A condensed anti-slavery Bible argument
"A bitterly persecuted" anti-slavery minister who emigrated from England to Virginia as a young man, Bourne "was one of the first in the United States to advocate immediate emancipation". He was present at the creation of the American Anti-Slavery Society, and opposed women's participation in that organization. This hard-hitting analysis exposes southerners' "pro-slavery perversions" of the Old and New Testaments and their profound misunderstanding of biblical labor relationships. Though authorship is generally attributed to Bourne, the author's Introduction says he "was born on the banks of Virginia's beautiful river Potomac ..." Bourne was born in Westbury, England. -- David Lesser, Antiquarian book dealer
2 preliminary leaves, [iii]-v, [5]-91 pages 22 cm
2039097
Introduction
Definitions
Man-stealing
Perversions of the scriptures
Case of Cain
Case of Canaan
Rules of construction
Uses of the words "buy" and "sell"
The true issue
Key to the inquiry
Pro-slavery perversions of the Old Testament
Twelve circumstantial facts
Pro-slavery perversions of the New Testament
Conclusions
Reflections
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