tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post972773770100811231..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: The Worst Kind of Slavery: Presbyterian Slave Hiring in the Antebellum SouthPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-38636987820170141362011-01-09T16:45:59.187-07:002011-01-09T16:45:59.187-07:00Mike: Yes, the article deals a lot with Briery, wh...Mike: Yes, the article deals a lot with Briery, which seems to have a very good set of church records from the period.<br /><br />Angie: The church owned black slaves, not unusual in the antebellum South. As for the rest of your questions, the article deals with them at great length.Paul Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-43737520829748686222011-01-09T14:41:48.187-07:002011-01-09T14:41:48.187-07:00One other question. Do these churches base their j...One other question. Do these churches base their justification on "exile" of the disobedient/unreprentant/unorthodox?Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-29548942346990962362011-01-09T13:49:16.031-07:002011-01-09T13:49:16.031-07:00Wow, I never heard of churches holding slaves! And...Wow, I never heard of churches holding slaves! And the distinction you make about patron's interest in valuing their slaves versus the lack of interest the Church had in theirs is astounding! How did the Church justify such a view? Were these slaves of a particular race, class? What was the business contract, back then?Angie Van De Merwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12617299120618867829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-15179201975737055762011-01-09T11:51:25.880-07:002011-01-09T11:51:25.880-07:00Paul,
I thought you all might be interested to kn...Paul,<br /><br />I thought you all might be interested to know that the Presbyterian Church pictured in your blog is Briery Church about ten miles south of Hampden-Sydney College. The church was designed by Robert Lewis Dabney, who was not only a theologian and amateur architect but a major defender of slavery by using the Bible. Thanks for bring this article to our attention.JMUtzingernoreply@blogger.com