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'Those who are in any way associated with the administration of God's
great judgments towards their fellow-men,' said he, 'have need of
special purity; and their honor should be like the untarnished gold.'
"This pastor told me, during the repast, that one day, returning
suddenly from his study in the church just after breakfast, to the house
of one of the gentlemen present, with whom he lived, and who was one of
the wealthiest men in the South, and passing through the parlor to get a
book, he found the room darkened, and the lady of the house kneeling in
prayer with her servants. He of course withdrew at once, but he learned
afterward from one of the 'slaves,' that it was the lady's daily custom.
He often thought of that incident when reading Northern religious
newspapers and noticing their lamentations over 'slave-holding
professors.'"
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So much for my Southern visit.
Mrs. North said that in our next conversation she would suggest that we
consider the relation of Christianity to Slavery. I told her that I had
some night thoughts on that subject, which I would with pleasure
submit, at another time.
As the rain continued, Mr.
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