Practical Considerations Founded on the Scriptures: Relative to the Slave Population of South-Carolina (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

South-Carolinian, A.

 
9781331761808: Practical Considerations Founded on the Scriptures: Relative to the Slave Population of South-Carolina (Classic Reprint)

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Thy bond-men, and thy bond-maids, said the Almighty to the Israelites, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you of them shall ye buy bond-men and bond-maids And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bond-men for ever.

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Excerpt from Practical Considerations Founded on the Scriptures: Relative to the Slave Population of South-Carolina

Thy bond-men, and thy bond-maids, said the Almighty to the Israelites, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you of them shall ye buy bond-men and bond-maids And ye shall take them as an inheritance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession; they shall be your bond-men for ever.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This 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.

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Excerpt from Practical Considerations Founded on the Scriptures: Relative to the Slave Population of South-Carolina

In preparing these "Considerations" for the press, I am not unaware of the difficulty and delicacy of the subject, in which I have engaged. But as a religious man, I feel myself constrained by a sense of duty, to invite the attention of Slave-holders, to, what I conceive to be, an important and interesting subject. It is my design to show, from the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, that Slavery is not forbidden by the Divine Law, and, at the same time, to prove, the necessity of giving religious instruction to our Negroes.

I profess myself to be a decided advocate for the religious instruction of our slaves. Jesus Christ commanded his Apostles, to "preach the Gospel to every creature." - Mark, xvi, 15. And again, "That repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name, among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. - Luke xxiv, 47.

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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This 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.

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