The Slavery Question

About this eBook

Author

Lawrence, John, 1824-1889

Credits

Produced by deaurider, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)

Subject

Slavery and the church

Category

Text

eBook-No.

47050

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47050

Release Date

October 5, 2014

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE SLAVERY QUESTION.
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS. — CHAPTER I. ORIGIN OF AMERICAN SLAVERY. THE SLAVE TRADE. — CHAPTER II. SLAVERY DEFINED. PROPERTY IN A HUMAN BEING. — CHAPTER III. SLAVERY ILLUSTRATED. THE CHATTEL PRINCIPLE IN PRACTICE. — CHAPTER IV. SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. — CHAPTER V. SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. — CHAPTER VI. SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. — CHAPTER VII. SLAVERY AND RELIGION. — CHAPTER VIII. SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. — CHAPTER IX. SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. — CHAPTER X. SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. — CHAPTER XI. AMERICAN CHURCHES AND SLAVERY. THE POSITION THEY OCCUPY. — CHAPTER XII. SLAVERY AND THE CHURCH. NON-FELLOWSHIP WITH SLAVEHOLDERS. — CHAPTER XIII. SAME SUBJECT CONTINUED. OBJECTIONS ANSWERED. — CHAPTER XIV. POLITICAL DUTIES OF CHRISTIANS. EXTIRPATION OF SLAVERY FROM THE WORLD. — CHAPTER XV. ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. IMMEDIATE EMANCIPATION. — CHAPTER XVI. WHAT OF THE NIGHT? THERE IS HOPE IN GOD ONLY.
4. 4.CHAPTER I. Origin of American Slavery. THE SLAVE TRADE.
5. 5.CHAPTER II. Slavery Defined. PROPERTY IN A HUMAN BEING.
6. 6.CHAPTER III. Slavery Illustrated. THE CHATTEL PRINCIPLE IN PRACTICE. — ANOTHER EXAMPLE.
7. 7.CHAPTER IV. Slavery Illustrated—Continued. THE CHATTEL PRINCIPLE IN PRACTICE.
8. 8.CHAPTER V. Slavery Illustrated—Continued. THE CHATTEL PRINCIPLE IN PRACTICE.
9. 9.CHAPTER VI. Slavery Illustrated—Continued. SEVERITY OF THE LAWS AGAINST SLAVES.
10. 10.CHAPTER VII. Slavery and Religion. “CURSED BE CANAAN.”
11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. Slavery and Religion—Continued. PATRIARCHAL SERVITUDE AND SLAVERY.
12. 12.CHAPTER IX. Slavery and Religion—Continued. LAW OF MOSES AND SLAVERY.
13. 13.CHAPTER X. Slavery and Religion—Continued. NEW TESTAMENT AND SLAVERY.
14. 14.CHAPTER XI. American Churches and Slavery. THE POSITION THEY OCCUPY. — Presbyterian (Old School.) — Presbyterian (New School.) — Congregational. — Methodist Episcopal Church (North and South.) — Methodist Protestant Church. — Wesleyan Methodist Connection. — Baptists (Regular.) — Baptists (Free-will.) — Baptists (Seventh-Day.) — Evangelical Association. — The United Brethren in Christ. [21] — Various Churches.
15. 15.CHAPTER XII. Slavery and the Church. NON-FELLOWSHIP WITH SLAVEHOLDERS.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. Slavery and the Church. OBJECTIONS TO THE EXCLUSION OF SLAVEHOLDERS ANSWERED.
17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. Political Duties of Christians. THE EXTIRPATION OF SLAVERY FROM THE WORLD.
18. 18.CHAPTER XV. Abolition of Slavery. IMMEDIATE EMANCIPATION.
19. 19.CHAPTER XVI. What of the Night? HOPE THOU IN GOD. — FOOTNOTES:

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