufactured with reference to a specific result; and in most cases can hardly be distinguished from highly excited party feeling. This method of reform, with its varied means of agitation, has been introduced into the Church, and Christians have felt themselves constrained to employ it, almost to the rending of the Church. Where it is (employed, as a necessary consequence, the Scriptures are in a great measure neglected, and the power and purity of the Church are impaired. The ob ject of the following Essay is not alone to shew what the Scriptures teach respecting the relation of Master and Slave, in opposition to Abolitionism, but also to recal the attention of Christians to the only effective means of reform - the word of God. This is the lamp to our feet, and the light to our path; it is also our sword, and spear, and shield; our panoply of war. A departure from it injures ourselves and prevents our doing good to others.It may be proper to add - that the substance of this argument was 3.Speech in the Synod of Cincinnati, (new School) at its late meeting.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.