Sermon: Preached at New-Ark, October 22d, 1823, Before the Synod of New-Jersey, for the Benefit of the African School (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Sermon: Preached at New-Ark, October 22d, 1823, Before the Synod of New-Jersey, for the Benefit of the African School

The history of slavery is one of the most melancholy chapters in the history of man. After all that Poetry and Oratory have done to portray its sin and misery, they are still far from having reached the enormity of the evil. To be adequately conceived, it must not only be seen, but experienced, in all its frightful realties. Let us try, for a moment, to make the case our own. Suppose the inhabitants of Europe to commence the practice of sending ships to our coasts, for the purpose of capturing and bearing away into slavery the citizens of this free and favoured land. Suppose that, by no law but that of brutal violence, they should seize our children, our broth ers, and our sisters, and transport them in chains to their own shores, thgre to drag out life in hard bondage, and to transmit the same bondage as an inheritance to their children. With what feelings should we contemplate such a scene? Does the very thought fill us with hor ror? Does it rouse every feeling of virtuous indignation Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you.

About the Publisher

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