1864

Articles from 1864

The Bible and Slavery – Part 1 – (The North American Review, 1864)

This is a book review written during the American Civil War, of a British work titled, Does the Bible Sanction American Slavery by a well known anti-imperialist of the time named Goldwin Smith (1823-1910).

The Southern people tell us, that, under their training, the African has become a Christian. When they receive their runaway negroes, who are sent back to them in obedience to the law, as fellow-Christians, not as servants, but as brothers beloved, the mission of St. Paul and his Master to both will be accomplished.

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The Bible and Slavery (The North American Review, 1864)

This is a book review written during the American Civil War of a British work titled, Does the Bible Sanction American Slavery by a well known anti-imperialist of the time named Goldwin Smith (1823-1910).

Is African slavery, as it exists in our Southern states, an evil or a good thing? Is it, or is it not, consistent with a high sense of duty to man and to God, and with the requirements of that state of Christian civilization which the foremost nations of the world have reached?

The second part of the article is available upon request.

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