Letters of Lydia Maria Child, with a biographical introduction by John G. Whittier and an appendix by Wendell Phillips.

124 LETTERS.
is escaped from his master unto thee: he shall dwell with
thee.. where it liketh him best: thou shalt not oppress
him." -Deut. xxiii. 15, 16.
4' Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such
as are appointed to destruction. Open thy mouth, judge
righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy." —
Prov. xxxi. 8, 9.
i" Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet,
and show my people their transgression, and the house of
Jacob their sins." - Isa. lviii. 1.
I would especially commend to slave-holders the
following portions of that volume wherein you say
God has revealed the duty of masters: -
" Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and
equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven."Col. iv. 1.
6" Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master,
even Christ; and all ye are brethren." -M att. xxiii. 10.
i" Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye
even so to them." - Matt. vii. 12.
"Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the
bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let
the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?" —
isa. lviii. 6.
They "have given a boy for an harlot, and sold a girl for
wine, that they might drink." - Joel iii. 3.
"lIe that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Mnaker."
- Prov. xiv. 31.
" Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress
the afflicted. For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil
the soul of those who spoiled them." — Prov. xxii. 22, 23.
"Woe unto him... that useth his neighbor's service
without wages, and giveth him not for his work." - Jer.
lxii. 13.
" Let him that stole, steal no more: but rather let him
labor, working with his hands." - Eph. iv. 28.