The gospel of slavery : a primer of freedom . W Stands for Woinan„ In Slavery-life,Full many are mothers, but no one is decencys sake, form of wedding there is, ^But the parties are claimed by the master as his;And the children are . sold, and the father is soldTo this or that trader, to have and to hold;And the woman is whipped, for the motherly moanAnd the cry of a heart that is left all master all monstrous! is conscience amissIn dooming the sham of a wedding like this! Certain Southern ladies claimed, not long since, that theycare as tenderly for slave mothers as Northern
The gospel of slavery : a primer of freedom . W Stands for Woinan„ In Slavery-life,Full many are mothers, but no one is decencys sake, form of wedding there is, ^But the parties are claimed by the master as his;And the children are . sold, and the father is soldTo this or that trader, to have and to hold;And the woman is whipped, for the motherly moanAnd the cry of a heart that is left all master all monstrous! is conscience amissIn dooming the sham of a wedding like this! Certain Southern ladies claimed, not long since, that theycare as tenderly for slave mothers as Northern ladies care forpoor white mothers. Possibly that is true, was the reply,but Northern ladies do not afterwards sell the baby !—Besidesthis, it is the money-inter est of Southerners to look well to theincrease of their property, whereas a true humanity, as a princi-ple, underlies and quickens the charitable attention of Northernladies, above referred X Stands for Cross, By tlie lusts of tlie flesliMen open the wonnds of the Saviour afresh,And live for the gain that is nothing but loss,If leading away from the blood of the many there are who deliverance mock,And corner-stone make of a Slave Traders the grace of the One who was priced,By daily oppression they crucify Christ,And turn a deaf ear to the spirit that cried,Shall the weak brother perish for whom the Lord died ? Setting aside all controversy as to the meaning or efficacy ofthe sacrifice of Christ, it is clear that he died for all, tasteddeath for every man, gave himself a ransom for all, withoutdistinction of color, character, station or creed. What^erallowance the Lord may make for sins of ignorance, can thegreat God look with complacency on any people who by Slaverycount the blood of the covenant an unholy thing, and do despiteunto the spirit of grace ?—Hebrews x. 26—31.
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