Ellen G. White Writings

13421 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 3, 1863, page 105 paragraph 6

… of arguments that the Bible condemns slavery; yet some may contend that other portions of the sacred volume justify the principle of slavery, and tolerate …

13422 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 3, 1863, page 105 paragraph 12

If I had not heard Rev. Divines quote the above curse pronounced upon Canaan, in support of slavery, I should never have thought of replying to arguments founded upon it. As it is, I reply as follows:—

13423 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 3, 1863, page 106 paragraph 6

… this argument is, the race now in slavery, are not the descendants of Canaan, upon whom the curse of servitude was pronounced, and, of course, that curse is no justification …

13424 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 3, 1863, page 106 paragraph 10

3. Waive the facts set forth above, and admit that the curse imposes slavery, and that it involves the colored race, and still consequences will follow sufficient to overthrow the whole argument built upon it in support of American slavery.

13425 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 3, 1863, page 106 paragraph 11

… the argument proves it right to enslave any part of the race, it proves it right to enslave the whole. It would be right, therefore, to enslave every free colored …

13426 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 3, 1863, page 106 paragraph 15

… argument, if allowed, would not justify American slavery, as it is not now confined to the colored race; there are mixed and white slaves. The argument would …

13427 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 3, 1863, page 106 paragraph 16

… the arguments? And does the curse pronounced upon Canaan include their enslavement?

13428 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 3, 1863, page 106 paragraph 17

… Testament argument rests upon the assumed fact that slavery existed where Jesus Christ and his apostles preached and founded Christian churches, and …

13429 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 3, 1863, page 106 paragraph 18

… this argument, that the prediction was fulfilled in the overthrow of the Canaanites by the Israelites, who were the Shemites when they came out of Egypt, and …

13430 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 3, 1863, page 108 paragraph 16

State the defects in this argument.

13431 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 3, 1863, page 108 paragraph 22

State the defect in this argument by naming other important doctrines not mentioned in that book.

13432 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 3, 1863, page 109 paragraph 7

… . His arguments were those in general use, with the exception of one, and that was that Sabbath keeping lowered the price of property in a community. He also declared …

13433 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 3, 1863, page 110 paragraph 3

… of argument demonstrative of this; but we call your attention to but one. We base it on the position of first-day observers.

13434 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 3, 1863, page 112

… short argument on the First and Second Deaths, 5 2 Matthew 24. A Brief Exposition of the Chapter, 5 2 Assistant. The Bible Student’s Assistant, or a Compend of …

13435 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 10, 1863, page 114 paragraph 10

… argument, and demonstrate, that no justification can be found in Jewish servitude for American slavery. I might with entire safety rest the argument on these …

13436 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 10, 1863, page 116 paragraph 28

If then the Sabbath became Jewish because given to the Jews, what does the very same argument prove with reference to God?

13437 Advent Review, and Sabbath Herald, vol. 21 March 10, 1863, page 120