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title: 'The Church Carried Along, or, The Opinions of a Doctor of Divinity on American Slavery'
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authors:
- 'Beriah Green, Jr.'
date: 1836-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'American Presbyterian and Reformed History'
- 'Slavery'
scriptures:
- 'Philemon 1'
- 'Amos 5'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/green-1836-the-church-carried-along-or-the-opinions-of-a-doctor-of-divinity-on-american-slavery
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# The Church Carried Along, or, The Opinions of a Doctor of Divinity on American Slavery

Rev. Beriah Green criticizes pro-slavery opinions and the Colonization scheme, calling slavery a great moral evil that corrupts church and society and urging public moral awakening toward emancipation.

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