---
title: 'Scriptural Duties of Masters'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'John Clarke Young'
- 'John Bailey Adger, D.D.'
- 'Charles Colcock Jones, Sr.'
- 'James Waddel Alexander, Sr.'
- 'Thomas Smyth'
date: 1858-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Slavery'
- 'Pastoral Theology'
- 'Denominational Literature'
scriptures:
- 'Colossians 3'
- 'Colossians 4'
- 'Ephesians 6'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/young-adger-jones-alexander-smyth-1858-scriptural-duties-of-masters
---

# Scriptural Duties of Masters

Suppressed 1858 tract urging Christian masters to provide religious instruction to enslaved people. It criticizes the American Tract Society for advising slaves to obey while withholding masters' duties.

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